AmazonFresh iPhone App: Confusing error message from "+" searches

Date: 02/03/13

Minor bug with the AmazonFresh iPhone app (version1.1.3).  This bug is much easier to show than it is to describe, so please see the attached screenshots.  This bug allows occurs with the Android version of the AmazonFresh app.

The user will receive a very confusing and ambiguous error message after running searches for the “+” character.

If the user on an iPhone runs a search for the “+” character, an error message appears.

This error message displays as, “Attention.  Problem with returning search results for customer…” 

Steps to reproduce:

1.     Download and launch the AmazonFresh iPhone app (version 1.1.3)

2.     Sign into your account

3.     Run a search for the “+” character

Result:  Running a search for the “+” character on the AmazonFresh iPhone app results in an ambiguous error message

Expected:  No ambiguous error messages from running searches of the “+” character on the AmazonFresh iPhone app

Run a search for the "+" character on the AmazonFresh iPhone app.

Confusing error message is returned from searches of the "+" character.