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Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
If you say "Alexa, start a grocery list" it'll show up on the Alexa/Echo app on your phone. I've built lists like this where I just go through the kitchen speaking out items I need (instead of writing them down). Then open the app when you're at the store.
NutterButter
Footballguy
JoeSteeler
Footballguy
this was very disappointing. I had high hopes but the story and dialogue fell flat for me. Didn't really like or care about either of the main characters.
The visuals were great but that was about it.
DallasDMac
Footballguy
Reading what people think is so great about Alexa makes me feel old. 99% of it just seems to silly/frivolous to me. And I realize it's probably one of those "get off my lawn" moments.
skol asylum
Footballguy
Agreed. Never found that type of tech on my phone useful either. I guess I could see setting up a smart home and using it for that.
It's still in it's infancy. I imagine pretty soon it will evolve into more of a personal assistant:
Alexa, move my meeting with the council members to 2:00pm, pay the water bill on Friday, schedule the house to be cleaned on Monday, order lunch today for 12 people from Jimmy Johns, make sure an uber shows up a 4:00pm to take me to the airport and get my lawyer on the phone.
Poke_4_Life
Footballguy
I was not all that excited about it at first... but its cheap ($30 for echo dot, $80 for echo) and we get use out of it regularly. More than I thought we would for sure.
Mr. Brownstone
Footballguy
skol asylum
Footballguy
Hmmmm...just got an email offer $50 off audible for a year (99 instead of 149) and $50 off an Echo product. Tempting.
Just called Amazon and got another country, which is fine. But I have some stuff to address that will need a manager to take care of and last time I did the nice-guy routine on this type of call, it did not get done. Don't want to waste all that time again.
Is there a direct-to-prime number that I should be calling so I can bypass the rest of this bs?
Is there a direct-to-prime number that I should be calling so I can bypass the rest of this bs?
For example, I gave her my email address, ending in gmail, and she waited and made me say the .COM part before she would proceed.
Then onto my address, all of which is right there on her screen of course, and she would not proceed again, until I said the state.
I've never had that happen on Amazon or whoever else for that matter. WTF?
Then onto my address, all of which is right there on her screen of course, and she would not proceed again, until I said the state.
I've never had that happen on Amazon or whoever else for that matter. WTF?
RUSF18
Footballguy
I've never needed to do anything beyond using their help/chat through the site. Did you try that already?
No I have not. I have a bunch of stuff I forgot to return and other stuff I'm going to buy if they are nice about the late returns. I'm a good customer and all that. This is one of those things that I just need the right person on the other end. And I definitely didn't get one.
I've learned that when you don't get someone that feels helpful on the line, it's best to just end it and quick. Politely of course, and call back later.
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Grade D star wars meets Spy Kids 3 - with some nice CGI.
The acting was laughable - I've seen better in 70s porn. Especially the lead kid that tried to sound like Keanu Reeves.
JoeSteeler
Footballguy
Okay, I'll try it, against my better judgement.
In a chat, it's all documented. So they are less inclined to show leeway, no? My results have always been better when simply finding a nice person who enjoyed their job.
Seems a lot harder to bridge that gap in a chat, if that makes sense.
In a chat, it's all documented. So they are less inclined to show leeway, no? My results have always been better when simply finding a nice person who enjoyed their job.
Seems a lot harder to bridge that gap in a chat, if that makes sense.
The Big Guy
Fear the Blitz
I did pay a 5.99 delivery charge for the prime now 2 hour delivery option and threw a $5 too on too for the guy (gave that option when ordering) so it wasn't normal prime free, but was money well spent to avoid paying Disney pricing for every drink, snack and breakfast for us while staying here. If you go to the website, it let's you input the zip code to see if it is available to you.
