So my coworker Sarah is going on maternity leave next week and a bunch of us in the office (theres like 8 of us) want to chip in for one big gift or a few smaller things from her registry but we want it to be a surprise from the team. Im the one stuck organizing it because Im the tech guy apparently lol even though I literally just know how to use Google.

Ive been looking into how to actually do this on Amazon without it being a total headache. I read on some blog that setting up a separate wishlist is the way to go because you can just send the link out and people can claim items but then I saw a Reddit thread where someone said that if multiple people try to buy from the same list for one delivery address it sometimes creates duplicate orders or doesnt update fast enough? That would be a nightmare since we only have like $350 total to spend and I dont want to deal with returns.

Then I saw something about a shared cart or using a business account feature but we are just using our personal accounts so I dont think that applies? Im worried if I just make a list and send it out everyone will just buy stuff individually and pay for shipping 8 times which is stupid. I kind of want to just have one person buy everything to save on the shipping and make sure it arrives in one box by Friday but then the reimbursement part is always a mess with Venmo and people forgetting.

Is there a way to let everyone add stuff to one cart and then I just hit buy at the end? Or is the wishlist collaborative feature actually good now? Im just trying to find the path of least resistance here because I really dont want to be chasing people for $40 each for the next month while also worrying if the stroller is actually going to show up on time... any of you guys done this recently for a group thing?