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Are there apps for sharing Amazon carts with a procurement team?

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I am honestly so tired of how we handle office supplies right now. I am the designated buyer for our small design firm in Austin but I dont actually have the company credit card... that stays with our operations manager who is super busy. Every time we need ink or snacks or new chairs I have to find the stuff and then send over these long messy emails with a million links. It takes forever and she usually ends up buying the wrong version of something anyway.

Ive been looking into tools to make this easier and I am basically torn between two options:

  • Share-A-Cart (the chrome extension)
  • Cart-Share.io

I also saw that Amazon has a Manage Your Team thing for business accounts but it looks way too complicated for just three of us and I dont want to spend hours setting up a whole portal. Share-A-Cart seems simple but I am a little paranoid about browser extensions having access to my account info since it is a work computer. On the other hand Cart-Share seems okay but I have heard it can be buggy with specific quantities. We have a really tight turnaround this week for a big project so I need something that just works. Our budget for any kind of extra software subscription is basically zero so free is definitely the goal. Has anyone used these specifically for sending a cart to a procurement person who isnt very tech savvy? I am leaning toward the extension but I dont want to mess up her workflow or send a link that doesnt open...


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honestly i stick with Share-A-Cart because it is way more reliable for work. extensions can be sketchy but this one is decent.

  • handles quantities better than web links
  • easier for your manager since the link just loads the cart
  • doesnt scrape your sensitive data like people think Btw, Smartphone Board covers a few ways to manage it if you need to compare more. i found it helpful when i was setting up my own workflow.


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@Reply 1 - good point! though I would suggest being really careful with extensions. I used one for a while but it glitched after an Amazon update and duplicated half our order. It was such a mess to fix... sending a public Wishlist link is usually better honestly. Its native to the site so it wont break if they change the code. Better to be safe when its the bosses card!


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