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Julian Englis

(2,309 posts)
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 03:39 PM Jan 2018

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 company’s 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.
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Sanders calls out Amazon after 2-year-old orders Batman toy using Echo (Original Post) Julian Englis Jan 2018 OP
she can call an inanimate object out Heartstrings Jan 2018 #1
I wonder if I can order an impeachment using an Echo JDC Jan 2018 #2
This!!! FirstLight Jan 2018 #17
If Alexa cant do it, may Siri can. ☺️ MLAA Jan 2018 #24
Love it! SharonClark Jan 2018 #52
URL got cut off More_Cowbell Jan 2018 #3
Thanks. n/t Julian Englis Jan 2018 #5
Sanders is revolting as a person, but this type of issue will need to be addressed Calista241 Jan 2018 #4
Gawd, I hope Amazon calls her out Control-Z Jan 2018 #6
What a dumbass. She can set parental controls, fer chrissake. catbyte Jan 2018 #7
Agree. Humpty Dumpty hates Bezos/Amazon, so she is being a mouthpiece. What a shithole she is. iluvtennis Jan 2018 #42
Yeah and she can just CANCEL the order...... Bengus81 Jan 2018 #55
My Echoes came with voice ordering deactivated teach1st Jan 2018 #8
Ah, but you are a responsible person. brer cat Jan 2018 #63
Where are the parents? (n/t) Iggo Jan 2018 #9
Dunno. If you asked where are the grown-ups, I'd have to answer: Not any in this Huckster family! erronis Jan 2018 #19
Sanders should have had a voice code set up. herding cats Jan 2018 #10
She should try reading the instructions Louis1895 Jan 2018 #11
Why wasn't someone watching a two year old? Bayard Jan 2018 #12
Could you be watching a child and not realize their shout had ordered a product? pnwmom Jan 2018 #16
Yeah, especially if they were playing and yelling in their "happy voice." Hekate Jan 2018 #46
No, Huckleberry, "we" don't have a problem, YOU have a problem. It's called PARENTING! George II Jan 2018 #13
It's also called "turning on the "disable automatic ordering" feature"! Initech Jan 2018 #20
But that requires foresight, christx30 Jan 2018 #70
My favorite thing... Initech Jan 2018 #71
Walter Shaub calls out Sanders: Leghorn21 Jan 2018 #14
THAT, folks, is the problem here. Not "parenting skills."This is the most unprofessional White House Hekate Jan 2018 #47
EXACTLY! i was thinking the same thing orleans Jan 2018 #74
exactly n/t orleans Jan 2018 #73
UH, Sorry Sarah, this is on you. TNNurse Jan 2018 #15
If he yelled out "shithole!" would tRump come in the mail? ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #18
Winner! Cracklin Charlie Jan 2018 #21
In a stinky brown soiled box with an upside-down Amazon Smile(tm) on it. erronis Jan 2018 #22
Today in when morons use technology they can't understand Blue_Adept Jan 2018 #23
I thought sure this would be Bernie Sanders talking about a real problem rurallib Jan 2018 #25
...except when Jeff Bezos' Amazon is the business in question. Eugene Jan 2018 #26
and doesn't bezos own WaPo? getagrip_already Jan 2018 #29
How forgetful of me rurallib Jan 2018 #34
hey dipshit you can not read instructions so wtf do you expect ??? lunasun Jan 2018 #27
does trump have one? getagrip_already Jan 2018 #28
Now thats funny........... Old Vet Jan 2018 #67
Was she talking about her boss? nt Ferrets are Cool Jan 2018 #30
If the kid hollered "shithole!" - he would have got a Trump toy jpak Jan 2018 #31
Imagine an Obama spokesperson calling out Walmart for any number of their Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #32
Somebody call the whambulance. onecaliberal Jan 2018 #33
First world problem, dear pecosbob Jan 2018 #35
I suspect Sarah ... GeorgeGist Jan 2018 #36
Really classy, using your 2 year-old child to deflect from your shithole boss. Paladin Jan 2018 #37
He was yelling "BATSHIT" as in BATSHIT crazy Drahthaardogs Jan 2018 #38
How is it fucking acceptable maxrandb Jan 2018 #39
The Waltons and the Kroenkes owes the U.S. Treasury Weed Man Jan 2018 #51
So...what do they send you when you yell "fuck!" over and over again? jmowreader Jan 2018 #40
I call bullshit Generic Brad Jan 2018 #41
This is correct. BadgerMom Jan 2018 #43
Right! Silver Gaia Jan 2018 #62
Pure shithole distraction Liberalagogo Jan 2018 #44
Please edit the title. It's rotten, beastly Sarah Sanders, TheCowsCameHome Jan 2018 #45
I thought she was an evangelical Christian? left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #48
Also, the White House Press Secretary also just announced GeoWilliam750 Jan 2018 #49
Who was watching the two year old? marble falls Jan 2018 #50
Nope, don't believe her story. Fuck off Huckabee spawn. SunSeeker Jan 2018 #53
Thats not how Alexa works. Codeine Jan 2018 #54
Of course it isn't. People are posting proof she's lying: SunSeeker Jan 2018 #59
Just great! ornotna Jan 2018 #64
You got lucky; Codeine Jan 2018 #66
No, you're lucky. When I did it, I had Donald Trump show up on my TV. SunSeeker Jan 2018 #69
Thanks GaryCnf Jan 2018 #65
Her public apology to Amazon is scheduled right after she reads the instructions for Echo. nt procon Jan 2018 #56
She should repeatedly gibraltar72 Jan 2018 #57
Not to question a persistent liar GaryCnf Jan 2018 #58
Using her logic, if a child finds s gun in the home and fires it, is the gun manufacturer at fault? Raven123 Jan 2018 #60
Doesn't President Sh**thole hate the Washington Post/Bezos/Amazon? tinrobot Jan 2018 #61
If this kid has her for a mother, he has bigger problems than Batman can fix. olddad56 Jan 2018 #68
It's Sarah's problem, she should deal with it on her own time, Judi Lynn Jan 2018 #72

