Amazon today announced the launch of a new feature on Alexa that will tell Prime customers up to 24 hours in advance about special discounts. According to Amazon, the new function is intended to assist customers in saving money while also saving time.
Prime members will receive notifications when qualifying products in their wish list or shopping cart, as well as those marked “saved for later,” going on sale. Customers will then be able to ask Alexa to order the items or send a reminder when the promotion is live.
Amazon does not specify what constitutes a “qualifying” item or whether these prices will apply to products offered by third parties.
For the time being, the new capability is available only to US Amazon Prime members who own fourth-generation or newer Echo smart speakers.
To enable it, launch the Alexa app, navigate to More > Settings > Notifications, and then tap on Amazon Shopping. After that, you may search for Shopping Recommendations and turn on Deal Recommendations.
Amazon’s Echo ring will turn yellow once enabled. Alternatively, if a qualifying product you’ve saved or added to your wish lists or shopping cart is due to go on sale, a pop-up notification will appear on your smart device. You may then ask Alexa to read your notifications aloud for additional information and to order the item or to remind you when the discount becomes available.
