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What is the best tool to export an Amazon UK cart?

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So I'm finally moving into this new flat in Peckham next weekend and I have like 40 items sitting in my Amazon UK basket right now. Its mostly just boring house stuff like a kettle, some towels, a massive set of command strips because the landlord is strict about the walls, and a few basic tools. My roommate and I are splitting the cost for all the communal stuff so I really need a way to actually show him exactly what's in there without just taking 20 screenshots on my phone which would be a total nightmare lol.

I spent some time googling this morning and saw people mentioning that Share-A-Cart extension but I'm always a bit wary of giving browser extensions access to my shopping data plus some of the reviews said it glitches out on the UK site specifically and only likes the US one. I also saw something about Keepa having export features but that looks way too complicated for what I need, I just want a simple list or a CSV or something I can dump into a Google Sheet.

Our total budget is about £800 for the initial setup so I really want to make sure we arent double buying stuff. Its honestly driving me a bit crazy because I've got tabs open for Argos and IKEA too and I just want to compare the prices properly to see where we can save a few quid. I tried just copying and pasting the text from the cart page but the formatting goes all weird and it doesn't include the links which is the most important part so he can actually see the items.

Is there a reliable tool or even just a clever trick to get a clean export of an Amazon.co.uk cart into Excel or even just a shareable link that actually works for someone else to open? I need to get this sorted by Tuesday so we can place the orders before the move on Saturday...


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In my experience, the glitches you've read about with Share-A-Cart on the UK site usually come down to how the extension handles specific localized CSS selectors. Over the years, I've tried many different methods for data extraction, and for a list of 40 items, you really need something that parses the DOM directly to get clean results. I'd actually suggest using a tool called Table Capture. It's much more methodical for this kind of thing. It identifies the specific data arrays on the page and lets you export them directly to a CSV or Google Sheet. You get the titles, prices, and links without the mess. Just make sure you scroll through the whole cart first so the lazy-loading elements are fully rendered before you run the capture. This is honestly the most reliable way to manage a strict £800 budget across multiple sites... it beats manual data entry any day.


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Saw this earlier but just now getting a chance to chime in. I remember when I moved a few years back and tried to scrape my own cart data for a similar budget sheet... it was a total nightmare because Amazon loves changing their class names and div structures every other week. I actually spent hours looking at the XHR requests in the network tab trying to find a clean JSON blob for my orders... they really obfuscate that stuff. You definitely want to be careful with those browser extensions that ask for all data on all websites permissions. Its usually overkill and a bit of a security risk if they arent properly audited. I would suggest looking at carttolink.com as it tends to be a bit more streamlined for sharing lists without needing to be a dev. If youre worried about the formatting for your roommate, just go with Google for the spreadsheet side of things, you cant go wrong with their basic sharing tools. Just make sure to verify the final VAT and shipping costs manually because these export tools sometimes miss the final checkout calculations which can really throw off a budget... trust me, I've been there.


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