Buy Button

Technical Q&A

Topic summary

A Canadian merchant is experiencing a currency display issue with Shopify’s Buy Button embedded on a Squarespace website.

The Problem:

  • Buy Buttons created in Canada display Canadian pricing (CAD $109.95) by default to all visitors
  • US customers see the higher Canadian price initially, even though the US price should be $79.99
  • The correct US pricing only appears after customers proceed through checkout and specify their US location

Impact:

  • This pricing confusion is deterring potential US customers from completing purchases, as they assume the product costs $109 instead of the actual $79.99 US price

Status: The user is seeking advice from others who may have encountered and resolved this multi-currency Buy Button implementation issue. A live example is referenced at tourhabits.com.

Summarized with AI on November 2. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Has anyone tried to create a Buy Button in Canada and then when you copy the code and place it on someone who used Square Space to create their website, it seems that it will only show in the currency yin which you created the button in. So if the product in US should be 79.99 but in Canada it is 109.95, it will show the 109.95 until you start moving through check out and specifically say you are in united sates at checkout. This deters people from ordering as they think it is 109 and not 79.99. For example you can look at these Buy Buttons at www.tourhabits.com under shop

Rod