What does due upon receipt mean?

Question

I got a bill that says "due upon receipt" and I don't understand when the due date is for the payment. How many days do I have to pay it?

Answer 1

Payment is due either upon receipt of goods, services, or an invoice for goods or services.

Answer 2

Due Upon Receipt

Answer 3

Does this seem odd or what? Recently, I cancelled my home phone service after being a customer for over 25 years. About 2 weeks later, I received a check, from them; for the amount I had credited. Which was all good! However; about a week later, I received a bill from them stating: "Total Amount Due: $$. Payment Due By: Upon Receipt". So, why would I get a bill AFTER receiving a CHECK for cash credit, owed to me? There was no explanation included. The only thing I can think of is maybe they over paid me on the credit that was sent to me. And, If that was the case it should have been documented. Should I pay it, or not? Hmm! Maybe, it s a SCAM!

Answer 4

Due On Receipt

Answer 5

This is a confusing statement to put on a bill that was received for the first time--it would make more sense if you had previously received a bill and didn't pay it for some reason or another (forgot, on vacation, didn't have enough money, whatever). I got one from a third-party seller for a medical device received in a health care facility about six weeks prior to getting the bill in the mail. In my case, it seems illegal and I am pursuing the issue with the medical clinic I had gone to (my regular doctor's facility). If it is not illiegal, it should be, and I suspect foul play because when I called that third-party company to ask when it was due, they treated me like they were a collection agency and were talking to me about a past-due account. If you are a company that bills people, don't send this kind of bill unless you have already failed to receive payment from a previously billed account.

Answer 6

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What does due upon receipt mean?

Answer 7

That means that payment is due as soon as you receive the bill. Usually past due accounts or bills that came with a product will have that on them.
You don't have a specific due date . But it should be paid as soon as possible. The company will probably only allow for mail time and then start calling you.

Answer 8

So if the bill arrives in the mail and I happen to be out of town for the weekend, does that mean the bill is "overdue"? What BS! I think it's lazy. Just put the frickin' due date ON THE BILL!

Answer 9

It means it is due when you get the bill.I only send them out when somebodys over 30 days late for payment.*Good Luck*

Answer 10

It means they expect you to pay immediately. Unlike some bills that give you a target date in the future they expect payment as soon as you recieve the invoice.