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Partial Cash On Delivery (Partial COD): Your Tool To Uplift Prepaid Conversions

Suhag Vamja · GoKwik Blog Free Intermediate India

The best single explainer on partial COD, collecting a small upfront token to cover shipping and filter low-intent buyers. It's an underused tactic that directly de-risks the COD orders you can't convert to full prepaid.

  • Customer pays a token amount digitally, rest in cash on delivery
  • The upfront amount covers your shipping if the order RTOs
  • Reported to lift prepaid conversions by roughly 15-20%

The question it answers

  1. How do I convert COD orders to prepaid, and what is partial COD?

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