We received one at Christmas along with a wi-if plug and a bulb, so we can turn on the light (but DH is so in the habit of turning it off at the wall it’s no use as I have to turn it on at the wall before I can ask Alexa to turn it on or off). Similarly when boiling the kettle. As the kettle turns itself off we need to remember to leave it set ready to turn on.
We’re not ready for the expense of getting a heating setting yet but I can see that this would be very useful for working families who are out all day.
We love it for getting the news and weather, for the quizzes and silly jokes but the music function is my favourite. If I want some quiet time I just ask it to play some relaxing music, or music to read by etc and I get lovely music that I sometimes am not familiar with.
My grandchildren were both entranced by it. I was able to get it to play the Paw Patrol and Peppa Pig Song and Wheels on the Bus etc for the 2 yr old and the 6 yr old was firing questions to it one after the other.
Our Alexa is downstairs. I don’t think I’d risk one in the bedroom in case it started laughing in the middle of the night, or reacted to a snore.
P.S. DH sometimes whispers to me so ‘she’ can’t hear! ?
Parents-in-Law. What do/did you call them?
Gary Glitter programme Tuesday