updated wording

backend/migrations/0005_currency_override.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-- Manual currency override for items whose auto-detected currency is wrong.
+-- Some Shopify shops price an item identically in base and presentment currency
+-- (e.g. $49.90 == €49.90), which makes the conversion heuristic mislabel it.
+-- When set, this wins over the fetched currency on every refetch and display.
+ALTER TABLE items
+    ADD COLUMN currency_override TEXT;

backend/src/notify.rs

@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 //! Phase 4: price-drop notifications.
 //!
-//! After a successful refetch we check whether an item's watched price has
-//! fallen to or below the owner's target. If so — and we haven't already told
-//! them about this drop — we email them in the house gospel voice. The
+//! After a successful refetch we email the owner about a price drop. Two modes:
+//!   - **Target set:** notify when the price falls to/under the target. The
 //!     `items.notified_at` column is the de-dupe latch:
-//!   - `NULL` = armed; a drop to/under target fires one email and stamps `now()`.
+//!       - `NULL` = armed; a drop to/under target fires one email and stamps
+//!         `now()`.
 //!       - non-NULL = already announced; stays quiet until the price rises back
 //!         above target, which clears the latch (re-arms) for the next drop.
+//!   - **No target:** notify on *any* drop — whenever this fetch's price is
+//!     lower than the immediately preceding observation in `price_history`.
+//!     No latch needed: a stable price has no preceding-higher observation.
 
 use rust_decimal::Decimal;
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -55,17 +58,33 @@ async fn run(state: &AppState, item_id: Uuid) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let Some(row) = row else { return Ok(()) };
 
-    // Need both a watched price and a target to judge a drop.
-    let (Some(price), Some(target)) = (row.current_price, row.target_price) else {
+    // Need a current price to judge anything.
+    let Some(price) = row.current_price else {
         return Ok(());
     };
-    let on_sale = price <= target;
 
+    match row.target_price {
+        // Target set → notify at/under target, latched against repeats.
+        Some(target) => target_drop(state, item_id, &row, price, target).await,
+        // No target → notify on any drop versus the previous observation.
+        None => any_drop(state, item_id, &row, price).await,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Target mode: email once when the price reaches the target; re-arm above it.
+async fn target_drop(
+    state: &AppState,
+    item_id: Uuid,
+    row: &NotifyRow,
+    price: Decimal,
+    target: Decimal,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let on_sale = price <= target;
     match (on_sale, row.notified_at.is_some()) {
         // Reached target and not yet announced → email + latch.
         (true, false) => {
             if row.notify_email {
-                send(state, &row, price, target).await?;
+                send(state, row, price, Some(target)).await?;
             }
             // Latch even if the user has email off, so flipping it on later
             // doesn't replay an old drop. Re-arms when price climbs back up.
@@ -86,16 +105,44 @@ async fn run(state: &AppState, item_id: Uuid) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// No-target mode: email whenever this fetch is cheaper than the one before it.
+/// The newest `price_history` row is this fetch (inserted just before notify),
+/// so the previous observation is the second-newest.
+async fn any_drop(
+    state: &AppState,
+    item_id: Uuid,
+    row: &NotifyRow,
+    price: Decimal,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let prev: Option<Decimal> = sqlx::query_scalar(
+        "SELECT price FROM price_history
+         WHERE item_id = $1 ORDER BY fetched_at DESC OFFSET 1 LIMIT 1",
+    )
+    .bind(item_id)
+    .fetch_optional(&state.pool)
+    .await?;
+
+    // A drop is a strictly lower price than the previous observation.
+    if matches!(prev, Some(p) if price < p) && row.notify_email {
+        send(state, row, price, None).await?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 async fn send(
     state: &AppState,
     row: &NotifyRow,
     price: Decimal,
-    target: Decimal,
+    target: Option<Decimal>,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let name = row.title_fetched.as_deref().unwrap_or(&row.title);
     let cur = row.currency.as_deref().unwrap_or("EUR");
     let now = format!("{cur} {price:.2}");
-    let goal = format!("{cur} {target:.2}");
+    // With a target, frame the drop against it; otherwise just announce the fall.
+    let against = match target {
+        Some(t) => format!(", at or beneath your target of {cur} {t:.2}"),
+        None => String::new(),
+    };
     let stock = match row.in_stock {
         Some(false) => " (sold out for now — but the sign is given)",
         _ => "",
@@ -110,7 +157,7 @@ async fn send(
 
