Excellent points LG. I would add that I'd like the option to mark objects as "interested" without putting them in my shopping cart. My desires are far greater than my wallet, and some things have to wait months before I get around to buying them, and I often forget stuff once it's no longer current. I'd like to maintain a list of everything that interested me, with no urgent time limit. I constantly use my shopping basket as a to-do list, but it's not ideal because, as you point out, you have to clear everything out to make a single purchase.