Alexa: create, delete and edit shopping list

If you want to delete or edit a shopping list with Alexa, you will unfortunately not be able to do this using a voice command. By default, you can only create shopping lists with the Amazon Echo and then have them read to you. With a trick you can expand the functions of the voice assistant.

Create shopping list with Alexa

Alexa can create grocery lists without having to activate an Alexa skill. Use the following voice commands to create a shopping list:

• For example, to create a grocery list, say, "Alexa, add pasta to my list."
• Your Amazon Echo then repeats to confirm, "I added pasta to your shopping list."
• If you want to check what's on your list, say "Alexa, what do I have on the list?"
• In the Alexa app, you can view all the items on your list while shopping at any time in the menu under "Lists".

Edit and delete shopping lists

Unfortunately, the Alexa shopping list itself cannot be edited using voice commands. To make changes, delete individual entries or the entire list, you have to call up the app or the browser version of Alexa.

1. Swipe from the left edge to the right and select "Lists".
2. Tap your grocery list above.
3. If you tap an entry, you can delete it or search for the article on Amazon.
4. Tap the box to the left of an entry to mark an item as "purchased".

Alternative solution: shopping list skills for Alexa

If you are not satisfied with the way the shopping lists are managed in the Alexa app, you can also use skills. Some of them offer more functionality, but sometimes require free registration. The following skills for shopping lists are particularly recommended.

• Bring! Grocery list: Activate the skill bring! and create an account, you can create shopping lists, delete individual items and more using a voice command. You can even share your grocery list with family members - even if they're not registered with Alexa.
• Think about it: With the Think about you skill, you can easily create all kinds of shopping lists. However, the skill hardly differs from the shopping lists that Alexa already brings with him.

Amazon Echo has many useful features, but without the knowledge of them, they remain hidden. In our next practical tip, you can read which practical features Alexa has.