[pessimizer]

> More likely it would turn into an exhausting game of twenty questions with the device narrowing my selection iteratively.

It's a recommendation engine at that point, so what I assume it will do is buy you the products that Amazon is pushing or that have paid to be recommended. Does Alexa handle the website's small print to the effect of "there may be other vendors selling this product for a lower price than the vendor we're recommending."