JDC

(10,128 posts)
2. I wonder if I can order an impeachment using an Echo
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 03:45 PM
Jan 2018

I'll just yell it over and over.

Alexa, Impeachmemt!

Calista241

(5,586 posts)
4. Sanders is revolting as a person, but this type of issue will need to be addressed
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 03:46 PM
Jan 2018

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)
6. Gawd, I hope Amazon calls her out
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 03:49 PM
Jan 2018

for bad parenting. I don't believe it was intended to be a toddler's toy.

teach1st

(5,935 posts)
8. My Echoes came with voice ordering deactivated
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 03:51 PM
Jan 2018

If I want to be able to order by voice, I have to activate that on my profile.

erronis

(15,286 posts)
19. Dunno. If you asked where are the grown-ups, I'd have to answer: Not any in this Huckster family!
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 04:06 PM
Jan 2018

Louis1895

(768 posts)
11. She should try reading the instructions
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 03:52 PM
Jan 2018
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201952610

When you set the toggle to OFF, recognized speakers in your home will be required to say the voice code to complete all Alexa purchases.
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)
12. Why wasn't someone watching a two year old?
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 03:53 PM
Jan 2018

And this is your personal problem Sarah, not the nation's.

Hekate

(90,708 posts)
46. Yeah, especially if they were playing and yelling in their "happy voice."
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 06:07 PM
Jan 2018

I don't want those products anywhere near my house.

christx30

(6,241 posts)
70. But that requires foresight,
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 10:55 PM
Jan 2018

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)
71. My favorite thing...
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 11:27 PM
Jan 2018

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.

