What is cash on delivery?
Probably everyone who has ever dealt withby mail, heard about such a concept as a cash on delivery. In the age of actively developing Internet sales, people have to create, in one way or another, various guarantees of receiving money (for the sender) and the parcel itself (for the recipient). People who purchase different goods and services in the Internet space are often familiar with what such a superimposed payment is. Such people, in fact, very much. Import in the country is growing day by day. We order everything: from a variety of clothes to furniture and various appliances. The transaction between the consignor of the parcel and its consignee in most cases passes through the post office. The latter, in turn, creates the same guarantees for the two parties that were mentioned earlier. More details about these guarantees and how they are related to the concept of "cash on delivery" will be discussed in this article.
Definition
Let's start, perhaps, with the definition of what isC.O.D. This type of payment is a payment by the recipient of the delivery of his parcel. And the goods are given to the recipient only in case of payment on the spot of this most cash on delivery. The cost is determined as a percentage of the amount of the parcel. As a rule, this method is rather democratic in terms of cost (from 100 to 300 rubles). Undoubtedly, the percentage sometimes makes a larger amount. Very often, buyers pay not full value to the seller for the shipped goods. The rest of the amount they (or the entire amount) they pay at the post office. Thus, mail employees are obliged to issue the goods only in case of payment for the delivery charge for the delivery and the cost of the package itself. The post office collects the imposed payment, but the money for the goods is already sent to the owner himself, who concluded a contract with them in the form of a completed form. Next, we will discuss in more detail how the sending of a parcel by cash on delivery is done.
Sending a parcel by cash on delivery
Cash on delivery implies that the mail is receivingresponsibility for the transfer "from face to face" of the parcel, which the sender regarded as a "valuable parcel". We will remind you that parcels which do not exceed the weight of 2 kg are sent to the parcel post. It is from the definition of the originator of the premise that the entire process of commodity exchange begins as a valuable one. On the intention to send the parcel by cash on delivery, the seller must notify the recipient.
The sender, having informed in post office about that,that he needs to send the parcel by cash on delivery, gets two forms on his hands. Payment for these forms is not provided, absolutely any citizen can receive them. Fill in the forms, the sender pays a certain amount for the delivery of a valuable parcel by cash on delivery. The post office employee must check the following points in place:
what is the payment amount and whether it is marked on the parcel itself;
accuracy of fixing all items by the sender in the form for sending the parcel by cash on delivery.
The cash on delivery form
Next, we will tell you about what the forms are for sending the parcel by cash on delivery. What information is needed to complete this form? Let's understand.
To send the parcel by cash on deliveryit is necessary to fill in two forms. How do they differ? In the first form, you need to indicate in capital letters and figures the amount in order to be able to pay for the order. In this amount, you must already include the percentage for the mail, so that the sender could receive the goods. In addition to this amount, the form also reflects the name of the person to whom the amount is intended for the goods. The next column indicates the name of the recipient of the package. The main thing is not to confuse these graphs.
After registration and full completion of the firstthe form must pay attention to the following form. Here you can see the amount of cash on delivery and the full details of the recipient (name, address of delivery). After filling out all the forms and placing an order in the post office, the seller is given a so-called "track", with which he can at any time track where the parcel is.
Advantages and disadvantages of cash on delivery
The sending of goods by cash on delivery has both its pluses and minuses. And it is worth considering this process from two sides: from the recipient and from the sender.
As for the buyer, sending the parcelcash on delivery is, in some way, a guarantee that the ordered goods will reach the destination. Payment after the fact allows the buyer not to pay for the goods the whole amount at once, but to deposit the balance already at the time of receipt. This is really an advantage, because with the increased turnover through the Internet there is also a large number of scammers wishing to receive money free of charge. However, it is necessary to take into account the fact that the addressee can only open the package with the goods after he has fully paid for the entire shipment at the post office. On the other hand, it is also a small overpayment of cash.
Speaking of the sender, it should be said that such athe way of turnover also gives him some guarantee. When sending goods by cash on delivery, the seller can always be sure that his payment will not fall into the wrong hands and will not remain with the buyer. On the other hand, there are cases when the recipients simply did not take their parcel from the post office. In this case, the order is sent in the opposite direction. All this takes quite a lot of time.
In general, we can say that the way of sending goods by cash on delivery through the mail is quite widespread and has positive feedback from those people who use it.
