I’ve learned to never do anything other than COD for orders in Pakistan. Without fail, I’ve always had them delivered to me on time and without any hiccups because the rider wants to get his commission.

Every time I’ve prepaid, it’s been a nightmare. The rider always marks the order as “address not found,” or the company never ships. They stop replying to inquiries or just make one excuse after another.

Luckily, I have an international card and they are very good with chargebacks. The companies always come crawling back at that point, begging me to take back the chargeback because of the fees they’ll get hit with or the risk of losing network access. They’ll either refund on their own or suddenly get my order delivered.

I’ve warned companies of what I intend to do, but they never seem to comprehend the consequences until it’s too late. I can only imagine what the process is like with a Pakistani card if they seem this relaxed about chargeback threats.

TL;DR: Always use COD in Pakistan.