> The notion that shoppers will one day buy things simply with the push of a button or saying "Alexa, get me some paper towels" seems extremely far-fetched to m

> The notion that shoppers will one day buy things simply with the push of a button or saying "Alexa, get me some paper towels" seems extremely far-fetched to me. Indeed, that's not "one day". That's now. I've actually purchased paper towels using voice. I have a Dash and have also bought staples with the push of a button. I don't see what's so far-fetched about this. It's pretty simple. When I'm buying a staple consumable product like paper towels, I am not shopping in the sense of looking around to compare products or pick the lowest price. I'm repeating a purchase that I've made before, at a price I'm already happy with. I can also buy most of what I need online and have it delivered to my home. Traveling out to a store, shopping, checking out, and getting home often takes an hour or more, so shopping online saves me a lot of time. Some people might be luddites, and that's their choice. The rest of us can benefit from this technology today.