When it comes to fruit shipping, there are important things to take into consideration when you are ordering your shipment of fresh, healthy citrus from Hale Groves. As our website states, the Hale Groves fruit shipping season starts in Mid-November and continues through June.  Temperature controlled trucks ensure fresh delivery, and most orders are rushed to your local post office, where they are then delivered by your carrier.  Unlike many fruit shippers, our complete shipping and ordering policies are available for viewing directly on our site, and as such this article will highlight certain parts of these policies to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about online fruit ordering and mail order fruit shipping.  There are several important cut off dates that customers should be aware of when it comes to getting the best experience possible from your friendly Hale Groves fruit shipper. For Thanksgiving, , the cut off date for regular delivery is November 12, for rush delivery, November 20th.  To ensure that your fruit basket arrives in time to celebrate Hanukkah,  you will need to order by November 23 for regular delivery, and December 3rd for rush delivery.  For Christmas, December 15th, and December 20th respectively, and for Valentine’s Day, February 4th, and February 12th. When you order your high quality fresh gift baskets, you can rest assured knowing that your order is securely sent through a compatible Secure Sockets Layer, which scrambles all private data during transmission.  Hale Groves currently delivers packages to the Continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii, as well as the Canadian Provinces of Quebec, Ontario, and Maritimes. There are certain restrictions by state, and for more detailed information about your state, visit the shipping section of our website. On our Customer Service area, you will also find a Citrus Availability calendar, which allows you to know which types of fruit can be shipped to your door at certain times of the year. When you order an assortment of fresh citrus from Hale Groves, our Fruit shipping specialists will take the utmost care to ensure that your fruit arrives at the peak of freshness, full of flavor and ready to be enjoyed.  There are many fruit shippers in existence, but only the select few can be credited with a sterling commitment to customer service and support, and at Hale Groves we are proud to offer our customers a 100% satisfaction guarantee, each and every time you order.