Quote Originally Posted by Xenosan View Post
This is helpful, but just consider the time it takes to right click the search, dismiss your currently opened retainer, summon the other retainer, load their inventory screen, grab item, dismiss retainer, open crafting log, search next material, repeat process until all items are collected... Ugh kill me

It's just not that user friendly.. Who knows.. maybe SE wanted it that way..
I actually don't do it that often, since I generally know where my stuff is. But if you're not sure if you have something or not, it's handy. I also generally remember what I need and get it all in one shot.