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Here's the deal. It's a fairly small device that can be stuck to your fridge magnetically or mounted on your wall (it comes with hardware). It comes pre-programmed with 80 pages FULL of grocery-related items. All you have to do is push the "record" button on the unit and say what you need from the store. This machine records the item in its memory. When it's time to go to the store, simply press the "print" button and it'll print out a list for you. Not only that, but it organizes the list into sections like fresh produce, dairy, snacks, beverages, etc. If there's something you need from the store and it's not already programmed into the SmartShopper, you can easily add it to the library. You can even add in errands such as haircut, bank, dry cleaners, etc.
After reading the instructions, I decided it sounded pretty cool, so I tried it out. I said, "bananas" and it gave me a choice of
wart medicine
cold medicine
OK then. Let's try this again. I said the word, "bread". This time I was given the choice of
haircut
bucket
butter
Hmmm, that's not right. I'm enunciating and projecting. There's no background noise to interfere. Let's try again. This time I said the word, "eggs" and was given the choice between
car wax
crab cakes
eggs
Well, at least the item I want is included in the possibilities this time! Let's do another one.
"Yogurt."
bell peppers
canned cabbage
bucket
"Yogurt."
deodorant
celery
super glue
"Yogurt."
not in library
"Yogurt."
deodorant
yellow onions
"Yogurt!"
deodorant
sugar blend
powdered milk
"YOGURT."
liver
liquor
kitty litter
"YOGURT!!!!!"
chopped nuts
children's medicine
unshelled nuts
I decided The SmartShopper was a good idea, but it definitely has some bugs to be worked out. At this point, Austin and Savannah asked if they could try it and every single word they said, showed up!
"Orange juice"
orange juice
"Peanut butter"
peanut butter
"What bread"
wheat bread
They looked at me like I was stupid and said, "All you have to do is hold it a little farther away from your mouth, Mom." Duh
So I tried it again and lo and behold, the kids were right! Grrr. It works. If I had only read the instructions a little better, I would've known this. The instructions clearly tell you to speak 6-8 inches away from the unit. AND (that's not all!) there's even a section on improving the voice recognition! You can "train" the SmartShopper to better recognize your voice! Pretty cool, huh?
I'm a huge list person. I make lists for everything (you know, because I'm turning into my mom). I can't tell you how many times I think, "Oh I need to get (insert name here) from the store the next time I go." Unless I stop and write it down right then and there, I will totally forget it. With this, it would be handy to just press a button and say, "Batteries" or "diapers" or "green peppers" or whatever it is you need. The fact that the list is organized into sections is especially handy for those husbands who can't find a thing in the store without very specific instructions!
I'm not sure I'll be able to retrain myself from writing lists to letting the Smart Shopper write my lists for me, but I do think it's a nifty little gadget! This is a great idea for those hard-to-shop-for people on your list.
SmartShopper has reduced their price to $79.99 for the rest of the year. In addition, those interested in purchasing a SmartShopper can use the exclusive code JF55925 until December 31 to receive an additional $5 off their order. All orders placed between now and December 31 will receive free ground shipping to U.S. destinations! (I'm sorry, I've been a bit behind on reviews, so I'm not sure if you can get delivery in time for Christmas with regular ground shipping.)
And, I have one SmartShopper here for a random winner that I will choose on Monday! Leave me a comment here for your chance to win!
380 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 1 – 200 of 380 Newer› Newest»I need this! I'm constantly leaving little notes all over the house of things I need, but my ever-helpful two year old believes that every piece of paper she sees is either something for her to color or else it's trash. For some reason, my grocery lists always become trash.
Well it sounds like a good idea if it works.
Oh I have been looking at these online! Would love to win one!
Well that sure is a nifty little gadget! And I had to LOL @ the difficulty in using it. I probably would have had my mouth right up to the thing, too.
Sounds great -- right up my alley!!
My husband loves little gadgets like this. Thank you!
willisfamily04(at)gmail(dot)com
Oh, I totally NEED this!
This would be PERFECT for my grandma. She makes lists constantly and always forgets what she needs at the grocery store.
I saw something similar to this when buying my mother in laws christmas present last week... I keep thinking how great it would be if I could just get my husband to use it too. That way I might actually know I need eggs when I go to the store vs finding out he used the last one mid way through a recipe that requires some!
This is soo very cool!!!! Something that would do very well in our house...
Pick me...Pick Me...
Gala
wow this is perfect ...with 3 kids in different activities, myself in school, and my husbands job stuff...then add in the volunteering we all do at church and somehting like this would be perfect for me!
