Presale: How to Set Up a Presale in Per Diem

You can choose between two presale types:

• **Custom Date Presale
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• **Weekly Presale
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Each option gives you flexibility based on how you want to collect orders and schedule fulfillment.

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Where to Find Presale:

To access presale settings, go to:

Dashboard → Operations → Presale

From there, you can choose the presale type you want to configure.

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Custom Date Presale

Use Custom Date Presale when you want to collect orders for one specific date.

This is helpful for:

• Holidays
• Special events
• Limited-time menu drops
• One-time preorder campaigns

With this option, you can set a single presale date and define the ordering and pickup details for that event.

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Weekly Presale

Use Weekly Presale when you want presale orders to repeat on a recurring schedule each week.
This is useful for:

• Weekly specials
• Regular preorder items
• Recurring bakery or pastry pickups
• Planned menu drops on specific days

Weekly presale allows you to assign certain days as ordering days and a separate day as the pickup day.

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How to Set Up a Weekly Presale

Step 1: Enable Weekly Presale

Turn on Weekly Presale for your store.
Once enabled, you will be able to configure the ordering and pickup schedule for each day of the week.

Step 2: Choose Ordering Days and Pickup Day

For each day of the week, select whether that day is:

• An **Ordering Day
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• A **Pickup Day
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For example, you may allow customers to place orders from Sunday through Friday and choose Saturday as the pickup day.

Step 3: Assign Items to Presell

After setting your schedule, assign the items you want to make available for presale.
This lets you control which products customers can order in advance.

Step 4: Add Optional Details

You can add any extra details needed for the presale, such as:

• Order instructions
• Pickup notes
• Product limitations
• Other relevant information for customers

Step 5: Save Your Changes

Once everything is configured, click Save to apply the presale settings.
After saving, the presale will be active based on the schedule you selected.

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