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#005 Funnel Friday: Basket Abandonment and the Most Common Checkout Friction Points

The checkout is the most expensive step in the customer journey, because the visitor already wanted to buy. The most common friction points and how to remove them.

Jörg Dennis Krüger · 13 June 2026 · 1 min read

Picture someone in a supermarket filling their trolley to the brim, pushing it all the way to the till, then simply leaving it there and walking out. In a real shop that rarely happens. Online it happens all the time.

At this point the visitor has already made up their mind. They want to buy. If they drop off here, you are not losing a prospect. You are losing a customer who was almost there.

What you will take away:

  • The most common friction points in the checkout (and which ones really cost conversion)
  • Mandatory registration, form fields, payment options: what hurts most?
  • Quick fixes you can put in place today

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