Different cutoffs, different timezones, same store.
A 2pm cutoff in New York and a 2pm cutoff in Los Angeles are three hours apart. Most apps ignore this and show one cutoff time across your whole store, which means half your customers see the wrong countdown. ShipCast routes each customer to the right warehouse and shows the right promise.
The problem
Stores with multiple fulfillment locations have a real complexity problem. East Coast and West Coast cutoffs differ by 3 hours. US and EU warehouses have different processing speeds. 3PL partners have different timezones, holidays, processing days. Single-warehouse apps force merchants to pick one promise that's wrong for half their customers.
How it works
Step by step.
No code, no developer required. Drop the ShipCast block into your theme and the feature lights up.
Warehouses page with East Coast and West Coast entries side by side.
- 01
Add each warehouse: name, location, processing days, cutoff, timezone.
- 02
Mark one as default for fallback when no zone matches.
- 03
Assign shipping zones to warehouses (US-East zone → East Coast warehouse).
- 04
ShipCast routes each customer: East Coast customer → East Coast warehouse settings → countdown in EST. West Coast customer → West Coast warehouse settings → countdown in PST.
- 05
Disable a warehouse seasonally without losing its config.
Resolution chain
Everything that ships with this feature.
1. Shop default
Your baseline applies everywhere unless overridden.
2. Warehouse override
When a zone is assigned, the warehouse's processing days + cutoff + timezone win.
3. Product override
Per-product still beats everything (handmade goods, pre-orders).
Why cutoff + timezone live on the warehouse
They describe physical fulfillment realities — where the box actually leaves from. Processing days and message copy can be further overridden by B2B rules or per-product settings.
Who needs this
Is this for you?
Stores with 2+ fulfillment locations. Brands using 3PLs in multiple regions. Cross-border merchants (US + EU, UK + AU, etc.). Stores with seasonal pop-up warehouses.
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