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		DrillShopper 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Plain Vanilla Web Cash on delivery (COD) used to be popular in the US for a lot of the mail order junk on television in the 70s to early 80s. The rise of the credit card for normal people was a cause of its decline because people now had a reliable way to pay over the phone when ordering said junk. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_on_delivery

brazzy 9 months ago [–]

COD still protects against fraud by having the delivery company collect the money before handing over the order.

With the "pay the bill later" it's entirely up to the recipient whether they decide to pay. Some will even just forget it with no ill intent.

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