Chaka
Footballguy
matttyl
Footballguy
Honestly, a lot more than I ever thought I would. I initially saw one at my soon to be BIL's apartment (he's a tech guy) and I was just thinking "smart speaker." Ask it to play "Motown" for instance, and it would - that was worth the price of entry for me alone right there. Wife likes it to play "80s pop" or something like that, and it does. Then we started using it for our grocery list (she does most of the cooking, but also works from home so I do most of the shopping - this makes that all very possible). Then I discovered it works with my smart devices - I have two honeywell smart wifi thermostats (dual zones). I can be in the kitchen and ask it to warm upstairs up to 68 without having to either do it on my phone, or worst yet actually walk up stairs. Also works with a smart LED light bulb I just purchased for $8, but haven't permanently set up anywhere yet. Ask it sports scores, basic questions, have it tell you jokes, you can even play "Jeopardy" on it. I get an e-mail once a week with new stuff you can do with it, I read them on occasion and test out the new features. Some are pretty cool, most are useless to me (I don't uber, no place will deliver food to where I live, so on). Overall, well worth it.
dickey moe
Fingerpicker
You all realize that Bezos is spying on you with these, right?
Chaka
Footballguy
simsarge
Footballguy
When you have the time, to do the enter for free stuff, just open all the ones that you want to enter (No need to follow on twitter or Friend on Facebook) with a right click and open in a new tab. IIRC, the video starts playing automatically. If not just start it and move on to the next one while it's playing in the other tab. You can do a bunch at a time and just check back after 5 minutes to see if you won anything.
Bull Dozier
Footballguy
This isn't necessarily Prime related, just an annoyance with Prime Video. I like to watch a show over lunch in the cafeteria here at work. Sometimes the cell signal isn't the greatest, either due to the number of people there, tower issues, whatever. Anyway, sometimes the signal is so bad I can't stream a show. No problem, I download a season's worth of shows to my phone so I can watch them offline. Of course, you can't get through the app to watch you shows without a signal, because the app needs a signal to navigate through the menus. So dumb. I should be able to access my offline content without a signal, but sometimes I can't even do that. So frustrating.
Chaka
Footballguy
belljr
Footballguy
yeah - not sure your issue. Try putting your phone in airplane mode first. open the app - takes you right to the donwloads. Then put it back maybe?
RUSF18
Footballguy
Bull Dozier
Footballguy
OK, I'll try the airplane mode next time. 
Same issues with two different phones, so it is entirely possible the issue is user related.
Same issues with two different phones, so it is entirely possible the issue is user related.
Chaka
Footballguy
Yup. Also recommend watching Airplane!, while on an airplane, with your phone in airplane mode.
Fishboy
Footballguy
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Can you do a scheduled delivery with prime now, or do I have to order that day? Like can I put an order in a week before I'm at Disney so I know it gets there the day I do?
Mister CIA
Footballguy
pollardsvision
Footballguy
I have an Echo Dot, I think it is. Anyway, I don't use it because the few minor conveniences I've found for it don't outweigh the discomfort I feel about that things spying on me all the time. I'm not proud of myself for this. Excuse me, I need go yell at some kids that are on my lawn.
Nathan R. Jessep
Footballguy
Fishboy
Footballguy
Yes. 30 second YouTube video and clicked the box. Was surprised when the screen flashed instead of the standard you didn't win.
NutterButter
Footballguy
I mean sure, they know I like powdered cheese, but do they know that I primarily put the powdered cheese on my potatoes. Absolutely not.
DallasDMac
Footballguy
NutterButter
Footballguy
DallasDMac
Footballguy
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Mario Kart
Footballguy
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
The Big Guy
Fear the Blitz
We got a case of water, snacks, milk and breakfast cereal delivered to us. Probably saved us $30/day eating breakfast out during the week we spent there not even counting the snacks and water at the parks we didn't have to buy.
Sullie
Footballguy
Sneaky Pete 2nd season wasn't bad, not as good as the first season. I just purchased a Samsung 4K TV last weekend to replace my Sony that suddenly wouldn't turn on after 8 years and I found that Amazon Prime Video has a good amount of 4K content at no charge. Both Dish and Netflix want extra money each month for 4K content. I also noticed there is some 4K content on YouTube.
