Shipping Information
Warm Weather Shipping in Effect (see map below)
Shipping Method
For Orders Placed by 10 AM PT
FedEx Standard (Ground)
Warm Weather Restrictions Apply
Availability limited to Select Areas during warm weather months
Orders shipped from Monday through Wednesday.
Expected to arrive in 2-5 business days.
To prevent melting, Standard orders placed after 10 AM PT on Wednesday to warm weather areas requiring ice may be held to ship on the following Monday.
FedEx Expedited
Orders are shipped from Monday through Wednesday.
Expected to arrive in 2-3 business days.
To prevent melting, Expedited orders placed after 10 AM PT on Wednesday to warm weather areas requiring ice may be held to ship on the following Monday.
FedEx Overnight
Orders are shipped from Monday through Thursday
To prevent melting, Overnight orders placed after 10 AM PT on Thursday to warm weather areas requiring ice may be held to ship on the following Monday.
Warm Weather Shipping
To prevent melting, during warm weather months, not all delivery options such as Standard Shipping are available for some regions. Due to the risk of melting, all orders with chocolates are shipped with ice packs, bubble wraps, and packing cushions to ensure your package delivered in good condition. At no extra cost to you. Based on shipping address zip code entered in checkout, your shipping options will be automatically populated per FedEx’s requirements. Our fulfilment team monitors weather closely to ensure good condition and quality of your chocolates. Please note that warm weather restrictions are based on temperatures in BOTH order fulfillment location AND shipping destination, as well as other factors like destination’s proximity to fulfillment location, and the estimated time an order is expected to be in transit (as the FedEx shipping trucks are not refrigerated or kept cool).
Items that are not at risk of melting are always eligible for standard ground shipping.
Standard Shipping orders typically arrive in 2-5 business days although remote areas may take up to 9 business days.
Some Florida addresses will require these shipping restrictions due to warm weather all year.
Shipping days for shipping methods:
Standard Shipping: Orders shipped from Monday through Wednesday. Expected to arrive in 2-5 Business days.
Expedited Shipping: Orders are shipped from Monday through Wednesday. Expected to arrive in 2-3 business days.
Overnight Shipping: Orders are shipped from Monday through Thursday
Map Key
Gold: Standard Shipping Available
Blue: Expedited or Overnight Shipping Required
Free Standard Shipping on Orders $75 – $599
No promo code needed. Free Standard Shipping on orders of $75 or more (applicable to order total after discounts). Exclusions apply including multi-address orders. Free Standard Shipping is not applicable on orders $600 and above (order total after discounts). See Shipping Fees table below for more details. Excludes Address List orders.
Warm Weather Shipping Rules Apply – Due to varying degrees of temperature, some zip codes may be excluded from the Standard Shipping option and this promo will not apply. Charges cannot be exchanged for cash or any other promotion. Ghirardelli reserves the right to cancel or alter the offer at any time. This promotion cannot be exchanged for another offer. We monitor the weather to ensure your order arrives in perfect condition.
50% Off Expedited Shipping
50% Off Expedited Shipping applies automatically at checkout ONLY to states that do not qualify for Standard Shipping method due to Warm Weather Restrictions. This offer excludes orders shipped to Alaska and Hawaii. In some cases, this offer cannot be stacked with other coupon codes or promotions. This offer cannot be exchanged for a previous purchase or cash. This offer is only valid for a limited time. All Warm Weather Shipping rules and restrictions Apply. Ghirardelli reserves the right to cancel or alter the offer at any time. Offer will end without notice. Excludes Address List/Multi-Address orders.
Note on Orders $600+
Free Standard Shipping & 50% Off Expedited Shipping offers are NOT not applicable on orders with a subtotal of $600 and above. See Shipping Fees table below for more details.
Shipping Methods
During checkout, you will see available delivery options for every ship to address you specify, and an estimate of when that shipment will arrive. Choose the option that’s best for you, and we’ll get your order carefully packed and sent to you.
*Orders placed after 10AM PT Mon-Fri will be processed on the next business day.
STANDARD SHIPPING (2-5 business days)
Orders are shipped Monday through Friday. Due to the perishable nature of our chocolate, only some locations are eligible for Standard Shipping during the months of Mid-April to Mid-November. Standard Shipping orders typically arrive in 2-5 business days although remote areas may take up to 9 business days. See “Warm Weather Shipping Rules” for warm weather months.
EXPEDITED SHIPPING
Orders are shipped and delivered Monday through Friday. See “Warm Weather Shipping Rules” for warm weather months.
OVERNIGHT SHIPPING
Orders are shipped Monday through Friday. No Saturday or Sunday deliveries are available. See “Warm Weather Shipping Rules” for warm weather months.
Shipping Fees
These fees are for shipments within the contiguous United States:
| Merchandise Total Per Ship-To-Address | Standard Shipping | Expedited | Overnight |
| Up to $24.99 | $12.95 | $24.95 | $35.95 |
| $25 – $49.99 | $12.95 | $32.95 | $43.95 |
| $50 – $74.99 | $13.95 | $39.95 | $50.95 |
| $75 – $99.99 | $14.95 | $47.95 | $58.95 |
| $100 – $124.99 | $15.95 | $54.95 | $65.95 |
| $125 – $149.99 | $16.95 | $62.95 | $73.95 |
| $150 – $174.99 | $17.95 | $69.95 | $80.95 |
| $175 – $199.99 | $17.95 | $77.95 | $88.95 |
| $200 – $224.99 | $18.95 | $84.95 | $95.95 |
| $225 – $249.99 | $19.95 | $92.95 | $103.95 |
| $250 – $299.99 | $22.95 | $106.95 | $118.95 |
| $300 – $349.99 | $25.95 | $122.95 | $133.95 |
| $350 – $399.99 | $27.95 | $137.95 | $148.95 |
| $400 – $449.99 | $30.95 | $152.95 | $163.95 |
| $450 – $499.99 | $32.95 | $167.95 | $178.95 |
| $500 – $599.99 | $37.00 | $197.95 | $208.95 |
**For orders $600 and above: Shipping charge is calculated as a percentage of the order total, add items to cart to see shipping charge
Orders
Shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Expedited and Overnight delivery are available to addresses in Alaska and Hawaii. Shipments to Alaska and Hawaii will incur an additional $35.00 surcharge per ship-to address. We apologize, but shipments to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are currently unavailable. See “Warm weather Shipping Rules” for warm weather months. Deliveries to remote areas require additional delivery time.
Our Premium Promise
Ghirardelli Premium Chocolate is a decadent experience and we want to keep it that way. To assure freshness, all of our products ship with a minimum best before date of 45 days. Clearance items will ship with a minimum best before date of 30 days. The best before date on our chocolate products is a quality tool. It assures that the quality of a product consumed at the end of the shelf life still lives up to the Ghirardelli premium experience when stored at the right conditions.
If you receive a product not meeting these requirements, please contact our customer service team for assistance.
Questions?
Email us. Our Customer Service Agents are available to assist you Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific.