Sanders calls out Amazon after 2-year-old orders Batman toy using Echo
Source: The Hill
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is calling out Amazon after her two-year-old child was able to use the Echo to purchase an $80 Batman toy.
Sanders used her official White House Twitter account on Sunday to complain that the companys Echo device allowed her young son to purchase the toy by mistake.
"Alexa, we have a problem if my 2 year old can order a Batman toy by yelling 'Batman!' over and over again into the Echo, Sanders, who has three children, tweeted on Sunday.
Alexa, we have a problem if my 2 year old can order a Batman toy by yelling "Batman!" over and over again into the Echo pic.twitter.com/7uF0d2fmD8
Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) January 14, 2018
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/369026-sanders-calls-out-amazon-after-2-year-old-orders-batman-toy-using-echo
Bad parenting at its worst.
Heartstrings
(7,349 posts)but not her master "shithole"?
Bad parenting at its finest I'd say.
JDC
(10,128 posts)I'll just yell it over and over.
Alexa, Impeachmemt!
MLAA
(17,296 posts)More_Cowbell
(2,191 posts)Of *course* she used her official account. It's not like she's a professional.
Julian Englis
(2,309 posts)Calista241
(5,586 posts)by companies that perform this type of service.
My brother has similarly had his kids order stuff inadvertently. Alexa, in this case, performed as directed, and it will have to go through the return and refund process as a result. Perhaps adding a phrase like "i want to purchase this item" or inputting a code would alleviate problems like this in the future.
Control-Z
(15,682 posts)for bad parenting. I don't believe it was intended to be a toddler's toy.
catbyte
(34,393 posts)iluvtennis
(19,861 posts)Bengus81
(6,931 posts)Duhhhhhhh............
teach1st
(5,935 posts)If I want to be able to order by voice, I have to activate that on my profile.
brer cat
(24,568 posts)That has no meaning to SHS or any of her ilk.
Iggo
(47,558 posts)erronis
(15,286 posts)herding cats
(19,564 posts)Like normal responsible parents do.
Louis1895
(768 posts)Tip: Set the toggle to OFF if you want Alexa to ask for the voice code each time you (or other users in your home) try to make a purchase on shared devices.
Bayard
(22,075 posts)And this is your personal problem Sarah, not the nation's.
pnwmom
(108,978 posts)Hekate
(90,708 posts)I don't want those products anywhere near my house.
George II
(67,782 posts)Initech
(100,079 posts)christx30
(6,241 posts)which isn't exactly the strong suit for these types of people.
I get folks angry all the time because their kids ordered some stupid movie on PPV, and want a refund. I'll do it, then offer to help set up a purchase pin to stop it from happening in the future. Most take me up on it. Others do not. They just want to call up and complain to the cable company.
Initech
(100,079 posts)Is when I see some parent complaining to Google or Apple about how they maxed out their credit cards because they forgot to turn off the in app purchases and racked up a couple thousand dollars in virtual items. Turn it off!!!! But that would require some effort.
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)Link to tweet
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Hekate
(90,708 posts)...in the history of the nation. None of them seems to have a clue about it.
orleans
(34,053 posts)she's using her government twitter account to bitch about crap that happened in her personal life.
orleans
(34,053 posts)TNNurse
(6,926 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Free two day delivery, no returns.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)erronis
(15,286 posts)I wonder if this is just about the twit-in-chief and its press tw@t just trying to get back at Bezos, apparently even richer (really!) than the t-i-c, and LIBERAL! (I'm not sure about that last bit.)
Blue_Adept
(6,399 posts)rurallib
(62,416 posts)and not Sarah Sanders telling the world that she sucks as a parent.
Wonder if Benedict Donald will correct her and remind her that whatever businesses do is OK with this administration.
Eugene
(61,899 posts)Two weeks ago, Trump wanted the USPS to jack up Amazon's shipping costs. It's all about the "Amazon Washington Post."
getagrip_already
(14,757 posts)makes perfect sense in a trumpian world.
rurallib
(62,416 posts)'donnie must smash enemies' - rule #1
lunasun
(21,646 posts)if someone would swear and degrade her like this^^ maybe she would listen. Seems like the repug way now
getagrip_already
(14,757 posts)I hope he never yells LUNCH, LUNCH, LUNCH!
Knowing voice recognition, it would be read as LAUNCH, and wwIII would be underway.
Old Vet
(2,001 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)jpak
(41,758 posts)yup
Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)crimes against humanity.
onecaliberal
(32,861 posts)pecosbob
(7,541 posts)Try talking about this with someone who doesn't have eighty dollars in the bank because you cut their Medicaid.
GeorgeGist
(25,321 posts)is lying again.
