No, that is not cod, the fish which Newfoundland is so well known for
It is Cash On Delivery and it is the way we bought our clothing and other supplies
At Christmas time of year we would know all about the Eaton’s and Sears catalogues
We’d make a list of all the items we would buy if we were millionaires
Then we’d pare it down to one or two items that our parents could afford
One Christmas I remember getting a green blouse and green plaid pants from Sears
When I got a card in the mail, saying there is a parcel there C.O.D. I couldn’t wait
I’d rush home and get the money from my mother and then rush out to the post office again
That was the way it was done in our town as there were not many department stores
People went to Corner Brook or Deer Lake to shop at a department store occasionally
But most of the time C.O.D. made more sense as we could get so many items not available in those communities
Remember getting all the clothes and trying it on, choosing only what fit and you liked
Then the items not wanted were returned through the mail or at those stores in Corner Brook
Now it seems a million years back to C.O.D. , since shopping online and in the malls is so prevalent
