For many years, postal services have enabled people to send in packages everything they need for their loved ones and friends. A person pays money, and after a while his package arrives at its destination. However, there are situations when it is necessary for the addressee to pay for postal services. The question arises: cash on delivery - how is it? You will learn what service it is and how to use it from this publication.
Let us first specifically understand what it is. Cash on delivery is the type of transfer between the objects of the post office in which it collects from the recipient a fixed amount of money for the parcel, after receiving which it returns the costs to the sender. Simply put, sending a parcel by cash on delivery is like giving a mail order to oblige someone who should receive it to pay for the parcel. Only when fulfilling this obligation will he acquire the necessary cargo.
How to send cash on delivery?
First of all, you need to determine the cost of the forwarded object, since it affects the size of insurance and the total cost. When everything is resolved with this issue, go to the post office. There you will need to buy a package with a place to fill in the address of the recipient and sender.
You will also need to take the corresponding forms (for sending two copies and one for the postal order), fill them in and indicate the amount of payment. Bank details or the address of the sender are entered in the corresponding filled-in windows, depending on the method of receiving the money: postal order or to a current account. One form should be put in the package, and the other should be left to yourself. The cost of cash on delivery, as well as the distance to the destination, affect all expenses for postal services. When your package has been accepted and the costs have been paid, the operator must issue a receipt. Keep it until you receive a money transfer.
Is cash on delivery reliable?
This is how to say ... There is no absolute guarantee of a successful transaction. There is a risk that, during the transportation of the parcel, the recipient will simply change his mind or he may have financial difficulties, because of which he will not be able to pay for it. It may happen that the addressee does not receive a notice, forgets about the parcel, or other circumstances interfere with him. In this case, the goods will be sent back, but the money spent for mail services will not be returned. Another drawback is that even if the parcel is successful and paid, the funds will go to the sender’s account for a rather long time (several weeks).
If more efficient work is required, then transporting packages by cash on delivery is not very profitable. Another minor inconvenience is a return visit to the post office to receive money from the recipient.
It should be noted the advantage of this service for the addressee is reliability. After all, he pays after he received the parcel and, if desired, examined its contents. The disadvantage for him is the overpayment in the amount of sending a money transfer.