     let mut text = format!(
         "{greeting}your vigil is rewarded.\n\n\
-         {name} now asks {now}, at or beneath your target of {goal}{stock}.\n\n\
+         {name} now asks {now}{against}{stock}.\n\n\
          The moment is upon you. Consume, and ascend.\n"
     );
     if let Some(l) = link {
@@ -127,7 +174,7 @@ async fn send(
         "<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;color:#1a1726\">\
            <p><em>{greeting}your vigil is rewarded.</em></p>\
            <p style=\"font-size:1.1em\"><strong>{name}</strong> now asks \
-             <strong>{now}</strong>, at or beneath your target of {goal}{stock}.</p>\
+             <strong>{now}</strong>{against}{stock}.</p>\
            <p>The moment is upon you. Consume, and ascend.</p>\
            {link_html}\
            <p style=\"color:#8a849c\">— consume·rs</p>\

backend/src/routes/lists.rs

@@ -226,8 +226,15 @@ struct UpdateItemReq {
     #[validate(length(max = 1000))]
     note: Option<String>,
     status: Option<String>,
-    target_price: Option<Decimal>,
+    /// Absent = leave as-is; `null` = clear the target (→ notify on any drop);
+    /// a value = set the target.
+    #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "double_option")]
+    target_price: Option<Option<Decimal>>,
     position: Option<i32>,
+    /// Manual ISO 4217 currency override (e.g. "EUR"). Wins over the fetched
+    /// currency for items the conversion heuristic mislabels.
+    #[validate(length(equal = 3, message = "currency must be a 3-letter code"))]
+    currency: Option<String>,
 }
 
 async fn update_item(
@@ -244,15 +251,27 @@ async fn update_item(
         }
     }
 
-    // Ownership enforced via the join to lists.user_id.
+    let currency = req
+        .currency
+        .map(|c| c.trim().to_uppercase())
+        .filter(|c| !c.is_empty());
+
+    // target_price: None = leave; Some(v) = set (v may be NULL to clear).
+    let set_target = req.target_price.is_some();
+    let target_val = req.target_price.flatten();
+
+    // Ownership enforced via the join to lists.user_id. A currency override
+    // both latches (currency_override) and takes effect immediately (currency).
     let item = sqlx::query_as::<_, Item>(&format!(
         "UPDATE items i SET
             title             = COALESCE($3, i.title),
             url               = COALESCE($4, i.url),
             note              = COALESCE($5, i.note),
             status            = COALESCE($6::item_status, i.status),
-            target_price = COALESCE($7, i.target_price),
-            position     = COALESCE($8, i.position)
+            target_price      = CASE WHEN $7 THEN $8 ELSE i.target_price END,
+            position          = COALESCE($9, i.position),
+            currency_override = COALESCE($10, i.currency_override),
+            currency          = COALESCE($10, i.currency)
          FROM lists l
          WHERE i.id = $1 AND i.list_id = l.id AND l.user_id = $2
          RETURNING {ITEM_COLS_I}"
@@ -263,8 +282,10 @@ async fn update_item(
     .bind(opt_trim(req.url))
     .bind(opt_trim(req.note))
     .bind(req.status)
-    .bind(req.target_price)
+    .bind(set_target)
+    .bind(target_val)
     .bind(req.position)
+    .bind(currency)
     .fetch_optional(&state.pool)
     .await?
     .ok_or(AppError::NotFound)?;
@@ -354,3 +375,14 @@ async fn item_history(
 fn opt_trim(s: Option<String>) -> Option<String> {
     s.map(|s| s.trim().to_string()).filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
 }
+
+/// Deserialize a present-but-nullable field into `Option<Option<T>>`, so an
+/// explicit JSON `null` (`Some(None)`) is distinguishable from an absent field
+/// (`None`, handled by `#[serde(default)]`). Lets a PATCH clear a value.
+fn double_option<'de, T, D>(de: D) -> Result<Option<Option<T>>, D::Error>
+where
+    T: Deserialize<'de>,
+    D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+{
+    Ok(Some(Option::<T>::deserialize(de)?))
+}

