Shopify Payment Method Fails to Add, Blocking Subscription Payment and Freezing Store
A Shopify merchant found that adding a new payment method for their monthly subscription failed, preventing them from paying and causing their store to be frozen. This highlights a fragility in Shopify's billing flow where a payment-method UI failure can escalate to full store lockout.
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