So me and my sister are planning this big camping trip up to Banff for the August long weekend and Ive been doing all the heavy lifting with the gear shopping. Ive got like 15 different things in my Amazon.ca cart right now—stove, some lanterns, those fancy compression sacks—and the total is sitting at like $420. I want her to take a look at everything and maybe even pay for half or just finish the checkout on her account since she has the Prime membership and I dont.
I spent some time googling and I saw people mentioning this Share-a-Cart browser extension but honestly it looks a bit sketchy to me like am I giving them my login info? I also saw something about Manage Your List but that seems to be for Wishlists and I already have everything sorted in the actual shopping cart with specific quantities and sizes and I dont want to go through the hassle of re-adding everything to a list and then having her move them back to her cart. It seems way more complicated than it should be lol. Is there a simple way to just send a link to the live cart so she can see exactly what I picked out and just hit buy? Or am I stuck doing screenshots and sending them over one by one...
It is honestly such a letdown that Amazon still hasnt built a native way to do this. Youd think a company that big would have a simple share button by now but nope. I went through this exact same frustration last year trying to coordinate a gear haul for a cabin trip and it was a total mess. Unfortunately, I tried the whole wishlist move and somehow half the items ended up with the wrong sizes and I lost out on a lightning deal while we were messaging back and forth. Real shame. Heres some stuff I learned the hard way while trying to manage a $400+ cart:
Late to the party but honestly, Amazons native tools are super disappointing. Ive had issues where lists just dont sync right.
> honestly it looks a bit sketchy to me like am I giving them my login info? I’ve used Share-a-Cart for years and it works well. You arent giving them your login info; it basically just generates a unique code from your session data. For a $420 gear haul, it’s the most efficient technical solution for syncing quantities and sizes. I’m very satisfied with the security and have zero complaints about how it handles Amazon.ca specifically.
Same setup here, love it
Building on the earlier suggestion, I know everyone is pushing that extension but honestly I’m still a bit skeptical about anything that scrapes session data like that. My experience with similar tools hasnt been great and they're just not as good as expected when things go sideways with your login. It’s super disappointing that Amazon Canada is so far behind other brands—even Walmart has better list-sharing features than the biggest retailer in the world lol. If you want to play it safe with your $420 gear haul, maybe try this: