Ive been sitting here for two hours trying to figure out the best way to move my Amazon cart items over to a shareable format for my family. My sister just moved into her first apartment in Austin and Im helping her furnish it, so Ive got about 45 items sitting in my cart ranging from towels to a crazy expensive blender. I need a way to send a single URL to my parents and cousins so they can see exactly what I picked and maybe just add it to their own carts without me having to screenshot everything like a maniac.
Im looking at two main ways right now and Im totally torn. First there is that Share-A-Cart extension which seems easy enough but Im always a bit sketched out by browser extensions having access to my shopping data. The other thing Im considering is just manually building a bundle URL using the ASIN numbers but honestly that sounds like a nightmare to manage if I change my mind on a couple items. My budget for this is zero dollars and I need to get this sent out by Sunday night so everyone has time to shop. Does anyone know if the extension is actually safe or is there a better way to generate a one-click URL for a whole cart without making a public registry?
> The other thing Im considering is just manually building a bundle URL using the ASIN numbers but honestly that sounds like a nightmare to manage Seriously, please do not put yourself through the torture of manual ASIN links! I tried that once for a wedding shower and basically wanted to throw my laptop out the window after item number ten. It is a total disaster to manage if you change your mind on even one thing. Honestly, Share-A-Cart is a fantastic solution and it is gonna save you so much stress! This has been my go-to for years and it is incredibly safe. The extension basically just reads the item IDs to build an amazing landing page for your family. Its fast and totally free, which fits your zero dollar budget perfectly! Your parents are gonna love how easy it is to just click once and see the towels and that crazy blender. Its a total game changer for group shopping tbh!
^ This. Also, if youre worried about extensions, I totally get it. Some are super invasive. I found using a simple link generator is way safer than giving a rando extension access to your account history. Just make sure to:
Just caught up on the thread. I've dealt with these massive 40+ item lists before when helping friends move. Real quick... are you planning to keep adding items before Sunday or is the cart finalized right now? Ive tried many ways to do this over the years and here is how it breaks down:
Saw this thread earlier but just getting a chance to reply now. In my experience, managing 45 items manually is just asking for a mistake, especially when you need it done by Sunday. Reliability is basically non-existent when you start copy-pasting ASIN strings for a bundle. Building on the earlier suggestion, Share-A-Cart is really the most stable way to do this. I have used it for large household moves and it works fine. If you are concerned about privacy, here is the methodical way to handle it: