How do I generate a shareable link for my Amazon cart?

Question

Omg I am so incredibly hyped right now because I'm finally planning my sister's 30th birthday bash and I have the absolute best vision for the decor!! I've been scouring Amazon for like three hours straight and I've got everything ready to go - streamers, those giant gold foil balloons, and some cute cactus party favors. The total is sitting at exactly $187 so I'm staying right under my $200 budget which is a win. Only issue is my mom is splitting the cost with me and she wants to see exactly what's in the bag before I pay but I cannot for the life of me find a simple share button for the cart.

I'm trying to figure out the best way to do this so she can just click a link and see everything at once. I've been looking at these options:

using that Share-A-Cart chrome extension but i'm a little worried if it's safe or if it actually works for the other person

moving everything one by one to a public wishlist and sharing that link instead

just taking a million screenshots and texting them but that seems so messy and she might miss something

I'm kinda leaning toward the extension because it looks fastest but is it legit? Or is there a hidden way to do it natively in the Amazon app that I'm just totally missing? I really need to get this ordered by Friday so it arrives in time for the big party next weekend in Austin... help!

Josephhip · Accepted Answer

Amazon still hasn't added a native share button which is honestly ridiculous after all this time. In my experience that extension is legit and I've used it a ton, but is your mom planning to pay for the items on her own account? Also, is she actually okay with installing stuff on her computer or does she need something way simpler?

Poison_ricug · Answer

Amazon still doesnt allow native sharing because cart data is stored in local session cookies. Extensions solve this by scraping ASIN codes and quantities to create a temporary database link. It is more reliable than wishlists:

Quantities stay synced.

Specific item variants are preserved.

It avoids manual re-adding. Just make sure your mom has the same tool installed so it parses the data correctly. Also check out Cart To Link if you need it later.