> You had to walk to a computer,
Wouldn't a smartphone app that has a repeat-purchase item dashboard allowing 1-click orders for them cover most of those "issues"?
Wouldn't a smartphone app that has a repeat-purchase item dashboard allowing 1-click orders for them cover most of those "issues"?
That's pretty much (not the exact feature set, but close enough) what Amazon cited in cancelling it, so...yes?
(1) Many of the items aren't consumable items. On my page, there is a wall clock, a power strip, and an instant pot.
(2) The ordering of the items appears to be based mostly on what I bought recently rather than what I'm likely to buy over and over again consistently. (Or likely to need right now.) It could allow me to choose, but it doesn't. It could choose for me intelligently, but it isn't doing that because #2 on the list for me is a year's supply of allergy pills that I bought 3 months ago.
(3) There isn't a streamlined purchase process. The buttons just add them to my cart. (Though this could have something to do with my not having enabled one click ordering on my account.)
Related: A hardware "Dash" button made more sense in a time when mobile smart devices were not ubiquitous. The recommended items I see are really strange, often items that are "one-offs" which I might only buy once every ten years are recommended. This to me is a serious problem with their algorithm.
Dash buttons were introduced in 2015, which was hardly the pre-ubiquitous-smart-device dark ages.
Turns out it's also possible to intentionally navigate to it: app menu (top left "hamburger" icon) -> "See All Programs" (under "Programs and Features" group in menu) -> "Your Dash Buttons". And the UI looks just like dash buttons. With buttons that say "Buy now" rather than adding to cart.
It'd be great to have the ability to somehow pin it in a more prominent / convenient location if I were seriously planning to use it.
I say half surprised. They’re probably avoiding Apple’s 30% cut or something
You can use Google Pay (note no "l" in second word) for physical goods, although I think you can collect your own payments if you prefer.