Okay, so I just got these ExIoTy smart plugs and WOW. For $20 (for FOUR plugs?!), they’ve already upgraded my lazy-person lifestyle. Setup? Hilariously easy—plugged them in, told Alexa to discover devices, and BAM. Done in under 10 minutes.

I use them for my ‘mood lighting’ (read: dim lamps I used to manually fumble with). Now? ‘Alexa, turn on romance mode’ and all four lights sync perfectly. The Bluetooth mesh thing is legit—no dead zones even in my weirdly shaped apartment.

Small gripe: They ONLY work with Alexa (my Google Home-obsessed friend cried). Also, older Echo models (1st gen) need not apply—check compatibility first! But for me? 10/10. Even the timer/schedule features work flawlessly for my backyard string lights.

PSA: Watch the video in the reviews—it convinced me to buy, and now I’m that person annoying guests with voice-activated everything.