they do! for me, anyway. i bought an echo dot on a whim, since it's so cheap, assuming it'd be fun to play with, but not very useful. to my surprise, it's rea

they do! for me, anyway. i bought an echo dot on a whim, since it's so cheap, assuming it'd be fun to play with, but not very useful. to my surprise, it's really handy. setting timers, adding food to the shopping list, and playing music are all super-convenient with alexa. turning lights on and off with her is fun too, although i admit, it was already a fairly easy task to do using a conventional, physical switch. :-)