• Reviews around thing (3.60 of 5)

    Certified Refurbished Amazon Echo (1st Generation)

    • The number of skills (additional things it can do) has gone from a few to what seems like a few hundred
    • This thing is great, it's worth the money just for the way you can hear all your music.
    • I love thus thing
    • I gave it to someone with dementia who loves the thing
    • I must admit I didn't understand how cool these things were , but once you say turn on tv or turn on light you get it
    • but I had heard so positive things..
    • The sound is superb, with a very high volume, the only bad thing about this device is that if is in the maximum volume it won't be able to catch up the wake up word Alexa when you call it
    • buying this on prime day (and with my discount) was the best thing i ever did.
    • this thing is great
    • This thing is dead after 2 years, not worth $100 per yearFor the price I would expect 5-6 years
    • Its favorite thing to talk about was a sculpture in Seattle called Black
    • Still learning all the different things👍 So far very impressive
    • I can’t say enough good things about this
    • this thing can be a major pain in the butt setting up.
    • This was the right thing to do in my opinion.
    • I love this thing and would not consider not having one in my home
    • I’m very frustrated as i like this device and the things it can do.
    • Was really hoping this would be a good thing.
    • I wasn't especially impressed with the echo, far too many things just pointed me to using the echo app on my phone, which kinda defeats the point
    • I LOVE this thing
    • I really have nothing but nice things about this product
    • The only thing issue I ever had was when Alexa ALMOST called my ex-girlfriend because she misunderstood something that I was saying in the other room (not directed at Alexa), after profusely saying "Alexa cancel, Alexa cancel, Alexa cancel
    • The voice control is one of the most important things.
    • We were talking today at work about how all of us thought it was the best thing ever!
    • This thing is awesome.
    • It is capable of so many amazing things I would think that it would be a simple thing for my grocery list to be sent to my phone
    • I’m not currently impressed with your “try the same thing over and over again and expect a different result” mentality
    • I’m gonna be honest this thing creeps me out a little, but music sounds great through it
    • She can do so many great things.
    • Seriously, Alexa does so many amazing things
    • It was somewhat of a surprise how convenient this thing turned out to be
    • Sane thing happened with the dot and another echo that my husband bought.
    • Other than telling me the time and playing songs, it's a useless thing for me
    • THIS THING WORK THE WAY YOU WANT
    • Best thing ever
    • Love every thing about it.
    • best thing i have bought
    • Best thing I have ever owned
    • The only good thing about this device is I can play Spotify, and no, I’m not interested in paying for another music subscription (Amazon Music Unlimited).
    • While Alexa can be "serious" just carrying out specific tasks you ask of her, Alexa also has a sense of humor by telling jokes, plays fun games with you like "Hangman", and encourages you by telling you positive things like telling you are beautiful.
    • I was the worst thing to set up.,
    • Not so many "smart home" things, because setting those up takes more trouble than it is worth
    • this thing is awesome
    • The kids are enjoying all the cool things the echo can do.
    • My favorite thing is to fall asleep to ambient noises at night
    • We contacted Amazon customer service and they said the warranty has expired,which I already knew, but I wanted to know why this thing stopped working?
    • I like this little thing with a great possibilities
    • Love this thing it sat under the bed unboxed and forgotten for almost a year, didn’t know how easy it was to setup and how enjoyable and fun!I’m in love!
    • I use it mostly for music, I do other things as well
    • Love this thing!
    • These things make me crazy
    • So, The best thing is its crystal clear audio -- hard to find in a speaker os this price
    • That being said, this thing is frustrating, daily I have to unplug it and re plug it back
    • I wouldn't say that's a bad thing though because it's always funny when it happens.
    • I love that it is always updating with more features daily and she has so many awesome things for the kids!
    • This darn thing is the bane of my existence
    • I swear, this thing is creepy
    • This was a most unexpected gift and I absolutely haven’t even scratched the surface of why this thing is capable of.
    • And you can play around with it and have Alexa say some pretty funny things!
    • I love all the things this can do
    • My favorite new thing in the last 10 years.
    • I can't say enough good things about it
    • This is the best thing ever I love it
    • My favorite thing is to fall asleep to ambient noises at night
    • She loves it, besides the fact that Alexa randomly says inappropriate things when no one is talking to her
    • I would give five stars, but after having it for a while, the only thing is smart enough to do for us is give weather and traffic reports, and turn our lights on and off.... most expensive light switch ever
    • I didn’t,e like that the only music I like didn,t come on prime like you said it would
    • n’t work
    • n’t bother asking how can you play music for eight hours, or something like “Alexa, play music all day”
    • Other wise I love it
    • Just nice n glad to hear the music coming out