diff --git a/src/apps/applets/migrations/0012_applet_display_order.py b/src/apps/applets/migrations/0012_applet_display_order.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0d47c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/applets/migrations/0012_applet_display_order.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0 on 2026-05-22 05:27
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('applets', '0011_seed_wallet_shop_applet'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='applet',
+            name='display_order',
+            field=models.PositiveSmallIntegerField(default=100),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/src/apps/applets/migrations/0013_wallet_shop_display_order.py b/src/apps/applets/migrations/0013_wallet_shop_display_order.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..385038c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/applets/migrations/0013_wallet_shop_display_order.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+"""Pin the wallet Shop applet atop the wallet row.
+
+The 4-applet wallet layout (per [[project-wallet-shop-expansion]]) wants
+Shop first; the other 3 (Balances, Tokens, Payment) keep their historical
+order via the default `display_order=100` + PK tie-break.
+
+Idempotent — `update_or_create(slug=…, defaults={display_order: 10})`
+also covers fresh DBs where `0011_seed_wallet_shop_applet` already ran.
+"""
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+def forward(apps, schema_editor):
+    Applet = apps.get_model("applets", "Applet")
+    Applet.objects.filter(slug="wallet-shop").update(display_order=10)
+
+
+def reverse(apps, schema_editor):
+    Applet = apps.get_model("applets", "Applet")
+    Applet.objects.filter(slug="wallet-shop").update(display_order=100)
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("applets", "0012_applet_display_order"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(forward, reverse),
+    ]
diff --git a/src/apps/applets/models.py b/src/apps/applets/models.py
index d7ec370..0eaa374 100644
--- a/src/apps/applets/models.py
+++ b/src/apps/applets/models.py
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ class Applet(models.Model):
     default_visible = models.BooleanField(default=True)
     grid_cols = models.PositiveSmallIntegerField(default=12)
     grid_rows = models.PositiveSmallIntegerField(default=3)
+    # Render-time sort key. Lower = earlier in the applets row. Default 100
+    # gives every existing applet a tied position → falls back to PK insertion
+    # order (the historical behavior), so this field is backwards-compatible.
+    # Set to <100 to pin an applet ABOVE the rest (eg. wallet-shop = 10).
+    display_order = models.PositiveSmallIntegerField(default=100)
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.name
diff --git a/src/apps/applets/utils.py b/src/apps/applets/utils.py
index c61f096..874abb8 100644
--- a/src/apps/applets/utils.py
+++ b/src/apps/applets/utils.py
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ def apply_applet_toggle(user, context, checked_slugs):
 
 def applet_context(user, context):
     ua_map = {ua.applet_id: ua.visible for ua in user.user_applets.all()}
-    applets = {a.slug: a for a in Applet.objects.filter(context=context)}
+    # `display_order` (lower = earlier) is the primary sort key; `pk` tie-breaks
+    # so applets at the default order=100 keep their historical insertion-order
+    # rendering. New applets that want pinned positions set order < 100 in
+    # their seed migration (eg. wallet-shop = 10 to render atop the wallet row).
+    applets_qs = Applet.objects.filter(context=context).order_by("display_order", "pk")
     return [
-        {"applet": applets[slug], "visible": ua_map.get(applets[slug].pk, applets[slug].default_visible)}
-        for slug in applets
-        if slug in applets
+        {"applet": a, "visible": ua_map.get(a.pk, a.default_visible)}
+        for a in applets_qs
     ]
diff --git a/src/apps/dashboard/static/apps/dashboard/wallet-shop.js b/src/apps/dashboard/static/apps/dashboard/wallet-shop.js
index 50e70aa..767e302 100644
--- a/src/apps/dashboard/static/apps/dashboard/wallet-shop.js
+++ b/src/apps/dashboard/static/apps/dashboard/wallet-shop.js
@@ -82,13 +82,15 @@ const WalletShop = (function () {
         if (btn.classList.contains('btn-disabled')) return;
         e.preventDefault();
         e.stopPropagation();
-        const tile = btn.closest('.shop-tile');
-        if (!tile) return;
-        const shopRoot = btn.closest('.wallet-shop');
+        // The btn may be the original (inside .shop-tile) OR the portal
+        // clone (sibling of .wallet-page) — `closest('.shop-tile')` only
+        // works on the former. Read every datum from the btn itself + look
+        // up the shop root via document.querySelector (singleton).
+        const shopRoot = document.querySelector('.wallet-shop');
         if (!shopRoot) return;
-        const slug = btn.dataset.shopItemSlug || tile.dataset.shopItemSlug;
-        const name = tile.dataset.itemName || slug;
-        const priceCents = parseInt(tile.dataset.priceCents || '0', 10);
+        const slug = btn.dataset.shopItemSlug;
+        const name = btn.dataset.itemName || slug;
+        const priceCents = parseInt(btn.dataset.priceCents || '0', 10);
         // Render "$1" / "$4" / "$20.50" — trim ".00" for whole-dollar prices.
         const dollars = priceCents / 100;
         const priceStr = (dollars === Math.floor(dollars))
@@ -96,9 +98,31 @@ const WalletShop = (function () {
             : '$' + dollars.toFixed(2);
         const message = 'Buy ' + name + ' for ' + priceStr + '?';
         if (typeof window.showGuard === 'function') {
-            window.showGuard(btn, message, function () {
-                _doBuy(slug, btn, shopRoot);
-            });
+            // Pin the wallet tooltip so the item card + microbtn stay
+            // visible while the guard portal is open — otherwise the
+            // cursor moving from the BUY btn down to the guard's OK/NVM
+            // triggers the tooltip's mouseleave, leaving the guard's
+            // "Buy {name} for ${price}?" prompt floating w. no referent.
+            // Both callbacks (confirm + dismiss) unpin so the next
+            // mouseleave (or the unpin-triggered _scheduleHide) dismisses
+            // the tooltip after the user resolves the prompt.
+            if (window.WalletTooltips && typeof window.WalletTooltips.pin === 'function') {
+                window.WalletTooltips.pin();
+            }
+            window.showGuard(
+                btn, message,
+                function () {  // onConfirm
+                    if (window.WalletTooltips && window.WalletTooltips.unpin) {
+                        window.WalletTooltips.unpin();
+                    }
+                    _doBuy(slug, btn, shopRoot);
+                },
+                function () {  // onDismiss
+                    if (window.WalletTooltips && window.WalletTooltips.unpin) {
+                        window.WalletTooltips.unpin();
+                    }
+                },
+            );
         }
     }
 
