The Card Fee a Refund Doesn’t Give Back
I tracked a $10 refund, cent by cent.
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Insights from the field
Practical articles on payments and billing: Stripe, webhooks, failed payments, duplicate charges and reconciliation, from an engineer who builds them.
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The Life of One Subscription
A promise, three bills, one declined card, and a cancel that did not cut anyone off.
7 min read
The Price That Lived in Two Places
The page said 30 dollars. The card was charged 35. Nobody lied.
8 min read
The Life of 30 Dollars
How one ordinary price stays exactly the same, from the first keystroke to the last receipt
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What Happens After You Press Pay
It takes one second. Most of the trouble starts after that.
7 min read