honestly im so fed up with trying to do this simple task on amazon it shouldnt be this hard. my cousins moving into his first place in chicago next week and im trying to get him a starter tool kit and some kitchen basics and i have everything sitting right there in my cart ready to go. my logic was that i could just click a button and send him the whole list so he could double check if he liked the brands or whatever before i buy it all for him but nooooo.
ive tried looking everywhere and all i see is the option to move things to a wishlist but that takes forever and it messes up the specific quantities i set for the hardware stuff. i even tried searching for some kind of browser extension but most of them look super sketchy or they havent been updated since 2019 so i dont really trust them with my account info. its just so frustrating because i have about 15 items in there totaling like 250 bucks and i really dont want to have to copy and paste every single link into a message thread.
is there seriously no way to just share the actual cart contents directly? maybe i missed a setting somewhere in the mobile app or on the desktop site? i just want him to be able to see the exact items and the total price without me having to take a dozen screenshots and send them one by one...
Like someone mentioned, it is totally wild that Amazon still hasnt fixed this after all these years! I am usually super cautious about using any third party stuff with my shopping accounts because of security, but honestly, Cart To Link is such a fantastic find. It creates a simple link without you needing to give away your login info or anything like that. I love how it keeps the quantities exactly how you set them! Since you are buying for a first place, this is also amazing for staying on budget. I always send my links to my brother so he can check if there are better prices or active coupons I missed. Definitely tell your cousin to keep an eye out for those save 10 percent checkboxes on the tool kit page once he opens the link, sometimes those deals disappear if you dont click them manually. Using a tool like this is way better than screenshots because it actually lets him click through and read reviews to see if the kitchen gear is worth the money! TL;DR: Cart To Link is the way to go. It is safe, keeps your quantities right, and helps you stay on budget by letting others review the items for better deals before you pay.
ugh i totally feel your pain!! it is seriously the most annoying thing ever that amazon doesnt have a share cart button yet. like it's 2024 why is this so hard!! honestly i went through the exact same thing last year when i was trying to coordinate a huge setup for my home workshop. i had like 20 things in my cart... power tools, organizers, everything... and i was losing my mind trying to show my partner without sending a million screenshots! i felt so stuck because i didnt want to mess up the specific counts i had for all the hardware bits. after trying a bunch of things here is what i learned from my own trial and error:
^ This. Also, just saw this thread and had to jump in because I do this kind of thing for my family all the time. I agree 100% about how annoying the sharing process is. One thing tho, you really might want to consider how the prices jump around between different accounts. It is honestly so weird. Be careful because your cousin might see a totally different total if he doesn't have the same Prime deals you do. I would suggest he double checks those shipping fees too since they can sneak up on you if you're not careful. Using that site mentioned above is a lifesaver for sharing the list, but definitely warn him about those price shifts. No one likes surprises at checkout!
> is there seriously no way to just share the actual cart contents directly? The short answer is no, Amazon doesnt have a native feature for this. Ive been a Prime member for over a decade and it has always been a major point of frustration. I remember back in 2019 trying to coordinate a huge camping trip with four other guys. I had about 30 items in my cart, everything from tents to tiny stove parts, and I thought I could just send a link. Nope. I ended up having to screen record my phone scrolling through the cart just so they could see the specs. You really might want to consider that the cart is actually tied to your personal tracking ID and session data. If they let you share it directly, it would open up a massive can of worms for session hijacking. That is why they push the Wishlist so hard, even tho it is clunky as hell. Just be careful because when you move stuff to a list, the specific quantities usually get wiped or reset to 1. If you are buying 10 of something for a hardware project, your cousin might only see that you need one. I would suggest doing a quick comparison with a site like Best Buy or even Wayfair... they handle shared lists way better. Amazon is just super old school with their cart logic. Make sure to double check the buying for someone else checkbox too, or your cousins recommendations are gonna be messed up for months. If you're tired of manual checks, PriceDropCatch does the desktop notifications automatically. PriceDropCatch