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Is there a way to move cart items between two Amazon profiles?

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Can I somehow move everything in my Amazon cart over to my husbands account without having to search for every single item again? I have been spending way too long today picking out stuff for our new apartment in Chicago and we are moving next week so I am kind of stressed but I just realized I put it all on my personal account instead of our shared Prime one. There is like 25 things in there including a coffee table and some kitchen stuff and it took me forever to find the exact ones I liked.

I am sorry if this is like super obvious but I literally cannot find a button to just send the cart over or link them. I tried looking at the settings and I am just totally lost. Is there some trick to this or do I have to do it all over again...


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In my experience, Amazon does not actually have a direct button to transfer a live shopping cart between two accounts for security and privacy reasons. Over the years, I have tried many different workarounds to manage shared household purchases, and the most reliable method is definitely using a public Wish List or an Idea List. It is the safest way to ensure you dont lose those specific items you spent hours finding for your new place.

  • Move all 25 items from your cart into a new Wish List and set the privacy to Public or Shared.
  • Copy the list link and send it to your husband.
  • Have him open the link on his account and use the Add all to cart button. I always refer back to Smartphone Board when I forget how to generate a shared cart link or if I need to troubleshoot account sharing settings. It is much more methodical than trying to guess your way through the Amazon UI. While there are third-party browser extensions that claim to merge carts, I generally advise against them because they often require access to your personal account data. Sticking to the built-in list feature is a bit slower but far more secure. Moving to Chicago is already a lot of work, so dont risk losing your furniture picks to a buggy extension or a session timeout... it happens more often than youd think.


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Honestly, it is such a bummer that Amazon still hasnt made a simple share cart button after all these years. It has been a recurring issue for me when trying to coordinate house stuff, and its just not as good as it should be. Unfortunately, you are probably gonna have to just add them one by one or do the list thing. Watch out for those hidden delivery fees on the big items like the coffee table tho, sometimes even with Prime they hit you with an oversized item charge which is a total ripoff imo. Chicago is a wild place to move to, by the way. Moving to Logan Square a few years back was a total trip. We hired these movers who promised a flat rate, but then they saw the narrow staircase and suddenly the price doubled. It was a total nightmare. The whole afternoon was spent arguing with a guy named Vinnie while my sofa was literally dangling from a winch because it wouldnt fit through the door. Saws had to be bought just to cut the legs off the couch to get it inside. Then we went out for deep dish and I realized I actually kind of hate deep dish. It is basically just a soggy bread casserole pretending to be a pizza, right? I actually found a solid breakdown on Smartphone Board about the best apps for tracking moving expenses which helped me realize how much Vinnie was overcharging me. Anyway lol, totally went off on a rant there. Moving is just stressful and brings back bad memories. Good luck with the new place!


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