For those who are fed up of queuing at the never-ending lines at banks or ATMs, Snapdeal has come up with its new Cash@Home service, which allows users to order cash and have it delivered to their doorstep.
To operate this facility, Snapdeal will be using the cash that it receives through Cash on Delivery (CoD). Users can request up to Rs 2,000 per booking and can use any ATM card to pay for the cash. Also, all the orders for cash will be delivered the next day itself.
“The launch of the cash on demand service is intended to further help our consumers tide over any cash crunch that they might face in addressing their daily needs,” said, Rohit Bansal, Co-founder, Snapdeal said.
However, the company will be charging a nominal amount of Rs 1 as convenience fee, which will needs to be paid through FreeCharge or through a Debit Card at the time of booking the order.
Snapdeal’s courier partners will be carrying a PoS (Point of Sale) machines and consumers will need to to swipe their ATM card at the time of cash delivery. The company has said that the customers are not obligated to order anything else from Snapdeal in order to avail this facility.
The service is live only in Gurugram (read Gurgaon and Bangalore for the time being, but the company is slated to extend it to other major cities in coming days.