Jennhoop
This was made for ME LOL I am always forgetting what I need to get at the store. I ALWAYS forget some things. If it works good enough I may even give my husband the job of shopping... then again maybe not LOL
I'd LOVE this! I'm always forgetting to add items to my list that are kept upstairs (i.e. toothpaste, shampoo, etc.), so this would be nice to keep up there.
Thanks for another great giveaway and review, Dawn!!
Donna in PA :)
AHHH!!! I want one! That is the coolest little thing ever! Well, maybe not ever but pretty darn cool!
You will probably think I'm crazy but several years ago, this what an idea I had and wanted to submit to those create a product things. Of course, I threw it aside because I didn't think I was capable of creating it.
Anyways, I would love to have this. I'm a kitchen junkie and this has been on my list for years....literally.
Thanks for the chance to win.
Milly
bbentle at charter dot net
I saw this in a magazine and thought it looked really neat! Please pick me??? please?? lol
I make lots of lists, including many grocery ones. I just forget to compile them into the list I'm taking to the store. Maybe this will help!
I think I could use this!
COOL! I could really use this! :D
This sounds like a wonderful gadget! My grocery list is pitiful! I can barely read all of my chicken scratch by the time I make it to the grocery:)
oh this would work so much better than constantly leaving myself voicemails.. and then writing things on a bazillion diff. sticky notes..
I could definitely use this. I end up all over the grocery store because I forgot to get the eggs when I got the milk. This could really simplify my trips.
I love how "smart" gadgets can seem so dumb sometimes. At least it can be trained!
You know, unlike some other entities in our lives...
Love this, what a great idea! Wish I had thought of it! ;)
Thanks for the chance to win!
Sue
marklovessue@numail.org
this sounds like a good idea
I'd love it! Funny review. ;)
That thing sounds AWESOME. I can never find a pen to write my little notes on so I forget pretty much everything all the time.
This would be awesome. I am always telling the kids you remember this and this, and on down the line we go.
This would be so fun to have, and I think it would save me money by not having so many trips to the grocery store!
Very neat. I make a shopping list every week so this would be helpful
How cool! i definitely need something like this! i'm a list person too. then the ADD kicks in like today....bring the list with me to the store, and it was the WRONG one. if i printed it out right before i left, i would know what i needed!
I'm the biggest dork because I have seen this and circled it many times in catalogs! (Hubby - are you listening?)
Pick me, pick me! Or not...
:)
I would absolutely love this!!
This would be a really neat gadget to have! I am obsessive with lists!!!
Sounds good to me!
yes, I want this! I love lists!
I'd love one of these !!! That sounds so neat.
Oh this could very well save my life. If I have to make a return trip to the store to get what I initially went for but somehow forgot to get I might lose my mind. Please pick me. Please. Put my name on you winners list.
Sounds great! I'd love to win this!
I LOVE lists! and I have been trying to make a months worth of freezer meals at a time and I think this could help! I would love one! Thanks Dawn!
Nichole A
OMG -- that sounds wonderful!
Oh fun! I'm addicted to lists.
I would absolutly love this. I'm a list and gadget person so this is perfect!!!
Oh. My. Daisy. I need this !
This would be perfect for my mom!! She could totally use this. She has a big problem with forgeting things to get at the store. I hope I win! Thanks!
Amanda R. from WA
Sounds like a neat concept for a mother of 4 kids 4 and under come February (3 in diapers)... In other words, a brain-dead zombie :-)
Ohhhh, I so want this! I've seen them before and really wanted one!
Oh Lordy! I was dying laughing reading your review and thinking how badly it was going. You always make me giggle.
This sounds like a neat gadget. At least until my 3yo would get hold of it and sing the ABC's into it.
I would LOVE that. I am totally a list person....and I would totally adore this!!!
pick me!
pick me!
lol
Anne Elliott
Wow! I soooooooo need this. I am a list procrastinator. I know I need lists but somehow never actually stop to write them down!
Oh I def NEED one of these.
Please pick me!!!
HeatherAnn
hawdieann@yahoo.com
Oh... I NEED this! Such a cool little gadget my husband would probably even use it. :)
Sign me up. I can never keep up with my paper list as the week drags on. It always winds up with spills, ripped, etc. vthawk at ku dot edu
That would be awesome I always write the items down. The key is it is always on several pieces of paper. Low and behold I usually leave a few of those pieces of paper at home ... ugh. Several trips back and I usally get around 80% of the things we need :)
I'm a gadget gal. What the heck!
