So, you find yourself too lazy to walk the aisle to procure your groceries and essentials? And you don’t trust Amazon? Well, then Kenmore Alfie Voice-controlled Intelligent Shopper is here to help. Much like a cross between Amazon’s Dash and Echo, this nifty button is like your personal shopper. Kenmore Alfie Voice-controlled Intelligent Shopper works with a free Kenmore Alfie app that, when set up, allows to verbally communicate a request to Alfie. Shopping-related requested can range from anything to getting the most mundane of things like toilet paper to finding the perfect gift whoever. In other words, Alfie could very well be the lazy person’s gadget of choice. Ok, maybe you are not lazy; you are just merely wants to be more efficient in your life.
When a request is made, Alfie will scour the online marketplace and hit you back with tailored recommendation. After which you can review through text message on the free companion app, or as a voice output from Alfie, and if you are agreeable, approve the order, smile and wait for your orders to arrive. So, the next time your kitchen cabinet, bathroom, or fridge is lacking of something, all you have to do is rinse and repeat. Kenmore said Alfie is a clever fellow that will learn your tastes based on your purchase history and use it to propose suitable products that you are looking for, and it is able to do so because behind Alfie is an army of real folks who are there to do the legwork for you. In addition, you can also choose to shop from the history, which is especially useful for repeat purchases of frequently used items.
When you are out and about, you can continue to use Alfie via the app and fire out order while on-the-move, 24/7. Though it is unknown how many sources Alfie will dig into in search for your requirements, but one thing for sure, it is definitely more than just one-stop like, erhmm, you know who. The service and the accompanying app are free, but you will need too drop $49.99 for the hardware which you can acquire through Alfie website, Sears online, and select local Sears stores. Those are, of course, in stateside. Keep going to catch a couple of videos to learn more about Alfie.
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