backend/src/worker.rs

@@ -82,11 +82,12 @@ pub async fn refetch(state: &AppState, item_id: Uuid, url: &str) -> anyhow::Resu
 
 async fn apply_success(pool: &PgPool, item_id: Uuid, p: &FetchedProduct) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let mut tx = pool.begin().await?;
+    // A manual currency_override (set by the user) wins over the fetched value.
     sqlx::query(
         "UPDATE items SET
             title_fetched = $2,
             current_price = $3,
-            currency      = $4,
+            currency      = COALESCE(currency_override, $4),
             image_url     = COALESCE($5, image_url),
             in_stock      = $6,
             source        = $7,
@@ -107,7 +108,8 @@ async fn apply_success(pool: &PgPool, item_id: Uuid, p: &FetchedProduct) -> anyh
 
     sqlx::query(
         "INSERT INTO price_history (item_id, price, currency, in_stock)
-         VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4)",
+         VALUES ($1, $2,
+                 COALESCE((SELECT currency_override FROM items WHERE id = $1), $3), $4)",
     )
     .bind(item_id)
     .bind(p.price)

frontend/src/lib/lists.svelte.ts

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export type NewItem = {
   url?: string | null;
   note?: string | null;
   target_price?: number | null;
+  currency?: string | null;
 };
 
 // ---- Lists ----------------------------------------------------------------

frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   }
 
   const ticker =
-    'CONSUME · ASCEND · ACCUMULATE · YOU DESERVE IT · MANIFEST THE DEBT · TREAT YOURSELF · ONE MORE WON’T HURT · ';
+    'CONSUME · SPEND · ACCUMULATE · YOU DESERVE IT · TREAT YOURSELF · ONE MORE WON’T HURT · DEBT IS A LIFESTYLE · ';
 </script>
 
 <div class="min-h-dvh flex flex-col">
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
   <!-- Unverified banner -->
   {#if auth.loaded && auth.user && !auth.user.email_verified}
     <div class="border-b border-rose bg-rose/10 px-4 py-2 text-center text-xs text-rose">
-      ✦ email unconfirmed — your indulgence awaits. lost the link?
+      ✦ email not confirmed — confirm it to start tracking prices. lost the link?
       <a href="/settings" class="underline">resend from settings</a>
     </div>
   {/if}
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@
   </main>
 
   <footer class="border-t border-smoke px-4 py-6 text-center">
-    <p class="gospel text-base">spend now, ascend later</p>
-    <p class="label mt-1">consume·rs · self-hosted · rust + sveltekit</p>
+    <p class="gospel text-base">spend now, panic later</p>
   </footer>
 </div>

frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 </script>
 
 <svelte:head>
-  <title>consume·rs — want more, ascend</title>
+  <title>consume·rs — want more, spend more</title>
 </svelte:head>
 
 {#if auth.loaded && auth.user}
@@ -18,28 +18,27 @@
   <!-- Marketing hero -->
   <section class="space-y-10">
     <div class="space-y-4">
-      <p class="tag inline-block border-mint text-mint">self-hosted · rust core · ✦ blessed</p>
       <h1
         class="glitch font-display text-5xl font-bold leading-[0.95] sm:text-7xl"
-        data-text="WANT MORE. ASCEND. ACCUMULATE THE DEBT."
+        data-text="WANT MORE. SPEND MORE. ACCUMULATE THE DEBT."
       >
-        WANT MORE. ASCEND. ACCUMULATE THE DEBT.
+        WANT MORE. SPEND MORE. ACCUMULATE THE DEBT.
       </h1>
       <p class="max-w-xl text-lg text-mute">
-        A serene little shrine to your every craving. Paste a product URL; we keep
-        vigil over the price and summon you the instant it falls. No feed. No
-        algorithm. Just you, your wants, and the gentle hum of impending debt.
+        A wishlist for your every craving. Paste a product link; we watch the price
+        and email you the moment it drops. No feed. No algorithm. Just you, your
+        wants, and the gentle hum of impending debt.
         <span class="gospel">You deserve it.</span>
       </p>
     </div>
 