This would work wonders for me. Never again would I come home from the store and kick myself when I realize I forgot something or another.
Wow! That would be awesome to be able to make a shopping list without having to fumble around the house, looking for a piece of paper and a pen (that works) every time I remember something I need to buy.
Oh wow, this would be the most helpful thing ever! I always forget to write things down but I'm really good at talking... :)
Dawn, I could really use that! Thanks for the info :)
I'd love to give this a try!
This sounds like a very handy dandy gadget! I need this or a clipboard attached to my waist b/c if I don't write it down immediately, I'll forget.
Oh, this would be such a time saver! I need to make more lists. I'm hopelessly disorganized, and this might help make my life easier!
Lists, lists, GLORIOUS LISTS!!!
I'm hopelessly disorganized and this would REALLY help out! It might even help to make my life a little easier.
I would love this one!!!
Sounds neat. :-)
This sounds like a very cool thing. Of course, my problem is not making the lists, it's forgetting to take the lists to the store. Does it yell at you as you leave the house that you've forgotten your list?
OMG ~ This would be a completely awesome gift for my best friend. She is a NUT about making lists and even has a pad of paper and pen by her nightstand for when she can't sleep and thinks of things. Pushing a button has GOT to be easier than turning on a light at 3 am to write it down!! Ohhhhh, I hope I win this. I can't wait to see her face and $75 is way out of my budget right now!
Awesome gadget. Setting up house with my fiance, he would love this.
This is a really neat little thing here. And with the 'bugs' it has it works just as well as my brain!
sounds cool, sign me up!
OMG, this would be a dream to keep in my diaper bag. That way when I'm on my way home from the store and remember I need something I can just tell the smart shopper so it's on the list for the next time I go to the store.
Oh my gosh, I could save so much money by not making extra trips to the store!
OH MY! This is made for me. LOL The rule in my house is "if it isn't on the list, we don't buy it" - my son gets asked what he wants on the list each time we go for groceries and we BOTH stick to it. (I was shocked at how much my bill went down when I started this.)
Only problem with the rule is I'm forever forgetting things I NEED on the list because I don't write it down right away.
On a side note, Merry Christmas to you & yours Dawn. Thank you for the laughs you've provided me this year.
Smiles, Jules
Oh WOW. I'm a HUGE list person, and usually I always forget to put something on the list. I can definitely see this being useful.
Thanks for the giveaway!
~Jennifer F
Yay!!! Just what I've been needing my whole forgetful life! Thanks for reviewing :)
Wow, I TOTALLY need to get one of those. I just went to the grocery store and forgot several things that were on my list.
This would make my life so much easier. I hope I win.
this sounds really cool.
I would love a smart shopper... My grocery list is always getting drawn on by my kids and is a little hard to use by the time I go to the store...
Michelle
This little piece of grocery-geekery looks amazing! My store recently started using handheld scanners that allow you to scan and pack while you walk around the store; if I had this gadget, I'd be the coolest shopper ever!
Sounds like a great way to get organized.
I LOVE lists - pick me!!
I am always forgetting what I need and forgetting the lists I've made at home!
This sounds like a great gadget since no one can read my handwriting (not even me sometimes)
cool....it would help keep track of all those voices in my head
ohhhh... yep, I REALLY need this right now!!
Thanks for the great giveaway!!
That sounds really cool! cdenton_80@yahoo.com
I am an organizer freak. This would be fantastic!
For the techno geek like me, this seems like a great idea! Plus I am constantly forgetting stuff when running errands.
Interesting! I think it would be a neat gadget to have around. With a house full of 7 people, maybe I could keep track of what is needed at the store... Thanks
The coolest thing is how it organizes the list...I'm always going from one end of the store to another since I forgot things.
This would be so cool! We always make a grocery list and then loose it during the week. This would be great to keep track of everything until shopping day.
Oh please - let me be a random winner this time!
I am a major list maker, too! This would be awesome. Thanks Dawn!
that sounds cool! Especially the organizing the list into categories. Sometimes I lap the store a few times going back for forgotten items that were ON THE LIST!
What a cool idea! Now maybe my techno-loving hubby will actually remember to put things on the list when he's the the one to empty them out....instead of asking after I go to the store why I didn't buy more!
Pick me! This would make my life perfect. Who knew this was the only thing missing from my Utopia?
Yay , I've seen this and want one!I am always making grocery lists and I'm one of those annoying moms who walk thru the store with a coupon book in hand,lol.
Heres my entry!
It looks like a video game. If I had something like this maybe I could get my husband to do the shopping!!
