diff --git a/lib/models/checkout-model.js b/lib/models/checkout-model.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e528b144e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/models/checkout-model.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import BaseModel from 'buy-button-sdk/models/base-model';
+
+const CartModel = BaseModel.extend({
+  constructor() {
+    this.super(...arguments);
+  }
+});
+
+export default CartModel;
diff --git a/lib/serializers/checkout-serializer.js b/lib/serializers/checkout-serializer.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f09fdf9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/serializers/checkout-serializer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import CoreObject from 'buy-button-sdk/metal/core-object';
+import CheckoutModel from 'buy-button-sdk/models/checkout-model';
+
+const CheckoutSerializer = CoreObject.extend({
+  constructor() {
+  },
+
+  rootKeyForType(type) {
+    return type.slice(0, -1);
+  },
+
+  modelForType(/* type */) {
+    return CheckoutModel;
+  },
+
+  deserializeSingle(type, singlePayload, metaAttrs) {
+    const modelAttrs = singlePayload[this.rootKeyForType(type)];
+    const model = this.modelFromAttrs(type, modelAttrs, metaAttrs);
+
+    return model;
+  },
+
+  modelFromAttrs(type, attrs, metaAttrs) {
+    const Model = this.modelForType(type);
+
+    return new Model(attrs, metaAttrs);
+  },
+
+  serialize(type, model) {
+    const root = this.rootKeyForType(type);
+    const payload = {};
+
+    payload[root] = model.attrs;
+
+    return payload;
+  }
+});
+
+export default CheckoutSerializer;
diff --git a/lib/shop-client.js b/lib/shop-client.js
index e27fe6f11..05ab3369b 100644
--- a/lib/shop-client.js
+++ b/lib/shop-client.js
@@ -77,6 +77,27 @@ const ShopClient = CoreObject.extend({
     });
   },
 
+  create(type, attrs = {}) {
+    const adapter = new this.adapters[type](this.config);
+
+    return adapter.create(type, attrs).then(payload => {
+      return this.deserialize(type, payload, adapter, { single: true });
+    });
+  },
+
+  update(type, updatedModel) {
+    const adapter = updatedModel.adapter;
+    const serializer = updatedModel.serializer;
+    const serializedModel = serializer.serialize(type, updatedModel);
+    const id = updatedModel.attrs[adapter.idKeyForType(type)];
+
+    return adapter.update(type, id, serializedModel).then(payload => {
+      const meta = { shopClient: this, adapter, serializer, type };
+
+      return serializer.deserializeSingle(type, payload, meta);
+    });
+  },
+
   fetchQuery(type, query) {
     const adapter = new this.adapters[type](this.config);
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/api/shop-client-test.js b/tests/unit/api/shop-client-test.js
index d5fb27ccd..61af72560 100644
--- a/tests/unit/api/shop-client-test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/api/shop-client-test.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { step, resetStep } from 'buy-button-sdk/tests/helpers/assert-step';
 import ShopClient from 'buy-button-sdk/shop-client';
 import Config from 'buy-button-sdk/config';
 import Promise from 'promise';
+import CheckoutModel from 'buy-button-sdk/models/checkout-model';
 
 const configAttrs = {
   myShopifyDomain: 'buckets-o-stuff',
@@ -25,6 +26,16 @@ function FakeAdapter() {
       resolve({});
     });
   };
+  this.create = function () {
+    return new Promise(function (resolve) {
+      resolve({});
+    });
+  };
+  this.update = function () {
+    return new Promise(function (resolve) {
+      resolve({});
+    });
+  };
 }
 
 function FakeSerializer() {
@@ -34,6 +45,9 @@ function FakeSerializer() {
   this.deserializeMultiple = function () {
     return [{}];
   };
+  this.serialize = function () {
+    return {};
+  };
 }
 
 module('Unit | ShopClient', {
@@ -394,3 +408,153 @@ test('it forwards "fetchQueryNouns" to "fetchQuery(\'nouns\', ...)"', function (
 
