Raising prepaid share is the cheapest RTO fix you own
Every order that pays online cannot be refused at the door. That makes prepaid share — the fraction of orders paid before dispatch — the metric most worth moving, and discounts are the lever. A small, visible discount on UPI shown next to the COD option, tiered prepaid discounts on bigger baskets, and a partial advance on risky cash orders together shift a meaningful share of a store's orders off cash without a hard block. The sequencing matters: reward prepaid first, price COD honestly second, ask for an advance third, refuse last. Read raising prepaid share without killing conversion.
- Payment-method-locked codes: 'extra 5% on UPI' that cannot be used on COD.
- Tiered prepaid discounts by cart value, shown with strikethrough pricing per method.
- Partial COD: an online advance with the balance on delivery, applied by risk band.
- Auto-apply the best eligible coupon so shoppers stop leaving to hunt for codes.