GE Appliances Joins the Dash Replenishment Program as Amazon Removes Yet More Buying Friction
Whether its running out of dryer sheets, laundry detergent or even fabric softener, it’s one of those things that we tend not to think about until it’s too late. It usually means a quick run to store to grab some before that laundry pile gets too out of control. Feeling your pain, GE Appliances has joined Whirlpool and Samsung in utilizing Amazon’s Dash Replacement Program that lets your appliances keep track of things for you and order supplies as needed. Nice to see such a task being automated under our Connected Society and Disruptive Technology investing themes as Amazon continues to worm itself into yet another aspect of our life, removing buying friction along the way.
General Electric Appliances announced the newest feature in its line of connected home appliances today: automatic dryer sheet replenishment.
The dryer sheets join dishwasher detergent and laundry detergent among the items that connected GE appliances can automatically order through Amazon’s Dash Replenishment program.
Owners of GE connected laundry dryers simply set up a Dash Replenishment account and identify what kind of dryer sheets they want. The smart dryer then keeps track of the number of sheets by counting cycles, and orders more when they run low.
Other brands, including Whirlpool and Samsung, have developed a myriad of replenishment-enabled devices since the Amazon Dash Replenishment program was announced last fall. Devices range from dishwashers to dog bowls to laser printers.
Source: GE expands Amazon replenishment feature to automatically reorder dryer sheets – GeekWire
