Guessing what a close friend would like when you want to get them a present for birthdays or special events could be pointless. You spend a whole day racking your head, thinking back at past conversations to see if they dropped any hint.

You know you do not want to get them the same present as last time, after all, who needs two bread toasters, and at the same time, you find it tough to decide what to get them. At the end of the day, you may not have gone further than where you were when you started.

An easy workaround to this is to get their wishlists on Amazon, but how do you go about that? We are going to tell you how to find someone’s amazon wishlist and answer all other related questions that you may have.

Amazon wishlist: Everything you need to know

A wish list is an integral part of an e-commerce application. It comprises all the products that a buyer wants but has not purchased yet.

The wish list on Amazon works in two major ways. You may find products that catch your eyes when you browse through the catalogues. A wish list enables you to add this product for future purposes.

One other purpose of the wish list is as a gift registry. You can share your wish list with friends. This is to give them an idea of what you want as presents in the future.

How to find someone’s Amazon wishlist on PC

Amazon wishlists used to be public by default. If you know the email address of a particular user, you could easily navigate to their profile and check their wish lists unless the user sets it to private.

However, this feature is now set to private by default. This means unless a user makes their wish list public or shares the list with you, you cannot view their wish list.

This section will take you through the steps to check the wish list of someone who has shared his wish list with you.

  1. Find the option on the right that says “Hello, User” and hover on it. You will see a popup that links to the many functionalities in your account. Since we want to find the wish list of another user, we will look for “Find a list or registry.
How to find someone’s Amazon wishlist on PC
  1. You will be redirected to a page where you have to fill in the name of the user you want to find. As a demonstration, we will be searching for a user named Michelle.
How to find someone’s Amazon wishlist on PC: guide
  1. After clicking on search, Amazon populates your screen with all of the users that meet the description in your search. You can scroll to find the particular user whose wish list you wish to access.

In our case, we will check the first user on the list.

  1. If everything plays out the right way, you should see a screen that looks like the one below. Here, you can see all the items that the user has on his wish list.
How to find someone’s Amazon wishlist on PC: guide

How to find someone’s Amazon wishlist on Android/iOS

In the case you want to find the wish list of a friend on the Amazon application for Android or iPhone, you should know that the user interfaces are similar with no marked difference.

You can find the wish list of someone who has shared his list with you on the application by following the following steps:

  1. Open the application and click the hamburger menu. The menu can be found at the extreme right in the navigation bar.
How to find someone’s Amazon wishlist on Android/iOS
  1. Click on “Your wish list”. This will redirect you to a page under your profile.
How to find someone’s Amazon wishlist on Android/iOS
  1. Proceed by tapping “Your Friends’ Lists
How to find someone’s Amazon wishlist on Android/iOS
  1. From here you should see the lists of friends who have shared their lists with you. If nothing appears, that is because no one has shared his wish list with you yet.

How to create a wish list on Amazon

You can create and maintain as many wish lists as you desire on Amazon. To remove ambiguity, you can give the lists names of events. An example is naming a wish list a wedding list or a birthday list. This ensures better navigation and it gives friends who keep track of their wish lists an idea about what individual lists are.

To create a wish list on Amazon, you would have to be signed in as a user on the website. You can proceed here to sign in.

  1. Upon a successful sign-in, you will be redirected to the homepage which looks something like that is seen below. You can then hover on “Accounts & Lists”.
How to create a wish list on Amazon
  1. There is a drop-down menu which shows details of your accounts and links to different functionalities in your account on hover. You will need to click “Create a list” from here.
How to create a wish list on Amazon
  1. You will be required to enter a name for the list you want to create. In the case of the snapshot found below, the wish list’s name is Shopping List 1.
How to create a wish list on Amazon

Should you follow the steps above, you have successfully created a wish list that you can share with friends or even make public.

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How to manage a wish list on Amazon

Amazon allows you to change the settings of your wish lists. These include:

  1. To get started, you will need to click on “More” which can be found in the snapshot below.
  2. Changing the privacy of your wish list on Amazon. You can set the privacy to any of
  • Private – this list will only be visible to you.
  • Public – this list can be accessed by anyone who has your name
  • Shared – this list can only be accessed by people whom you have shared your wish list with.
  1. Enter your birthday and shipping address in case someone purchases these items for you.
  2. You can also set a description for your wish list. This description will be seen by everyone who has access to the wish list.
  3. Another option that Amazon allows you on the products is whether you want to keep the wish list at “Don’t spoil my surprises” or “Keep purchased items on the list”. By choosing “Don’t spoil my surprises”, products that have been purchased from your list will remain highlighted. The latter means that when an item from the list is purchased, it will only remain for a short time and if an attempt is made at duplicate purchase of the product, a warning will be issued.
How to manage a wish list on Amazon

How to add items to your wish list on Amazon

You can easily add items to your wish list when you are browsing through catalogues and want to peg an item for later. When you find an item that you want to add, these are the steps to follow:

  1. Navigate to the product you want to add to your wish list.
  2. Look for what looks like the highlighted region in the snapshot below. From there, you can pick the list you want to add the item to or even create a new list.
How to add items to your wish list on Amazon

How to share your wish list with friends

One of the purposes of having a wish list on Amazon is to be able to share it with others. When you create a wish list, it is automatically set to private and unless you share the list with others, no one will have access to it.

