Shopify Bills New Merchants Without Clear Setup Guidance or Error Context
A new Shopify merchant reports being charged multiple times while generating no sales, with unhelpful error messages and no step-by-step onboarding. The frustration centers on unexplained billing before the store is functional. This is a vendor UX and billing transparency issue specific to the Shopify platform.
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