     <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-3">
-      <a href="/register" class="btn btn-acid">begin ascension →</a>
-      <a href="/login" class="btn btn-ghost">return to worship</a>
+      <a href="/register" class="btn btn-acid">create account →</a>
+      <a href="/login" class="btn btn-ghost">log in</a>
     </div>
 
     <div class="grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-3">
-      {#each [['I', 'COVET', 'group wants by topic'], ['II', 'PASTE URL', 'we keep the vigil'], ['III', 'BE SUMMONED', 'strike on the drop']] as [n, t, d]}
+      {#each [['I', 'MAKE A LIST', 'group wants by topic'], ['II', 'PASTE A LINK', 'we track the price'], ['III', 'GET AN EMAIL', 'the moment it drops']] as [n, t, d]}
         <div class="panel p-5">
           <p class="gospel text-4xl">{n}</p>
           <p class="mt-1 font-display text-lg font-bold">{t}</p>
@@ -48,6 +47,6 @@
       {/each}
     </div>
 
-    <p class="gospel text-center text-lg">“blessed are the carts, for they shall be filled”</p>
+    <p class="gospel text-center text-lg">“your cart isn’t going to fill itself”</p>
   </section>
 {/if}

frontend/src/routes/forgot/+page.svelte

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 <div class="mx-auto max-w-md">
   <div class="panel p-8">
     <p class="label">password reset</p>
-    <h1 class="mb-6 font-display text-3xl font-bold">RECLAIM THE KEY</h1>
+    <h1 class="mb-6 font-display text-3xl font-bold">RESET PASSWORD</h1>
 
     {#if done}
       <p class="border-2 border-mint bg-mint/10 px-3 py-3 text-sm text-mint">

frontend/src/routes/lists/+page.svelte

@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@
   <section class="space-y-8">
     <div class="flex flex-wrap items-end justify-between gap-4">
       <div>
-        <p class="label">your devotion</p>
+        <p class="label">your wishlists</p>
         <h1 class="font-display text-4xl font-bold">YOUR LISTS</h1>
-        <p class="gospel mt-1 text-lg">each a temple to a different craving</p>
+        <p class="gospel mt-1 text-lg">a list for every craving</p>
       </div>
       <button class="btn btn-acid" onclick={() => (showForm = !showForm)}>
         {showForm ? 'never mind' : 'new list +'}
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
       <form class="panel panel-acid space-y-4 p-6" onsubmit={create}>
         <div class="grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-[5rem_1fr]">
           <div>
-            <label class="label" for="emoji">glyph</label>
+            <label class="label" for="emoji">emoji</label>
             <input id="emoji" class="field mt-1 text-center" bind:value={emoji} maxlength="4" placeholder="🛍" />
           </div>
           <div>
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
           </div>
         </div>
         <div>
-          <label class="label" for="desc">creed <span class="text-mute">(optional)</span></label>
+          <label class="label" for="desc">description <span class="text-mute">(optional)</span></label>
           <input id="desc" class="field mt-1" bind:value={description} maxlength="500" placeholder="what you tell yourself you need" />
         </div>
         {#if error}<p class="border-2 border-rose bg-rose/10 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-rose">{error}</p>{/if}
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     {/if}
 
     {#if !lists.loaded}
-      <p class="text-center text-mute flicker">summoning your lists…</p>
+      <p class="text-center text-mute flicker">loading your lists…</p>
     {:else if lists.items.length === 0}
       <div class="panel p-10 text-center">
         <p class="gospel text-2xl">no lists yet</p>
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
                 class="text-xs text-mute opacity-0 transition-opacity hover:text-rose group-hover:opacity-100"
                 onclick={() => remove(l.id, l.name)}
               >
-                renounce
+                delete
               </button>
             </div>
           </div>

frontend/src/routes/lists/[id]/+page.svelte

@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
   let busy = $state(false);
   let formError = $state('');
 
