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Re:TV anchor says live on-air ‘Alexa, order me a dollhouse’ by pranjalv123 on Saturday January 07, 2017 @01:12AM (#13342633)
Really? For me it will order whatever I ask for (it'll report the first result of the search, tell me the price, and ask if I want it).
Re:TV anchor says live on-air ‘Alexa, order me a dollhouse’ by shostack on Saturday January 07, 2017 @12:10PM (#13345165)
And this is the reason I'll never use that feature.

The quality of many top Amazon results is often not accurately portrayed with all the fake comments, swapped products, etc. plus, with the various seller and shipping options, I frankly don't trust Amazon to pick the best product and options for me.

Re:TV anchor says live on-air ‘Alexa, order me a dollhouse’ by pranjalv123 on Saturday January 07, 2017 @03:57PM (#13346587)
For some things, sure. But if I just want batteries or something? It's fine, and saves me some time.
Re:TV anchor says live on-air ‘Alexa, order me a dollhouse’ by shostack on Sunday January 08, 2017 @01:54AM (#13348671)
Funny you use that example. There's actually a lot of issues depending on what batteries you buy as some sellers swap in expired batteries, or off-brand replacements. It was so hard to find a certain battery I needed once that was legit, that I just ended up going to my hardware store and getting whatever namebrand they had.
Re:TV anchor says live on-air ‘Alexa, order me a dollhouse’ by TheSpiceIsLife on Saturday January 07, 2017 @01:29AM (#13342676)
How about a pony?
Re:TV anchor says live on-air ‘Alexa, order me a dollhouse’ by adventurer on Saturday January 07, 2017 @01:40AM (#13342697)
No, a pony will take a nice trot up to you and politely ask if you know what you're ordering.
Re:TV anchor says live on-air ‘Alexa, order me a dollhouse’ by navs on Saturday January 07, 2017 @03:33AM (#13343016)
Unless you've ordered a pony before in which case it'll be happy to have the company.