@@ -109,11 +133,17 @@ const WalletShop = (function () {
         // module-scope flag so per-test fixture rebuilds re-wire cleanly.
         // Calling twice on the SAME root is still a safe no-op (idempotent).
         if (shopRoot.dataset.shopWired === '1') return;
-        // Single delegated click listener at the shop-root level so the
-        // microtooltip-portal (rendered outside the tile by the portal
-        // tooltip pattern in `wallet.js`) still hits this handler when
-        // the buy btn is hovered into a portaled position.
+        // Triple delegation — the BUY btn click can come from:
+        //   (a) original tile (inside `.shop-tile`) — shopRoot listener
+        //   (b) cloned main portal — kept for legacy / non-mini-portal pages
+        //   (c) cloned mini portal (`#id_mini_tooltip_portal`) — production
+        //       path post-microtooltip refactor; the BUY btn lives in
+        //       `.tt-micro` which clones into the mini portal on hover.
         shopRoot.addEventListener('click', _onBuyClick);
+        const portal = document.getElementById('id_tooltip_portal');
+        if (portal) portal.addEventListener('click', _onBuyClick);
+        const miniPortal = document.getElementById('id_mini_tooltip_portal');
+        if (miniPortal) miniPortal.addEventListener('click', _onBuyClick);
         shopRoot.dataset.shopWired = '1';
     }
 
diff --git a/src/apps/dashboard/static/apps/dashboard/wallet.js b/src/apps/dashboard/static/apps/dashboard/wallet.js
index 6c4b6bd..a747468 100644
--- a/src/apps/dashboard/static/apps/dashboard/wallet.js
+++ b/src/apps/dashboard/static/apps/dashboard/wallet.js
@@ -64,31 +64,113 @@ const initWallet = () => {
     });
 };
 
+// `WalletTooltips` module — exposes pin/unpin so other JS (eg. wallet-shop.js'
+// BUY-flow guard portal) can hold the wallet tooltip open across user
+// interactions that would otherwise dismiss it. The internals (hide
+// timer, _show/_hide helpers) live inside the singleton's IIFE — only
+// pin/unpin/initWalletTooltips are public.
+const WalletTooltips = (function () {
+    'use strict';
+
+    let _hideTimer = null;
+    let _pinned = false;
+    const HIDE_DELAY_MS = 200;
+    let _portal = null;
+    let _miniPortal = null;
+
+    function _hideAll() {
+        if (_portal) _portal.classList.remove('active');
+        if (_miniPortal) _miniPortal.classList.remove('active');
+    }
+
+    function _cancelHide() {
+        if (_hideTimer) { clearTimeout(_hideTimer); _hideTimer = null; }
+    }
+
+    function _scheduleHide() {
+        // Pinned (eg. guard portal open) — suppress the hide. unpin() will
+        // call _scheduleHide() again to dismiss after the guard closes.
+        if (_pinned) return;
+        _cancelHide();
+        _hideTimer = setTimeout(() => { _hideAll(); _hideTimer = null; }, HIDE_DELAY_MS);
+    }
+
+    function pin()  { _pinned = true;  _cancelHide(); }
+    function unpin(){ _pinned = false; _scheduleHide(); }
+
 function initWalletTooltips() {
     const portal = document.getElementById('id_tooltip_portal');
     if (!portal) return;
+    _portal = portal;
+    // Mini portal — used by shop tiles (BUY ITEM / "Already owned" pill).
+    // Tokens applet tiles have no `.tt-micro` sibling so the mini stays
+    // hidden on those hovers. Mirrors gameboard.html's mini portal.
+    const miniPortal = document.getElementById('id_mini_tooltip_portal');
+    _miniPortal = miniPortal;
 
-    document.querySelectorAll('.wallet-tokens .token').forEach(token => {
-        const tooltip = token.querySelector('.tt');
+    // Hover-persistence — keep the portal(s) open while the cursor moves
+    // from tile → portal → mini-portal so users can click the BUY-ITEM
+    // microbutton. A short hide delay covers the gap between
+    // mouseleave-on-tile and mouseenter-on-portal; entering any of the
+    // 3 zones cancels the hide.
+
+    function _show(anchor, tooltipHtml, microHtml) {
+        _cancelHide();
+        const rect = anchor.getBoundingClientRect();
+        portal.innerHTML = tooltipHtml;
+        portal.classList.add('active');
+        const halfW = portal.offsetWidth / 2;
+        const rawLeft = rect.left + rect.width / 2;
+        const clampedLeft = Math.max(halfW + 8, Math.min(rawLeft, window.innerWidth - halfW - 8));
+        portal.style.left = Math.round(clampedLeft) + 'px';
+        portal.style.top = Math.round(rect.top) + 'px';
+        portal.style.transform = 'translate(-50%, calc(-100% - 0.5rem))';
+
+        if (miniPortal && microHtml) {
+            miniPortal.innerHTML = microHtml;
+            miniPortal.classList.add('active');
+            // Pin mini-portal to the bottom-right of the main portal —
+            // same anchor pattern as gameboard.js's gameKit tooltips.
+            const mainRect = portal.getBoundingClientRect();
+            miniPortal.style.left = '';
+            miniPortal.style.right = Math.round(window.innerWidth - mainRect.right) + 'px';
+            miniPortal.style.top = (mainRect.bottom + 4) + 'px';
+        } else if (miniPortal) {
+            miniPortal.classList.remove('active');
+        }
+    }
+
+    function _bindHover(anchor) {
+        const tooltip = anchor.querySelector('.tt');
         if (!tooltip) return;
+        // `.tt-micro` is a SIBLING of `.tt` (not a child) so it lives
+        // alongside the main tooltip content without nesting — keeps the
+        // BUY-ITEM btn visually distinct in the mini portal.
+        const micro = anchor.querySelector(':scope > .tt-micro');
+        const microHtml = micro ? micro.innerHTML : null;
+        anchor.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => _show(anchor, tooltip.innerHTML, microHtml));
+        anchor.addEventListener('mouseleave', _scheduleHide);
+    }
 
-        token.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => {
-            const rect = token.getBoundingClientRect();
-            portal.innerHTML = tooltip.innerHTML;
-            portal.classList.add('active');
-            const halfW = portal.offsetWidth / 2;
-            const rawLeft = rect.left + rect.width / 2;
-            const clampedLeft = Math.max(halfW + 8, Math.min(rawLeft, window.innerWidth - halfW - 8));
-            portal.style.left = Math.round(clampedLeft) + 'px';
-            portal.style.top = Math.round(rect.top) + 'px';
-            portal.style.transform = 'translate(-50%, calc(-100% - 0.5rem))';
-        });
+    document.querySelectorAll('.wallet-tokens .token, .wallet-shop .shop-tile')
+        .forEach(_bindHover);
 
-        token.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => {
-            portal.classList.remove('active');
-        });
-    });
+    // Re-entering either portal cancels the pending hide — keeps the
+    // microbutton clickable. Leaving either restarts the hide timer.
+    portal.addEventListener('mouseenter', _cancelHide);
+    portal.addEventListener('mouseleave', _scheduleHide);
+    if (miniPortal) {
+        miniPortal.addEventListener('mouseenter', _cancelHide);
+        miniPortal.addEventListener('mouseleave', _scheduleHide);
+    }
 }
 
