Amazon Dash Isn't an April Fools' Prank, So the Internet Made It One
Amazon announced a new little button March 31 that orders a specific product from the retail giant when pressed. It's called the Amazon Dash.
You stick it around the house and hopefully push it within two days of actually needing something.
It looks like this:
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A lot of people thought it was an early April Fools' Day joke
Really, can you blame them?
It fooled Droid Life.
![](http://i.imgur.com/pJ1p1oM.png")
And many people on Twitter:
interestingly #AmazonDash also has a customer service page.. https://t.co/TR7FW6qYgh reports of it being an actual product also coming up..
— #ayyosalli (@ahamednishadh) March 31, 2015please don't let #amazondash be an april fools joke
— Gennady Borukhovich (@gboruk) March 31, 2015I thought the @Amazon #DashButton was an early April Fools joke. It's not. #AmazonDash
— Chris Tashjian (@ctash) March 31, 2015Is @amazon's #AmazonDash real? Or is this a very elaborate April Fools joke? #aprilfools #joke #hoax
— ¯\_(?)_/¯ (@TheSpyNinja) March 31, 2015If #amazondash is not an #AprilFools joke - then their timing is TERRIBLE for a product launch
— Debbie Simon (@dgcarolina) March 31, 2015 -
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It didn't take long for the Internet to find... other uses for Amazon Dash
Don't forget tacos @darth @amazon pic.twitter.com/qgibvUweHI
— yuri victor ? ? ? ?? (@yurivictor) March 31, 2015
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Maybe you're running low on ham
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Maybe you have a fever
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Maybe you live in Colorado, Washington, Oregon or Alaska
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Maybe you're thirsty
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What if you pressed the beer button too many times?
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What if you want the opposite of a product or service?
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Apparently though, it is a real thing
