Episode Details

Ever spent an hour curating the perfect online shopping cart, only to lose it when you close a tab? This episode unpacks the technical reality behind cart persistence — from session storage and cookies to server-side accounts — and why most e-commerce sites are designed to make your cart fragile on purpose. We explore browser extensions, wishlist workarounds, cart sharing with family, and the incentive problem that keeps retailers from building the features users actually want. If you treat online shopping like a project, this one's for you.