I got mine as a TSV 2-pack, one is for an xmas present. But, as usual, it was a QVC con, as it was 2nd gen, and 3rd gen had already come out. Guess what, QVC didn't mention this!
It's worth googling around for prices. £49-99 is expensive for what it is, it is VERY small so not much volume or bass. It's probably gone up so they can reduce it again, their prices are like a yoyo.
And all items sold by Amazon (NOT 3rd parties) are free delivery ENDS TODAY so no need to spend over £20 for free delivery.
The code is FREEDELIVERY
Ah, yes, thanks for reminding me about the prices going up and then back down again for some offer or other. I was forgetting that in my anger at missing a deal. I nearly bought a DVD box set earlier this year when it was about £20 but before I decided, it went up to £35+; I cursed, and then I bought it more recently for £14.99 I think.
I'll keep an eye on deals on the Echo Dot. If I'm meant to have it, something will come up. That's a shame about the QVC "deal" on the 2nd Gen version ... but typical, eh? Is it the 2nd Gen you say is very small and doesn't have a high volume level or equally the 3rd Gen? I'll have to study the reviews but I did notice the 3rd Gen has 4.5 stars from over 1300 reviews on Amazon, which is encouraging me.