INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Amazon may soon be adding a feature consumers have wanted for years: collaborative wish lists
A number of people using Amazon.com and its mobile app recently spotted the option to &invite others& to their wish lists
This offers a URL that can be shared via text messages, email, social apps and more
Once clicked, the invitees can then both add and remove wish list items, alongside the wish list original owner.
The feature, while
relatively minor, is something Amazon shoppers have been clamoring for
Parents want to be able to co-manage wish lists for their kids, while others & like friends, couples, party planners, family and friends &
have also wanted to team up on lists of gift ideas for special occasions, such as birthdays, holidays, and various celebrations.
But there
been some confusion over whether the feature was something Amazon was only testing, or if it was in the early stages of a rollout to all
users.
Amazon declined to comment on its plans specifically, but did tell us this is a test with a &small number of customers.
As one report
from MacRumors noted, there are some Wish List features not everyone has, even if they&ve been opted in to the new collaborative lists test
For instance, some people will also see a conversation icon on the right side of the list page that allows list members to discuss items on
the list with one another
Another ellipsis icon lets the original list creator manage the list membership.
So far, the feature has been spotted on the Amazon.com
desktop and mobile website, and on iOS but not Android
It common for Amazon to launch new features on iOS first, however
That the case with the recent debut of Part Finder, which has launched publicly, but only on iOS to start.
Image credit: MacRumors
