The First-Time Buyer

How it works

The agent treats every purchase as a clean slate. It asks Axiom for a new email alias, spins up an account at the merchant, captures the promo code from the welcome email, and uses a single-use virtual card so the merchant can't quietly turn the one-time discount into a recurring subscription.

This is especially good for things you buy from a rotating set of merchants (specialty coffee, meal kits, niche DTC brands) where you're never really a "returning" customer anyway.

Set it up

1. In Axiom, create a spending rule with a per-transaction cap that matches the kind of purchases you want this recipe to handle (e.g., $60).
2. Add the merchants you want your agent to shop with to an allowlist. This keeps it from wandering off to anywhere unexpected.
3. Enable one-time email aliases in your Axiom integrations panel. Axiom will generate a fresh address per run and forward confirmations to your real inbox.
4. Point your agent at the product URL and say "Buy this using the first-time buyer recipe."

The agent prompt

You are buying {product_url} using Axiom's First-Time Buyer recipe.

1. Request a one-time email alias from Axiom.
2. Sign up for a new account at the merchant using that alias.
3. Wait for the welcome email and extract the promo code.
4. Add the product to the cart and apply the promo at checkout.
5. Request a single-use card from Axiom sized to the discounted total + tax buffer.
6. Complete the purchase and report the final price and savings.

Tips & variations

• Stack with cashback portals. Some merchants let you combine a welcome promo with a referral bonus. Ask your agent to check for one before checkout.
• Track your savings. The Axiom activity feed logs the pre-promo and post-promo totals, so you can see the running tally of what this recipe has saved you.
• Be polite. Don't run this recipe against small independent sellers. It's designed for merchants who've built first-time-buyer discounts into their growth model.