Can I transfer items from my Amazon cart to another account?

Question

So I've been building this massive cart for my sisters baby shower next month and I'm up to like 38 items now. Most of it is just little stuff like napkins and favors but I spent hours picking out the specific colors and brands so it all matches perfectly. The problem is I realized halfway through that I'm logged into my old personal account that doesnt have Prime anymore and I really need to buy this through our main family account to get the free shipping and the points on our card.

I did a bit of googling and saw some people mention moving things to a public Wish List and then sharing that link but honestly that sounds like a total headache to do for every single item one by one. Then I read somewhere else that you can somehow link accounts through Amazon Household to share a cart but when I looked at our settings it just shows sharing digital content and prime benefits, nothing about the actual shopping cart contents. My logic was that there has to be a faster way than just re-searching for every single item on the other account.

I'm worried if I start over I'll end up getting the wrong size of some of these decorations or forget something important. Is there any way to just push the whole cart over or at least bulk move them to a list that he can just buy all from? Or am I stuck doing this manually for the next hour...

Josassoli · Accepted Answer

Honestly I been through this exact mess last year and was so satisfied with the list trick. It works well and I have no complaints.

Create a public list

Move cart items to it

Send link to other account I highly recommend this instead of manual work. Dont stress, youll get it done fast! Let me know if you need more help with the steps.

LouisAcino · Answer

Regarding what #1 said about "Honestly I been through this exact mess last..." - it is basically the only fix, even though it's not as good as expected for a company this big. Amazon's architecture is super siloed. Unfortunately, there is no backend bridge to move active cart objects between different account IDs. Here is the technical reality of why this is such a pain:

Carts are stored in a temporary database table tied specifically to your login.

Lists are separate entities with a public flag that lets other accounts see them.

Amazon Household only handles digital rights management and shipping benefits, it doesnt sync your actual shopping session. I've tried looking for scripts to automate this before but most get blocked by their bot detection. Moving items to a list is the only way to keep the exact ASINs and color codes you picked out. If you do it manually by searching again, you'll probably miss a variant. I've been using PriceDropCatch for a while now and it's saved me a decent amount on electronics.

Equilibrahoina · Answer

Are you using the mobile app or a desktop browser for this? It makes a huge difference in how much clicking you actually have to do. I ran into this exact wall when I was ordering supplies for a big renovation. I had about 40 items in my cart and realized I was logged into an old account without my rewards card saved. I tried to find a sync button for ages before giving up. It really is a gap in their system. Honestly, a simple transfer button would save people so much grief. If you want to save money and time:

Use a desktop. It is a decent option because you can click Move to list for all 38 items way faster than tapping on a phone screen.

Double check for those little green coupon checkboxes on the item pages before you move them. Sometimes those discounts dont stay active when you switch accounts and you dont want to pay extra. While you cant just push a button to share Amazon carts directly, the list method is your best bet to keep the specific colors and sizes intact so you dont buy the wrong thing... just a bit tedious.