It’s almost hard to believe that Amazon started out as a website that sold books from Jeff Bezos' garage and grew into to one of the biggest companies in the world. And while Amazon has branched out into everything from cloud computing and AI tosmart home techanddigital streaming, at its heart, it’s still an e-commerce company.
If you use Amazon (and let’s face it, about the only people that don’t are uncontacted rainforest-dwelling tribes that live in the original Amazon), then you may be wondering if it’s possible to save your old Amazon orders so that you can repurchase the same products, or just look back in wonder at all the unnecessary stuff you bought during lockdown. And if those orders are already saved, you’ll probably be wondering where you can find them. Wonder no more as we learn how to find and save old Amazon orders.
How to find your old orders on Amazon
By default, Amazon stores every purchase that you make on your account. It is possible to archive some orders, which we’ll learn more about later, but it’s not possible to completely delete orders from your Amazon account. This makes sense; you don’t want to make an order, delete it, and then have no proof that you made it in the first place if something goes wrong. If you’re here because you’re wondering how to save your Amazon orders, then the good news is that it’s already done for you, so you don’t need to do a thing. Go andhave a cup of coffee.
If you want to find your old orders on Amazon, it’s simple to do. The method is slightly different depending on whether you’re doing it in a browser or on the mobile app.
How to find your old Amazon orders on mobile
By default, you can see the last three months of order history on the Amazon mobile app, but it’s possible to use the filter to see older orders, too.
How to find your old Amazon orders on desktop
The method for finding your old Amazon orders on desktop is very similar.
How to archive an order on Amazon
Archiving an order removes it from the main list of orders. This is particularly useful if youshare the account with friends or familyand have ordered something that you don’t want them to see, such as a birthday present or Maroon 5 album. The order isn’t deleted completely, so it is still possible for someone else to find it, but it’s removed from the main order list, and you have to go out of your way to find it. There’s no way to archive an order using the Amazon app, but if you’re on mobile, you can do so by opening the desktop version of the Amazon website in your phone’s browser instead.
How to find and restore archived orders on Amazon
If you want to view your archived orders, it’s simple enough to do so, although it’s not immediately obvious where to look. Once again, this isn’t possible using the Amazonapp; you’ll have to do it in a browser.
How to remove orders from your Buy Again list
If you’ve bought a present for someone or something really, really embarrassing, like a second Maroon 5 album, there is one more place where these orders might appear: the Buy Again list. This is a list of products that Amazon thinks you might want to buy again at some point in the future, so it mostly features disposable items such asbatteries, food products, or Maroon 5 albums.
Other users of your account may stumble across your orders in the Buy Again list, ruining the surprise or severely lowering their estimation of your musical taste. If an order that you’ve archived is still showing in the Buy Again list, you can delete it to keep your guilty secret safe. This is something that can be done through the app or in a browser.
How to remove orders from your Buy Again list on mobile
You can view your Buy Again list on mobile and remove items from the list if you need to.
How to remove orders from your Buy Again list on desktop
you’re able to remove items from your Buy Again list through the Amazon website.
