Amazon is a popular place to buy gifts during the holiday season. Amazon offers a variety of gifts and is a great way to buy them quickly. You should check out the benefits of an Amazon Prime membership, including free, fast delivery, special deals and early access. When you are ready to begin your holiday shopping, follow these steps to avoid spoiling the surprise.
Stop Alexa From Spilling The Beans:
Alexa is great – except when she announces loudly that a delivery will be late. The surprise is now ruined. Take these steps to disable Alexa so that this does not happen with your gift orders:
- Open the Alexa App on your smartphone.
- Click More > Settings.
- Select Notifications.
- Choose Amazon Shopping.
- You can also use the slider to the left to show Alexa the titles of the items that you have ordered. This will disable the feature.
Hide your purchases:
Did you know you can hide your search and purchase history if you share an Amazon account with a family member? It is important to protect yourself from gift-giving spoilers.
- Archive a purchase: By doing this, you can hide gift purchases from the order history. The orders can be viewed in “Your Account” by selecting archived order. Keep this in mind when you are talking to your tech-savvy relatives.
- Remove Items from Your Browsing History: By removing items from your history of browsing, you can avoid disclosing the gifts that you intend to buy.
Ship to another Location:
Amazon offers the option of shipping to a locker, which is a delivery site located in your city. Amazon will send you a six-digit code to allow you to pick up your package at a time that is convenient to you once you have shipped to an Amazon locker. You can also ship to another address, such as a work or friend’s home.
You can now start your Christmas shopping without worrying about spoiling the surprise.