+  // inline edit
+  let editingId = $state<string | null>(null);
+  let edit = $state({ title: '', url: '', note: '', target: '', currency: '' });
+  let editError = $state('');
+  let editBusy = $state(false);
+
   // tracking
   let refetchingId = $state<string | null>(null);
   let historyFor = $state<string | null>(null);
@@ -101,8 +107,57 @@
     }
   }
 
+  function startEdit(item: Item) {
+    editingId = item.id;
+    editError = '';
+    edit = {
+      title: item.title,
+      url: item.url ?? '',
+      note: item.note ?? '',
+      target: item.target_price != null ? String(item.target_price) : '',
+      currency: item.currency ?? ''
+    };
+  }
+
+  function cancelEdit() {
+    editingId = null;
+    editError = '';
+  }
+
+  async function saveEdit(item: Item) {
+    if (!edit.title.trim()) {
+      editError = 'title is required';
+      return;
+    }
+    editBusy = true;
+    editError = '';
+    try {
+      const t = edit.target.trim();
+      const tp = t ? Number(t) : null; // null clears the target → notify on any drop
+      if (t && !Number.isFinite(tp as number)) {
+        editError = 'target must be a number';
+        return;
+      }
+      const cur = edit.currency.trim().toUpperCase();
+      const updated = await listsApi.updateItem(item.id, {
+        title: edit.title.trim(),
+        url: edit.url.trim() || null,
+        note: edit.note.trim() || null,
+        target_price: tp,
+        ...(cur ? { currency: cur } : {})
+      });
+      const i = items.findIndex((x) => x.id === item.id);
+      if (i >= 0) items[i] = updated;
+      editingId = null;
+    } catch (err) {
+      editError = err instanceof ApiError ? err.message : 'failed to save';
+    } finally {
+      editBusy = false;
+    }
+  }
+
   async function removeItem(item: Item) {
-    if (!confirm(`cast out “${item.title}”?`)) return;
+    if (!confirm(`remove “${item.title}”?`)) return;
     try {
       await listsApi.removeItem(item.id);
       items = items.filter((x) => x.id !== item.id);
@@ -120,7 +175,7 @@
       if (i >= 0) items[i] = updated;
       if (historyFor === item.id) history = await listsApi.history(item.id);
     } catch (err) {
-      formError = err instanceof ApiError ? err.message : 'failed to keep vigil';
+      formError = err instanceof ApiError ? err.message : 'failed to check price';
     } finally {
       refetchingId = null;
     }
@@ -137,7 +192,7 @@
     try {
       history = await listsApi.history(item.id);
     } catch (err) {
-      formError = err instanceof ApiError ? err.message : 'failed to read the chronicle';
+      formError = err instanceof ApiError ? err.message : 'failed to load history';
     } finally {
       historyLoading = false;
     }
@@ -167,9 +222,9 @@
     renounced: 'border-smoke text-mute'
   };
   const STATUS_LABEL: Record<ItemStatus, string> = {
-    coveted: 'coveted',
-    acquired: 'acquired',
-    renounced: 'renounced'
+    coveted: 'want',
+    acquired: 'bought',
+    renounced: 'skip'
   };
 
   function money(v: number | null, cur: string | null) {
@@ -193,27 +248,27 @@
       </div>
     </div>
 
-    <!-- Add temptation -->
+    <!-- Add item -->
     <form class="panel panel-acid space-y-4 p-6" onsubmit={addItem}>
-      <p class="label">add a temptation</p>
-      <input class="field" bind:value={title} maxlength="200" placeholder="what you covet" />
+      <p class="label">add an item</p>
+      <input class="field" bind:value={title} maxlength="200" placeholder="what do you want?" />
       <div class="grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-[1fr_8rem]">
-        <input class="field" bind:value={url} placeholder="product URL (we'll keep vigil on the price)" />
+        <input class="field" bind:value={url} placeholder="product link (we'll track the price)" />
         <input class="field" bind:value={targetPrice} inputmode="decimal" placeholder="target price" />
       </div>
       <input class="field" bind:value={note} maxlength="1000" placeholder="note to self (optional)" />
       {#if formError}<p class="border-2 border-rose bg-rose/10 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-rose">{formError}</p>{/if}
-      <button class="btn btn-acid" disabled={busy}>{busy ? 'coveting…' : 'covet it +'}</button>
+      <button class="btn btn-acid" disabled={busy}>{busy ? 'adding…' : 'add item +'}</button>
     </form>
 
