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Anyone get one of these? Mine arrived today. AmaOn is charging $20 for it but then crediting your account $20 so it’s free
It’s amazing. Basically amazon Alexa in a magnetic stick with a barcode scanner that allows you to order anything by asking Alexa or scanning a barcode, plus it has all of Alexa’s other features including smart home control. Again... this is free. I love the industrial design of it as well. It’s design is so practical and useful. Something Apple would never do... have a rubber end to the device with a loop hole in it to hang it places. I’m very impressed. Alexa works incredibly fast on it as well. |
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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I thought about it because it's basically free.
I'm just not sure about adding yet anything thing that I can buy things from Amazon on just yet... |
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Cleveland-ish, OH
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I've seen these before and they are tempting because of the initial free money, basically, but I don't have anything that I need that badly. Just seems gimmicky.
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reading the reviews, the jacked up prices on everyday items would catch me if I wasn't 100% on top of it. think i'll pass until Amazon is able to police the pricing better.
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Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Upstate South Carolina
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Doesn't it add it to your cart but not buy them? So at least you can review the cart before ordering. I kinda like the idea, but not sure I want Alexa in my house. At all.
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I am worthless beyond hope. Join Date: Dec 2005
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Yes. You can either add to cart or buy items instantly. Default is add to cart and review later.
I think the key is basically a free equivalent to Siri in a really clever design. It’s really smart and and as Amazon makes a stronger push into grocery stores and delivery I can imagine every item from whole foods having a scannable barcode and when you use something or run low just scan quick with this wand at your fridge and it’ll be in your next delivery. |
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I recently got to try the wand and I'm really impressed with it. It's so easy to use and it works great with Alexa. I'm thinking I need this in my life lol.
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Sub-PowerBook Lobbyist
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Washington, DC
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I've never even heard of the Amazon Wand. So I went to search on Amazon.com. Other than the wand itself, most of the search results are dildos. ROTFLMAO!
I bought an Amazon Echo Plus (?) in December. However, I promptly returned it. I couldn't get it to work with the free smart bulb included in the package. More importantly, the damn thing responded to mention of Alexa in a TV commercial. That drove me nuts, and made it clear that Alexa has no place in my house. I've been waiting for a true sub-PowerBook for more than 10 years. The 11-inch MacBook Air finally delivers on all counts! It beats the hell out of both my PowerBook 2400c and my 12-inch PowerBook G4 -- no contest whatsoever. |
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Yeah, I had no idea what the dash wand was and when I saw the title my first thought was, "Amazon's making a knockoff of the Hitachi Magic Wand?"
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Clayton, NC
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I got one when they had the "buy a dash wand for $20 and get a $20 credit towards your next Amazon purchase" deal going. I buy from Amazon all the time, so it made the wand free. I've had it out of the box once, just to see. I scanned something and it ended up in my Amazon cart. I noped right out of that mistake waiting to happen.
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