Shopify tracks orders. Take Care tracks the weather.

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Sample order #1001

Live plant × 2

On hold · Low of -12°C in Winnipeg on Tue

1

It checks the forecast where it's going.

When an order comes in, and again each day, Take Care looks up the forecast at the shipping address from today until the order should arrive. Forecasts come from the National Weather Service in the US and Environment Canada in Canada.

  1. Sun · 4°
  2. Mon · -1°
  3. Tue · -12° (out of range)
  4. Wed · -4°

Lows in Winnipeg · Safe from 0°C to 30°C · 3 transit days

2

It holds only what can't take the weather.

The live plants go on hold in Shopify, with the forecast as the reason. The pot in the same order can still ship today.

Live plant × 2

#1001 · On hold · Low of -12°C in Winnipeg on Tue

Ceramic pot

#1001 · Not weather-sensitive · Ships today

3

It ships when it clears, and the buyer knows.

When the forecast is back in range, the hold comes off by itself. Until then, the order status page tells the buyer why it's waiting.

Held for weather

Your order is waiting for safer weather where it's going: low of -12°C in Winnipeg on Tue. It ships once the forecast clears.

$9.99 a month, everything included.

Reads the shipping address only to check the forecast, and keeps none of it.