I opened my phone at home after school and headed straight to TikTok, as every teenager would. I was immediately caught off guard by the new app feature at the top of my screen — TikTok Shop. TikTok shop allows creators to spotlight, promote and sell their favorite products directly on the app through in-feed videos, live streamed videos and the Showcase tab — all without leaving the app. The shop was added to TikTok on Sept. 12, but hasn’t been put to full use by creators until recently as it began becoming more popular. Within the past few weeks I’ve seen hundreds of videos promoting and reviewing the new shop. In order to decide if the shop was really worth it I clicked the Shop tab, and added four different items to my cart. To read more, click the link in bio. #storybylucywolf #photobycarolinemartucci #socialmediabyisabelbaldassaro