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Re: Amazon Dash Button

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Post by elevensies »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #110
elevensies wrote: post #93

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If you think about what a butler would do, that's the logical endpoint, it could mostly be done in software I think. Given a budget and a set of goals (keep certain things stocked, fresh, replace when used) it would try to satisfy them. It might warn you if it can't, and you could adjust criteria if you don't like the results. Given the API that appears to be behind the buttons I think we're already at the point wher…

> Given the API that appears to be behind the buttons I think we're already at the point where you could create a device so you could just yell in frustration "GODDAMMIT I NEED MORE TIDE™" and then it shows up an hour later (in select cities). http://www.amazon.com/oc/echo/

oops, forgot that was real, I only remembered the parody: https://youtu.be/GijLoiVkmYI (nsfw language)

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Post by veeti »

afandian wrote: post #88
LegendaryTeeth wrote: post #80

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Except this is literally FOR consumables. Like, detergent and toilet paper and things that get used up quickly. If the physical button was free, I wouldn't mind having a few of these to just press when I need some more of something like that. Remembering to write it on a list and bring it with you to the store and pick it up is a bit of a hassle. This could be pretty handy to have.

It also makes sure you don't question your consumption habits, shop around for better deals or look at the competition.

> question your consumption habits

"Maybe I can go without wiping my ass this time?"

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Post by jwcooper »

3princip wrote: post #79
wspeirs wrote: post #25

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I don't know, looks amazing to me. Yea the branded button isn't great, but let's face it, it's going to be sitting next to the branded box/bottle anyway. If your toddler presses it, the worst they can do is order once. It's configured to only allow one order until the item is delivered. That isn't to say your toddler still cannot do damage...

If I have to approve orders on my phone as the video suggests, I may as well create the order then and there. Something about that video (and much of my opinion is based on the video and look of the product) makes me uneasy. It's suggesting my life is a series of purchases and top-ups, and I will be happier when I can click my branded button. Like a junkie or something. When the woman runs out of coffee it looks like…

Nearly everything arrives separately already with Amazon, so not that big of a change. They seem to ship things from different warehouses half the time.

I'm not sure I understand the blowback on how and when to push the button. It's only for amazon prime members right now, so presumably you'll press the button when you need something within the next few days.

Do you wait until you are completely out of something, drop everything and drive to a store and buy it, or do you plan ahead? Same thing here without having to go to a store or write it down on a list to remember.

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Post by Spooky23 »

brainflake wrote: post #117

I think this is great! Some may complain about all of the branding in their house, but the branding is already there. You have packages of Tide, Bounty, Clorox, etc. You can just place these buttons where you store the products. I'd imagine a column of them stuck to the inside of a cabinet door.

Not me.

I get my cat-litter tub of Arm & Hammer from BJ's for 20% of the cost of Tide.

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Post by lvs »

bbx wrote: post #39

It's a intermediate step towards absolute frictionless purchasing. We went from physical in-store cash payments to online 1-click delivery. The purchasing experience has continuously been quickened, to close the gap between the intent and the action. Nowadays, running out of coffee capsules (for example) still requires some interaction, via your phone or your laptop. There's at least a dozen of seconds between the in…

I don't currently feel any "friction" to purchasing laundry detergent.

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Post by moe »

iNate2000 wrote: post #94
untog wrote: post #82

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Great, so now when I buy a Whirlpool washing machine it'll be hardcoded to use products with its reorder button. Gross, gross, gross.

Or you'll have to set up your MyWhirlpool account on their website so that you can pair their app on your iPhone with your washing machine so you can search their incomplete list of detergent brands and add your second choice to your MyWhirlpoolBrandSelect Favorites List and then give up when Amazon seems to stop supporting that brand.

The MyWhirlpool website will also require the Silverlight plugin and you'll have to connect your washing machine with an USB cable in order to do anything.

Every once in a while the button will just randomly stop working and you'll have to go through the motions again.

Re: Amazon Dash Button

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Post by afandian »

secalex wrote: post #74
afandian wrote: post #26

The video reads like some kind of dystopian consumer hell. Everything comes in a packet from a trusted brand who is taking care of you. Consume! Consume! Consume! See you useless you are when you can't consume! Your whole day is ruined. Good job we've got your back. We'll send you some more of those precious packets.

So you clean your clothes in the stream out back using a washboard and lye you made from white ash? "The dream of the 1890's is alive in Portland..."

No, I'd make informed purchasing decisions and question them.

Then again, I doubt my current preferred brand[0] would be available with a branded button.

[0] http://uk.ecover.com/en/products/laundry/

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