Shopify's AI Store Setup Leaves Shipping, Inventory, and Payments Misconfigured
A merchant reports that Shopify's automated AI store setup configured their shipping, inventory linking, and payment methods incorrectly, taking seven days to partially fix. Support directed them to self-serve documentation that didn't match the actual required steps, compounding the confusion.
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