Paladin
(28,262 posts)Not that I expect anything better......
Drahthaardogs
(6,843 posts)It's what he calls mom when no one is around
maxrandb
(15,330 posts)for the FUCKING White House Spokes-Dumbshit to criticize a private company???
Someone better check if Donnie Short Fingers and his fucking crony corporate enablers "shorted" Amazon Stock.
Earlier, there was a thread where someone said when Dems take control, they wanted blood.
I'd settle for taxing the ever-loving fuck out of the corporate bastards that have sold their fucking souls for a corporate tax cut.
I'd figure how much we spend on Public Assistance to Walmart workers, and add that amount PLUS LOAN-SHARK INTEREST to the Walton's fucking tax bill.
I'd seize the fucking hell out of their fucking mansions, and make life so fucking miserable for them that they'd either FIND their soul, or they can do business on dirt fucking roads.
Weed Man
(304 posts)a tune of over 35 billion.
They keep getting away because they steal from the U.S. Treasury.
jmowreader
(50,559 posts)Generic Brad
(14,275 posts)I have an Amazon Echo. If I say, "Alexa. Batman. Batman. Batman. Batman." she will respond that she does not understand what I am asking.
This is just another attack on a Bezos company because there is most likely an unflattering article coming out in the Washington Post soon. This story sounds very much like when Kelly Anne Conway claimed a microwave oven was spying on Trump. When someone does not understand how technology works, they should not be railing against it on the government dime.
BadgerMom
(2,771 posts)The Echo wont place an order because a single word is repeated. This was my first thought when I read about this incident. Beyond that, there are parental controls. I suspect this is a dig at Bezos, owner of Amazon, the Washington Post, and title of worlds richest person, the title Trump would prefer to that of President.
Silver Gaia
(4,544 posts)I also have an Amazon Echo. This story rings false. That's just not how it works. It absolutely would have replied that it did not understand the command. This is just silly. As others have pointed out, it does not come with voice ordering automatically activated. I don't use it with mine. You have to turn it on with the Alexa app, and there are some "rules" about how it works.
Tom's Guide: https://www.tomsguide.com/us/alexa-voice-shopping-tutorial,news-25370.html
Amazon FAQ:
https://www.amazon.com/b?node=16924225011
Even if her toddler did somehow order this, she would have received a confirmation email, and could easily have canceled the order. Then, the next step MOST people would have taken would be to READ the damn instructions to find out HOW TO PREVENT THIS from happening in the future. The controls are there. She could have used them.
Parenting skills aside, this is on HER, not Amazon. I agree that it's just an attack on Jeff Bezos.
(P.S. - I loooove my Alexa! It can play soothing "sleep sounds" all night for me, tell me the weather, play a game, or even tell me a joke. It has tons of Easter eggs built into it, and some are quite fun (it can recite Asimov's rules of robotics, for example, or "Alexa, how are you today?" always elicits a fun response) or even funny ("Alexa, do you know Hal?" or "Alexa, beam me up!" . I've only had it since Christmas, so I've really just scratched the surface of ways it can be helpful.)
Liberalagogo
(1,770 posts)from the shithole queen
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)Not good guy Bernie.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)GeoWilliam750
(2,522 posts)To every intelligence agency in the world that she has an unsecured open microphone in her house.
marble falls
(57,097 posts)SunSeeker
(51,559 posts)Remember when she posted a picture of a Costco pecan pie and said she baked it?
There is no way an Echo would complete an order for a toy just by someone saying Batman over and over. I don't even believe she owns an Echo. The woman lies. It's what she does for a living.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)SunSeeker
(51,559 posts)Link to tweet
At a minimum, you have to at least say "Alexa, order Batman toy." Then it will confirm which one, etc. Saying Batman over and over again will not make the Echo do anything.
ornotna
(10,801 posts)I just played that video 3 times and now my Echo Dot has ordered the Batmobile. It'll be here in 2 days, thank you Amazon Prime.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)I played it twice and Batman just showed up at my door and beat the shit out of me. #thanksalexa
SunSeeker
(51,559 posts)Claims he's our President.
How fucked up is THAT?
Sanity is not dead.
procon
(15,805 posts)gibraltar72
(7,505 posts)shout Alexa plastic surgeon!!
GaryCnf
(1,399 posts)BUT
This is total bullshit. It didn't happen. It couldn't happen.
Raven123
(4,844 posts)tinrobot
(10,903 posts)I imagine that hatred is the source of this "news"...
olddad56
(5,732 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,542 posts)it's unprofessional for her to expect the nation to support her in her fight against the company, using the clout of the Presidency to do it.
It's her problem to deal with, just as if she were any other US American.
She was not elected to her position.