How cool is this? Shopping with a 2 1/2 and 1 year old is hard enough...this would make it that much easier!
This post was hilarious! I hate when my kids have to show me how something works.
What a neat gadget.
OH this would be so wonderful to have. with 3 very little kids running around me all day i forget things so easily. LOL. Thank you for putting this give away up.
I am a little neurotic about my grocery list! I could definitely use this!
Thanks!
Lauren H
This would be SOOOOO great for my mom - she is the QUEEN of sticky notes and it drives me INSAME. So pick me!! lol
Sounds like something even my husband could handle!
Very cool. I can just see it now,my 6 and 8 year old sneaking in to say "ice cream" "cake" and "cookies" and expecting them to come home from the store. What a hoot
Julia
Saw this on The Rachael Ray Show. It looks so cool, but I'm not one to "splurge" on myself. :)
I'm such a list person, but with a toddler attached to my leg, my lists are waning... What a great idea and help when you need a list but can't seem to get a free hand to actually write.
I soo need this! I always take the wrong list with me to the store, if I remember to take one at all.
Oooh! This is so neat! I've honestly never seen one before. What a great idea!
Sounds like it might be a neat thing to try! The kids could easily make the list for me!
This would be so cool!!!
I am the queen of lists, so this would be a time saver!
I so need this! I have notes everywhere! But the bad thing is that when I go to the store, I have left my list at home! UGH!
I like it!
Very, very cool product!
Sounds like a fun little gadget.
Oh, oh, oh! My post-its on the calendar could go away! Now if they could just do this with a regular tasks to do list, I'd be in heaven!
Sounds awesome! If I can work it. I make about 4 notes a week and then still forget to take them into the store. I like you might still make a list, but I would love to try this little gadget! I might just have to get one for a friend also they would be jealous. Sounds cool! Thanks!
Oh my gosh!!!! This thing is awesome! I have no competition with you on the number of children you have because I only have one. You are constantly always needing food, juice, snacks, etc. I am constantly jotting notes down everywhere on what we need from the grocery store. But low and behold I forget something so I am running back to the store at least 3 more times. If I had one of these things I could just keep it in my purse and when I remember something I will speak to it. lol.
I would love this. It sounds like such a great idea!
This sounds like a pain in the butt, but I'll try it if I win.
smithschool@hotmail.com
Wow that is a cool little device!
This sounds fantastic. I am not sure if it is worth $80.00 because my pen and paper are only about $1.00, but the concept is very cool. I am such a list person, and I love gadgets, so this is a perfect fit!
I use a spreadsheet for my grocery list......this would work much better.
Thanks,
I'm turning into my mother as well! Hmmm...maybe this would make a good gift for my mother!
Jill
omg! I love lists. and crossing things off lists. and I am such a nerd, I organize my list by aisle at my particular store and I do my coupons that way too! HA!
This would be perfect for me!!! I need lists to remember everything these days. I can't tell you how many times I forget to write a grocery list and get to the store only to have to walk around and hope that I remember what I wanted. (9 times out of 10 I forget something) I NEED this!
WOW...that is a great idea!!! I love to make lists
I LOVE to do lists. BuT This would ROCK. and save m fingers a bit of time. ;)
thank you
Jenn
How cool would this be!? No more sloppy lists on small scraps of paper that inevitably get lost or stuffed in a pocket and thrown into the washer... :)
P.S. the one thing I love for christmas is GAGETS! I look forward to that part of the tree. one year my dad gave me the pizza pazzaz and the next a sausage egg muffin machine. LOVE THEM!
Jenn
I do need this one. I leave my lists at home more often than not.
MMMM, I love a good list! Thanks for the chance!
This would be awesome to use! I would love to win one. (Leave it to the kids to figure out how it works.)
Boy oh boy, I could really use this! I now make my lists on a spread sheet because when I shop, I go to at least 4 stores in one swoop.
Karen
I would love something like this!!
Neat! maybe it could remeind me the poor pets were my childre first and they need some attention too poor things!
This sounds cool. I constantly have lists going on the fridge for the grocery shopping. How much more efficient!
That's awesome, I totally want one.
Ohhhh I need this...and it could be fun..lol
Sounds nifty!
OMG I sooo need that I am constantly forgetting stuff, what a wonderful idea
Cool, cool! I need one of these!
I need this, my husband always asks me to get things and I always always forget something.
That sounds pretty cool--I wonder if it can interpret Texas-speak. I'm a little twangy so I don't know if it could understand me.
