Thread: New offline payment option for e-commerce merchants...

Just wondering what you make of this new payment option for customers shopping online....

go&pay™ at An Post | go and pay buy online pay offline at any Post Office

I think it could be a hit for the 16 - 22 age bracket and for people who are concerned about handing over financial information online......


It's also a better deal for merchants if people choose this payment option.......

Would think it appeals to the older age groups too.

I know my parents are reluctant to part with money over this new fangled interweb thing whereas popping down to the local post office to have a chat with the trusted postmistress to catch up on the local gossip is a pleasure!

Having said that, it would have no appeal for me, actually getting to a post office is a bit of a nuisance.

Hmmm, it's a good idea, but only Irish merchants can use it. Most people shop online to get things they either cannot get in Ireland or are cheaper from oversees.

If you are going to walk down the post office, why not just walk down to the merchants high street store?

Originally Posted by Redfly

If you are going to walk down the post office, why not just walk down to the merchants high street store?

eh hello......ever been outside the pale....we've got a garda station, centra, spar, co-op, post office and the farmers market on a wendsday......

I'll always try and buy a product off an irish website first......saying that those vintage playboys from 76 were no where to be seen on google.ie : )

For city folks it might be a waste of time but for the rest of the country it could be a winner as choice is something were missing.......

Originally Posted by googlebomber76

eh hello......ever been outside the pale....we've got a garda station, centra, spar, co-op, post office and the farmers market on a wendsday......

I'll always try and buy a product off an irish website first......saying that those vintage playboys from 76 were no where to be seen on google.ie : )

For city folks it might be a waste of time but for the rest of the country it could be a winner as choice is something were missing.......

Ahh, very good point.

I thought they were closing down post offices?

First Real Sale processed using go&pay - Customer figured it out all by themselves and paid in the post office...

I really hope this catches on- no more chargebacks and no more pay pal - life would be a dream

I think that it's a nice option for sites doing a large turnover, but I expect it will count for a marginal percentage of transactions. The whole point of shopping on the internet is that you can do it from the comfort of your armchair.

The market segment I see it appealing to is kids and teens who don't have access to creadit cards.

With the advent of things like 3v, surely that segment is diminished?

Agree that it is diminished but it can still take a chunk of that market.

My reasoning stems from my own experience as a teen with the attention span of a gnat.

If you have no credit card the go and pay system could be seen to give the illusion of immediacy - i.e. "I've done the order, now there's only the insignificant matter of popping down to the post office and paying for it". As compared with the teen who's 3v card is out of credit, who would need to go to the retail outlet, buy credit, come back and do the orde... "Oh look, Big Brother is on".

With the go and pay system, I imagine you'd be frequently reminded that you need to pay by email before despatch, as the order has been logged in the system and will stand until paid or it times out. With typical shopping carts that would accept 3v, my understanding was that the order doesn't get stored as an order until the card checks have been done? I may be doing the younger generation a disservice with my generalisations - apologies!