My car is in the shop until Tuesday and my neighbor offered to grab groceries for our BBQ tonight but I am kinda panicking because I have like 35 items in my cart. I really dont want to type everything out in a text because I'll definitely forget the specific brands. I saw an old forum post about a share button but I cant find it anywhere on my app. Then I read about Walmart Plus sharing but that seemed like it was just for the membership perks and not the actual cart content? I have about $80 worth of stuff ready to go. Is there a simple link or something I'm missing? He leaves in like 45 minutes...
I agree with #2, the app's a headache. My setup worked perfectly for a party haul without any drama. Easy Cart Share actually stays reliable for my Walmart orders.
^ This. Also, I totally agree the app is a total disaster! Sharing my login for a huge family reunion once was a complete security nightmare, honestly felt so risky but the food was amazing! Safety is key tho...
I remember trying to do this for a dev meetup last summer when we needed like fifty different types of cables and snacks. Honestly, the Walmart app is a total mess when it comes to shared sessions. There used to be a beta feature for shared carts, but they scrapped it because the sync latency was terrible and it kept purging items if two people logged in at once. I would suggest you be very careful about just giving your login info to your neighbor, even if you trust them. It can trigger a security lockout or mess up your payment tokens since the app tracks device IDs pretty aggressively. The best fix is to move everything into a new List. Just name it BBQ and look for the share icon at the top right of the list view. It generates a public URL that actually works. If you try to just screenshot 35 items, your neighbor is gonna miss something for sure. I made that mistake once and ended up with sugar-free relish instead of the real stuff... honestly it was tragic. Make sure to double-check that the list is set to shared and not private, otherwise the link will just bounce him to a login screen. Its way more reliable than the cart because lists are stored on their persistent database tier rather than the temporary session cache. Basically, dont trust the cart for sharing, its too volatile and honestly just frustrating.
I literally just found this thread because I am stuck with the exact same problem and it is honestly a total nightmare. I have been trying to figure this out for my parents for months now so I can just build their cart for them, but nothing seems to work reliably and I would suggest being really careful with any weird workarounds you find online. It is so frustrating that there isnt a simple share button in the app yet. You definitely have to make sure you dont just hand out your login info because of the saved payment methods, so I totally get the panic you're feeling. I even use this tool for price alerts to keep track of my items but even that doesnt solve the actual sharing headache... still no luck finding an answer on my end.