As if online shopping isn’t addictive enough what with eBay offering mobile bidding, Amazon has rolled out a new service that allows you to buy things via the ever flexible and versatile medium of texting called, TextBuyIt.
All you have to do is text the name of the product you want, its description or its UPC or ISBN to ‘262966′ (which spells Amazon on the keypad). If the item you are looking for is recognized, two results are returned which you can choose between by pressing ‘1′ or ‘2′. If neither option is right you can ask for more by texting the letter ‘M’.
Once you settle on an item, all you have to do is enter the e-mail address associated with your Amazon account and your zip code (looks like this service is US only the moment). You then receive a call that walks you through the checkout process via an automated voice system.
We reckon most customers will find browsing items two at a time a bit frustrating, but if you are looking for something super specific, like Halo 3 or Lord Of The Rings, it could come in very handy. There’s no word on whether this is coming to European shores yet, so feel free to breath a pre-emptive sigh of relief for your bank balance.
(Via textually)
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