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July 24, 2028
In 1 year, 9 monthsYour spreadsheets and vendor lunches are just expensive ways to procrastinate.
Professional spreadsheet architect and expensive-lunch connoisseur.
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Automated procurement with zero small talk.







no no noyouAI▸ VENDOR-BOT AI 9000▸ RARITY · UNCOMMON▸ DEPRECATION IN 1 YEAR, 9 MONTHSAI's Special Power
renegotiates annual contracts during your lunch break
You track vendor contract dates and negotiate unit pricing for raw materials used in factory production.
The one thing AI can't do
You can sense when a supplier is lying about their lead times via their tone.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Day 10
Your messy vendor lists move into a centralized database.
Month 3
Smart bots run reverse auctions to drive down unit costs.
Month 10
AI detects contract breaches before you even open your inbox.
Month 15
Remote cameras and sensors verify factory standards without human travel.
Month 21 · D-Day
The system self-optimizes, and you are officially unplugged.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 95.3%
120 USD
Average vendor lunch cost
42
Spreadsheets per vendor
95%
Hours wasted in calls
Your severance
A one-month subscription to a bulk-buy warehouse club.
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