Re:Amazon will pull the plug on dash buttons
by kaypro on Friday August 02, 2019 @10:43AM
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Not alone. We have half a dozen of these scattered around the house and use them often. We'll eventually get used to asking Alexa to re-order items but the buttons will be missed. Much less friction than having to ask Alexa and going through the verbal confirmation back and forth. No clue as to why they would discontinue existing buttons. Very odd.
Re:Amazon will pull the plug on dash buttons
by pmlnr on Friday August 02, 2019 @10:26AM
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"Alexa, add X to my shopping list"
Re:Amazon will pull the plug on dash buttons
by Touche on Friday August 02, 2019 @06:04PM
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Well you can directly buy the same products with Alexa, which is what I'll probably do.
Re:Amazon will pull the plug on dash buttons
by driverdan on Friday August 02, 2019 @10:44AM
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I don't understand why you'd need it. It's not like detergent is something you need to order every week. It takes me over a year to use a large jug of laundry detergent.
All you have to do is get two containers, one open and one backup. When you use up the first buy another one the next time you go grocery shopping.
Re:Amazon will pull the plug on dash buttons
by donatj on Friday August 02, 2019 @11:02AM
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> It's not like detergent is something you need to order every week
That's exactly why this is useful. It's something I forget to buy at the store because I run out so rarely. Right now while I'm doing my laundry if I notice I'm below about a third I'll hit the button.
Before I'd almost always realize I was out of detergent mid-washing, undoubtedly the night before some important meeting, and have to run to the store in the middle of the night.
Re:Amazon will pull the plug on dash buttons
by perl4ever on Friday August 02, 2019 @10:51PM
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Maybe, but the advice to have two containers of stuff like that seems like a good idea. The only issue I have with that is that I misplace the backup and then I buy another and accidentally have 3.
How much work would it honestly be for them just to keep the existing ones going.