--- title: "Order a Sofa Now, Deliver Later: Holding Dispatch for a Move" url: "https://cushionguide.com/answers/buy-now-ship-later-after-move/" section: "The Cutting Table" author: "Rosa Delgado, The Porch Keeper of Savannah" author_url: "https://cushionguide.com/masters/rosa/" published: "2026-04-24" updated: "2026-09-24" keywords: "order sofa now deliver later, delay sofa delivery until move, hold shipment floor sofa, buy now ship later sofa, schedule sofa delivery after moving" --- # Can I order the floor sofa now at the sale price and have it delivered after I move? *Plenty of sofas get bought for a house that doesn't have its keys yet. The workshop hears this one often, and the answer is a kind one.* Also asked as: Can you delay the shipping until after I move?; Have it wait to ship out in June. > **The quick answer:** Yes, you can order the floor sofa now at the current price and have delivery held until after your move. Write your date in the order notes or send a message, and dispatch waits so it won't arrive before then. Orders go into production right away, though, so cancelling a held order later leaves the maker with a finished sofa. ![Sage green and cream velvet floor sofa with a sage-faced bolster, beside a wooden stool with a white vase and a jute rug](https://cushionguide.com/media/modular-floor-sofas/sage-floor-sofa-wooden-stool-linen-curtain-1600.webp "A calm, nearly bare corner where sage velvet, raw wood and a linen curtain carry the look.") ## Key facts - Orders can be placed now and shipped later on a requested date. - The date goes in the order note or a message. - Delivery is timed so it won't arrive before your date. - A held order can ship right away instead, on request. - Orders go into production immediately. - No delivery to post offices, and no signature is required. - Once shipped, delivery can be rescheduled with the carrier. ## “Can I lock in the price and wait on delivery?” Yes, neighbor, and the workshop says it gets this request often. Place the order at today's price, write your date in the order notes or send a message, and dispatch is held so the sofa can't beat you to the new house. Buyers in the US have asked for a sofa to wait until June, or until a date in late November. Those dates went straight into the order note. ## “What if we get the keys early?” Send a message and the held order ships right away instead. It's already made: orders go into production as soon as they're placed. That's also why cancelling a held order months later leaves the maker holding a finished sofa, so settle the fabric before you settle the date. If you're still deciding how the pieces will sit in the new room, the [layouts pattern](https://cushionguide.com/guides/modular-floor-sofa-layouts/) and [small apartment floor sofa layouts](https://cushionguide.com/concepts/small-apartment-floor-sofa-layouts/) help. The sofas themselves are under [modular floor sofas](https://cushionguide.com/cushions/modular-floor-sofas/). When do you get your keys? ## “Anything to know for delivery day?” - ✓ **No post office delivery.** Give a street address; the workshop can hold a delivery until you're home. - ✓ **No signature needed** at the door. - ✓ **A label isn't a pickup.** A shipping label may be created before the courier actually collects the parcel. - ✓ **Already shipped when your date moves:** reschedule directly with the carrier. > **Tailor's margin:** Buying a floor sofa before a move: order at today's price, put the move-in date in the order note, and dispatch is held until then. > A floor sofa ordered now for delivery after a move is made right away and held finished, so settle the fabric code before you write the date in the order note. > > — Rosa ## Buyer questions **A common question:** Can I order now but have the sofa delivered after I move? **The workshop's answer:** Yes. The workshop holds the order and ships it for the date you choose; write it in the order notes or send a message. Orders are produced right away, so cancelling a held order later leaves the maker with a finished piece. **A common question:** Can I buy while it's on sale and have it shipped after I move in? **The workshop's answer:** Yes. Place the order, give your date, and the shipment is held and sent later; it's a request the workshop gets often. If plans change, ask for it to be made and shipped right away instead. **A common question:** Can delivery wait until I'm back from a trip? **The workshop's answer:** Yes. Order now at the current price and it ships later, timed to arrive after your date. It can't be delivered to a post office, and once it has shipped you can ask the carrier to reschedule. **A common question:** I'm moving. Can I order now and pick when it's delivered? **The workshop's answer:** Yes. Order now, note the date you want, and dispatch is held until then. A shipping label may be created before the courier actually picks up, and delivery doesn't need a signature. ## Questions buyers ask next ### Can a sofa order be timed for a housewarming or another event? Often, if you order early and put the deadline in the order note. Past event orders were flagged urgent and shipped express, and dates several weeks out were met; a last-minute holiday deadline is the risky one, so give the date before you pay. ### What happens if my fabric is out of stock when I order? You choose: switch to an in-stock fabric so production starts at once, or wait for the mill to reweave it, which pushes the start back. Discontinued fabrics are replaced with a close in-stock match. ### Does someone need to be home to sign for the sofa boxes? No signature is required on delivery. The workshop can hold a delivery until you're home, but it can't send it to a post office, so give a street address where the boxes can be left. ## Related at the atelier - [Can you delay shipping so my order arrives on or after a certain date?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/schedule-delivery-date-hold-shipment/): Often, yes: past buyers wrote the date in the order note or messaged the shop, and the finished order was held and handed to the courier to arrive on or after that day, not before. - [How long does a modular floor sofa take to arrive after I order?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/modular-floor-sofa-delivery-time/): A ready-made modular floor sofa reaches the US sooner than a custom-size one, because a custom length adds its own cutting and sewing before the sofa ships by air express with UPS or FedEx. - [The listing shows a delivery estimate. Why hasn't my order shipped yet?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/listing-delivery-estimate-excludes-production/): The delivery estimate shown on a listing counts only transit time, not the days a handmade piece spends being made. - [Boneless sofas and couches explained: foam, metal bars and the box they arrive in](https://cushionguide.com/guides/boneless-floor-sofas/): A boneless sofa is a frameless couch built entirely from foam pieces. - [Floor Sofa in Teal and Cream Velvet: The Finishing Details](https://cushionguide.com/readings/teal-velvet-floor-sofa-bookcase-monstera/): A velvet floor sofa looks hand-finished when its two colors meet on a straight seam, the pile runs the same way on every piece, and the box edges stay clean without piping. - [Assembling floor sofa metal bars, and keeping the sofa from sliding](https://cushionguide.com/guides/floor-sofa-support-bars-assembly/): Floor sofa metal bars join by twisting and pushing each section until the small spring dots click into their holes; no screws are needed. - [How to raise floor sofa seat height, layer by layer](https://cushionguide.com/guides/floor-sofa-seat-height-raise/) *Porch light's on — Rosa* --- Written by Rosa Delgado (https://cushionguide.com/masters/rosa/) for CushionGuide (https://cushionguide.com/about/). 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