     {#if !loaded}
-      <p class="text-center text-mute flicker">unveiling temptations…</p>
+      <p class="text-center text-mute flicker">loading items…</p>
     {:else if loadError}
       <p class="border-2 border-rose bg-rose/10 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-rose">{loadError}</p>
     {:else if items.length === 0}
       <div class="panel p-10 text-center">
-        <p class="gospel text-2xl">this list is bare</p>
-        <p class="mt-2 text-mute">paste a craving above to begin.</p>
+        <p class="gospel text-2xl">this list is empty</p>
+        <p class="mt-2 text-mute">add something you want above to begin.</p>
       </div>
     {:else}
       <ul class="space-y-3">
@@ -265,7 +320,7 @@
               <!-- Status is the primary control: a real, cyclable badge. -->
               <button
                 class="tag shrink-0 cursor-pointer transition hover:brightness-125 {STATUS_STYLE[item.status]}"
-                title="click to cycle: coveted → acquired → renounced"
+                title="click to cycle: want → bought → skip"
                 onclick={() => cycleStatus(item)}
               >
                 ⇄ {STATUS_LABEL[item.status]}
@@ -277,7 +332,7 @@
               {#if item.url}
                 <button
                   class="rounded border border-smoke px-2 py-1 text-mute transition hover:border-iris hover:text-iris disabled:opacity-40"
-                  title="refetch price now (keep vigil)"
+                  title="check the price now"
                   disabled={refetchingId === item.id}
                   onclick={() => refetchItem(item)}
                 >
@@ -285,12 +340,19 @@
                 </button>
                 <button
                   class="rounded border border-smoke px-2 py-1 text-mute transition hover:border-iris hover:text-iris"
-                  title="price history (the chronicle)"
+                  title="price history"
                   onclick={() => toggleHistory(item)}
                 >
                   {historyFor === item.id ? 'hide history' : 'history'}
                 </button>
               {/if}
+              <button
+                class="rounded border border-smoke px-2 py-1 text-mute transition hover:border-iris hover:text-iris"
+                title="edit this item"
+                onclick={() => (editingId === item.id ? cancelEdit() : startEdit(item))}
+              >
+                {editingId === item.id ? 'close' : '✎ edit'}
+              </button>
               <button
                 class="rounded border border-smoke px-2 py-1 text-mute transition hover:border-rose hover:text-rose"
                 title="remove from this list"
@@ -300,19 +362,49 @@
               </button>
             </div>
 
+            {#if editingId === item.id}
+              <div class="space-y-3 border-t border-smoke pt-3">
+                <input class="field" bind:value={edit.title} maxlength="200" placeholder="title" />
+                <input class="field" bind:value={edit.url} placeholder="product URL" />
+                <div class="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-[1fr_8rem]">
+                  <input
+                    class="field"
+                    bind:value={edit.target}
+                    inputmode="decimal"
+                    placeholder="target price (blank = notify on any drop)"
+                  />
+                  <input
+                    class="field"
+                    bind:value={edit.currency}
+                    maxlength="3"
+                    placeholder="currency"
+                    title="3-letter code, e.g. EUR — overrides the detected currency"
+                  />
+                </div>
+                <input class="field" bind:value={edit.note} maxlength="1000" placeholder="note" />
+                {#if editError}<p class="text-xs text-rose">{editError}</p>{/if}
+                <div class="flex justify-end gap-2 text-xs">
+                  <button class="rounded border border-smoke px-3 py-1 text-mute hover:text-ink" onclick={cancelEdit}>cancel</button>
+                  <button class="btn btn-acid px-3 py-1" disabled={editBusy} onclick={() => saveEdit(item)}>
+                    {editBusy ? 'saving…' : 'save'}
+                  </button>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            {/if}
+
             {#if onSale(item)}
-              <p class="gospel text-sm text-mint">✦ the price has fallen — your moment is upon you</p>
+              <p class="gospel text-sm text-mint">✦ price dropped — grab it now</p>
             {/if}
             {#if item.last_error}
-              <p class="text-xs text-rose">vigil faltered: {item.last_error}</p>
+              <p class="text-xs text-rose">price check failed: {item.last_error}</p>
             {/if}
 
