Saved preferences

Tell Pelicart once how you like to shop and it remembers for every shop after.

Save a preference

Use words like “always”, “never” or “from now on”, or state a plain fact about how you shop:

when i say chocolate i always mean cadbury

i’m vegan

A preference can be:

• a brand or pack size
• a diet rule
• a budget
• a store for an item
• what to get when something’s out of stock (substitutes)
• anything else about how you shop

A preference applies at every store you shop. To limit one to a store, name the store:

budget R500 a shop on sixty60

If a preference names a store, link that store too, or Pelicart can’t follow it (stores).

Pelicart doesn’t save one-off instructions like “cheapest eggs today”.

How preferences apply

Preferences fill in what you leave open, like brand, size or variant, and guide out-of-stock swaps and backups. With “always get free range eggs” saved, “eggs” gets you free range. They keep applying after /new and after a long break.

What you ask for in a message always wins, including items in a recipe, photo or list. Pelicart flags the clash in one line. A budget guides brands and sizes but never drops something you asked for.

See, change or remove a preference

/prefs or “what do you remember about me?” shows a numbered list. To change one, send the new version and Pelicart replaces the old one:

actually make that budget R600 a shop on sixty60

To remove one, describe it:

forget the eggs one

Before you rely on a preference

Check these first:

• Pelicart saves without asking. If it kept something meant only for today, ask it to forget it.
• Disconnecting a store keeps your preferences. Deleting your account erases them (commands).
• A diet preference isn’t a label check, so check labels for allergies. For diets stores can filter for, see search.
• Changing your default store isn’t a preference (stores).