Very cool!
smart shopper!! that is me..so i guess i must need this thing??
I'd love to win this! I'm forever creating lists, but my kids keep stealing the lists for "art" projects! lol
Looks cool. I'm also a big list maker but I always forget that one thing I ran out of in the middle of the week.
Kelly Q.
OH PLEASE PICK ME I AM RUNNING OUT OF PADS OF PAPER...OR AM I....UGH ADD TO LIST!
With 3 kids and another on the way, I am constantly forgetting things! I keep joking that this baby is going to be a genius, because I'm a blubbering idiot (it has stolen ALL of my brain cells!)
So, I could really use this!
Ohhhhhhhhhhh I NEED this!!! I hate making lists and yet I need them.
OMG do I need this!! Do they make one that will remind you to do other stuff to?? Or how about one to make your husband put it on the list??
sounds like a great helper!
oh please, automated number picker thingy pick me!!!!! last weekend I went to the grocery store 3x in one hour..I need this!
This would save me so much time! If we had the extra $$ right now, I'd go buy one.
If only it also loaded the current Sunday circulars and let you know what's on sale as well...
i have lists of lists i need to write lol I sooo need this!
My husband might actually remember to put things on the list this way!
this is AWESOME!! Where do you get these great items??
So, Are you loving the snow? I bet the kids have a snow day! yippie, NOT!
I need this...maybe it would help me remember to actually take my list WITH me instead of leaving it sitting on the table when I leave!!!
I love list...at least for the grocery store!
Ha, with my ADD I am an avid list maker this would be handy indeed. I may have to put one at work as well. I blow through post its like crazy and then have to sort post its.
I LOVE electronic gizmos!!!
I really, really need this. I am constantly making lists of things Ineed to get at the store then I can't find my list and start a new one. When it's time to go to the store, I can't find any of my lists. I have tried to get those magnetic note pads, but the kids just take those off the fridge or else they fall off on their own accord and will no longer stick. So I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY need this.
ooohhh, pick me! that sounds very useful when it works...and very amusing when it doesn't! i would love to try this out. sounds very convenient! thanks!
Sounds like an awesome idea. I'm a list person as well.
Sounds like a great tool! I make tons of lists and this would be awesome!
I need this! I have grocery/store lists everywhere. Pick me, please.
-Angi-
I am a list maker and this would be so great. Make grocery shopping a little more fun perhaps?
Oh yes this could be so helpful. Im always making lists without I always forget something important
Oooh, love to organize!
How Cool! If it doesn't get written down on my list I won't make it home with it...
Wahoo! This would be awesome!
sounds great...or like a fun toy for my son! who is already smarter than me! :)
Exciting! Who wouldn't want one?
Boy I need this! I'm always forgetting something at the store!
Oooooohhhh! I LOVE lists!!
Pick me!
Sounds like some thing I can use. I have too many grocery lists laying around! ;)
Anita in Indiana
I love that it organizes the list into sections. My lists are never in order, so I miss things and then have to go back for them.
Oh please pick me! I'm always forgetting what I need at the store and I can never find paper and a pencil at the same time!
Mindy A (Iowa)
I seriously need this. I am a list person too, only trouble is I can never find it!!
Sounds really cool! I make lists all of the time, but then I forget where I left my list. :D
Oh, that's totally cool, my gadget-loving, grocery-shopping husband would get a big kick out of it.
This would be so helpful since I always have a running list in my head and then forget it all whe I try to write a list out.
WOW! That would be amazing!!! I have my market list, my grocery store list, and my Costco list. TOO CRAZY!!!
oh my gosh this would be helpful!! I always write my groceries down on a list on the fridge, then walk out the door without the list!
Oh wow this would be awesome. I would no longer have to search the house for six different scraps of paper with partial grocery lists on them, and then only find 2 or 3. I always realize that I missed one or two items when I get home...items I knew I needed but had been on one of the missing lists.
OHHHHH.... I really could use ine of these!
Christine
I would LOVE this. I am constantly trying to get things written down on a list for the store. This device would make it a snap. I hope I win!
aggie16762000@yahoo.com
List freak here!
i bet this would make my shopping easier!
ooh! I like lists! Can I have one?
sounds like a nice product to have and use. catonine at gmail dot com
I like lists but then can never find the list I wrote when it is time to shop. This sounds like a great way to stay organized.
Oooh - what a great gift idea!
That is really cool! Glad you figured it out!
I'm also a list person... love lists!!
Merry Christmas!
This would be perfect for us! I can't get part of the family to write on the list & the ones that do, are unreadable!
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