Need shipping carrier rates calculated by future ship date not order date

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Topic summary

Seller of perishable bread takes orders by Friday for baking/shipping the following week on a customer-selected day (e.g., Tuesday). Only overnight and 2‑day shipping are offered.

Issue: A test order placed on Friday for a Tuesday ship only shows overnight carrier-calculated rates at checkout; the 2‑day option does not appear.

  • Goal: Have shipping rate calculations use the actual future ship date (Tuesday) rather than the order date (Friday) so 2‑day is available when valid.
  • Questions: Is there an app that bases carrier rates on a scheduled ship date? Should 2‑day still display when ordering Friday for a Tuesday shipment, or is this a configuration/error?
  • Also seeking recommendations for a better setup/app to run weekly pre-order sales with scheduled bake/ship days.

Status: Open; no solution provided yet, requester is seeking guidance.

Summarized with AI on December 15. AI used: gpt-5.
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I am selling bread that I take orders on by the Friday of each week that then ship the to the customer the next week based on the customers selected bake/ship day. My shipping methods that I allow are only overnight and two day because it is a perishable good. I am running a test order and it is a Friday. I have in my cart a loaf of bread that will be a Tuesday bake and ship. Because I am ordering on a Friday the calculated shipping rates are only giving me an overnight option and not a 2 day. How do I get my rates to calculate based on actual ship day and not order date? Is there an app for this? Or should my two day shipping option still be showing up if I order on a Friday and this is just an error?

Lastly, is there a better way/app to set up sales like this?

I need help! Thank you :slightly_smiling_face:

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