+    return { initWalletTooltips: initWalletTooltips, pin: pin, unpin: unpin };
+})();
+
+// Expose globally so wallet-shop.js can call WalletTooltips.pin/unpin
+// without depending on script-load order.
+window.WalletTooltips = WalletTooltips;
+
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', initWallet);
-document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', initWalletTooltips);
\ No newline at end of file
+document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', WalletTooltips.initWalletTooltips);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/apps/dashboard/tests/integrated/test_shop_views.py b/src/apps/dashboard/tests/integrated/test_shop_views.py
index 010dfbd..a4e63bd 100644
--- a/src/apps/dashboard/tests/integrated/test_shop_views.py
+++ b/src/apps/dashboard/tests/integrated/test_shop_views.py
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ def _seed_starting_items():
     ShopItem.objects.update_or_create(
         slug="tithe-1",
         defaults={
-            "name": "Tithe Token", "description": "1 Tithe + 144 Writs",
+            "name": "Tithe Token", "description": "1 Tithe Token + 12 Writs",
             "icon": "fa-piggy-bank", "badge_text": "",
             "price_cents": 100, "granted_token_type": Token.TITHE,
-            "granted_count": 1, "granted_writs": 144,
+            "granted_count": 1, "granted_writs": 12,
             "max_owned": None, "display_order": 10, "active": True,
         },
     )
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def _seed_starting_items():
         slug="band-1",
         defaults={
             "name": "Wristband", "description": "Admit All Entry",
+            "shoptalk": "Unlimited free entry (BYOB)",
             "icon": "fa-ring", "badge_text": "",
             "price_cents": 2000, "granted_token_type": Token.BAND,
             "granted_count": 1, "granted_writs": 0,
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ class ShopBuyViewTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(purchase.status, Purchase.PENDING)
         self.assertEqual(purchase.stripe_payment_intent_id, "pi_test_abc")
         self.assertEqual(purchase.amount_cents, 100)
-        self.assertEqual(purchase.granted_writs, 144)
+        self.assertEqual(purchase.granted_writs, 12)
 
     @mock.patch("apps.dashboard.views.stripe")
     def test_payment_intent_called_with_correct_args(self, mock_stripe):
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ class ShopConfirmViewTest(TestCase):
         self.purchase = Purchase.objects.create(
             user=self.user, shop_item=self.tithe,
             stripe_payment_intent_id="pi_conf_1",
-            amount_cents=100, granted_writs=144,
+            amount_cents=100, granted_writs=12,
         )
 
     def test_requires_login(self):
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ class ShopConfirmViewTest(TestCase):
         other_purchase = Purchase.objects.create(
             user=other, shop_item=self.tithe,
             stripe_payment_intent_id="pi_other",
-            amount_cents=100, granted_writs=144,
+            amount_cents=100, granted_writs=12,
         )
         response = self.client.post(
             "/dashboard/wallet/shop/confirm", {"purchase_id": other_purchase.pk},
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ class StripeWebhookViewTest(TestCase):
         self.purchase = Purchase.objects.create(
             user=self.user, shop_item=self.tithe,
             stripe_payment_intent_id="pi_wh_1",
-            amount_cents=100, granted_writs=144,
+            amount_cents=100, granted_writs=12,
         )
 
     @mock.patch("apps.dashboard.views.stripe")
diff --git a/src/apps/dashboard/tests/integrated/test_wallet_views.py b/src/apps/dashboard/tests/integrated/test_wallet_views.py
index 46a0552..b2b691b 100644
--- a/src/apps/dashboard/tests/integrated/test_wallet_views.py
+++ b/src/apps/dashboard/tests/integrated/test_wallet_views.py
@@ -106,6 +106,37 @@ class WalletTokensAppletAllTrinketsVisibleTest(TestCase):
         [_] = parsed.cssselect("#id_carte_token")
 
 
+class WalletAppletOrderTest(TestCase):
+    """The wallet row renders Shop first, then Balances/Tokens/Payment in
+    their historical insertion order — pinned via `Applet.display_order`
+    (lower = earlier; default 100 + PK tie-break preserves the legacy
+    order for the rest). Bug-prevention pin: a future migration that
+    renames or reseeds applets must keep wallet-shop at order < 100.
+    See [[project-wallet-shop-expansion]] for the locked layout spec."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.user = User.objects.create(email="layout@test.io")
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
+
+    def test_shop_applet_renders_first_in_wallet_row(self):
+        response = self.client.get("/dashboard/wallet/")
+        html = response.content.decode()
+        shop_pos = html.find('id="id_wallet_shop"')
+        balances_pos = html.find('id="id_wallet_balances"')
+        tokens_pos = html.find('id_writs_balance')  # inside balances applet
+        # Shop's id_wallet_shop appears before Balances' id_wallet_balances
+        self.assertGreater(shop_pos, 0)
+        self.assertGreater(balances_pos, 0)
+        self.assertLess(shop_pos, balances_pos)
+        self.assertLess(shop_pos, tokens_pos)
+
+    def test_shop_applet_first_in_context_list(self):
+        """View-context shape pin: `applets` is a list ordered Shop-first."""
+        response = self.client.get("/dashboard/wallet/")
+        slugs = [e["applet"].slug for e in response.context["applets"]]
+        self.assertEqual(slugs[0], "wallet-shop")
+
+
 class WalletPassTokenVisibilityTest(TestCase):
     """PASS is admin-only — the model guard blocks bogus rows from existing
     for non-staff users, but defend the wallet surface too so a future
diff --git a/src/apps/lyric/migrations/0010_repricing_tithe_writs.py b/src/apps/lyric/migrations/0010_repricing_tithe_writs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb0d2bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/lyric/migrations/0010_repricing_tithe_writs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+"""Re-balance the Tithe shop items' writs payout.
+
+User-locked 2026-05-22: `tithe-1` drops 144 → 12 Writs, `tithe-5` drops
+750 → 60 Writs. Description strings updated in lockstep so the tooltip
+prose tracks the new numbers.
+
+`granted_token_type`, `granted_count`, `price_cents`, `max_owned`,
+`display_order` all unchanged. Only the writs grant + the description
+text shift.
+"""
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+_UPDATES = [
+    {
+        "slug": "tithe-1",
+        "description": "1 Tithe Token + 12 Writs",
+        "granted_writs": 12,
+    },
+    {
+        "slug": "tithe-5",
+        "description": "5 Tithe Tokens + 60 Writs",
+        "granted_writs": 60,
+    },
+]
+_OLD = [
+    {"slug": "tithe-1", "description": "1 Tithe Token + 144 Writs", "granted_writs": 144},
+    {"slug": "tithe-5", "description": "5 Tithe Tokens + 750 Writs", "granted_writs": 750},
+]
+
+
+def _apply(apps, specs):
+    ShopItem = apps.get_model("lyric", "ShopItem")
+    for spec in specs:
+        ShopItem.objects.filter(slug=spec["slug"]).update(
+            description=spec["description"],
+            granted_writs=spec["granted_writs"],
+        )
+
+
+def forward(apps, schema_editor):
+    _apply(apps, _UPDATES)
+
+
+def reverse(apps, schema_editor):
+    _apply(apps, _OLD)
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("lyric", "0009_seed_shop_items"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(forward, reverse),
+    ]
diff --git a/src/apps/lyric/migrations/0011_shopitem_shoptalk.py b/src/apps/lyric/migrations/0011_shopitem_shoptalk.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46c42e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/lyric/migrations/0011_shopitem_shoptalk.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0 on 2026-05-22 06:18
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('lyric', '0010_repricing_tithe_writs'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='shopitem',
+            name='shoptalk',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, default='', max_length=200),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/src/apps/lyric/migrations/0012_seed_shop_shoptalk.py b/src/apps/lyric/migrations/0012_seed_shop_shoptalk.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc1c5c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/lyric/migrations/0012_seed_shop_shoptalk.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+"""Populate `shoptalk` for existing shop items + split BAND's description.
+
+Pre-migration: `band-1.description` carried both the game function
+("Admit All Entry") + the italic flavor ("unlimited free entry (BYOB)")
+crammed onto one line. The wallet shop tooltip now uses the DRY four-
+slot pattern of `.tt-title` / `.tt-description` / `.tt-shoptalk` /
+`.tt-expiry` — same classes the Tokens row already styles — so the
+flavor line moves to its own `shoptalk` field, mirroring how
+`Token.tooltip_shoptalk` separates flavor from description.
+
+Tithes don't carry shoptalk (their Token tooltips don't either).
+"""
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+def forward(apps, schema_editor):
+    ShopItem = apps.get_model("lyric", "ShopItem")
+    ShopItem.objects.filter(slug="band-1").update(
+        description="Admit All Entry",
+        shoptalk="Unlimited free entry (BYOB)",
+    )
+
+
+def reverse(apps, schema_editor):
+    ShopItem = apps.get_model("lyric", "ShopItem")
+    ShopItem.objects.filter(slug="band-1").update(
+        description="Admit All Entry — unlimited free entry (BYOB)",
+        shoptalk="",
+    )
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("lyric", "0011_shopitem_shoptalk"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(forward, reverse),
+    ]
diff --git a/src/apps/lyric/models.py b/src/apps/lyric/models.py
index 16d6061..c5c7e38 100644
--- a/src/apps/lyric/models.py
+++ b/src/apps/lyric/models.py
@@ -344,6 +344,10 @@ class ShopItem(models.Model):
     slug = models.SlugField(unique=True)
     name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
     description = models.TextField(blank=True, default="")
+    # `shoptalk` is the italic flavor line that mirrors `Token.tooltip_shoptalk` —
+    # rendered via the `.tt-shoptalk` SCSS class (DRY w. the wallet's Token row).
+    # Blank → the `{% if item.shoptalk %}` slot in the template is skipped.
+    shoptalk = models.CharField(max_length=200, blank=True, default="")
     icon = models.CharField(max_length=50)            # FA icon class (eg "fa-piggy-bank")
     badge_text = models.CharField(max_length=8, blank=True, default="")  # eg "×5"; "" = no badge
     price_cents = models.PositiveIntegerField()
@@ -383,6 +387,14 @@ class ShopItem(models.Model):
             return f"${int(dollars)}"
         return f"${dollars:.2f}"
 
