Shopping Cart Differs Depending on Web or Client Access to Store

[Bannor]

I have the Steam client installed on my home PC, and at work I use a browser to view new games that I'd possibly like to buy (not allowed to install the client at work).
Sometimes at work (or even less often at home) I will put a game into the shopping cart and continue browsing games, and then get interrupted - and fail to actually purchase the game in my cart, and then later I'll go home.
When I log in at home with the client, the game which should be in my shopping cart does not appear - but if I go to work again the next day - there it is.
Why does the contents of my shopping cart depend on what platform I'm using at the time?
Login, account details, etc are (of course) identical.

[Kargor]

Because the the shopping cart is not on your account. It's just on the webbrowser that's being used.

Send yourself a mail or something like that if you need a reminder.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

They don't save through different devices. Browsers are considered different devices.

[Bannor]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

They don't save through different devices. Browsers are considered different devices.

:qr:

When I buy a game through the browser, it appears in the client as well.
When I post a message on a forum through the browser, it appears in the client as well.
When I add something to my 'Wishlist' through the browser, it appears in the client as well.
When I add a friend through the browser, they appear in the client as well.

So what's up with the shopping cart?

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by Bannor:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

They don't save through different devices. Browsers are considered different devices.

:qr:

When I buy a game through the browser, it appears in the client as well.
When I post a message on a forum through the browser, it appears in the client as well.
When I add something to my 'Wishlist' through the browser, it appears in the client as well.
When I add a friend through the browser, they appear in the client as well.

So what's up with the shopping cart?

Those are account related and stored on the account and/or server.

A shopping cart is not. The cart is based on cookies and cookies are not transfered between two systems

If you would like the cart to progress between systems, then may I suggest the Suggestions/Ideas forum as it is for such suggestions/ideas for the Steam Client and services.

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/10/

[Bannor]

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

The cart is based on cookies and cookies are not transfered between two systems

This is a good explanation of what I experience, and makes sense - thanks! I'll make a suggestion out of it.

[Wig Bang]

Originally posted by Kargor:

Because the the shopping cart is not on your account. It's just on the webbrowser that's being used.

Send yourself a mail or something like that if you need a reminder.

That is garbage design and I've contacted Game Newell to complain about it.

[rawWwRrr]

Originally posted by Wig Bang:

Originally posted by Kargor:

Because the the shopping cart is not on your account. It's just on the webbrowser that's being used.

Send yourself a mail or something like that if you need a reminder.

That is garbage design and I've contacted Game Newell to complain about it.

Because no one else has pestered Gabe about in the past 5 years?

[Adam]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.