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title: Amazon honor system
date: "2001-02-24T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1866
description: I highlight Amazon's Honor System, an early micropayment tool that allows users to send tips to websites. It simplifies online support by using existing customer accounts for small-scale transactions across the web.
keywords: [amazon honor system, micropayments, online tipping, e-commerce, web history, digital payments]
---

You can make a tip on the Web using [Amazon's honour system](http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/subst/fx/help/payor-faq.html).