Huh interesting. I had no idea. The more you know I guess 🤷

Jumping in here because I went through the exact same headache with my in-laws last Christmas. Like someone mentioned, texting lists is just asking for double-buys and a lot of returns in January. If you want something dummy-proof, I would suggest looking at GiftHero or maybe MyRegistry. They are both free and honestly pretty straightforward for the person making the list. You basically just grab the link from whatever store you are looking at

• Target, Walmart, some random toy shop - and paste it into your list. It works for pretty much any site which is nice. But honestly, be careful when you send the link to your family in Ohio. You might want to consider doing a quick test run with a friend first to make sure the mark as purchased feature actually works. Some of these sites have a weird interface where the button is hidden, and if your aunt doesnt see it, she will just buy it and the item stays available for everyone else to see... kind of a mess if that happens. Also, make sure to check the privacy settings so it is not searchable by the whole world. I usually just set mine to link only so only people with the direct URL can find it. It saves a lot of stress and keeps the kids info private. If you get stuck on the setup, let me know and I can walk you through the browser extension part, thats usually the easiest way to add things while you are shopping online... really simplifies things tho.

Last year everyone bought the same doll, so make sure to be careful with texting. I've been using Share Product for my birthday lists lately and it’s way easier than the native Amazon one.