+    def tooltip_expiry(self):
+        """All shop items are eternal stock (no time-bound listings yet) so
+        the tooltip's `.tt-expiry` slot always shows 'no expiry' — same
+        red-callout styling as PASS/BAND/CARTE token tooltips. If a future
+        seasonal item needs a real expiry, override on the row + return
+        the formatted string here."""
+        return "no expiry"
+
 
 class Purchase(models.Model):
     """Audit-trail row for one shop transaction. Created at PENDING on
diff --git a/src/apps/lyric/tests/integrated/test_shop_models.py b/src/apps/lyric/tests/integrated/test_shop_models.py
index 5cf4f36..bc1dd80 100644
--- a/src/apps/lyric/tests/integrated/test_shop_models.py
+++ b/src/apps/lyric/tests/integrated/test_shop_models.py
@@ -67,6 +67,25 @@ class ShopItemModelTest(TestCase):
         )
         self.assertEqual(str(item), "Wristband")
 
+    def test_shoptalk_defaults_to_blank(self):
+        """Most items have no shoptalk (italic flavor line) — defaults to ""
+        so the tooltip's `{% if item.shoptalk %}` skips the slot cleanly."""
+        item = ShopItem.objects.create(
+            slug="probe", name="Probe", price_cents=100,
+            granted_token_type=Token.TITHE, granted_count=1,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(item.shoptalk, "")
+
+    def test_tooltip_expiry_returns_no_expiry(self):
+        """All shop items are eternal stock — the tooltip's expiry slot
+        always reads 'no expiry' (matches PASS/BAND/CARTE token tooltips,
+        DRY-reuses `.tt-expiry` SCSS for the red callout)."""
+        item = ShopItem.objects.create(
+            slug="probe", name="Probe", price_cents=100,
+            granted_token_type=Token.TITHE, granted_count=1,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(item.tooltip_expiry(), "no expiry")
+
     def test_is_available_for_unlimited_item(self):
         """`max_owned=None` → item is always available."""
         item = ShopItem.objects.create(
@@ -221,14 +240,17 @@ class SeededShopCatalogTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(item.price_cents, 100)
         self.assertEqual(item.granted_token_type, Token.TITHE)
         self.assertEqual(item.granted_count, 1)
-        self.assertEqual(item.granted_writs, 144)
+        # Re-balanced 2026-05-22 (migration `0010_repricing_tithe_writs`):
+        # 144 → 12 writs per tithe-1 purchase.
+        self.assertEqual(item.granted_writs, 12)
         self.assertIsNone(item.max_owned)
 
     def test_tithe_five_bundle_item_present(self):
         item = ShopItem.objects.get(slug="tithe-5")
         self.assertEqual(item.price_cents, 400)
         self.assertEqual(item.granted_count, 5)
-        self.assertEqual(item.granted_writs, 750)
+        # Re-balanced 2026-05-22: 750 → 60 writs per bundle purchase.
+        self.assertEqual(item.granted_writs, 60)
         self.assertEqual(item.badge_text, "×5")
 
     def test_band_item_present(self):
@@ -238,6 +260,16 @@ class SeededShopCatalogTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(item.granted_count, 1)
         self.assertEqual(item.max_owned, 1)
         self.assertEqual(item.granted_writs, 0)
+        # BAND carries the italic shoptalk line from the Token tooltip —
+        # DRY w. `Token.tooltip_shoptalk` for the BAND type.
+        self.assertEqual(item.shoptalk, "Unlimited free entry (BYOB)")
+
+    def test_tithe_items_have_no_shoptalk(self):
+        """Tithes don't carry italic flavor in the Token tooltip; shop
+        mirrors that — `.tt-shoptalk` slot is empty + the template's
+        `{% if %}` skips the line cleanly."""
+        self.assertEqual(ShopItem.objects.get(slug="tithe-1").shoptalk, "")
+        self.assertEqual(ShopItem.objects.get(slug="tithe-5").shoptalk, "")
 
