Shipping Information

Delicious Orchards offers select items with Free Ground Shipping. Not all of our items qualify under this category. The items that do qualify can be found under our “Free Ground Shipping” category.

With “Free Ground Shipping”, Delicious Orchards will pay the Ground Shipping charges. If expedited delivery methods are required or selected there will be discounted rates as follows: 2nd Day add ($12.00), for Overnight add ($28.00), for Saturday add ($38.00).

Refund Policy

Packages damaged will need to be reported within 7 days after the delivery date to be eligible for a complimentary package or refund.

Canceling an Order

An order can be canceled anytime up until the ship-date. Delicious Orchards cannot call back a package without incurring large fees from our shipping carrier. All orders are final once shipped.

Order Changes

Delicious Orchards will do its best to make changes to an order before the ship date. However, customers cannot make any changes to an order on the ship-date. No order changes to a ship date, messages or addresses can be made on the ship-date. Delicious Orchards cannot make changes to an address or message without incurring large fees from our shipping carrier. All orders are final once shipped.

Duplicate Orders

When placing an order online, please check over your order total and quantity of packages before clicking "submit". Only click the "submit" button once and wait a moment for your order to process. Clicking "submit" multiple times will result in duplicate orders placed. Please check your confirmation email to ensure you received only 1 and that you entered your order correctly, as Delicious Orchards cannot make changes to an order on the ship date or after packages have already been shipped. Delicious Orchards is not responsible for duplicate orders being shipped.

Our Carrier

We ship to all 50 states via United Parcel Service from our fulfillment center in Colts Neck, New Jersey. UPS requires a street address for delivery and will not deliver to PO Boxes. UPS will leave packages without a signature. You may want to notify your recipient a package is being delivered.

If you are shipping Monday through Thursday to New Jersey, Southern New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Delaware, Washington DC, Eastern Maryland and Eastern Pennsylvania UPS Ground will deliver the package in 1-2 days after it has been shipped. UPS Next Day or 2nd Day shipping is not necessary. If you have any questions, please call us at 1-800-624-1893. We can ship via UPS Overnight on Friday for Saturday delivery to some areas. Please call us at 1-800-624-1893 before 12:00 pm ET to place your order.

Click to print an order form for mailing: Mail Order Form. Please do not send pdf files. 

Don't forget to include the credit card holders name and address along with the credit card number, expiration date and security code, your message and daytime telephone number in case we have a question.

If you are mailing a check to us, the address is:

Delicious Orchards Mail Order
315 Route 537
Colts Neck NJ 07722

Because of state regulations, fruit cannot be shipped to Arizona, California or Hawaii.

Ground Shipping:

Depending on its destination, perishable items can ship Monday through Thursday via UPS Ground. Orders must be received before 2:00 pm ET. Perishable items cannot arrive on Sunday or Monday.

If you are shipping to New Jersey, Southern New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Delaware, Washington DC, Eastern Maryland and Eastern Pennsylvania UPS Ground will deliver the package in 1-3 days after it has been shipped. UPS Next Day or Second Day Shipping Is Not Necessary. If you have any questions, please call us at 1-800-624-1893.

Second Day Shipping:

All perishable items shipping to states west of Wisconsin, Illinois, Tennessee and Alabama require UPS Second Day. These packages can ship Monday through Wednesday. Orders must be received before 2:00 pm ET. Orders received after 2:00 pm on Wednesday through Sunday will ship on Monday.

UPS Second Day shipping is also required from mid-May through October for all perishable items shipping to Georgia, Alabama and Florida. These packages can ship Monday through Wednesday. Orders should be received before 2:00 pm ET.

Next Day Shipping:

Next Day Shipping is available for all items.

Perishable packages can be shipped on Friday by UPS Next Day to arrive on Saturday. Please call us at 1-800-624-1893 for current shipping charges and to place your order. Next Day/Overnight shipping charges plus $10.00 will be charged. Orders must be received before 12:00 pm ET on Friday for Saturday delivery.

Frozen Items:

Frozen items, including our pies, must be shipped in an insulated styrofoam box with ice packs and require a $17.50 per box packaging/handling charge.

Corn and Tomatoes:

New Jersey Corn and Tomato orders shipping to states west of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina including Florida will require UPS Second Day shipping. Orders must be received before 12:00 pm ET.

 Corn and Tomatoes ship in season from mid-July until late August.

Donuts and Pies:

In addition to the states west of Wisconsin, Illinois, Tennessee and Alabama, 2nd day shipping will be required of all pie and donut orders shipping to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, and Wisconsin. UPS Second Day Shipping can be done Monday through Wednesday. Please consult the shipping charges chart below. 

Pies are shipped frozen from November 1st through March 31st.

Gift Certificates:

Are available in $5.00 increments and are mailed free of charge through the United States Post Office.

Gift Messages:

If you are including a message, please do not forget to include a signature. It's the only way your recipient will know who the package is from. Your message will appear as you have typed it. Please check your spelling.

Shipping Charges Are Calculated Per Name and Ship-To Address