Colleen in SEVA Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I just received the following message from Amazon: " Important messages for items in your Cart: 1 item has been deleted from the Saved Items section of your Cart. You've exceeded the maximum number of items that can be stored in the Saved Items section of your Cart." **FAINT** You mean now I have to go through ALL 600 of my "save this item for later" items and decide which ones I am NEVER GOING TO BUY and DELETE THEM so I have room for all the new things people recommend that I MIGHT want to buy one day?!?! :svengo: Side note: Can you imagine if there was ever a glitch at Amazon and all of those things were actually sent to me? Additional side note: It's fun to look back through those really old ones and see what sorts of things we were interested in then. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatA Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 You know, all my years on Amazon, I just found out about the "Save for Later" feature a few weeks ago. Needless to say, it's now a respectable size to make up for those lost years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkers247 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I've never really used that feature. I'm too scared I'd accidentally buy it all. I made a wish list to keep track of what I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 they also have the wish list function and it is sortable. YOu can have multiple wish lists...like School Year 2012-2013 wish list, a Christmas wish list, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 THere is an option to move items from the save for later list to your wish list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Wow, I only have 276 items saved for later, at the moment. But that's because less than a year ago I went through, bought a huge amount of stuff that I wanted, deleted things I really didn't want, etc. Want to hear a funny story? At that time, less than a year ago, I had some extra cash and I thought "I'm going to buy all the stuff I want right now". I think I had more than 200 items in my cart, ready to purchase. The amount was somewhere around $800. I went to check out, and it wouldn't let me. I kept getting error messages. When I emailed Amazon to ask why, they said I was trying to purchase too many items at one time. Then I put everything back in my "save for later" cart, came to my senses, and purchased a much more reasonable order. At that time, I also, stupidly, didn't realize it was better to group all buy four for the price of three together (only $7.99 at one time, or $6.99, or $8.99). Ah Amazon. I'd probably be a rich woman without you. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I've never used that feature either, I just put it on one of my wishlists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I've never used "Save for Later" in my cart. I have several wish lists with different labels: Christmas, Home School, Books to Read, and a generic one for all the rest like exercise dvds, house stuff, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakereese Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 So 600 is the magic number then? Right now I have 235, so I am good. :D But :grouphug: to you. I would freak! Is there anyway they can help you figure out what it was? And yes, use the "move to wish list" from your saved for later and get some of that stuff in a safe place. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 THere is an option to move items from the save for later list to your wish list. Oh, that is new!! I've been wanting that feature for a long time! Before, it was a tedious process to move stuff from the cart to a wish list then delete, then refresh. Blah, blah, blah. I have many different wish lists set up but you only get the notification of a price change if the item you're monitoring is in the cart. I keep all the expensive stuff in there and check regularly, especially as Christmas approaches. The rest of it goes to the wish list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimtaxi234 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I just use the Wish List too! Actually, I have my children and husband put things they are interested in on the Wish List. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakereese Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Oh, that is new!! I've been wanting that feature for a long time! Before, it was a tedious process to move stuff from the cart to a wish list then delete, then refresh. Blah, blah, blah. I have many different wish lists set up but you only get the notification of a price change if the item you're monitoring is in the cart. I keep all the expensive stuff in there and check regularly, especially as Christmas approaches. The rest of it goes to the wish list. This was always my main motivation for keeping certain things in the saved for later part of the cart. Of course, it may have gotten out of hand with over 200 items in there now, but I have saved some serious $$ by being patient and buying when prices are reduced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Jessica* Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 So 600 is the magic number then? I'm wondering this, too! I have almost 500 things in mine. The reason I use the Save for Later feature instead of just the Wishlist feature is because it lets me know if the price of the item increases or decreases. I am only willing to spend a certain amount on certain items, so watching for the price to drop can be very helpful! A wishlist doesn't have that feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHASRADA Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 (edited) I only use the "save for later" function in my cart for items I actually intend to buy within the next month or so. Usually, I put the item in my cart planning to buy it that day, then decide my order is large enough, and there are a few things I could put off until the next credit card cycle. So, I narrow it down to the items I really need immediately and put the others in "save for later" so I don't forget to buy them next time. Everything else (as in, things I might want to buy eventually, some day, or at least not next month) goes in my wish lists. Edited October 11, 2012 by AHASRADA typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jg_puppy Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I'm wondering this, too! I have almost 500 things in mine. The reason I use the Save for Later feature instead of just the Wishlist feature is because it lets me know if the price of the item increases or decreases. I am only willing to spend a certain amount on certain items, so watching for the price to drop can be very helpful! A wishlist doesn't have that feature. It may be a newer feature, but the wishlist does tell you that. Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Wow, 600! I'm totally impressed! I only have 2. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 (edited) It may be a newer feature, but the wishlist does tell you that. Janet Wow! It must be brand new then, just like the ability to move something directly from your saved cart items to the wish list. They probably knew why so many of us had giant carts and fixed it for us. Happy about this, especially if it also alerts others who shop from our wish lists. My mom and MIL both buy from our wish lists for birthdays and Christmas, so it will be great if it lets them know about price changes. ETA: Oh, yes, it tells you a percentage or amount changed + or - for each item, at its place in the list. It doesn't do the big banner announcement across the top of the wish list page like it does for changes in the cart. I greatly prefer the cart type announcement to having to scroll through each wish list. Edited October 11, 2012 by Alte Veste Academy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I've never used that. I always use wish lists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I guess I won't ever max that out. I currently have 24 items saved for later and that is about average for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jg_puppy Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 ETA: Oh, yes, it tells you a percentage or amount changed + or - for each item, at its place in the list. It doesn't do the big banner announcement across the top of the wish list page like it does for changes in the cart. I greatly prefer the cart type announcement to having to scroll through each wish list. That would be helpful. Maybe we could all ask them for that to be added to the Wishlists since they already have the feature to show a change in price. Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dina in Oklahoma Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 You have made me feel better only having 209!:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 600?!?! Love it!!! Time to cull the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I made this horrific discovery last year. :001_huh: It was traumatizing at the time. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 600?!?! Love it!!! Time to cull the list. I wonder if they had to do it because bands of marauding homeschoolers were making their cart database huge and sluggish. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I'd have a hard time going through a 600 item cart list. there is also the wishlist, and I'm pretty sure that can be divided by subject to make it easier to find things. then when ready to purchase, you just click on the item and click on move it to cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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