Was an early tester, and still know many people that use them. Note the indication below that they had been declared illegal, at least in parts of the EU for not directly providing prices. They had even been used as simple consumer-ready IOT devices for other needs.
Amazon stops selling Dash buttons in the BBC
Amazon says it has stopped selling its Dash buttons because shoppers are using other methods to buy products. The plastic Dash buttons were designed to be stuck around the home and pressed to reorder specific products on Amazon.
When the buttons were launched in 2015, Amazon had to reassure the BBC's Dave Lee they were not an April Fool's joke.
Amazon said product subscriptions and automatic reordering had since grown in popularity making the buttons unnecessary. ...
... But in January, a court in Germany ruled that the buttons were illegal because they did not let customers see the price of products when they ordered.... ".
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