Amazon launches one-touch ordering buttons

PanARMENIAN.Net - We've all experienced the terrifying dread of running out of an essential at the wrong time - maybe it's razor blades before a first date, coffee before an early shift or, perhaps worst of all, toilet paper at any moment.

The inopportune setbacks linked to daily household items could be over, though, with online retail giant Amazon finally launching its Dash buttons in the UK after success across the Pond, Digital Spy said.

The company has released a wide range of the connected, one-click buttons which are able to place an instant order for next-day delivery - although we imagine a barren supply of antiperspirant or nappies may not be able to wait even this short delivery time, Digital Spy said.

The Dash buttons connect to the Amazon smartphone app and a home Wi-Fi network, charging a card and triggering an instant delivery order when pressed.

Around 50 companies, including Kleenex, Optimum Nutrition and Dettol, will offer branded buttons on Amazon's UK website.

Users are expected to place the various buttons around their homes - an Andrex button next to the toilet or a Huggies button on your baby's forehead, for example - and push when stocks are low, Digital Spy said.

On the surface, this idea could be fraught with disaster, with mountains of accidentally ordered supplies rocking up at your doorstep. To avoid multiple orders from shoppers, though, the button will disable until the package is delivered.

The £4.99 devices are available with a discount of the same amount on the first order, making them effectively free, though only Amazon Prime subscribers can use them.