# Revisit products you're considering

- slug: recent
- locale: en-GB
- localeResolved: en-GB
- canonical: https://www.merchandaise.com/en-gb/recent

Return to the branded products, apparel, gifts, and promotional merchandise you viewed on this device. Compare options, explore similar items, and continue sourcing more efficiently.

## Overview of recent products
This route allows shoppers to revisit their device-specific recent product history for custom merchandise, compare related options, and continue sourcing branded apparel, gifts, and promotional products.

## Route states
- Recent-history state: displays recently viewed products with options to reopen, remove, and explore similar items.
- Empty state: outlines how recent history functions and provides links to high-intent product collections.
- Refresh-warning state: informs users when the latest product details could not be loaded and offers a retry option.

## Primary actions
- Open the detail page of a recently viewed product.
- Open a destination for related products or similar items.
- Remove a single item from your recent history.
- Clear all recent history stored on this device.
- Explore curated product collections when no recent items are available.

## Privacy and Storage
Recent history on this route is stored only in the current browser on your device. Clearing history here or clearing browser storage will remove the saved list.

## FAQs about Recent History
- **Where are my recently viewed products stored?:** Recently viewed products are stored locally in this browser on your device. They are not saved as a shared or public list.
- **Why are some products missing from this page?:** Products may disappear if local browser storage has been cleared, if you removed them from your recent history, or if the latest product details could not be loaded.
- **Can I view similar products from this page?:** Yes. Use the similar-items action on each recent product card to explore related options and compare products more efficiently.