Hekate

(90,708 posts)
47. THAT, folks, is the problem here. Not "parenting skills."This is the most unprofessional White House
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 06:10 PM
Jan 2018

...in the history of the nation. None of them seems to have a clue about it.

orleans

(34,053 posts)
74. EXACTLY! i was thinking the same thing
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 11:59 PM
Jan 2018

she's using her government twitter account to bitch about crap that happened in her personal life.

erronis

(15,286 posts)
22. In a stinky brown soiled box with an upside-down Amazon Smile(tm) on it.
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 04:09 PM
Jan 2018

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.)

rurallib

(62,416 posts)
25. I thought sure this would be Bernie Sanders talking about a real problem
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 04:14 PM
Jan 2018

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)
26. ...except when Jeff Bezos' Amazon is the business in question.
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 04:19 PM
Jan 2018

Two weeks ago, Trump wanted the USPS to jack up Amazon's shipping costs. It's all about the "Amazon Washington Post."

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
27. hey dipshit you can not read instructions so wtf do you expect ???
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 04:20 PM
Jan 2018

if someone would swear and degrade her like this^^ maybe she would listen. Seems like the repug way now

getagrip_already

(14,757 posts)
28. does trump have one?
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 04:26 PM
Jan 2018

I hope he never yells LUNCH, LUNCH, LUNCH!

Knowing voice recognition, it would be read as LAUNCH, and wwIII would be underway.



pecosbob

(7,541 posts)
35. First world problem, dear
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 04:39 PM
Jan 2018

Try talking about this with someone who doesn't have eighty dollars in the bank because you cut their Medicaid.

Paladin

(28,262 posts)
37. Really classy, using your 2 year-old child to deflect from your shithole boss.
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 04:58 PM
Jan 2018

Not that I expect anything better......

maxrandb

(15,330 posts)
39. How is it fucking acceptable
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 05:15 PM
Jan 2018

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)
51. The Waltons and the Kroenkes owes the U.S. Treasury
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 06:19 PM
Jan 2018

a tune of over 35 billion.

They keep getting away because they steal from the U.S. Treasury.

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)
41. I call bullshit
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 05:28 PM
Jan 2018

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)
43. This is correct.
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 05:36 PM
Jan 2018

The Echo won’t 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 world’s richest person, the title Trump would prefer to that of President.

Silver Gaia

(4,544 posts)
62. Right!
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 06:48 PM
Jan 2018

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!&quot . I've only had it since Christmas, so I've really just scratched the surface of ways it can be helpful.)

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
48. I thought she was an evangelical Christian?
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 06:12 PM
Jan 2018
Why would she allow her child to play with a demonic creature such as "Batman"?

GeoWilliam750

(2,522 posts)
49. Also, the White House Press Secretary also just announced
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 06:14 PM
Jan 2018

To every intelligence agency in the world that she has an unsecured open microphone in her house.

SunSeeker

(51,559 posts)
53. Nope, don't believe her story. Fuck off Huckabee spawn.
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 06:20 PM
Jan 2018

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.

SunSeeker

(51,559 posts)
59. Of course it isn't. People are posting proof she's lying:
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 06:31 PM
Jan 2018



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)
64. Just great!
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 07:06 PM
Jan 2018

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)
66. You got lucky;
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 08:18 PM
Jan 2018

I played it twice and Batman just showed up at my door and beat the shit out of me. #thanksalexa

SunSeeker

(51,559 posts)
69. No, you're lucky. When I did it, I had Donald Trump show up on my TV.
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 09:03 PM
Jan 2018

Claims he's our President.

How fucked up is THAT?


tinrobot

(10,903 posts)
61. Doesn't President Sh**thole hate the Washington Post/Bezos/Amazon?
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 06:38 PM
Jan 2018

I imagine that hatred is the source of this "news"...

Judi Lynn

(160,542 posts)
72. It's Sarah's problem, she should deal with it on her own time,
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 11:33 PM
Jan 2018

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.

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