Every feature, in full
Everything Blackout Dates can do — from simple store closures to per-product schedules, delivery pricing, and calendar sync.
Dates & scheduling
Block dates store-wide
Mark specific dates or whole days of the week as unavailable — bank holidays, your days off, a break period. One setting, every product in your store.
Lead time & order cut-off
Set a minimum preparation window so customers can never pick a date that's too soon. Add a daily cut-off time (e.g. 2 PM) and anything ordered after that is pushed to the next available day automatically.
Per-product date rules
Give individual products their own schedule. A Valentine's bundle available only on 14 February. Saturday-collection products available only on Saturdays. Full flexibility.
Time slots & booking limits
Offer customers specific time slots within a collection or delivery day — morning, afternoon, or custom windows. Cap each slot so you never take on more bookings than you can handle.
Fixed dates for special products
Set exactly one date and it's pre-selected for customers — no choice required. Or pick a recurring dispatch day (e.g. every Thursday) so customers always order for the right window. Ideal for pre-orders, event bundles, and subscription-style dispatches.
Per-variant rules
Different variants of the same product can have their own allowed dates, lead times, and daily caps — useful when one size takes longer to make, or only one finish is available on certain days. Variants without an override fall back to the product-level default automatically.
Minute-level prep time
Set prep time in minutes as well as days for shops that turn orders around in hours rather than overnight. Add per-weekday cut-off tables so Saturday's deadline can differ from Wednesday's, matching how your kitchen actually runs.
Delivery & checkout
Collection, delivery, or postal
Let customers choose how they receive their order — collect from your shop, get it delivered locally, or have it posted. Each option runs on its own set of open days, and you can limit certain products to one method only.
Checkout matches the chosen method
When a customer picks Collection on the cart, checkout only offers pickup. Local delivery and postal are hidden until they're the chosen method. No more accidental postage charges on a collection order, or pickup selected on a cart meant to be delivered — the checkout honours the date-picker choice automatically.
Mixed-basket support
Customers can add products with different date rules to the same cart. Each item shows its own collection or delivery date so the right date is captured for every line.
Minimum order value
Require customers to reach a cart total before they can select a date. Useful for ensuring fulfilment slots are used for worthwhile orders.
Delivery pricing & thresholds
Set a charge for local delivery and postal, with free-delivery thresholds. Offer a reduced postal rate above a higher spend. Next-day dispatch is available with its own surcharge.
Capacity & freshness
Per-product daily capacity
Cap how many of a given product can be booked per day so you never take on more than the kitchen can produce. Share a single cap across a group of products when they compete for the same oven, dough, or prep station, and counts run per variant so a 10-inch cake's slots don't eat a 6-inch cake's slots.
Freshness & shelf life
Set shelf life in days or hours and customers see a clear best-by date on their order and calendar event. Add recurring season windows (e.g. hot cross buns from 1 March to 15 April every year) or one-off ranges so seasonal products only sell at the right time of year.
Shopify inventory bridge
Opt in per product to decrement Shopify stock when a dated order arrives, and refunds or cancellations restore the stock and re-open the slot automatically. The date picker also hides itself on the storefront when every variant of a product is sold out, so customers never pick a date for something you can't make.
Calendar & operations
Date on every order — email and calendar
The date the customer chose is attached to every order. Show it in your Shopify confirmation email with a quick one-line snippet, or connect Google Calendar, Outlook, or any ICS-compatible app and new orders land as calendar events automatically.
Production prep sheet
A printable daily prep sheet grouped by kitchen station, annotated with allergens and best-by dates, with today / tomorrow / next-week shortcuts. Optional prep-start calendar events land in your calendar a few days before fulfilment so prep work is scheduled, not just dispatch.