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# Buy for Me: plain-language definition | Am I Ready for Agents?

> Buy for Me: Amazon's feature that completes a purchase of an eligible product on another retailer's site for the customer. Dated and sourced.

Source: https://amireadyforagents.com/glossary/buy-for-me
Site: Am I Ready for Agents?
Last reviewed: 2026-11-04

# Buy for Me

## In short

Buy for Me lets Amazon buy from your site for its customer, so check how those orders reach you. Amazon Alexa for Shopping goes into the detail. Compare it with Agentic checkout and Merchant of record. Amazon says it uses the customer's primary address and credit card for eligible products.

## Definition

Amazon's feature that completes a purchase of an eligible product on another retailer's site for the customer.

## A dated example

-   Read 4 Nov 2026
    
    Amazon says it uses the customer's primary address and credit card for eligible products.
    
    [Amazon: Meet Alexa for Shopping](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/alexa-for-shopping-ai-assistant), read 4 Nov 2026
    

## Where it matters

It lets Amazon buy from your site for its customer, so check how those orders reach you.

-   [Amazon Alexa for Shopping](https://amireadyforagents.com/agents/amazon-rufus-and-buy-for-me)

## Related terms

-   [Agentic checkout](https://amireadyforagents.com/glossary/agentic-checkout)A purchase completed inside an AI assistant or by an agent, with the merchant still selling the item.
-   [Merchant of record](https://amireadyforagents.com/glossary/merchant-of-record)The business legally selling the item, responsible for payment, refunds and customer service.

## Sources

1.  [Amazon: Meet Alexa for Shopping](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/alexa-for-shopping-ai-assistant) (aboutamazon.com/news/retail/alexa-for-shopping-ai-assistant), read 4 Nov 2026.

Last reviewed 4 November 2026

Reviewed 4 November 2026. [1 source](#sources), each with the day it was read.