How to offer same-day delivery to customers

Want to offer same-day delivery in your Shopify store? With Flare, you can enable same-day delivery by setting your earliest available delivery date to 0 — meaning customers can choose today as the delivery date.

🧠 What you’ll learn

• How to enable same-day delivery in your Flare calendar
• How to control when “today” appears in the calendar
• How to use cut-off times to limit same-day options

📘 Overview

Offering same-day delivery can boost conversions and satisfy urgent buyers — especially for:

• Meal kits and takeaway brands
• Florists and gifting stores
• Local delivery operations with fast logistics

Flare makes this easy by letting you show “today” as a delivery option — and control when it’s shown based on cut-off times.

🛠 Step-by-step instructions

1. Install the Flare app from the Shopify App Store
2. Open the app and complete the initial setup flow
3. Navigate to the Calendar Configuration page
4. Find the setting labeled “Earliest available delivery date”
5. Set the value to 0 to allow same-day delivery

To add cut offs to same day delivery:

1. Scroll to Delivery Cutoffs and click Add Cutoff Time
2. Set a cut-off hour (e.g. 12:00 PM) and select your timezone
3. Choose a buffer of 0 — this applies the rule to same-day delivery
4. Click Save in the top right

✅ Now your calendar will show “today” as the delivery option — until your cut-off time passes!

💡 Tips & notes

• Want to limit delivery to specific days (e.g. no Sundays)? Set delivery day availability
• Need to cap the number of same-day deliveries? Use order limits
• “Same-day” means delivery date = today — Flare doesn’t control your fulfillment, so be sure your logistics can support it.

🔗 Related guides

How to set daily order limits for delivery dates

How to set delivery cut-off times

How to setup available delivery days in the calendar

❓FAQs

What if I only want to offer same-day delivery on weekdays?

Use Flare’s available days settings to choose which days of the week are valid.

Can I hide “today” after a certain hour?

Yes — set a cut-off time (e.g. 2PM) and set the buffer to 0.

Can I offer same-day only for certain products or delivery types?

You can combine Flare’s product-level rules and Shopify’s shipping methods to customise who sees the calendar.

🧾 Use cases

• Gifting brands offering last-minute flower delivery
• Fresh food or meal prep companies closing delivery by noon
• Fast delivery local retailers offering white-glove or courier delivery

✅ Need help?

Still not seeing “today” appear as a delivery option?

Message us via the in-app chat or email support@getflare.co.uk — we’re happy to help!

Updated on: 18/06/2025