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do you have an AMAZON alexa device?

sunshine45 — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 06:15:12 GMT

this really works.....

do you have an amazon alexa device and do you order from amazon?

say, "alexa thank my driver" and it gives your most recent driver a $5 tip. this works for a limited time.

the five drivers who receive the most thank yous will get a $10,000 bonus, plus $10,000 donated to a charity of their choice.

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Pantsonfire2 — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 06:16:49 GMT

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Pantsonfire2 — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 06:42:25 GMT

@sunshine45 ... I did not know that Sunshine ... I have four Echos and one Show and I LOVE them. I also play music from Amazon and can specify what artist I want to hear or an album. I listen to radio replay shows on iHeart and podcasts ... Alexa tells me when my mailman comes and if someone is at my front door delivering a package. But my FAVORITE is that I can play music thru all my Echo's, etc. by telling Alexa ... "Alexa... please play Whitney Houston EVERYWHERE" ("everywhere" is the magic word) and all play in sync. You need to go thru the Alexa app to set up your "surround sound" the first time but it's nice to be cleaning and room by room hear your music or shows. Don't tell me to be careful what I say around Alexa ... my life isn't that intriguing !! Their possibilities are endless including calling family for you in an emergency, finding recipes and answers every question I pose to her. I'm a definite fan of Alexa and thank you @sunshine45 for sharing the ability to tip ... I will certainly use it.

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Desertdi — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 11:46:10 GMT

Only if it changes lightbulbs and fixes leaky faucets...

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haddon9 — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 11:52:58 GMT

We did when it first came out a number of years ago. We only used it for little more than a year then we decided that it's a little too creepy and invasive. I have not used one since nor do I care to start again.

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gidgetgh — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:20:33 GMT

No Alexa devices for me. Just haven't had an interest.

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4kitties — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:29:06 GMT

One of my daughters has it at her house. I have fun with it when visiting her or babysitting my grands.

But anything even remotely robotic kind of creeps me out, so nothing of that sort is at my house.

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ruthbe — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:37:36 GMT

My husband is a computer programmer. He told us no to Alexa. There is already too many ways to track us and that is a big way to track what you are doing.

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songbird — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:44:51 GMT

I have Alexa on my Fire tablet. I rarely use it. But I find it annoying to use it on a phone. my husband uses it on his phone. But that's it. I don't have a specific device that only features the voice. The voice simply replaces the email that you would get in notifying you of a package, etc. It also replaces the typing you would do for information.

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Hmmmmm24 — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:12:57 GMT

I have Echo's and Dots in almost every room. I use them mostly for timers to feed my 2 cats since I don't free-feed them. My cats are so intelligent they look at the Echo screens, the last 10 seconds before the timer goes off a white dot goes back & forth across the screen. They can be looking at it from across the room and they run towards the Echo and tap it with their paws. I also use the Echo as an alarm clock. I don't use them for ordering from Amazon, though.

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teganslaw — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:37:14 GMT

I don't have an Alexa device and no interest in getting one. I don't see the point of it unless one is disabled and has difficulty getting around. Alexa could help out then, but otherwise it's just a convenience and not really needed. I can do things on my various computers without an Alexa.

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bargainsgirl — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:42:31 GMT

I have an AMazon tablet but turned ALEXA off. Too invasive for me and I am partly old school so I do not see the need.

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Spurt — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 14:03:49 GMT

Nope I don't have Alexa and never will--- too intrusive on many levels and then you hear stories about employees listening in...

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Spurt — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:59:05 GMT

@Hmmmmm24 wrote:
I have Echo's and Dots in almost every room. I use them mostly for timers to feed my 2 cats since I don't free-feed them. My cats are so intelligent they look at the Echo screens, the last 10 seconds before the timer goes off a white dot goes back & forth across the screen. They can be looking at it from across the room and they run towards the Echo and tap it with their paws. I also use the Echo as an alarm clock. I don't use them for ordering from Amazon, though.

@Hmmmmm24

That's funny about your cats 🐈

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sunshine45 — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 14:00:19 GMT

Amazon will give your overworked delivery driver $5 if you ask Alexa to say thank you (msn.com)

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ValuSkr — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 14:31:01 GMT

@sunshine45 wrote:
Amazon will give your overworked delivery driver $5 if you ask Alexa to say thank you (msn.com)

I wonder if Amazon charges $5.00 to your credit card, or do they pay for it themselves.

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sunshine45 — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 14:33:13 GMT

@ValuSkr wrote:
@sunshine45 wrote:
Amazon will give your overworked delivery driver $5 if you ask Alexa to say thank you (msn.com)
I wonder if Amazon charges $5.00 to your credit card, or do they pay for it themselves.

@ValuSkr

Amazon will pay about $5.1 million to workers through this promotion.

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sunshine45 — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 14:36:26 GMT

via yahoo news......

Amazon customers in the US will be able to thank their delivery drivers this holiday season with a $5 tip paid directly by the retail giant.

For drivers to receive the bonus, customers need to say “Alexa, thank my driver” to their Alexa-enabled device following the delivery.

The tips will go to the first 1 million drivers to receive thanks in this way from 7 December, with the five drivers receiving the most customer “thank-yous” also receiving an additional $10,000.

“Each thank you received from customers, drivers will receive an additional $5, at no cost to the customer,” Amazon said in a blog post announcing the feature.

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Snoopp — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 14:38:36 GMT

I have a few devices and there is no doubt that Alexa turns on without the code word. I've seen it many times. I think you need to unplug the devices to truly turn it off.

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ThinkingOutLoud — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 14:52:52 GMT

Count me in as a No and Never.