     def test_all_three_items_active(self):
         for slug in ("tithe-1", "tithe-5", "band-1"):
diff --git a/src/functional_tests/test_dash_wallet.py b/src/functional_tests/test_dash_wallet.py
index 1edbbc6..c408748 100644
--- a/src/functional_tests/test_dash_wallet.py
+++ b/src/functional_tests/test_dash_wallet.py
@@ -10,15 +10,18 @@ class WalletDisplayTest(FunctionalTest):
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
         Applet.objects.get_or_create(slug="wallet", defaults={"name": "Wallet"})
-        for slug, name, cols, rows in [
-            ("wallet-balances", "Wallet Balances", 3, 3),
-            ("wallet-tokens",   "Wallet Tokens",   3, 3),
-            ("wallet-payment",  "Payment Methods", 6, 3),
-            ("wallet-shop",     "Shop",           12, 3),
+        for slug, name, cols, rows, order in [
+            ("wallet-shop",     "Shop",           12, 3,  10),
+            ("wallet-balances", "Wallet Balances", 3, 3, 100),
+            ("wallet-tokens",   "Wallet Tokens",   3, 3, 100),
+            ("wallet-payment",  "Payment Methods", 6, 3, 100),
         ]:
-            Applet.objects.get_or_create(
+            Applet.objects.update_or_create(
                 slug=slug,
-                defaults={"name": name, "grid_cols": cols, "grid_rows": rows, "context": "wallet"},
+                defaults={
+                    "name": name, "grid_cols": cols, "grid_rows": rows,
+                    "context": "wallet", "display_order": order,
+                },
             )
         # Seed the 3 starting ShopItems — migration `lyric/0009_seed_shop_items`
         # populates these in fresh DBs, but FTs run on `TransactionTestCase`
@@ -28,20 +31,20 @@ class WalletDisplayTest(FunctionalTest):
         ShopItem.objects.update_or_create(
             slug="tithe-1",
             defaults={
-                "name": "Tithe Token", "description": "1 Tithe + 144 Writs",
+                "name": "Tithe Token", "description": "1 Tithe Token + 12 Writs",
                 "icon": "fa-piggy-bank", "badge_text": "",
                 "price_cents": 100, "granted_token_type": Token.TITHE,
-                "granted_count": 1, "granted_writs": 144,
+                "granted_count": 1, "granted_writs": 12,
                 "max_owned": None, "display_order": 10, "active": True,
             },
         )
         ShopItem.objects.update_or_create(
             slug="tithe-5",
             defaults={
-                "name": "Tithe Bundle", "description": "5 Tithe Tokens + 750 Writs",
+                "name": "Tithe Bundle", "description": "5 Tithe Tokens + 60 Writs",
                 "icon": "fa-piggy-bank", "badge_text": "×5",
                 "price_cents": 400, "granted_token_type": Token.TITHE,
-                "granted_count": 5, "granted_writs": 750,
+                "granted_count": 5, "granted_writs": 60,
                 "max_owned": None, "display_order": 20, "active": True,
             },
         )
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ class WalletDisplayTest(FunctionalTest):
             slug="band-1",
             defaults={
                 "name": "Wristband", "description": "Admit All Entry",
+                "shoptalk": "Unlimited free entry (BYOB)",
                 "icon": "fa-ring", "badge_text": "",
                 "price_cents": 2000, "granted_token_type": Token.BAND,
                 "granted_count": 1, "granted_writs": 0,
@@ -325,6 +329,77 @@ class WalletDisplayTest(FunctionalTest):
             lambda: self.assertNotIn("active", portal.get_attribute("class"))
         )
 
+    def test_shop_buy_guard_portal_pins_item_tooltip(self):
+        """While the BUY-ITEM guard portal is open, the item's main +
+        mini tooltip stay pinned — they don't dismiss when the cursor
+        leaves the BUY btn area to reach the guard's OK / NVM. Fixes
+        the orphan-prompt UX where "Buy {item} for ${price}?" floated
+        on its own w. no visual referent. Pinning is released on
+        either confirm OR dismiss; both schedule the normal hide."""
+        import time
+        self.create_pre_authenticated_session("capman@test.io")
+        self.browser.get(self.live_server_url + "/dashboard/wallet/")
+        self.wait_for(lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_wallet_shop"))
+        # 1. Programmatically trigger the tile-enter → both portals active.
+        self.browser.execute_script(
+            "document.getElementById('id_shop_tithe-5').dispatchEvent("
+            "new MouseEvent('mouseenter', {bubbles: true}));"
+        )
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.assertIn(
+                "active",
+                self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_tooltip_portal").get_attribute("class"),
+            )
+        )
+        self.assertIn(
+            "active",
+            self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_mini_tooltip_portal").get_attribute("class"),
+        )
+        # 2. Click the cloned BUY btn inside the mini portal — opens guard.
+        self.browser.execute_script(
+            "document.querySelector('#id_mini_tooltip_portal .tt-buy-btn').click();"
+        )
+        guard = self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_guard_portal")
+        )
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.assertIn("active", guard.get_attribute("class"))
+        )
+        # 3. Simulate cursor leaving both portals to reach the guard btns.
+        self.browser.execute_script("""
+            document.getElementById('id_mini_tooltip_portal').dispatchEvent(
+                new MouseEvent('mouseleave', {bubbles: true}));
+            document.getElementById('id_tooltip_portal').dispatchEvent(
+                new MouseEvent('mouseleave', {bubbles: true}));
+        """)
+        # 4. Wait longer than the wallet.js hide delay (200ms) + buffer.
+        time.sleep(0.4)
+        # 5. Both portals are STILL active — pinned by the open guard.
+        self.assertIn(
+            "active",
+            self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_tooltip_portal").get_attribute("class"),
+        )
+        self.assertIn(
+            "active",
+            self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_mini_tooltip_portal").get_attribute("class"),
+        )
+        # 6. Click NVM — guard dismisses, pin releases.
+        guard.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".guard-no").click()
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.assertNotIn("active", guard.get_attribute("class"))
+        )
+        # 7. After unpin + hide delay, portals fade out.
+        time.sleep(0.4)
+        self.assertNotIn(
+            "active",
+            self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_tooltip_portal").get_attribute("class"),
+        )
+        self.assertNotIn(
+            "active",
+            self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_mini_tooltip_portal").get_attribute("class"),
+        )
+
+
     def test_shop_band_already_owned_shows_disabled_buy_btn(self):
         """User who already owns 1 BAND (`max_owned=1`) sees the band-1
         tile w. its BUY btn disabled + an 'Already owned' microtooltip
@@ -336,16 +411,14 @@ class WalletDisplayTest(FunctionalTest):
         self.browser.get(self.live_server_url + "/dashboard/wallet/")
         self.wait_for(lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_wallet_shop"))
         band_tile = self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_shop_band-1")
-        # BUY btn rendered as `.btn-disabled` w. × glyph (parity w. game-
-        # kit's disabled DON/DOFF buttons). Read via `textContent` because
-        # `.tt` is `display: none` by default + Selenium's `.text` returns
-        # empty for hidden subtrees.
-        buy_btn = band_tile.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".tt-buy-btn")
-        self.assertIn("btn-disabled", buy_btn.get_attribute("class"))
-        self.assertEqual(buy_btn.get_attribute("textContent").strip(), "×")
-        # Microtooltip swap signals why it's disabled
-        tt_html = band_tile.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".tt").get_attribute("innerHTML")
-        self.assertIn("Already owned", tt_html)
+        # Capped item — NO buy btn at all (parity w. Game Kit's status-
+        # only "Equipped" / "In-Use: X" pills, which never pair status
+        # text w. a disabled action btn).
+        self.assertEqual(band_tile.find_elements(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".tt-buy-btn"), [])
+        # 'Already owned' microtext lives in the `.tt-micro` sibling-of-.tt
+        # (cloned into `#id_mini_tooltip_portal` on hover by wallet.js).
+        micro_html = band_tile.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".tt-micro").get_attribute("innerHTML")
+        self.assertIn("Already owned", micro_html)
 
