Cycle messages to notifications of phone or Amazon echo

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I’m curious if anyone has any knowledge in doing this. Instead is issuing the same message to my phone or Amazon Echo, I’d like to cycle (even randomly) through a list of responses that I could create. For instance, when entering the home zone:

  1. Welcome home
  2. Glad you are back
  3. Where have you been? I’ve missed you.
  4. etc.

Is this even possible?

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Almost anything is “possible”. :wink:

Here is one I use for notifying us that the washer is done:

automation:
  - alias: Laundry TTS Washer is Done
    id: laundry_tts_washer_is_done
    triggers:
      - platform: state
        entity_id: binary_sensor.washer_wash_completed
        from: 'off'
        to: 'on'
    conditions:
      - condition: time
        after: '09:00:00'
        before: '23:00:00'
    actions:
      - service: notify.alexa_media
        data:
          target: 
            - media_player.basement_dot
            - media_player.big_room_dot
            - media_player.computer_room_dot
            - media_player.garage_dot
            - media_player.kitchen_dot
            - media_player.livingroom_dot
            - media_player.sunroom_dot
          data:
            type: tts 
          message: >
            {{ [
              "Pardon me, but",
              "Excuse me, but",
              "I don't mean to interrupt, but",
              "I hate to interrupt, but",
              "I beg your pardon, but",
              "I don't mean to intrude, but",
              "I'm sorry to interrupt, but",
              "Just a quick heads up that",
              "Hey, I just wanted to let you know that"
              ] | random }} the washer is finished
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Super! I’ll give that a try. Love your use of the washer. Might use that one too! :grin::blush::smiley:

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Yeah my wife said that she would always forget about the wash and then have to rewash again after they sat there for a bit.

that’s the original announcement.

then there is a reminder every 30 minutes until the system detects that the dryer has started denoting that she took the clothes out. :smile:

Now she gets annoyed that HA is nagging her. But she doesn’t forget the clothes in the washer anymore. :rofl: