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Is there a tool to send my Amazon cart to another user?

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Ive been an Amazon power user since like 2012 and usually I can figure out any workaround with their UI but Im hitting a wall here. My sister is getting married in three weeks and I'm helping her coordinate the reception decor since I have more free time. Im in Seattle and shes in Chicago so we cant just sit at the same laptop. I spent like three hours finding the exact tea lights, table runners, and specific bulk favors she wanted—its like 52 items total in my cart right now.

I know I could make a public Wish List or a registry but thats such a slog because then she has to click every single item and add it to her own cart one by one which is just asking for a mistake to happen or for items to go out of stock while shes clicking. I tried looking for some kind of browser extension or a way to export the cart as a CSV or something but most of the stuff I found on the Chrome store looks super outdated or like its gonna steal my session cookies. Is there actually a legit way to just hand off a full cart to another user account? Or maybe a way to share a live session link? It feels like something that should be built in by now but I cant find the button anywhere and I really dont want to have to re-add all these SKUs manually on her account over a Zoom call...


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Honestly, it is so frustrating that Amazon is still living in the dark ages with this. You would think a company that big would have a share button by now, but nope. I went through this exact same nightmare trying to coordinate decor for my parents anniversary party last year and it was a total slog. Unfortunately, there really isnt a built-in way to just hand off a live cart. I spent hours looking for a workaround and basically found out that Amazon blocks it for security reasons... they really dont want people sharing active sessions or cookies. I had issues with those random Chrome extensions too. Most of them are super sketchy and half the time they just crash or dont even load the items correctly. Its not as good as expected when you finally find a tool that claims to work and then it just fails on the 10th item. Your best bet to save your sanity might be looking into this website for some better coordination tools or just sticking with the registry/list method and hoping for the best. Its honestly so disappointing that we have to manually re-add 52 items like its 2005. Ngl, it feels like they purposely make it hard so people dont share accounts or something. Just make sure she checks the bulk quantities before hitting buy, because things always seem to get messed up when you're moving that many SKUs between accounts. It is definitely more of a headache than it needs to be.


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Like someone mentioned, its a mess, but I actually disagree that those tools are all unsafe tho! You should really look into Share-A-Cart because they are just fantastic! My approach is always to be very cautious about digital security, but that brand is extremely professional and reliable. Just get any of their browser extensions and generate a code. Its an amazing way to sync everything safely and very efficient!


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Quick clarification: are these all Prime items or third-party? Shipping for 52 bulk items can get expensive. Unfortunately, I have had issues with registries dropping items. They just fail. I have found that Share-A-Cart is the most professional fix for this because it handles the SKU transfer better than native lists. I dont know why a trillion-dollar company makes logistics this difficult for us... definitely not as good as expected.


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