 
     # Legacy `test_user_can_purchase_tithe_token_bundle` FT (asserting
diff --git a/src/static/tests/WalletShopSpec.js b/src/static/tests/WalletShopSpec.js
index 9a2d818..a6a1eda 100644
--- a/src/static/tests/WalletShopSpec.js
+++ b/src/static/tests/WalletShopSpec.js
@@ -32,36 +32,28 @@ function _seedShopFixture() {
     root.dataset.defaultPaymentMethodId = 'pm_test_4242';
     root.dataset.stripePublishableKey   = 'pk_test_fixture';
     root.innerHTML = `
-        <div id="id_shop_tithe-1"
-             class="shop-tile"
-             data-shop-item-slug="tithe-1"
-             data-price-cents="100"
-             data-item-name="Tithe Token">
+        <div id="id_shop_tithe-1" class="shop-tile">
             <i class="fa-solid fa-piggy-bank"></i>
             <div class="tt">
                 <h4 class="tt-title">Tithe Token</h4>
                 <p class="tt-description">1 Tithe + 144 Writs</p>
                 <p class="tt-price">$1</p>
-                <div class="tt-microbutton-portal">
-                    <button class="btn btn-primary tt-buy-btn"
-                            data-shop-item-slug="tithe-1">BUY ITEM</button>
-                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="tt-micro">
+                <button class="btn btn-primary tt-buy-btn"
+                        data-shop-item-slug="tithe-1"
+                        data-item-name="Tithe Token"
+                        data-price-cents="100">BUY ITEM</button>
             </div>
         </div>
-        <div id="id_shop_band-1"
-             class="shop-tile"
-             data-shop-item-slug="band-1"
-             data-price-cents="2000"
-             data-item-name="Wristband">
+        <div id="id_shop_band-1" class="shop-tile">
             <i class="fa-solid fa-ring"></i>
             <div class="tt">
                 <h4 class="tt-title">Wristband</h4>
                 <p class="tt-price">$20</p>
-                <div class="tt-microbutton-portal">
-                    <button class="btn btn-primary tt-buy-btn btn-disabled"
-                            data-shop-item-slug="band-1">×</button>
-                    <p class="tt-already-owned"><em>Already owned</em></p>
-                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="tt-micro">
+                <span class="tt-already-owned">Already owned</span>
             </div>
         </div>
     `;
@@ -75,6 +67,7 @@ describe('WalletShop.initWalletShop', () => {
     let _origFetch;
     let _origStripe;
     let _origShowGuard;
+    let _origWalletTooltips;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
         fixture = _seedShopFixture();
@@ -93,6 +86,13 @@ describe('WalletShop.initWalletShop', () => {
         });
         _origShowGuard = window.showGuard;
         window.showGuard = jasmine.createSpy('showGuard');
+        // Stub WalletTooltips.pin/unpin so we can assert the buy flow
+        // pins the tooltip on guard-open + unpins on confirm/dismiss.
+        _origWalletTooltips = window.WalletTooltips;
+        window.WalletTooltips = {
+            pin: jasmine.createSpy('pin'),
+            unpin: jasmine.createSpy('unpin'),
+        };
     });
 
     afterEach(() => {
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ describe('WalletShop.initWalletShop', () => {
         window.fetch = _origFetch;
         window.Stripe = _origStripe;
         window.showGuard = _origShowGuard;
+        window.WalletTooltips = _origWalletTooltips;
     });
 
     // ── T1 ── click on enabled BUY opens guard portal w. price prompt ───────
@@ -115,12 +116,18 @@ describe('WalletShop.initWalletShop', () => {
         expect(typeof args[2]).toBe('function');  // onConfirm callback
     });
 
-    // ── T2 ── click on disabled BUY does NOT open guard ─────────────────────
-    it('T2: clicking the .btn-disabled BUY (band-1, already-owned) is a no-op', () => {
+    // ── T2 ── capped items render no BUY btn at all (status-only microtext)
+    it('T2: capped band-1 tile renders no BUY btn (only the "Already owned" pill)', () => {
         WalletShop.initWalletShop();
-        const btn = fixture.querySelector('#id_shop_band-1 .tt-buy-btn');
-        btn.click();
-        expect(window.showGuard).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        // No `.tt-buy-btn` inside the band tile — capped items follow the
+        // Game Kit "Equipped" / "In-Use: X" pattern: status text only, no
+        // disabled action btn. Clicking anywhere on the tile is a no-op.
+        const btns = fixture.querySelectorAll('#id_shop_band-1 .tt-buy-btn');
+        expect(btns.length).toBe(0);
+        // The microtext is rendered (cloned into the mini portal on hover).
+        const ownedText = fixture.querySelector('#id_shop_band-1 .tt-already-owned');
+        expect(ownedText).not.toBeNull();
+        expect(ownedText.textContent.trim()).toBe('Already owned');
     });
 
     // ── T3 ── onConfirm callback POSTs to /shop/buy w. the right slug ───────
@@ -158,4 +165,39 @@ describe('WalletShop.initWalletShop', () => {
         fixture.remove();
         expect(() => WalletShop.initWalletShop()).not.toThrow();
     });
+
+    // ── T6 ── clicking BUY pins the tooltip BEFORE opening the guard ──────
+    it('T6: clicking BUY ITEM pins the WalletTooltips (so the item ' +
+       'tooltip stays visible while the guard portal is open)', () => {
+        WalletShop.initWalletShop();
+        const btn = fixture.querySelector('#id_shop_tithe-1 .tt-buy-btn');
+        btn.click();
+        // pin() called BEFORE showGuard so the tooltip never has a
+        // chance to hide between the click + the guard render.
+        expect(window.WalletTooltips.pin).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(window.showGuard).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    // ── T7 ── guard onConfirm unpins the tooltip ───────────────────────────
+    it('T7: invoking the onConfirm callback unpins the WalletTooltips', () => {
+        // Block fetch like in T3 to avoid Stripe-chain async cleanup pollution.
+        window.fetch = jasmine.createSpy('fetch').and.returnValue(new Promise(() => {}));
+        WalletShop.initWalletShop();
+        const btn = fixture.querySelector('#id_shop_tithe-1 .tt-buy-btn');
+        btn.click();
+        const onConfirm = window.showGuard.calls.mostRecent().args[2];
+        onConfirm();
+        expect(window.WalletTooltips.unpin).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    // ── T8 ── guard onDismiss unpins the tooltip ───────────────────────────
+    it('T8: invoking the onDismiss callback unpins the WalletTooltips', () => {
+        WalletShop.initWalletShop();
+        const btn = fixture.querySelector('#id_shop_tithe-1 .tt-buy-btn');
+        btn.click();
+        const onDismiss = window.showGuard.calls.mostRecent().args[3];
+        expect(typeof onDismiss).toBe('function');
+        onDismiss();
+        expect(window.WalletTooltips.unpin).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
 });
diff --git a/src/static_src/scss/_wallet-tokens.scss b/src/static_src/scss/_wallet-tokens.scss
index f679dfc..2a567f9 100644
--- a/src/static_src/scss/_wallet-tokens.scss
+++ b/src/static_src/scss/_wallet-tokens.scss
@@ -105,45 +105,72 @@
     cursor: help;
 }
 
