How to set up Alexa wish list alerts for Black Friday

Amazon’s Black Friday sales officially start on November 20, and early deals are already underway — but keeping track of the best discounts that haven’t arrived yet and knowing which deals are worthwhile can be a challenge. Alternatively, you can ask Alexa to notify you of deals on products you already know you’d like to buy, so you don’t have to spend time searching through the noise.

Amazon Prime subscribers In the US, those who also have Echo smart speakers can enable deal alerts to receive notifications 24 hours before sales start and even ask Alexa to buy these items for you. Here’s how to do it.

How to set up Alexa deal alerts

First, open the Amazon Shopping app or go to the Amazon website via your browser and Add the products you want alerts for to your wish listOr your shopping cart or list saved for later.

Then head to the Alexa mobile app and navigate to more > Settings > Notifications > Shop Amazon And switch Deal recommendations Under the shopping recommendations options. This ensures that you will receive notifications about items that appear in your shopping activity.

If Alexa finds an upcoming deal on something in your Saved for Later, Wish List, or in your shopping cart, you’ll receive a pop-up alert on your Echo Show screen or see a yellow light ring on your Echo Speaker. You can also ask “Alexa, what are my notifications?” To hear the list of deals you’ve collected so far.

Alexa can detect deals up to 24 hours in advance, so you can either ask her to remind you again when the deal starts or ask her to buy the item when the deal is triggered. Just say “Alexa, buy it for me,” and it will collect the virtual payment and send the item to the default delivery address in your account.

Here are some Alexa smart speaker options: