Amazon Dash Button: How Does It All Work?

By Sky News US Team

Amazon is testing a new service that allows its customers to instantly order some household items like laundry detergent or razor blades.

:: How does it work?

The buttons have an adhesive stick at the back and can be mounted close to where a customer is likely to realise that a given product is running low - for example on a washing machine for laundry detergent.

By pushing the button, the customer alert Amazon systems through Wi-Fi and Amazon delivers the product, likely within a couple of days.

:: Change of mind?

Once the button is pressed, customers will get an alert on their phone and can cancel the order in case they change their mind. Customers have roughly 30 minutes to do so.

:: Who is eligible?

Amazon Prime members in the US are eligible to get the button for free.

No launch date has been announced in the UK.

:: What products can be ordered?

Amazon teamed up with some consumer brands like Tide, Gillette, Kraft Mac & Cheese, Olay, Bounty, Gatorade and a handful of others.

Each button orders what is says on it, but in setting up the service, the customers can indicate the quantities or sizes they want to get delivered every time they place an order.