Prime isn’t the only way to save money. Tap or click for five insider secrets to get the most bang for your buck this holiday season. Once you decide on the perfect gifts, take a few steps to ensure you don’t spoil the surprise.
Stop Alexa from spilling the beans
If you have an Echo device, Alexa can automatically tell you delivery updates for items you order. Cool, except when Alexa loudly announces the delivery, ruining a surprise. Now, your gift recipient will know just what to expect. To keep the element of surprise for your gift orders, follow these steps to disable the feature in the Alexa app: Although nearly 70% of smart speaker owners use Alexa, not all know her entire skill set. We found a bunch of little-known tips and tricks that open up a world of possibilities. Tap or click here for Alexa commands you’ll wish you know about sooner.
Clever ways to hide purchases
Archive an order
When you archive orders, this action hides gift purchases from your order history and can also hide items you no longer want to reference or are simply too embarrassed to reveal. To archive an order on a computer, hover your cursor over Account & Lists and click on Orders. Find the order you want to hide and click View order details, then Archive Order. Click Archive Order again to confirm. This will remove the item from immediate viewing within your order history. Note: Archived orders can still be viewed by going to the Your Account page and selecting Archived orders. These items can also be restored by selecting Unarchive Order.
Remove items from your browsing history
You can remove items from your browsing history to avoid revealing your gift ideas. Hover your cursor over Account & Lists and click on Browsing History. A list of things you’ve looked at will appear. For each item that you want to hide, tap Remove from view. Note: If you want all searches hidden, turn off your account’s Browsing History entirely by selecting Manage history and toggling off Turn browsing history on/off.
Remove items from your recommendations
Ship to a different Address
You can also ship to a different address by hovering your cursor over Account & Lists > Your Account and clicking on Your addresses. Just click Add Address and put in the details. For security reasons, you’ll be asked to confirm your credit card each time you place an order using a new or edited address. You can also delete or edit any saved address you have in this section. Now that you know how to hide all your purchases and search history, adjust those settings and start shopping!
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