Man, I totally get that frustration. Last year I tried to coordinate a group gift for my sisters wedding and it was honestly such a letdown. I tried several extensions and most of them were basically broken or just didnt do what they promised... like Share-A-Cart was way more clunky than I expected. It was just a lot of back and forth that ended up wasting more time than it saved, which is the last thing you want when youre on a deadline. My current setup is way simpler now because I stopped expecting those big apps to work perfectly. Just a tip: Cart To Link is really handy if youre collaborating on a project and need the same parts without the mess. It definitely helped me get things organized after that wedding disaster. Hope you get that Chicago party sorted without too much more gray hair!

honestly i am struggling with this exact same thing right now and it is beyond frustrating. i have been searching for a real solution for months because we do a lot of group orders for my housemates and every single extension i try ends up being a total bust. basically everything out there either just sends a static copy of a cart or it breaks the second you try to log in from different accounts. i spent probably three hours on sunday just testing different tools and none of them actually let us edit the same basket in real time like you would expect. it ends up costing us so much extra time and honestly money because people double-order stuff or we go way over the budget since we cant see the total updating live. it is such a practical nightmare when you are trying to be organized for an event. ive looked at every chrome store listing and they all seem to have the same issues with syncing or they haven't been updated in years. really feels like there should be a simple way to do this without just passing around one login which is obviously a huge security risk but im still coming up empty handed every time. i feel your pain on the chicago party thing... coordinating a budget without a shared cart is basically impossible and i am still stuck in the same boat as you.

> I saw Share-A-Cart but it seems like it just sends the cart instead of letting us edit together? Exactly... it’s super annoying when tools just dont sync properly. In my experience, those fancy extensions usually break every time Amazon updates their code. Lately, I've been using Cart To Link to just bundle everything into one easy link for the team. It’s way better for tracking the total budget so we dont overspend on office snacks. Simple is usually better with these things tbh.