Sathi talks to your cash-on-delivery buyers in their language: it confirms they'll be home, fixes the address, offers UPI and rescues failed deliveries before the parcel goes back.
You pay shipping both ways, lose the ad spend that found the buyer, and your stock sits in transit for one to two weeks.
first delivery attempts fail in India, and far more outside the metros.
lost on every return: freight, repacking and the sale you didn't make.
return rate for unconfirmed vs confirmed COD orders.
Industry figures from logistics and checkout providers; treat them as directional.
On WhatsApp and calls, in Hindi, Hinglish, English and regional languages. Buyers don't install anything and can always still pay cash.
Checks the buyer still wants it, gets a landmark and location pin, and offers to pay by UPI.
If not, it books a better day or fixes the address before the rider sets out.
Asks what really happened, books a reattempt, and records the buyer's word if the rider never came.
Short, polite messages in the buyer's language. Every outcome goes back to you and your courier.
Message Sathi on Telegram and answer a few questions in the language you like. No dashboard to learn.
Open @DeliverySathibot →After that you pay a small fee per COD order, plus a success fee only when Sathi turns a failed delivery into a delivered one. Always less than what one avoided return saves you.
Start on Telegram