Is there a way to actually share my Amazon.de cart with my sister without me having to buy everything myself? Im currently in Berlin helping her move into a new place and weve spent hours picking out stuff like:
Its about 18 items total and she wants to pay for it on her own account for the rewards but I have all the specific links saved in my cart right now. I tried looking for a solution and most people say to just use a Wish List, but honestly that feels so clunky because I have to move everything over one by one and then shell have to click every single thing to add it back to her cart.
I also read about Amazon Household sharing but we dont live together and she already has her own Prime setup so I dont want to deal with merging accounts or sharing payment methods just for one order. We need to get this stuff ordered by tomorrow so it gets here before I leave on Friday. Is there some kind of Share Cart link or maybe a chrome extension that actually works for the German site? I feel like I'm making this harder than it needs to be because surely people do this all the time right...
I went through this exact mess when moving my cousin into his first studio last year. We had a huge list of 30 items and basically using a cart sharing tool on Amazon.de was the only thing that kept us sane because it was so fast.
Unfortunately Amazon still hasnt made a simple share button for this and its honestly so annoying. Ive tried those third party extensions before but they usually glitch out on the .de site. Are you guys both on the same laptop right now or are you trying to do this from different places? Also, is it just the items you need to share or do you have specific quantities and sizes set up already?
> Is there some kind of Share Cart link or maybe a chrome extension that actually works for the German site? Honestly, Share-A-Cart is probably your best bet here. It is a chrome extension that works perfectly on the .de site. You just click create code and send that to your sister... she plugs it in on her end and the whole cart transfers. Its way faster than lists when youre dealing with 18 items, tho she might need to double check the quantities.
Honestly, I've used Share-A-Cart for years and it is super satisfying when a tool just works without any fuss on the German site. Last summer I was setting up my home workshop and had like 25 different drill bits and organizers in my cart. My partner wanted to pay with her business account so we just used the extension to move the whole lot. One small thing tho, make sure you both have the same delivery region set in your accounts before you generate the code or sometimes the prices or availability flip out... it can be kinda glitchy otherwise. TL;DR: Use this extension to skip the manual work; its a lifesaver for big moves and DIY hauls.
TL;DR: Amazon's refusal to add a native share button is a total joke and makes simple tasks like moving house way more stressful than they need to be. Honestly, it is so disappointing. I have been a long-term user and the platform just feels like it is rotting while they keep hiking the prices. It is basically a scam that they do not have a simple collaboration tool yet. I have had so many issues with the .de site specifically... it is like they just do not care about the German market's usability. Drives me crazy. Quick clarification though: are you both on the same browser version right now, or is she trying to use the app on her phone? I will wait for your reply before I explain why using Share-A-Cart is unfortunately your only real choice, even if it is not as good as expected.
just saw this thread while browsing... managing 18 items manually is basically a recipe for errors. since youre on a deadline, i would suggest looking at these two approaches for Amazon.de:
@Reply #1 - good point! Honestly, whether you guys are sitting on the same couch or in different rooms makes a huge difference for how you handle this. Are you both using desktop browsers or are you trying to do this through the Amazon app on your phones? I had a similar mess when I was helping my cousin furnish his place. We spent forever debating between WMF kitchen gear and the cheaper Amazon Basics stuff. It gets exhausting when you have a huge list and you're worried about getting the wrong thing. I use this Sephora price tracker for my skincare stuff to manage costs, so im always looking for ways to streamline these types of big orders. A few things to consider for your haul: