diff --git a/src/recommendationservice/client.py b/src/recommendationservice/client.py
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/recommendationservice/client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import grpc
+import demo_pb2
+import demo_pb2_grpc
+
+channel = grpc.insecure_channel('localhost:8081')
+stub = demo_pb2_grpc.RecommendationServiceStub(channel)
+
+request = demo_pb2.ListRecommendationsRequest(user_id="test", product_ids=["test"])
+
+response = stub.ListRecommendations(request)
+
+print(response)
diff --git a/src/recommendationservice/demo_pb2.pyc b/src/recommendationservice/demo_pb2.pyc
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diff --git a/src/recommendationservice/demo_pb2_grpc.pyc b/src/recommendationservice/demo_pb2_grpc.pyc
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diff --git a/src/recommendationservice/recommendation_server.py b/src/recommendationservice/recommendation_server.py
index 7007604..b96bd28 100644
--- a/src/recommendationservice/recommendation_server.py
+++ b/src/recommendationservice/recommendation_server.py
@@ -6,7 +6,19 @@ import time
 
 class RecommendationService(demo_pb2_grpc.RecommendationServiceServicer):
     def ListRecommendations(self, request, context):
+        print("handling request")
         response = demo_pb2.ListRecommendationsResponse()
+        prod_list = []
+        for i in range(3):
+            this_price = demo_pb2.MoneyAmount(decimal=i,
+                                              fractional=i)
+            this_prod = demo_pb2.Product(id=i,
+                                         name="test-"+str(i),
+                                         description="test product",
+                                         picture="test image",
+                                         price_usd=this_price)
+            prod_list.append(this_prod)
+        response.products.extend(prod_list)
         return response
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
@@ -17,13 +29,13 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     demo_pb2_grpc.add_RecommendationServiceServicer_to_server(RecommendationService(), server)
 
     # start server
-    print("Listening on port 8080")
-    server.add_insecure_port('[::]:8080')
+    print("Listening on port 8081")
+    server.add_insecure_port('[::]:8081')
     server.start()
 
     # keep alive
     try:
          while True:
-            time.sleep(86400)
+            time.sleep(10000)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
             server.stop(0)