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Originally Posted by Yolina
Is the remote worth getting? I'm not actually sure what the point of it is, other than making you spend £20...
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It was for me. I bought two Echos on different dates (Nov 2014 & Nov 2015). The first one included the remote and the second one didn't. The second Echo was gifted to my son, along with the remote from the first Echo. After giving him the remote, I found that I really missed having it. So when it went on sale last Prime Day (Jul 2016), I bought one.
I find it quite handy for skipping songs instead of constantly yelling at Alexa to do so. Repeating the wake word over and over and over again is quite tedious. It also saves my vocal cords when I'm playing really loud music.
So it boils down to convenience and cost. $30 is too much to pay. I was lucky to get one during Prime Day for $1.20 after discounts, credits, promos, 5% cash back, and taxes.
Black Friday is just around the corner (sales will begin mid-November). So if you're in no hurry, I'd wait to see what kind of offers Amazon has in store. Since they're really pushing for people to get multiple Dots, then it stands to reason that many of those people will want multiple remotes.