Amazon Dash buttons are going away for good, but there are alternatives
The writing was on the wall for the Dash button, which Amazon discontinued earlier this year. However, loyal users of the diminutive devices were still surprised to learn Thursday that their buttons would cease to work by the end of the month.
Amazon announced the news via an email blast, while an Amazon spokesperson told CNET that the Dash button service was being nixed because its use has “significantly slowed” in recent months.
Dash buttons (for those who never used them) are little stick-on, button-equipped gadgets stamped with the brand names of specific products, such as laundry detergent, soft drinks, snacks, and other household items. The idea is if you’re running out of, say, Tide, you can quickly order more on Amazon simply by pressing the Tide-branded Dash button that you’ve stashed in your linen cabinet.