Muse, Google Sheets
Gabe Hernandez (@GabeHernandezOK) · Oct 29, 2026
Estimated about US$32 less per basket, about US$600 a year (Muse's estimate, not money actually saved)
TL;DR
What did Gabe Hernandez (@GabeHernandezOK) use Muse for?
With two rules (no more than two stores, no more than 20 minutes away), a shopper had Muse pull three months of online grocery orders into a Google Sheet, find the staples and how often they buy them, and price the basket at nearby stores. Muse suggested a two-store combination at about 32 dollars less per basket, which it estimated at about 600 dollars a year. About half came from two sodas, and the plan meant switching to store brands, so the family decided not to change.
What they did
He gave Muse two rules: no more than two stores and no more than 20 minutes away. Muse pulled the last three months of orders from the two places the family shops into a Google Sheet, cleaned it into three tabs, found the staples and how often they're bought, then priced the recurring basket at stores within the limits. He also had it add a chart of staples and timing.
How it went
Muse suggested a two-store combination at about 32 dollars less per basket, which it estimated at about 600 dollars a year. About half came from two sodas, and the plan meant switching to store brands, so the family decided not to change.
"That's Muse's estimate. It's not money we saved."
— Gabe Hernandez (@GabeHernandezOK)
Worth knowing
- He had to give the agent his store login, and the estimate assumed swapping name brands for store brands, which his family wouldn't do. Treat the number as a starting point for your own choices.
Try it yourself
Paste this into a chatbot, then add your own details underneath.
Here are my last three months of grocery receipts or order history. Put them in a spreadsheet, list the items I buy most and how often, and price that basket at stores within [X] minutes of [my area], using no more than two stores. Show which savings come from switching brands.
Original post
See Gabe Hernandez (@GabeHernandezOK)'s original post on X → (Oct 29, 2026)
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Sources
- Gabe Hernandez (@GabeHernandezOK) on X, Oct 29, 2026 — the original post