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Session 10: Stripe Verification & Cleanup

Date: 2026-02-18 Focus: Production Stripe verification, email setup, promo code cleanup Duration: ~1 hour

Confirmed MEMORYNOW26 (100% off, 50 max redemptions) works in production
Confirmed TESTPURCHASE95 (95% off, 10 max redemptions) works in production
Real payment processed and visible in Stripe dashboard
Stripe CLI authenticated but in test mode; live verification done via site checkout

Added receipt_email: params.customerEmail to payment_intent_data in checkout session creation
Previously, Stripe receipts only went to the account holder (Bert), not the paying customer
File: src/lib/stripe.ts

Stripe's checkout page handles promo codes natively via allow_promotion_codes: true. The redundant site-side field was removed:

Removed promo code input from /create form (Step 4)
Removed promoCode from JS payload in create.astro
Removed promo code lookup logic from src/pages/api/create-checkout.ts
Removed couponCode and promoCodeId params from createCheckoutSession() in src/lib/stripe.ts
Removed discount application block from stripe.ts

Changed hello@sayitnowbook.com to contact@sayitnowbook.com on landing page footer
Policies page already had the correct email

Sheri cannot sign in to Google Workspace (DNS not verified)
She cannot access the admin console either
Plan: Sheri will re-setup the account and call Bert for DNS authentication in Cloudflare
Discussed Cloudflare email routing as a free alternative (forwarding to sld12061@gmail.com)
Forwarding addresses needed: sheri@sayitnowbook.com and contact@sayitnowbook.com

No email sending infrastructure exists in the codebase yet
Azure Communication Services listed in tech stack but not implemented
Communicated to Sheri that custom emails will be configured in the next phase
For now: Stripe handles customer receipts, Stripe dashboard for payment visibility

Decision	Context
Promo codes handled by Stripe only	Removed site-side promo field; simpler, less code to maintain
Customer receipts via `receipt_email`	Quick fix vs building custom email system
Custom emails deferred to next phase	Told Sheri; not blocking for beta
Contact email: `contact@sayitnowbook.com`	Standardized across all pages