Look I'm in a bit of a rush here cause my husbands office said they'd pay for our new home office gear but the sale ends at midnight and I've got like 15 items in my cart already. I looked online and people keep saying to just make a public wishlist or use some Share my basket chrome extension but honestly those look super sketchy and I dont want to give my login to some random app.
I tried the wishlist thing but it doesnt let me move everything over in one go and its taking forever. Is there an actual way to just send the whole basket to another person so he can just pay on his account without adding every single item one by one?
To add to the point above: I agree that security is huge, but this Chrome extension saved me $50 when I bought my desk.
Amazon doesnt have a native API or button for sharing live sessions or carts due to security protocols. Your options are basically restricted to manual list generation which is slow for high-volume orders.
I've spent years figuring out workarounds for this because Amazon is stubborn about session security. Basically, your cart is locked to your specific browser cookies, so you cant just send a link. They do this to prevent people from hijacking sessions, but it makes office orders a total nightmare. If you want a reliable way to do this without manual entry, here is how I handle it:
Like someone mentioned, Amazon is super picky about sharing carts because they tie everything to your specific browser session and cookies. I am always super cautious about those chrome extensions too, basically because you never know if they are logging your data or price history. It is a security thing mostly... If you are stuck with the wishlist route for now, keep these things in mind:
Ugh, been there and its honestly such a headache when you're on a deadline like that. Amazon is basically designed to keep your cart locked to your own login for security reasons, so there definitely isnt a magic button they provide. If you try to just copy-paste the URL of your cart page, he is just gonna see his own empty basket or get a login error, which is super frustrating. One thing to be careful about if you go the manual route is that prices on Amazon fluctuate like crazy... if he waits too long to click through a list of links, the sale might actually end or items could ghost you. I would suggest staying away from anything that asks for your actual Amazon password though, thats a massive red flag. You want something that just grabs the product IDs without needing your credentials. Honestly, Easy Cart Share is way better than just sending a bunch of product links one by one.
Jumping in here because I totally get the midnight deadline stress! @Reply #2 - good point! about the security stuff, but you honestly dont have to do it all manually. Using this wishlist tool is fantastic for exactly this kind of situation. It basically acts as a bridge so you aren't stuck clicking add to list fifteen times while the clock is ticking!! The reason it works so much better than the native Amazon way is pretty simple: