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Have you ever hesitated for a moment
when trying to buy a paid note on your smartphone?

Hello, I'm Shigeko🌷

When you decide, "Okay, I'll buy it"
and press the button on your smartphone—

For a 100 yen article,
a 140 yen charge screen.

"Wait? Wasn't it 100 yen...?"

My index finger froze
on the smartphone screen.
I hurriedly backed out of the payment screen.

To create paid notes,
I've started buying articles frequently for research.

Sometimes I search carefully
on my computer,
and other times I find them through recommendations on my smartphone.

That's why I was extra curious.
Even though it's the same article,
why is the price different?🤔

It doesn't feel right to leave the mystery unsolved.
I stopped the purchase for a moment and decided to look into it.

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when I summarized the information, the reason became clear.

To put it simply,
when purchasing from the app,
"in-app purchases"are used.

It seems that

feespaid to the platforms,Apple and Google, are incurred.

These fees areabout 30%.Furthermore,
consumption taxis added,which is how a 100 yen article becomes about 140 yen.

But,
I want to buy it as cheaply as possible, right?
This is a super honest feeling.

At the same time, don't you think this?

“So, how can I buy it for 100 yen?”

But, there was a proper solution🎉

1. Open the paid article you're interested in on the note app
2. Tap the '...' (three-dot menu) in the top right → 'Open in browser'
3. Purchase it on the browser version of note (it stays at 100 yen)

It was a hassle to go out of my way to open my computer
for an article I found interesting on the app.
With this, I can purchase it with peace of mind.

So the moment I understood the cause,
the fog in my chest cleared right up.

If you are also
hesitating to buy on the app,
“Open in browser” please remember this🌷

I wrote this hoping it would be helpful
to others who were wondering 'why?' just like me.

Thank you for reading this far.
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