-// ×5 badge — top-right corner, --quaUser glyph on --quiUser bg, 2rem circle.
-// Per-locked spec from [[project-wallet-shop-expansion]].
+// ×N quantity badge — top-right corner, --quaUser glyph on --quiUser bg.
+// User-tweaked 2026-05-22: shrunk from 2rem → 1.5rem + nudged further up
+// + right so most of the underlying tile icon stays visible.
 .shop-badge {
     position: absolute;
-    top: -0.5rem;
-    right: -0.75rem;
-    width: 2rem;
-    height: 2rem;
+    top: -0.8rem;
+    right: -1.2rem;
+    width: 1.5rem;
+    height: 1.5rem;
     border-radius: 50%;
-    background: rgba(var(--quiUser), 1);
-    color: rgba(var(--quaUser), 1);
+    background: rgba(var(--secUser), 1);
+    color: rgba(var(--priUser), 1);
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
-    font-size: 0.85rem;
-    font-weight: 700;
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    font-weight: 900;
     pointer-events: none;
 }
 
-// Microtooltip — the buy-btn lives inside the main tooltip portal, styled
-// like Game Kit's `#id_mini_tooltip_portal` (Equipped/Unequipped/In-Use).
-// Hover persistence (cursor moves from tile → portal → microbutton without
-// dismissing the tooltip) is handled by `wallet-shop.js`.
-.tt-microbutton-portal {
-    margin-top: 0.5rem;
-    display: flex;
+// `.tt-micro` — sibling of `.tt` on each `.shop-tile`. Holds the BUY-ITEM
+// btn (or × + 'Already owned' when capped). wallet.js's tooltip handler
+// clones this into `#id_mini_tooltip_portal` on hover so the btn appears
+// as a small floating bubble adjacent to the main tooltip card —
+// mirroring Game Kit's Equipped/Unequipped/In-Use microtooltip pattern.
+// Hidden in the source DOM; only the portal clone is visible.
+.tt-micro {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+// Wallet-side mini portal — pinned to the bottom-right of the main
+// portal by wallet.js (mirrors gameboard.js's gameKit positioning).
+// Mostly mirrors gameboard's mini at `_gameboard.scss:140` but allows
+// the BUY-ITEM btn label to wrap onto multiple lines (gameboard's
+// mini holds short status text like "In-Use: X" which wants nowrap;
+// our buy btn is round + needs the label to break onto 2 lines).
+#id_mini_tooltip_portal {
+    position: fixed;
+    z-index: 9999;
+    width: fit-content;
+    text-align: center;
+    padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
+    display: none;
     flex-direction: column;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 0.25rem;
 
     .tt-buy-btn {
-        font-size: 0.75rem;
         padding: 0.25rem 0.75rem;
+        white-space: normal;
+        word-break: normal;
+        line-height: 1.1;
     }
 
+    // `.tt-already-owned` text — match Game Kit's "Equipped" / "In-Use: X"
+    // microtext styling (--secUser at full alpha, slightly bigger than
+    // 0.75rem) so the wallet shop's "Already owned" pill reads as the
+    // same widget as the gameboard's status pills.
     .tt-already-owned {
-        font-size: 0.7rem;
+        font-size: 0.85rem;
         margin: 0;
-        color: rgba(var(--terUser), 0.85);
+        font-style: italic;
+        color: rgba(var(--secUser), 1);
+        white-space: nowrap;
     }
+
+    &.active { display: flex; }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/static_src/tests/WalletShopSpec.js b/src/static_src/tests/WalletShopSpec.js
index 9a2d818..a6a1eda 100644
--- a/src/static_src/tests/WalletShopSpec.js
+++ b/src/static_src/tests/WalletShopSpec.js
@@ -32,36 +32,28 @@ function _seedShopFixture() {
     root.dataset.defaultPaymentMethodId = 'pm_test_4242';
     root.dataset.stripePublishableKey   = 'pk_test_fixture';
     root.innerHTML = `
-        <div id="id_shop_tithe-1"
-             class="shop-tile"
-             data-shop-item-slug="tithe-1"
-             data-price-cents="100"
-             data-item-name="Tithe Token">
+        <div id="id_shop_tithe-1" class="shop-tile">
             <i class="fa-solid fa-piggy-bank"></i>
             <div class="tt">
                 <h4 class="tt-title">Tithe Token</h4>
                 <p class="tt-description">1 Tithe + 144 Writs</p>
                 <p class="tt-price">$1</p>
-                <div class="tt-microbutton-portal">
-                    <button class="btn btn-primary tt-buy-btn"
-                            data-shop-item-slug="tithe-1">BUY ITEM</button>
-                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="tt-micro">
+                <button class="btn btn-primary tt-buy-btn"
+                        data-shop-item-slug="tithe-1"
+                        data-item-name="Tithe Token"
+                        data-price-cents="100">BUY ITEM</button>
             </div>
         </div>
-        <div id="id_shop_band-1"
-             class="shop-tile"
-             data-shop-item-slug="band-1"
-             data-price-cents="2000"
-             data-item-name="Wristband">
+        <div id="id_shop_band-1" class="shop-tile">
             <i class="fa-solid fa-ring"></i>
             <div class="tt">
                 <h4 class="tt-title">Wristband</h4>
                 <p class="tt-price">$20</p>
-                <div class="tt-microbutton-portal">
-                    <button class="btn btn-primary tt-buy-btn btn-disabled"
-                            data-shop-item-slug="band-1">×</button>
-                    <p class="tt-already-owned"><em>Already owned</em></p>
-                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="tt-micro">
+                <span class="tt-already-owned">Already owned</span>
             </div>
         </div>
     `;
@@ -75,6 +67,7 @@ describe('WalletShop.initWalletShop', () => {
     let _origFetch;
     let _origStripe;
     let _origShowGuard;
+    let _origWalletTooltips;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
         fixture = _seedShopFixture();
@@ -93,6 +86,13 @@ describe('WalletShop.initWalletShop', () => {
         });
         _origShowGuard = window.showGuard;
         window.showGuard = jasmine.createSpy('showGuard');
+        // Stub WalletTooltips.pin/unpin so we can assert the buy flow
+        // pins the tooltip on guard-open + unpins on confirm/dismiss.
+        _origWalletTooltips = window.WalletTooltips;
+        window.WalletTooltips = {
+            pin: jasmine.createSpy('pin'),
+            unpin: jasmine.createSpy('unpin'),
+        };
     });
 
     afterEach(() => {
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ describe('WalletShop.initWalletShop', () => {
         window.fetch = _origFetch;
         window.Stripe = _origStripe;
         window.showGuard = _origShowGuard;
+        window.WalletTooltips = _origWalletTooltips;
     });
 
     // ── T1 ── click on enabled BUY opens guard portal w. price prompt ───────
@@ -115,12 +116,18 @@ describe('WalletShop.initWalletShop', () => {
         expect(typeof args[2]).toBe('function');  // onConfirm callback
     });
 
