Pay-on-delivery dying, as online store suspends this option
With most online stores pulling the service, and with the Jumia incident, the end is inevitably near.
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Payporte put up a real nice banner on their website saying they have suspended same-day delivery. Are we surprised? Clearly not. Like, we all knew this was going to happen, and it's hard to produce a sound argument for pay-on-delivery at this point.
But, why now?
You probably heard this in the news, but here's a recap. Last week, a Jumia delivery man was supposed to dispatch 2 iPhones and a motorbike somewhere in Port-Harcourt.
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Next thing we know, security operatives a pulling the body of our deliveryman out of a septic tank. The people he was supposed to deliver to, tied him up, and threw him in the septic tank, or soak-away, as we call it. They even confessed to the crime.
Take a quick guess on the type of payment method they chose? Yep. That's right. P.O.D.
The time for Payment-Of-Delivery is over.
When online stores first opened shop in Nigeria about 5-6 years ago, their biggest challenge was trust. Nigerian paranoia didn't exactly support the idea of sending money for a product you can't feel. So to convince customers, the pioneers in our space said, "hey, don't worry, we'll deliver your stuff to you and then you'll pay us at the door".
While many Nigerians still have doubts about e-commerce, the trust levels are way higher now, and it only makes sense to evolve now.
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Dealdey started the trend by banning payment on delivery and soon enough, Drinks.ng followed suit.
Payporte might be next to suspend P.O.D, but if there's anything we're sure of, they won't be the last.
E.O.D.
P.S: Payporte is promising 48 hours delivery. I really hope they come through with this.
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