   shopClient.fetchQueryCollections(fetchedQuery);
 });
+
+test('it inits a type\'s adapter with the config during #create', function (assert) {
+  assert.expect(2);
+
+  const done = assert.async();
+
+  shopClient.adapters = {
+    checkouts: function (localConfig) {
+      assert.equal(localConfig, config);
+      FakeAdapter.apply(this, arguments);
+    }
+  };
+  shopClient.serializers = {
+    checkouts: FakeSerializer
+  };
+
+  shopClient.create('checkouts').then(() => {
+    assert.ok(true, 'it resolves the promise');
+    done();
+  }).catch(() => {
+    assert.ok(false);
+    done();
+  });
+});
+
+test('it inits a type\'s serializer with the config during #create', function (assert) {
+  assert.expect(2);
+
+  const done = assert.async();
+
+  shopClient.adapters = {
+    checkouts: FakeAdapter
+  };
+
+  shopClient.serializers = {
+    checkouts: function (localConfig) {
+      assert.equal(localConfig, config);
+      FakeSerializer.apply(this, arguments);
+    }
+  };
+
+  shopClient.create('checkouts').then(() => {
+    assert.ok(true);
+    done();
+  }).catch(() => {
+    assert.ok(false);
+    done();
+  });
+});
+
+test('it chains the result of the adapter\'s create through the type\'s serializer on #create', function (assert) {
+  assert.expect(6);
+
+  const done = assert.async();
+
+  const inputAttrs = { someProps: 'prop' };
+  const rawModel = { props: 'some-object' };
+  const serializedModel = { attrs: 'serialized-model' };
+
+  shopClient.adapters = {
+    checkouts: function () {
+      this.create = function (type, attrs) {
+        step(1, 'calls create on the adapter', assert);
+
+        assert.equal(attrs, inputAttrs);
+
+        return new Promise(function (resolve) {
+          resolve(rawModel);
+        });
+      };
+    }
+  };
+
+  shopClient.serializers = {
+    checkouts: function () {
+      this.deserializeSingle = function (type, results) {
+        step(2, 'calls deserializeSingle', assert);
+
+        assert.equal(results, rawModel);
+
+        return serializedModel;
+      };
+    }
+  };
+
+  shopClient.create('checkouts', inputAttrs).then(products => {
+    step(3, 'resolves after fetch and serialize', assert);
+    assert.equal(products, serializedModel);
+
+    done();
+  }).catch(() => {
+    assert.ok(false, 'promise should not reject');
+    done();
+  });
+});
+
+test('it utilizes the model\'s adapter and serializer during #update', function (assert) {
+  assert.expect(9);
+
+  const done = assert.async();
+  const serializedModel = { serializedProps: 'some-values' };
+  const updatedPayload = { rawUpdatedProps: 'updated-values' };
+  const updatedModel = { updatedProps: 'updated-values' };
+  const model = new CheckoutModel({
+    token: 'abc123',
+    someProp: 'some-prop'
+  }, {
+    shopClient,
+    adapter: {
+      update(type, id, payload) {
+        step(2, 'calls update on the models adapter', assert);
+        assert.equal(id, model.attrs.token, 'client extracts the token');
+        assert.equal(payload, serializedModel);
+
+        return new Promise(function (resolve) {
+          resolve(updatedPayload);
+        });
+      },
+      idKeyForType() {
+        return 'token';
+      }
+    },
+    serializer: {
+      serialize(type, localModel) {
+        step(1, 'calls serialize on the models serializer', assert);
+        assert.equal(localModel, model, 'serializer recieves model');
+
+        return serializedModel;
+      },
+      deserializeSingle(type, singlePayload) {
+        step(3, 'calls deserializeSingle with the result of adapter#update', assert);
+        assert.equal(singlePayload, updatedPayload);
+
+        return updatedModel;
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  // shopClient.adapters = { checkouts: FakeAdapter };
+  // shopClient.serializers = { products: FakeSerializer };
+
+  shopClient.update('checkouts', model).then(localUpdatedModel => {
+    step(4, 'resolves update with the deserialized model', assert);
+    assert.equal(localUpdatedModel, updatedModel);
+    done();
+  }).catch(e => {
+    assert.ok(false);
+    done();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/unit/serializers/checkout-serializer-test.js b/tests/unit/serializers/checkout-serializer-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..834583482
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/serializers/checkout-serializer-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import CheckoutSerializer from 'buy-button-sdk/serializers/checkout-serializer';
+import CheckoutModel from 'buy-button-sdk/models/checkout-model';
+
+let serializer;
+
+module('Unit | CheckoutSerializer', {
+  setup() {
+    serializer = new CheckoutSerializer();
+  },
+  teardown() {
+    serializer = null;
+  }
+});
+
+
+const checkoutFixture = {
+  checkout: {
+    line_items: []
+  }
+};
+
+test('it discovers the root key from the type', function (assert) {
+  assert.expect(1);
+
+  assert.equal(serializer.rootKeyForType('checkouts'), 'checkout');
+});
+
+test('it returns CheckoutModel for checkout type', function (assert) {
+  assert.expect(1);
+
+  assert.equal(serializer.modelForType('checkouts'), CheckoutModel);
+});
+
+test('it transforms a single item payload into a checkout object.', function (assert) {
+  assert.expect(2);
+
+  const model = serializer.deserializeSingle('checkouts', checkoutFixture);
+
+  assert.notOk(Array.isArray(model), 'should not be an array');
+  assert.deepEqual(model.attrs, checkoutFixture.checkout);
+});
+
+test('it attaches a reference of the passed serializer to the model on #deserializeSingle', function (assert) {
+  assert.expect(1);
+
+  const model = serializer.deserializeSingle('checkouts', checkoutFixture, { serializer });
+
+  assert.deepEqual(model.serializer, serializer);
+});
+
+test('it attaches a reference of the passed shopClient to the model on #deserializeSingle', function (assert) {
+  assert.expect(1);
+
+  const shopClient = 'some-shop-client';
+
+  const model = serializer.deserializeSingle('checkouts', checkoutFixture, { shopClient });
+
+  assert.equal(model.shopClient, shopClient);
+});
+
+test('it transforms a model into a payload on #serialize using the root key', function (assert) {
+  const updatedModel = new CheckoutModel({
+    line_items: [
+      {
+        variant_id: 123456789,
+        quantity: 1
+      }
+    ]
+  });
+
+  const payload = serializer.serialize('checkouts', updatedModel);
+
+  assert.deepEqual(payload, { checkout: updatedModel.attrs });
+});