Why Alexa won't wake up when she hears her name in ads (2019)

Re:Why Alexa won't wake up when she hears her name in ads (2... by Rychard on Monday January 16, 2023 @03:04PM (#34404872)

When doing the initial activation of the Dash button, you had to choose the item that it would purchase from a list of items belonging to the corresponding brand on the button itself. The available choices were fairly diverse, differing in style/quantity/price/etc.

When you pressed the button, you know what you were buying and how much it cost, because you're the one who set it up.

As for how to determine whether the purchase went through or not, an LED would light/flash on the button to indicate success/failure, and you'd receive an email with more detailed information such as the item being purchased, its cost, and the address where it will be shipped. If the button press was a mistake, you could simply cancel the order.

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Re:Why Alexa won't wake up when she hears her name in ads (2... by ghaff on Monday January 16, 2023 @03:10PM (#34404930)

I wouldn't count on prices not changing relative to other retailers on this sort of thing--or a particular SKU remaining the best deal.

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Re:Why Alexa won't wake up when she hears her name in ads (2... by Rychard on Monday January 16, 2023 @03:24PM (#34405065)

For the types of things purchased with these buttons, an extra dollar here and there wasn't something I was concerned about. Customers who were price-conscience likely wouldn't be purchasing the name brand items anyway; all the big box stores have "store brands" that serve the same purpose at a much lower price.

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Re:Why Alexa won't wake up when she hears her name in ads (2... by kulahan on Friday January 20, 2023 @02:28PM (#34458445)

I think this is what sets you apart from the customer Amazon was trying to target

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