Quick question, are you just splitting this with your sister or is the whole group chat buying items? Unfortunately, its so disappointing that Amazon still doesnt have a native button for this.

• Wish Lists: Native and free, but she will have to click 40 times.
• Registry: Not as good as expected since the setup is way too formal. Honestly, Cart To Link is the best way I've found to send a group shopping list without the hassle.

Honestly, amazon is still living in the stone age when it comes to this. I ran into the same issue a couple months back when I was trying to coordinate a big haul for a local park cleanup. I spent way too much time comparing the native Lists feature against some third party tools. The native lists are just clunky because you have to add every single item one by one and it takes forever. Plus the person on the other end has to add them back into their own cart which is a total pain. I eventually just gave up on the official way and tried Cart To Link. It was way faster than making a registry and didnt feel as invasive as those browser extensions that want to live in your browser forever. Ngl it saved me a massive headache because my sister could just see the whole list and grab her half of the supplies in like two clicks. Wish I had known that before I wasted an hour manually clicking add to list on thirty different types of trash bags and gloves lol.

Amazon definitely doesnt have a native tool for this right now, which is a major gap in their UI. Most people try to use registries but they are bloated with tracking and setup steps you dont need for a quick school supply run. Heres what you need to watch out for if you try the common workarounds:

• Many browser extensions scrape your session cookies or require full account permissions.
• Public wish lists can sometimes lag, showing items as available when they are actually out of stock.
• Alexa lists are notoriously bad at handling specific quantities of the same SKU. I personally prefer Cart To Link because it handles the data transfer without needing a login or extension. It works well for high-item counts like your 40-item list and I have no complaints regarding the reliability. It is basically the cleanest way to bypass Amazons lack of a share button without compromising your account security.

^ This. Also, I've run into this same wall every year during our office toy drive. Being super paranoid about security, I dont touch extensions that ask for account access. In my experience, Cart To Link is the best way I've found to send a group shopping list without the hassle. It works without needing your login, which is why I trust it for these bigger $300 orders.

Short answer is nope. Amazon still hasn't added a simple button for this, which is honestly ridiculous. Been doing these kinds of charity drives for years and trust me, the Alexa thing is a total headache and those registries are way too formal for just some notebooks and pencils. I'm also super wary of browser extensions that want access to everything. In my experience, you've got a couple of solid options:

• Set up a public Wish List (standard but slow)
• Use an external tool that doesn't need your login info I usually just use Cart To Link to send my whole list to my sister, saves so much time and you dont have to worry about the security risks of those sketchy extensions. It basically just bundles the items into a link for you. Definitely keep it simple for a one-off thing like this Chicago drive... love that you're helping out the kids tho!