We ship next day UPS Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday to the Continental US & Canada in insulated containers with specially designed gel packs to insure your food stays fresh....we sincerely hope you enjoy the experience. Complete assembly, preparation and storage instructions are included in every shipment. Cut off time for next business day delivery is 5:00 pm EST. Any order placed before 5:00 pm Monday thru Wednesday will be shipped out the next business day unless a future delivery date was selected. Because we do not ship for Saturday delivery, Friday is not counted as a business day. Any order placed after 5:00 pm on Wednesday thru 5:00 pm on Sunday will be shipped out for Tuesday delivery unless a future delivery date was selected. Due to several UPS Holidays you may encounter a blackout date. For any NON-PERISHABLE order, your shipment will be sent via UPS Ground. Depending on the destination zip code, the package will be received in 1 to 5 business days from the delivery date requested. ON THE CHECK OUT PAGE PLEASE SELECT THE DESIRED DELIVERY DATE. Free shipping clearly means that the product selected has the shipping charge included in the cost of the product