Tochie available at Best Buy CanadaHow would you use a Tochie Personal Voice Aide? There are many ways this little smart device can make life better for you and your family. Once you learn that it will deliver reminders at any time or day you decide, you’ll want more than one in your home and the homes of your loved ones. In fact, this could be the most unique and most used tech gift you give this year. Learn some suggestions for how to get the most from this device below, then post your own creative tips, for a chance to win one.

Benefits of sending Tochie messages from anywhere to anyone

Limitless! That’s how I’d describe the number of ways to use a Tochie. Parents will love it: their kids will too. And of course, it could be a life-saver for seniors on their own. Even with my personal situation, where it’s just my wife and I, the Tochie would be perfect for reminders, contact me when the phone is on mute (which mine almost always is), etc. I know I’d get a lot of use from it … but I want to hear how you would use it. After all, Best Buy contests wouldn’t be very fair if I was eligible to win (given that I will be selecting the winner, haha).

I’ll suggest a scenario from my past life as a parent of young children to illustrate.

Go to bed now … wake up now … turn off your phone now

My children are adults, making the most of any lessons I imparted before they fled the nest. But several years ago, a Tochie in each child’s room would have been so useful. Schedule a message for bedtime (aka, toothbrush time, lights-out time, phones-off time). Schedule a message for mornings too. I have to admit I would have found this the most fun. Each day I’d add another message to play a minute after the previous ones I had recorded. They’d wake up to the same series of messages each morning: some inspirational, some motivational, some absolutely parental, and some just dad-joke comical. They would learn to listen through the repetition until finally they reach the new tasty tidbit of knowledge most recently added to the thread. There is no limit to the number of messages you record so I’d likely adjust the series to begin a little earlier each morning so they would not be late for school. Like I said kids would love it!

Getting back to the point of this post: how would you use the Tochie? Tell us and enter for a chance to win the same device that our reviewer Leo tested, then I tested (because I had to give it a try!), and now we are giving to one lucky blog reader.

How to enter

Entering this contest is easy and you can enter once in a comment below. Tell us one creative, interesting, or practical way you would use a Tochie Personal Voice Aide, and how many you think you would ideally want for you and your loved ones.

What you can win

At the end of this contest we will randomly select one winner for all eligible entries to receive the Tochie Personal Voice Aide that Leo reviewed on the Best Buy blog.

This contest runs from November 17th until December 2nd.

Remember you can enter once here on the blog. However, you could tell your family and friends to enter too. Or, you could put a Tochie on your giftlist, but don’t forget to post that list online or on the fridge: that’s another thing you could use the Tochie for … to remind your family to post their wishlists!

Win a Tochie Personal Voice Aide Contest Rules and Regulations

Good Luck

Martin Renaud
Editor in Chief
Martin loves working with the talented editors and writers on the Best Buy Blog as Editor-in-Chief. During his spare time he is either working on his next novel, cooking up a masterpiece in the kitchen, or adding some smart tech to his new home on Mayne Island in British Columbia.

269 COMMENTS

  1. I would use one Tochie Personal Voice Aide in the kitchen to help me with my shopping lists and appointments.

  2. I would love hearing about my day every morning before starting my day – it would so helpful. I would also love one for each of my 3 kids too!

  3. My husband is losing his memory since his third heart attack and keeps forgetting things. I don’t think it is unique, but I would use this to remind him of all the things he needs to remember himself! I think that I would need at least 2, but 3 might be better!

  4. This may not be unique but I cannot tell you how often I forget to take out the garbage and put out the recycling. I got to the point that I had to go buy 2 more recycling containers lol… and with 6 cats forgetting the garbage makes it really heavy when left for 2 weeks. I have tried notes and google reminders lol THIS WOULD BE A LIFESAVER and of course appts, shopping lists, and so much more.

  5. I could create my own coach or personal trainer that tells you what to do while working out or exercising indoors. Perfect to give instructions while on the treadmill, riding the indoor bike trainer, doing a HIIT workout or even while stretching, doing pilates or yoga! Need only one for me to use anywhere at home.

  6. We definitely could use this. Our household is busy with activities and the old chalkboard in the kitchen just doesn’t work for us. We are all running around and forgetting what activities we have on which nights. This would be super helpful to keep us organized!!

  7. I would use a Tochie Personal Voice Aide for appointment reminders. I would want 5 Tochie for me and my loved ones.

  8. I would use it to set appointment reminders and also to update my “To Do” List. I would probably need 2 or 3 since others in the house would like to use one too!

  9. This would be a great win for a lot of things setting up reminders , music , and birthdays which i forget .

  10. this would be great for self reminders, since being in lockdown so long it’s hard to remember things that have to be done outside the house

  11. Since my husband’s brain injury he needs to be reminded of dates, times, and things said to him so he s not left to worry.

  12. After having been hit by an SUV having a tbi/ head injury, this would good to remind me of appointments and things I need to remember.

  13. One practical way I would use a Tochie Personal Voice Aide is to remind me to do four sets of 30 second planks each morning. I would like to have 2 – one in my bedroom and one in the kitchen.

  14. I would use it to help remind my husband of appointments and things this would help ease his anxiety greatly.

  15. I would love 2 – would give one to my husband – working remotely – with messages from me & also one (1) for me to remind me to send the messages 🙂

  16. The reminder feature is what I would use constantly. Being able to be reminded a long time in the future for example to renew my Drivers Licence.

  17. We are seniors, and are having some difficulty remembering appointments or events coming up. Having this speaker would help us out so much, so we don’t forget.

  18. One creative, interesting, or practical way I would use a Tochie Personal Voice Aide, is for reminders for upcoming birthdays and anniversaries. I think I would ideally want 3 Tochie for me and my loved ones.

  19. One be be all I need: I would use Tochie Personal Voice Aide as a reminder of upcoming events I need to prepare for at least 2 days in advance and a reminder of upcoming birthday and anniversary’s.

  20. I love the idea of automated reminders for my kids. I could see myself getting creative with changing the messages to make it fun vs. just an automated routine.

  21. One creative, interesting, or practical way I would use a Tochie Personal Voice Aide, is for reminders for upcoming birthdays and anniversaries. I think I would ideally want 3 Tochie for me and my loved ones.

  22. I would use this as a calendar to remind me where to go- we have kids doing so many activities! And I would want one for each family member- 4 in total.

  23. It would be super helpful setting up reminders — I’m starting a new job soon and I think my life is going to get a lot more hectic! Two would be ideal.

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