You can share your wish list with others by following these steps:

  1. Navigate to your list
  2. Click on “Send list to others
  3. You can then choose any setting you want from there. You can either give those who have access to your wish list the right to only view your wish list or to both view and edit it.
How to share your wish list with friends

Can I purchase an item on someone’s wish list?

The whole point of having a wish list, other than to flag for future purposes, is to allow friends to purchase these items.

In the case, a friend shares his list with you and you want to make buy one of the products for this friend, you can follow these steps:

  1. Select the gift/product from your friend’s Wish List. This will not take you to the item’s default page but to its wish list page.
  2. On the wish list page, select “Add to Cart
  3. Click “Add to Cart” one more time when a window pops up asking if you want to confirm the action.
  4. Then select “Proceed to checkout
  5. Now, select the “address” on the checkout page. Ensure that you use the “Other addresses” option.
  6. You can then finalise the order by clicking “Place your order

Will I be notified when someone buys an item off my wish list

No. By default, the owner of the wish list who is receiving the purchase will not get a notification or message when you purchase a gift for them. This feature is called the “Do not spoil my surprises”. Essentially, this option prevents the recipient from getting any notification about someone purchasing a gift for them. The feature is excellent for surprises but may result in duplicate purchases.

To prevent this from happening, you may want to check the section on “How to manage a wish list on Amazon” to see how to change this setting if you intend to.

Will my address be made public when I share my wish list with others?

For security reasons, recipient addresses are private on Amazon WishLists. When someone buys something for the person, they will only see the name and the city information of the recipient. This feature is essential in protecting the users’ privacy on Amazon.

FAQs

The Amazon Wishlist is a feature on the Amazon.com website that allows users to create a list of items that they would like to purchase in the future.

To create an Amazon Wishlist, log into your Amazon account and click on the “Wishlist” link in the top navigation bar. From there, you will be able to create a new list or browse through existing lists.

You can add any item that is sold on Amazon.com to your Amazon Wishlist. This includes items that are sold by Amazon as well as items that are sold by third-party sellers on the Amazon marketplace.

To add an item to your Amazon Wishlist, simply find the product page for the item you wish to add and click the “Add to Wishlist” button.

No, you can only add items to your Amazon Wishlist that are sold on Amazon.com.

No, only you will be able to see the items on your Amazon Wishlist.

Yes, you must have an Amazon account in order to create a Wishlist.

Yes, you can share your Amazon Wishlist with anyone, even if they don’t have an Amazon account.

To view another person’s Amazon Wishlist, you must first have their Amazon username or email address. Once you have that information, go to the Amazon Wishlist page and enter the person’s username or email address into the “Find a Wishlist” search bar.

Yes, you can delete items from your Amazon Wishlist at any time. To do so, simply go to the item’s product page and click the “Remove from Wishlist” button.

Yes, you can edit the items on your Amazon Wishlist at any time. To do so, go to your Amazon Wishlist and click the “Edit” button next to the item you wish to change.

If an item on your Amazon Wishlist goes out of stock, it will be removed from your list.

Yes, you can add a note to an item on your Amazon Wishlist. To do so, go to the item’s product page and click the “Add a Note” button.

Yes, you can add items to your Amazon Wishlist from your Amazon shopping cart. To do so, simply click the “Add to Wishlist” button that is located next to the item in your cart.

Yes, you can move items from your Amazon shopping cart to your Amazon Wishlist. To do so, click on the “Wishlist” link in the top navigation bar and then click the “Add to Wishlist” button next to the item you wish to move.

When someone purchases an item from your Amazon Wishlist, you will receive an email notification from Amazon. The email will include the name of the item that was purchased as well as the name of the person who purchased it.

Yes, you can purchase an item from someone else’s Amazon Wishlist. To do so, simply go to the Wishlist page and click on the “Buy” button next to the item you wish to purchase.

If you don’t want the person whose Amazon Wishlist you’ve purchased from to know that you’ve bought the item, you can opt for the “Gift Wrap” option when you’re checking out.

No, you can only add items to your Amazon Wishlist that are sold on Amazon.com.

If you need help with your Amazon Wishlist, you can contact Amazon customer service for assistance.

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