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Amazon's "free" Dash Wand Makes it Easy to Overpay at Amazon.com


From: "Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2017 10:11:43 -0400



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From: jonathan.spira () accuramediagroup com
Subject: Amazon's "free" Dash Wand Makes it Easy to Overpay at Amazon.com
Date: July 3, 2017 at 9:52:20 AM EDT
To: dfarber <dave () farber net>

Dave 

My only conclusion from testing (mine and a colleague's) of the new Amazon Dash Wand is that, while the device works 
as described in the documentation, it makes it very easy to pay more for items because you don't really see the price 
on a screen when ordering.  Many of the reviews on the amazon.com product page complain about this as well. 

Review and Test Report: Amazon Dash Wand 
<http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2017/07/review-and-test-report-amazon-dash-wand/> 
http://accura.cc/pifpkw <http://accura.cc/pifpkw> 

"If you’ve been curious about Amazon’s Alexa and want to test-drive the voice-driven service, the company now offers 
an Alexa device that is essentially free for the taking. 

"The Amazon Dash Wand is a small (5.6” x 1.2” x 0.8”) handheld device that includes a speaker, microphone, and 
barcode scanner. Alexa, which is also the voice service in the Amazon Echo, powers it albeit with a scaled down 
version with some … 

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Regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen/Szívélyes üdvözlet/Cordialement/Cordiali saluti/Saludos/Vänliga hälsningar 

/s/ Jonathan


  




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