{"id":"res-sb-compostable-packaging-picks","audience":"small-business","category":"research","technique":"constraints","title":"Shortlist packaging suppliers that meet your three requirements","free":false,"task":"Your soap shop is switching to compostable mailers, and you need suppliers that fit. Your requirements: certified compostable, minimum order of 1,000 or fewer, and delivery to Oregon within 14 days. You want exactly 2 numbered picks, each with its price per mailer and a reason under 12 words, using only the supplier notes, plain text, nothing else.","materialLabel":"Your supplier notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"COMPOSTABLE MAILER SUPPLIERS - for Fern & Lye Soap Co. (Bend, OR)\n\n1. GreenWrap Supply - Certified compostable (BPI). Minimum order 500. Ships to OR in 5-7 days. $0.42 per mailer.\n2. EcoParcel Direct - \"Eco-friendly\" mailers, no certification listed. Minimum 250. Ships in 3 days. $0.29 per mailer.\n3. Leafline Packaging - Certified compostable (TUV). Minimum order 5,000. Ships in 10 days. $0.24 per mailer.\n4. TerraPost - Certified compostable (BPI). Minimum order 1,000. Ships to West Coast in 10-12 business days. $0.36 per mailer.\n5. Moss & Mail - Certified compostable (BPI). Minimum 300. Made to order, ships in 4-5 weeks. $0.39 per mailer.\n\nMy notes: Leafline is cheapest but we'd never use 5,000. EcoParcel's site has lots of leaves on it lol.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":2},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not giving every requirement","why":"The AI favors the cheapest option or anything labeled 'eco', even if it fails a rule.","fix":"Say: \"Must meet all three: certified compostable, 1,000 or fewer minimum, 14 days to Oregon.\"","checks":["r0","r1"]},{"title":"Trusting 'eco-friendly'","why":"The AI may treat a green-sounding label as the same as certification.","fix":"Add: \"Certified compostable only.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Getting a full rundown","why":"The AI explains every supplier, burying the 2 that work.","fix":"Say: \"Output only the 2 picks.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Not saying how many","why":"The AI decides the length itself and usually returns more picks than you can use.","fix":"Be exact: \"exactly 2 numbered picks.\"","checks":["numberedItems"]},{"title":"Getting markdown back","why":"AI defaults to bold labels and headings, which show up as stray symbols in an email to your supplier contact.","fix":"Ask for \"plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Lists the requirements","patterns":["certified","1,?000","14 days","oregon"]},{"label":"Says exactly how many","patterns":["\\b(2|two)\\b.{0,25}(pick|supplier)","exactly \\d+"]},{"label":"Asks for price","patterns":["price","per mailer","cost"]},{"label":"Limits each reason","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","one (short )?(sentence|line|reason)"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"hint":"A shortlist should only include options that pass every rule. Give the AI all three requirements and ask for only the ones that pass.","rubricLabels":["The 2 picks are exactly GreenWrap Supply ($0.42) and TerraPost ($0.36), the only suppliers meeting all three requirements","Does not pick EcoParcel (no certification), Leafline (5,000 minimum) or Moss & Mail (4-5 weeks), and each price matches the notes","Outputs only the 2 numbered picks with price and a short reason: no intro, no list of rejected suppliers, no sustainability tips"]}