If you have impulse control issues, it’s a good idea to turn off 1-Click shopping in your Amazon account. Amazon’s patented 1-Click is convenient, but it’s a bit of a trap. Dispensing with the virtual shopping cart that normally allows you to review your items before committing to a purchase means many people will buy things they might not have.
The average shopping cart abandonment rate for online purchases is about 70%. The top reason for abandoning carts: The “extra” costs—shipping, fees, taxes—are too high. You won’t see those fees if you process your purchase with a single click, so here’s how to turn off this ingenious-but-insidious feature. Sober second thoughts are always a good idea when you’re spending money, and they require more than the time it takes to click a mouse.
Disabling Amazon’s 1-Click from a browser
To Amazon’s credit, they’ve recently made it much easier to turn off one-click settings:
In your Amazon account, look for “Accounts and Lists” in the drop-down menu just below your name on the top right of your screen.
Select “My Account” in the drop-down menu.
Then, on the lower left of your screen, under “Ordering and shopping preferences,” click on “1-Click settings.”
You’ll be taken to the “Your purchase preferences” screen; the option to disable 1-Click will be in the top right corner.
Credit: AmazonYou can choose to disable one-click buying on the specific device you’re using, or click “Manage 1-Click for your devices” or “Disable 1-Click everywhere.”
Disabling Amazon’s 1-Click from your iPhone
You can turn off instant-ordering from your phone too. Here’s how:
Launch the Amazon app.
Tap the “profile” icon in the bottom center of the screen.
Credit: AmazonTap “Your Account.“
Scroll down to “1-Click settings.“
Credit: Amazon
You can choose to disable the settings on your phone or on all connected devices.
