# Things appearing in my Amazon shopping cart that I did not put there **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Tags:** amazon-prime\ **Created:** [August 8, 2025, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-appearing-in-my-amazon-shopping-cart-that-i-did-not-put-there/1021851 "2025-08-08T11:31:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2025, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-appearing-in-my-amazon-shopping-cart-that-i-did-not-put-there/1021851/21 "2025-08-09T02:06:45Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > The ironic thing is, the car won’t even use the cat tree. They’ll just sleep in the box it comes in. I’ve seen a car use an oak tree (to commit car suicide) but never one use a cat tree ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2025, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-appearing-in-my-amazon-shopping-cart-that-i-did-not-put-there/1021851/22 "2025-08-09T02:16:12Z")
BAH. Stupid auto correct. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2025, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-appearing-in-my-amazon-shopping-cart-that-i-did-not-put-there/1021851/23 "2025-08-09T02:17:55Z")
Nope, never. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-appearing-in-my-amazon-shopping-cart-that-i-did-not-put-there/1021851/24 "2025-08-10T19:48:29Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > No, I had never browsed any of the four books or the vitamins before. Actually, what I suggested was that you might have browsed someone else’s wishlist because you were looking for a gift, and something from THAT list may have been dropped into your cart. I occasionally get notes that things on my brother’s wishlist have dropped in price, and because he never weeds the damn thing, it might be something he added in 2007, when he was into making his own shoes. Given that Amazon puts thing in my Fresh cart that are sold out, AND I no longer live in a region served by Amazon Fresh, in addition to sending me reminders when my brother’s birthday is upcoming, along with a link to his wishlist, I would not be surprised if the next step is just to go to the most recent thing on the list with “high” or “highest” priority (whether or not it is in stock), and drop it in my cart. It does email me when new things are in my Fresh cart, so it will probably email me when something is dropped in my regular cart. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-appearing-in-my-amazon-shopping-cart-that-i-did-not-put-there/1021851/25 "2025-08-10T20:06:00Z")
That’s an interesting possibility, but I don’t have access to anybody else’s wish list. I also get notices when things on my wish list have changed in price, either up or down. I’ve never had things actually show up in my cart that I didn’t put there. ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-appearing-in-my-amazon-shopping-cart-that-i-did-not-put-there/1021851/26 "2025-08-10T22:36:39Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Amazon keeps putting previous “frequent purchases” from Amazon Fresh into my cart Wow. I guess that “feature” is buried in their TOS. “You have purchased fresh produce. Thus we will make sure you never are never without this product” In **ThelmaLou’s case,** are these really random items? “That big screen TV you bought in December is probably broken, so we’ll silently add a brand new model” Scam-wise, I suppose if someone compromised a password and could see and swipe a delivery, Amazon will be happy to process your request and you could expect a full refund in 10-14 business days. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-appearing-in-my-amazon-shopping-cart-that-i-did-not-put-there/1021851.md?page=1)