Reorder a recent Amazon purchase with Alexa+
A user asked Alexa+ to reorder a recently bought item, but it could not find the item in their order history, so the attempt failed. ·
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- What they did
- A commenter tried using Alexa+ by voice to reorder an item they had recently bought on Amazon. Alexa+ said it could not find the item in their order history, so the person checked the Amazon app on their phone, saw the order there, then went to another room and gave the same request to a legacy Alexa device.
- How it went
- The Alexa+ attempt failed, while legacy Alexa completed the reorder with the same wording. The commenter used it as one example of Alexa+ being less reliable at basic commands.
- Worth knowing
- The catch was reliability: the person had to verify the order manually in the Amazon app and switch devices to finish the task.
Try it yourself with Alexa+
Reorder [item name] that I bought on Amazon around [approximate date]. Find it in my order history, tell me the item, price, and delivery address you would use, and wait for my yes before placing the order. If you can't find it, tell me what you searched for and offer the closest matches.
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Source: Reddit · Jan 1, 2026
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