Ive been using the Walmart app for grocery delivery and pickup for years so I usually know my way around the UI pretty well. My best friend and I are planning this big camping trip out to Big Bend next month and we are trying to coordinate all the gear and bulk snacks we need to buy. Since we are splitting the cost 50/50 I really wanted her to look over the cart before I hit the checkout button to make sure I didnt miss anything or get the wrong brand of dehydrated meals.
I spent like twenty minutes digging through the account settings and the actual cart page looking for a simple share cart link or some kind of collaborative list feature like you see on other sites but I am coming up empty. I tried logging into her phone with my credentials but that felt kinda sketchy with my saved payment info and it kept trying to trigger 2FA on my device which got annoying fast. Is there an actual way to just sync a cart between two separate accounts or even just send a read-only link that actually updates in real-time? I really dont want to have to manually type out fifty items in a text message or keep sending screenshots every time I add a pack of batteries...
Try this Chrome extension:
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/easy-cart-share-for-walma/odafebohjajbhpejlokkbdcbjlkglllm
Honestly, its pretty frustrating that a company as huge as Walmart still doesnt have a native collaborative cart feature in 2024. Youd think with all that data they collect, theyd realize how much people need this for stuff like camping trips. Unfortunately, the short answer is no, there isnt a magic Share button hidden in the UI. I have spent way too much time digging into their checkout flow for my own projects, and basically, their sessions are tied strictly to the individual account for security and fraud prevention. It is not as good as expected for a tech giant, right? It really kills the vibe when you are trying to plan something big. Heres the best ways I have found to handle this mess:
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Exactly what I was thinking
Regarding what #1 said about "Honestly, its pretty frustrating that a company as..." I totally agree. In my experience, trying to track camping costs manually is just a recipe for going over budget. Use the Walmart Cart Share extension. It works. It lets you share the whole cart link instantly so your friend can double check those prices... keeps things organized and you wont miss anything.
Be careful with sharing your login details, honestly. I did that once with a cousin for a similar trip and it was a total nightmare... somehow my secondary card got charged for his whole week of groceries and it was so awkward to ask for the money back. You might want to consider just looking for a specific tool to handle it instead. I remember seeing a really solid walkthrough on YouTube about a month ago that showed exactly how to sync these carts up using a browser addon. If you just search for how to share walmart cart link on there, its basically the first result that pops up. It is much safer than risking your account security or dealing with those annoying 2FA codes every ten minutes. Just make sure to read the reviews first to make sure its reliable... I am always a bit paranoid about those things but the one in the video seemed legit.
To add to the point above: I have definitely been down this rabbit hole before when I was prepping for a trip to the Smokies last summer. It is such a headache when you are just trying to coordinate snacks and dont want to buy double of everything. I tried a few DIY ways before I found what actually worked for me.