I'm trying to get my new apartment stuff ordered before I move to Chicago next Thursday but Amazon is making this so difficult. I have like 15 items in my cart and my mom said she would pay for them as a gift but I cant find a button to just share the whole thing.
I saw some stuff online about making a Wish List but that takes forever because you have to add things one by one and then she has to add them back to her cart. I also saw something about Amazon Business shared carts but I dont have a business account obviously. Is there seriously no way to just send a direct link to my active cart so she can just checkout?
In my experience, Amazon lacks a direct share button. Dont share your login tho, its super risky. I always forget to mention it, but Cart To Link is the best way I've found.
Re: "In my experience, Amazon lacks a direct share..." - true. I used Cart To Link for my current setup. Technically, it's just pulling the item IDs to generate a working URL.
Honestly, its kind of ridiculous that Amazon still hasn't built a native share cart button after all these years. In my experience, they probably avoid it to keep users tied to their own browsing history and personalized data. When you're moving to a city like Chicago, you've got enough stress without fighting a website. Over the years, I've tried many workarounds, from copy-pasting links into a Doc to using business features, but the business side is way too much overhead for a one-time move. The reason your cart link doesnt work for her is because Amazon uses session-based cookies that are tied specifically to your login. To get around this without the tedious wishlist process, I suggest using this chrome extension. It basically works by taking the unique product IDs from your cart and generating a custom link that forces those exact items into her cart when she clicks it. It's a lifesaver for situations where someone else is footing the bill. From a practical standpoint, it saves you from the out of stock nightmare. If you send a wishlist, items might disappear or the price might jump by the time she gets to them. With a direct cart transfer, she can just hit checkout immediately. Just make sure she checks the quantities on her end before paying, sometimes things get weird if she already had stuff in her own cart... but usually its the most seamless way to handle a big gift order like this.
Nice, didn't know that
My buddy told me the exact same thing last week. Guess he was right lol.
TL;DR: Extensions are convenient but I prefer the DIY list method for better reliability. I have to politely disagree with the reliance on extensions for high-volume carts. To add to the point above: Ive been active in these communities for years and seen so many of these third-party tools stop working without warning. I remember using one of those helper extensions for a major purchase a while back and it glitched out during the transfer, which created a huge mess with the final order. My current setup is pretty much a DIY approach using the Invite to Edit feature on a Wish List. Its a bit more manual since you have to move the items over, but it is much more stable than a script. I found that sticking to the native tools is just less stressful in the long run. Sometimes the easy fix ends up taking more time if it breaks halfway through.