# Delivery methods & booking dates

Delivery settings control the delivery method names on the product page _and_ how dates are blocked on the storefront calendar.

## 1. Choose your methods

Tick each method you offer:

- **Express Post**: Customers receive and return rentals by post.
- **Customer Pickup and Drop Off**: Customers collect and return in person.
- **Local Delivery**: You deliver locally.
- **Custom**: Your own method, such as courier, stylist delivery or event drop-off.

Use the arrows to set the order shown on the product page. The first enabled method is selected by default.

![Delivery Methods card with Express Post, Local Delivery, Customer Pickup and Drop Off, and Custom options](https://thedressrentalapp.com/images/docs/settings-delivery-methods.png)

## 2. Set each method's rules

Every method has its own settings:

- **Name displayed to customers**: For example Express Delivery, Australia Post or Postal Hire.
- **Start date label**: Shown above the chosen start date, for example Delivery Date, Wear Date or Event Date.
- **End date label**: Shown above the return date, for example Return Date or Post Back Date.
- **Blocked days from current date**: Stop customers booking too soon. Set **2** if you need two days to prepare or ship.
- **Same-day cutoff time**: After this time, today stops counting as a bookable start date. Leave blank for no cutoff.
- **Default buffer prior to rental**: Extra days blocked before the rental for packing or shipping, for example 1–2 days.
- **Default buffer after rental**: Extra days blocked after the rental for return shipping, cleaning or inspection, for example 1–3 days.
- **Rentals cannot start on**: Weekdays customers can't choose as a start date, for example Sunday if you don't ship.

## Pickup times

For pickup-style methods, tick **Let customers choose a pickup time** to show a time selector on the product page:

- **Days before the start date pickup opens**: use 0 to offer pickup on the start date itself.
- **Available pickup times**: add times one per line (for example 9:00am - 11:00am), or generate them from a start time, end time and interval (15, 30 or 60 minutes).
- Or tick **We will contact the customer to arrange pickup instead** to hide the selector and show a note.

Source: https://thedressrentalapp.com/docs/delivery