-    // ── T2 ── click on disabled BUY does NOT open guard ─────────────────────
-    it('T2: clicking the .btn-disabled BUY (band-1, already-owned) is a no-op', () => {
+    // ── T2 ── capped items render no BUY btn at all (status-only microtext)
+    it('T2: capped band-1 tile renders no BUY btn (only the "Already owned" pill)', () => {
         WalletShop.initWalletShop();
-        const btn = fixture.querySelector('#id_shop_band-1 .tt-buy-btn');
-        btn.click();
-        expect(window.showGuard).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        // No `.tt-buy-btn` inside the band tile — capped items follow the
+        // Game Kit "Equipped" / "In-Use: X" pattern: status text only, no
+        // disabled action btn. Clicking anywhere on the tile is a no-op.
+        const btns = fixture.querySelectorAll('#id_shop_band-1 .tt-buy-btn');
+        expect(btns.length).toBe(0);
+        // The microtext is rendered (cloned into the mini portal on hover).
+        const ownedText = fixture.querySelector('#id_shop_band-1 .tt-already-owned');
+        expect(ownedText).not.toBeNull();
+        expect(ownedText.textContent.trim()).toBe('Already owned');
     });
 
     // ── T3 ── onConfirm callback POSTs to /shop/buy w. the right slug ───────
@@ -158,4 +165,39 @@ describe('WalletShop.initWalletShop', () => {
         fixture.remove();
         expect(() => WalletShop.initWalletShop()).not.toThrow();
     });
+
+    // ── T6 ── clicking BUY pins the tooltip BEFORE opening the guard ──────
+    it('T6: clicking BUY ITEM pins the WalletTooltips (so the item ' +
+       'tooltip stays visible while the guard portal is open)', () => {
+        WalletShop.initWalletShop();
+        const btn = fixture.querySelector('#id_shop_tithe-1 .tt-buy-btn');
+        btn.click();
+        // pin() called BEFORE showGuard so the tooltip never has a
+        // chance to hide between the click + the guard render.
+        expect(window.WalletTooltips.pin).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(window.showGuard).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    // ── T7 ── guard onConfirm unpins the tooltip ───────────────────────────
+    it('T7: invoking the onConfirm callback unpins the WalletTooltips', () => {
+        // Block fetch like in T3 to avoid Stripe-chain async cleanup pollution.
+        window.fetch = jasmine.createSpy('fetch').and.returnValue(new Promise(() => {}));
+        WalletShop.initWalletShop();
+        const btn = fixture.querySelector('#id_shop_tithe-1 .tt-buy-btn');
+        btn.click();
+        const onConfirm = window.showGuard.calls.mostRecent().args[2];
+        onConfirm();
+        expect(window.WalletTooltips.unpin).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    // ── T8 ── guard onDismiss unpins the tooltip ───────────────────────────
+    it('T8: invoking the onDismiss callback unpins the WalletTooltips', () => {
+        WalletShop.initWalletShop();
+        const btn = fixture.querySelector('#id_shop_tithe-1 .tt-buy-btn');
+        btn.click();
+        const onDismiss = window.showGuard.calls.mostRecent().args[3];
+        expect(typeof onDismiss).toBe('function');
+        onDismiss();
+        expect(window.WalletTooltips.unpin).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
 });
diff --git a/src/templates/apps/dashboard/wallet.html b/src/templates/apps/dashboard/wallet.html
index a0f4c82..4249880 100644
--- a/src/templates/apps/dashboard/wallet.html
+++ b/src/templates/apps/dashboard/wallet.html
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
         {% include "apps/wallet/_partials/_applets.html" %}
     </div>
     <div id="id_tooltip_portal" class="token-tooltip"></div>
+    {# Microtooltip for the Shop applet's BUY-ITEM btn / 'Already owned' note. #}
+    {# Mirrors gameboard.html's mini portal (Equipped/Unequipped/In-Use). #}
+    <div id="id_mini_tooltip_portal" class="token-tooltip token-tooltip--mini"></div>
     <script src="https://js.stripe.com/v3/"></script>
     <script src="{% static "apps/dashboard/wallet.js" %}"></script>
     <script src="{% static "apps/dashboard/wallet-shop.js" %}"></script>
diff --git a/src/templates/apps/wallet/_partials/_applet-wallet-shop.html b/src/templates/apps/wallet/_partials/_applet-wallet-shop.html
index 507bc62..164d1fd 100644
--- a/src/templates/apps/wallet/_partials/_applet-wallet-shop.html
+++ b/src/templates/apps/wallet/_partials/_applet-wallet-shop.html
@@ -20,26 +20,39 @@
                 <span class="shop-badge">{{ item.badge_text }}</span>
             {% endif %}
             <div class="tt">
+                {# DRY-reuses the Tokens row's 4-slot tooltip pattern — same #}
+                {# `.tt-title/.tt-description/.tt-shoptalk/.tt-expiry` SCSS  #}
+                {# classes so shop + token tooltips render as the same widget.#}
                 <h4 class="tt-title">{{ item.name }}</h4>
                 <p class="tt-description">{{ item.description }}</p>
+                {% if item.shoptalk %}
+                    <p class="tt-shoptalk"><em>{{ item.shoptalk }}</em></p>
+                {% endif %}
                 <p class="tt-price">{{ item.price_display }}</p>
-                <div class="tt-microbutton-portal">
-                    {% if item.available %}
-                        <button
-                            type="button"
-                            class="btn btn-primary tt-buy-btn"
-                            data-shop-item-slug="{{ item.slug }}"
-                        >BUY ITEM</button>
-                    {% else %}
-                        <button
-                            type="button"
-                            class="btn btn-primary tt-buy-btn btn-disabled"
-                            data-shop-item-slug="{{ item.slug }}"
-                            aria-disabled="true"
-                        >&times;</button>
-                        <p class="tt-already-owned"><em>Already owned</em></p>
-                    {% endif %}
-                </div>
+                <p class="tt-expiry">{{ item.tooltip_expiry }}</p>
+            </div>
+            {% comment %}
+            Sibling-of-.tt microtooltip — mirrors Game Kit's
+            Equipped/Unequipped/In-Use mini portal pattern. wallet.js's
+            tooltip handler clones this into #id_mini_tooltip_portal on
+            hover; staying separate keeps the BUY-ITEM btn visually
+            distinct from the main name+price card.
+            {% endcomment %}
+            <div class="tt-micro">
+                {% if item.available %}
+                    <button
+                        type="button"
+                        class="btn btn-primary tt-buy-btn"
+                        data-shop-item-slug="{{ item.slug }}"
+                        data-item-name="{{ item.name }}"
+                        data-price-cents="{{ item.price_cents }}"
+                    >BUY ITEM</button>
+                {% else %}
+                    {# Capped item — no BUY btn at all (parity w. Game Kit's   #}
+                    {# 'In-Use: X' / 'Equipped' microtext pattern, which never #}
+                    {# pairs status text w. a disabled action btn).            #}
+                    <span class="tt-already-owned">Already owned</span>
+                {% endif %}
             </div>
         </div>
     {% endfor %}