             {#if historyFor === item.id}
               <div class="border-t border-smoke pt-3">
                 {#if historyLoading}
-                  <p class="text-xs text-mute flicker">unrolling the chronicle…</p>
+                  <p class="text-xs text-mute flicker">loading history…</p>
                 {:else if history.length === 0}
-                  <p class="text-xs text-mute">no observations yet — keep vigil to begin the record.</p>
+                  <p class="text-xs text-mute">no price checks yet — hit refresh to start tracking.</p>
                 {:else}
                   <ul class="space-y-1 text-xs">
                     {#each history as h}

frontend/src/routes/login/+page.svelte

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 <div class="mx-auto max-w-md">
   <div class="panel p-8">
     <p class="label">welcome back</p>
-    <h1 class="mb-6 font-display text-3xl font-bold">RETURN TO WORSHIP</h1>
+    <h1 class="mb-6 font-display text-3xl font-bold">WELCOME BACK</h1>
 
     <form class="space-y-4" onsubmit={submit}>
       <div>

frontend/src/routes/register/+page.svelte

@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 
 <div class="mx-auto max-w-md">
   <div class="panel panel-acid p-8">
-    <p class="label">new devotee</p>
-    <h1 class="mb-6 font-display text-3xl font-bold">BEGIN ASCENSION</h1>
+    <p class="label">new here</p>
+    <h1 class="mb-6 font-display text-3xl font-bold">CREATE ACCOUNT</h1>
 
     <form class="space-y-4" onsubmit={submit}>
       <div>
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
       {/if}
 
       <button class="btn btn-acid w-full" disabled={busy}>
-        {busy ? 'carving…' : 'sign up'}
+        {busy ? 'creating…' : 'sign up'}
       </button>
     </form>
 

frontend/src/routes/reset/+page.svelte

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 <div class="mx-auto max-w-md">
   <div class="panel panel-acid p-8">
     <p class="label">set new password</p>
-    <h1 class="mb-6 font-display text-3xl font-bold">FORGE A NEW KEY</h1>
+    <h1 class="mb-6 font-display text-3xl font-bold">SET A NEW PASSWORD</h1>
 
     {#if !token}
       <p class="border-2 border-rose bg-rose/10 px-3 py-3 text-sm text-rose">
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         {#if error}
           <p class="border-2 border-rose bg-rose/10 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-rose">{error}</p>
         {/if}
-        <button class="btn btn-acid w-full" disabled={busy}>{busy ? 'cutting…' : 'set password'}</button>
+        <button class="btn btn-acid w-full" disabled={busy}>{busy ? 'saving…' : 'set password'}</button>
       </form>
     {/if}
   </div>

frontend/src/routes/settings/+page.svelte

@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@
 {#if auth.loaded && auth.user}
   <div class="mx-auto max-w-2xl space-y-6">
     <div>
-      <p class="label">your rites</p>
-      <h1 class="font-display text-4xl font-bold">THE SANCTUM</h1>
-      <p class="gospel mt-1 text-lg">tune your devotion</p>
+      <p class="label">your account</p>
+      <h1 class="font-display text-4xl font-bold">SETTINGS</h1>
+      <p class="gospel mt-1 text-lg">tune your spending habit</p>
     </div>
 
     <!-- Verification status -->
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 
       <label class="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-3">
         <input type="checkbox" class="size-5 accent-mint" bind:checked={settings.notify_email} />
-        <span class="font-mono text-sm">summon me when the price falls</span>
+        <span class="font-mono text-sm">email me when a price drops</span>
       </label>
 
       {#if error}