Late to the party but gotta jump in because Amazon really dropped the ball on this feature. Unfortunately, if there is no registry, their group gifting tool is basically useless for what you need. It is super annoying that they have not implemented a simple split-pay button by now. If you are worried about the 400 dollar hit to your budget, here are a few technical workarounds:

• Send everyone a link to buy specific Amazon gift cards in the 35 dollar amount and have them email the codes directly to you.
• Check the other sellers section to see if there is a warehouse deal or a new listing that might save you some cash on tax.
• Look for that tiny coupon checkbox under the price... people miss that all the time and it can save you 10 percent. It is rough when you are the one holding the bag for the total cost. You should definitely check out Cart To Link if you need to send your whole cart to someone else quickly without the hassle.

Honestly, be really careful about putting that much money on your own card first. I did that once for a coworkers retirement watch and it took me literally three months to get everyone to pay their share. People just forget once the gift is already handed over, and its super awkward to keep bugging them for cash when youre just trying to be nice. It turned a good deed into a total headache for me. Since she doesnt have a registry, Amazons built-in group gifting is basically useless for what you need. I would suggest making a private baby registry yourself, adding the stroller, and enabling group gifting on that specific item. You can then just share that registry link with the team. But make sure to set the shipping address to your house or the office so it doesnt accidentally notify her or ship to her home and ruin the surprise. Just keep in mind that Amazon takes a while to process those contributions sometimes, so if you need it by Friday, you might be cutting it close with the shipping times. Another thing to watch out for is that some people might struggle with the tech or want to pay with different methods. If you end up doing the Venmo thing anyway, make sure you set a hard deadline for today before you hit buy. Dont be the office bank... it never ends well. If youre tired of manually adding items one by one, Cart To Link literally creates a single link for the whole basket.

• do you have a specific color in mind yet?
• honestly just get any Baby Jogger... amazon is kinda trash for group buys without registries tho. Cart To Link is way faster for lists.