Retail OS Module — Payment Gateway
Built for Pay With A Post
Check out by posting on Instagram instead of paying by card; proven live on Moonglasses.
Pay With A Post is a real, engineered alternative to a payment gateway — a module inside Retail OS, not a one-off gimmick. It shipped first on Moon Glasses, a D2C eyewear brand: a customer can check out with an Instagram post instead of money.
How it actually works
- Over 5,000 followers, verified live via Instagram Business Discovery (never self-reported): the order ships immediately, on trust — but only after the shopper proves they control the handle by placing a one-time code in their bio for a few minutes, and agrees to post within 12 hours of delivery.
- Under that bar, or once the day’s trust-ship slots are full: nothing ships yet. The shopper gets a unique, shareable code instead, and their own order ships the moment that code drives three real, paid orders from other people.
- The code is a genuine coupon under the hood — full price for whoever redeems it. This is attribution, not a discount mechanic.
It’s a real barter economy built into checkout: distribution earns inventory, verified server-side at every step, with the same fulfilment path as a normal paid order once it qualifies.
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