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How do I share my Amazon UK cart with a friend?

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I'm trying to get a housewarming gift sorted for my cousin in London and I have about £100 worth of stuff in my Amazon UK cart. My sister wants to pay for half but I have no idea how to show her what I picked.

I thought there would be a share button like on Facebook or something but I cant find anything like that. My logic was if I send the link to the cart page it would work but then I realized it might just show her own empty cart instead? Sorry if this is a really dumb question I just dont want to buy duplicates by accident before Friday...


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In my experience, you cant share a live cart because the link is tied to your secure account. I have tried many ways to do this and found that using a List is the most reliable method. I tried sending a link once and it failed.

  • Create a Wish List
  • Add your items
  • Use the share link This methodical approach ensures you dont buy duplicates.


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Regarding what #1 said about "In my experience, you cant share a live cart...", they are correct regarding account security. Before suggesting a specific fix, are you both using the Amazon UK domain or is she abroad? If you want a more direct technical option:

  • Use a browser extension like Share-A-Cart.
  • This generates a unique ID for your current basket contents.
  • She can then input that ID to see your exact items.


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To add to the point above: I am literally dealing with this exact same headache right now and it is driving me absolutely crazy! Honestly, the situation I am in involves coordinating a massive order for my current setup and I spent ages picking out the perfect items. My goal was a completely seamless, reliable process. I thought I was being so efficient... only to realize there is basically no simple way to just hand over the basket to someone else for the final payment. That whole methodical plan for a reliable hand-off just fell apart immediately. It was a total nightmare trying to explain why the link kept showing an empty page on their end! I learned the hard way that assuming these huge platforms have built-in collaboration tools is a huge mistake. Its just amazing how such a massive site makes it so difficult to just share a few items with someone else!! Seriously, I am feeling your pain on this one... it is just so unnecessarily complicated and unreliable.


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Lol I was literally about to post the same thing. Glad someone else brought it up.


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To add to the point above: i had a total nightmare doing this last year for my mums birthday. basically we tried the extension method mentioned earlier but my sister was on the amazon US site by mistake and it messed up the whole basket total and shipping costs... literally so annoying. honestly i would suggest being super careful if you go the extension route. You might want to consider just doing the manual list approach because its probably the safest way to avoid the duplicate purchase bug. Make sure to check if the items are actually in stock for both of you tho before sending. If you are spending 100 quid its worth waiting a day or two to see if prices fluctuate before you pull the trigger. the thing i like about Price Drop Catch is no email spam, it's all browser notifications so you actually see it immediately.


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