COD or Collect on Delivery is a popular way for shops to order from us.
It doesn’t require them to pay in advance or on placing the order.
It is a surefire way for the company to get paid.
There are some precautions that need to be taken though.
First if the shop is a new account and doesn’t have a well developed history with purchasing it is wise to make sure the first couple of orders go out with Cashiers Check or Money Order required, at least until we can create a repour with the account.
If the order is multiple boxes the COD total is only applied to one box, thus allowing them to decline the box with the COD total and receive the remaining without requiring payment.
Lastly if the shipment is declined or the customer is not there to receive the shipment with a check the packages will be returned and shipping will still be charged to their account.
Onto the process:
Depending on how your customer is placing their orders there is a slightly different process for each way.
When placing the order for the customer we will select the