Scheduled Delivery Has Arrived—Pre-Order Gifts Now
July 31, 2025
A new feature on Vanilla® Gift makes gifting even more deliciously simple: scheduled delivery. Now, when you choose to send eGift cards online, you can purchase them and schedule their delivery in advance. You can even buy and plan for multiple digital gift card deliveries at once, making holiday, birthday, and event gifting better than ever. Inspired to start gifting? Read on to get more information and ideas for making the most of this helpful feature.
Get the Scoop on Scheduled Delivery
Vanilla Gift’s new scheduled delivery feature provides the option to plan ahead when purchasing digital gift cards. This scheduler lets you conveniently pick the delivery date at checkout so you can stay ahead of important happenings. Shop before busy times like graduation season or annual events like anniversaries by choosing digital gift cards and using scheduled delivery to send right on time. Here are more reasons to love scheduled delivery.
Schedule Delivery Months in Advance
When checking out, you can schedule gift card delivery up to six months from the date of order. This gives you the power to order presents for months of upcoming events.
Place One Order for Multiple Recipients
If you're planning to send gifts to a large group, you can easily schedule the delivery of the same eGift card design to up to 100 recipients This is a fantastic way to manage large-scale gifting, whether it's for holiday gifts for teachers, appreciation gifts for volunteers, or even for your neighbors.
Use Current Promo Codes on Scheduled Order
If you’ve got a current promo code to use, you may add it to your order for scheduled delivery digital gift cards.
Enjoy Scheduled Delivery in a Few Steps
Step 1
Select a digital gift card design and add the required information (Card Value, Recipient Email, Quantity).
Step 2
Find the “Send Date” scheduler and enter the date of delivery up to six months from your date of order. Please note: The scheduler will default to send immediately.
Step 3
Select “Add to Cart” and your order will be reflected in the cart pop-out with your scheduled send date.
Step 4
After your gift card selections have been made, proceed to checkout to review the information and delivery date.
Step 5
Next, you’ll go to the Payment screen where you can enter your information and select “Place Order.”
Step 6
Once your order has been placed, you’ll receive an email confirmation showing your eGift card will be delivered on your selected Send Date.
Find more specific details in the Scheduled Delivery FAQs.
Take Note of These Scheduled Delivery Tips
Vanilla Gift’s email delivery gift cards are a favorite with designs for your most important moments. The option of scheduling these eGift cards makes them even more delightful.
Pre-Schedule Digital Gifts for Birthdays
Dazzling designs make for thoughtful birthday gifts. And when you can schedule sending these digital birthday presents like the Birthday Balloons Gift Card, you’ll surprise and delight the recipient on their special day.
Deliver Joy on Holidays
Simplify holiday gifting with scheduled delivery gift cards. Pre-plan your festive wishes with the knowledge that they’ll arrive right on time with an unforgettable greeting. Brighten their days with colorful styles like the Happy Dots Holidays Gift Card.
Honor Important People on Appreciation Days
Throughout the year there are many dedicated days for teachers, nurses, and more. Pre-schedule digital gifts like the classic Gold Script Gift Card for all those you know who deserve special recognition.
Scheduled Delivery Makes Gifting Magical
Sending Vanilla Visa® Gift Cards by email delivery makes for a great gift on any special occasion, and with the ability to schedule them in advance, you’re now set for an even simpler experience. Try out the streamlined process of finding just the right digital gift card for each recipient and scheduling the send date up to six months in advance. You’re just a few steps away from memorable gifting for all your upcoming events.
Scheduled Delivery FAQs
Can I schedule an eGift card to be delivered at a later date?
Yes, you can place an order today with a scheduled delivery date in the future. Please note that:
- Scheduled delivery is only available for eGift cards.
- Your scheduled date can be up to 6 months in the future.
- You will not be charged for the purchase until the eGift card is sent to your recipient.
- Your scheduled eGift cards will be sent between 5:00 am and 9:00 am EST on your scheduled date and you will receive an email titled “Your Order Is On Its Way” when we send the eGift card to the recipient.
When Placing a Scheduled Delivery Order please note that:
- You cannot add both a scheduled card and non-scheduled card to the same order. Please place separate orders if you need a scheduled card and a non-scheduled card.
- You cannot have cards with multiple scheduled delivery dates in one order. Please place separate order(s) if you have multiple scheduled delivery dates.
- Once a scheduled delivery date is chosen and the order is placed, the date cannot be updated. However, you can cancel your order up to one day before your scheduled date and place a new order with your new date.
- You can view your scheduled delivery date on both your order confirmation email and the Track Order page.
- If you do not add a scheduled date, your order will be fulfilled immediately.
Can I schedule a physical gift card delivery?
Scheduling gift cards for future delivery is available for eGift only, consider ordering plastic gift cards in advance to send to yourself so you’ll have them on hand for future celebrations.