I have the first gen… once or twice a week it loses synch with my ST hub so I will have to tell alexa to turn on for off 
… sometimes I am lazy and I just leave it be and it will get back in synch. You are right about the motor sound, our dog’s ears twitches each time she hears the motorized sound and the click after.
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Switchbot, the robot button pusher, Has a prime day coupon at 30% off on both the hub (which you will need to get IFTTT, which is how you do smartthings integration). So that brings the price of the button down to about $20 and the price of the hub down to $34. Buttons come in black or white.
There’s a glitch in the coupon and it will only apply to one button in an order. So if you want more than one button, you have to place a separate order for each one in order to get the coupon discount. You could order the hub and one button in a single order and get the coupon discount on each. So just check the subtotal before you check out to make sure you got the coupon discounts you expected.
I just posted a review of the 2019 version of the SwitchBot in the following thread:
2019 Switchbot Review ( robot button pusher), integration through IFTTT
And the Amazon offer:
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Looks like a Gen 2 to me! Exactly what I’ve been waiting for, thanks!
August Smart Lock Pro with Connect Bridge. Will work with smartthings via zwave and with Echo. Deal of the day price $165, which is really good. 
https://www.amazon.com/August-Smart-Lock-Connect-technology/dp/B0752V8D8D
If you’re not familiar with this Lock, read up on it first. This is a retrofit, there’s a piece that goes over the turnbolt on the interior side of the door. Nothing shows on the outside, so there’s no keypad. If you want the keypad you have to add an additional device.
which one you recommend for Yale or this?
Any open/close sensors folks have run across during the Amazon sale?
Sengled open/close are 25% off at check out, so $26 for two
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Are these fairly reliable? Does it matter that I will have Iris, Smarthings, Monprice and now these?
I’ve never personally used them. They’re a zigbee contact sensor, so i’d imagine if you’re Iris and SsartThings sensors are reliable, then these will be too.
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If you don’t use their hub and use either the ST or Echo Plus, how does low battery reporting work? Reading the q&a it looks like the switch doesn’t work if battery dies.
So much for the surveillance economy lol.
Zooz zen 25 double pocket socket, z wave plus, $27.96
https://www.amazon.com/Zooz-Z-Wave-Double-ZEN25-Outlets/dp/B07MVX4M2Q/
Zen 21 wall switch, Same deal:
https://www.amazon.com/Z-Wave-Switch-ZEN21-Existing-Regular/dp/B074CJ1ZRF/
Yale Assure zwave Lock prime deal $153. That’s a very good price.
https://www.amazon.com/Yale-Assure-Lock-Z-Wave-Plus/dp/B076WR53B3/
Sonoff two pack, $11.19, another very good price. Note that these require quite a bit of technical set up to work with SmartThings, so research the community first if you are not already familiar with them.
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The site says you save an additional 25% at checkout
On the fence between the Echo Show and regular Echo… only thing I can think of using the Show for is viewing my Wyze cams that are pointed out the window.
I’ve really enjoyed my 2nd gen Show
So curious why not just a fire tab instead of a show?
it’s our main Echo device downstairs for music
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The show has much better voice recognition than the tablets because of the microphone array inside. So it’s much more likely to be able to hear you from across the room. It also has much better sound quality when it plays audio.
You can also use the “guard” feature with the show To listen for smoke sensors or glass breaking if that’s of any interest. That feature is not available on the tablet.
The show is also aware of its own physical location relative to any other echo devices which you have, which the tablet is not. That allows you to do things like say “echo, lights on“ and have only the lights grouped with the echo device which is closest to you turn on. So bedroom lights in the bedroom, kitchen lights in the kitchen, etc. That option is not available with a tablet.
If you get the second generation show, it also has a zigbee hub inside if that’s of any interest, although it is duplicating the functionality you get with SmartThings.
The only difference then is that if a device is connected to the echo show second generation instead of smartthings, you can get local voice control even if Internet is out. But most people probably won’t care about that.
If you’re happy with the tablet, you can get the tablet. The show does offer some additional features and in particular anything to do with audio will be better on the show, both incoming and outgoing.