Is there a way to send my Amazon cart to someone else?

Question

Ive been using Amazon for like a decade now so Im usually pretty savvy with the UI and all the Prime settings but Ive hit a wall today and its making me really stressed out. Im currently handling the procurement for a small office redesign here in Seattle and I have about 15 specific items sitting in my cart right now—mostly ergonomic chairs, some cable management stuff, and a few desk lamps—and the total is sitting right around $1,350.

The problem is I am not the one with the corporate card. My boss is insisting that he needs to be the one to hit the actual place order button for accounting reasons, but he doesnt want to spend an hour searching for the exact SKUs I picked out. I tried making a Public List but half the items are showing up as out of stock when he views it on his end or the quantities are wrong. Its super frustrating because I have to have this all ordered by tomorrow morning if we want the shipping to arrive before the weekend.

Must allow him to see the exact quantities

Needs to preserve the specific sellers I chose (for the tax-exempt stuff)

Has to be faster than me just emailing him 15 links manually

Ideally he can just import it directly into his own cart

Is there some kind of hidden feature or maybe a chrome extension that actually works for this? I looked into Amazon Household but it seems way too complicated for a one-time thing with a supervisor. Im really running out of time here...

DoctorWhoot · Accepted Answer

Re: "Wait, I just saw this and had to..." I totally agree, its such a headache. Im always super nervous about sharing account details or logins at work. When I had to do a big order for our lounge, I just used Easy Cart Share because it felt safe and handled the quantities fine. Its a decent option if you want to avoid those list glitches. Any cart tool from them should work tho.

SkylineSpirit · Answer

I went through this exact nightmare last year when I was organizing a charity auction and had to get a board member to pay for about $2k worth of supplies. Lists are notoriously buggy with quantities and specific sellers, and Amazon Business is too much setup for a one-off. In my experience, the only thing that actually works without losing your mind is a browser extension called Share-a-Cart.

It generates a unique code for your specific cart items.

You send that code or a link to your boss.

He clicks it and everything imports directly into his basket. I've tried many workarounds over the years, and honestly, the Household thing is a total mess for work stuff. This extension is basically the standard for this problem. It preserves the exact quantities and the specific sellers you picked, which is huge for those tax-exempt items. Just make sure he has it installed too and itll save you both a massive headache.

BorealBeat · Answer

I've handled dozens of these procurement headaches over the years for various startups and the tool choice really matters when you're talking about a $1k+ order. In my experience, most list features on Amazon fail because they don't lock in the specific third-party seller you need for tax exemptions. I definitely agree with SkylineSpirit on the main pick here. After testing several workflows, I've found a few key differences:

Standard Lists: These are basically useless for business because quantities get wiped or items show as unavailable if the primary seller changes.

Easy Cart Share: It's okay for a few items, but I've seen it struggle with larger carts like yours.

Share-a-Cart: This has been the most reliable in my journey because it preserves the exact seller ID and quantity without making the recipient jump through hoops. It basically eliminates the wrong item risk which is the biggest time-waster when your boss is the one with the corporate card... definitely saves a lot of back-and-forth emails.