Adding my two cents. Over the years, Ive seen too many people get burned by scripts that fail to pass the tag during redirects or drop the cookie too early. I once lost an entire months revenue because a tool wasnt formatting the add-to-cart parameters properly... nightmare. In my experience, using a reliable Amazon cart sharer is the only way to stay compliant. If the tool doesnt support the official API specs, its a hard pass.

Honestly, ive been doing this a long time and amazon is ruthless about their rules. If a tool hides your tag or messes with the checkout flow, you're gonna get flagged eventually. I found that Cart To Link is a solid way to handle this safely without breaking their tracking code. Just remember:

• Stick to official associate tools when possible
• Never hide where the link is going Safety first or you'll lose that pet blog income!

Tbh, it is pretty disappointing how many tools out there claim to be safe but end up putting your account at risk. I have seen people lose years of work over a single bad link. Amazons TOS basically says you cannot interfere with the shopping experience in a way that hides where the link goes or tricks the user. I have tried a few different methods for my own sites and here is how they usually stack up:

• SiteStripe: The only 100% safe way but honestly its so limited. You cannot easily build multi-item carts which is what everyone actually wants for those listicles.
• Web-based generators: Stay away from these. I had issues with them not passing the affiliate tag correctly in the past. Losing commissions because of a glitch is the worst feeling ever.
• Specialized tools: I have been using share Amazon Cart Extension lately which feels a lot more reliable than those random websites, though I still check my links every week just to be paranoid. Honestly, if you are just starting your pet blog, maybe stick to the basics for a minute. I wasted so much time trying to be fancy with cart links only to realize most people just want a clear recommendation anyway. It kinda sucks that Amazon makes it so hard to do cool stuff without feeling like you are gonna get banned at any second.