Can you schedule gift card delivery for later dates?
By Mindy Woodall●2 min. read●Nov 4, 2025
Yes, you can schedule gift card delivery for later dates as long as you have the right tools. Incentive and reward platforms like Tremendous come with a variety of tools to simplify bulk-sending gift cards and money, and that includes the ability to schedule rewards for future delivery.
Scheduling is handy because it lets your team align rewards and incentives with key moments. For example, market research teams can automate incentives for the exact day participants complete a study. HR teams can time referral bonuses to land right after a product launch, or queue up anniversary rewards weeks in advance.
Set it up once and let your incentives platform handle the future gift card delivery automatically. That means no last-minute scrambling and less room for human error while you're juggling multiple responsibilities.
How bulk scheduling works for digital gift cards
There are two main ways platforms let you select recipients and schedule gift card deliveries in advance:
1. Bulk recipient upload
This is the simplest option. You upload a spreadsheet (usually CSV format) with each person’s information and reward amount. Input the delivery date for each recipient before you upload the file. (Alternatively, select the delivery date manually within your rewards platform after uploading the spreadsheet.)
Bulk recipient upload works well for recurring incentive campaigns like employee anniversaries where you have a complete list of people and dates ahead of time.
2. API or integration connections
Using an API, tools within your tech stack like your CRM, marketing automation system, or survey platform can easily pass recipient data and delivery dates to your reward platform. This works well for ongoing programs where rewards trigger based on specific user actions.
Both methods support multiple delivery channels:
Email for standard communication
Text message for mobile-first recipients
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If you don’t have a lot of reward recipients, you can also enter each person’s details manually into your reward platform and schedule from there.
Once you’ve got everything scheduled, delivery is a cinch. The platform queues rewards and sends them on your selected dates without any additional work from your team.
Timing and editing considerations
Look into how your rewards platform handles send times. Many platforms trigger all scheduled sends at one standard time, such as noon Eastern time.
Keep in mind that a standard send time means people in different time zones might get rewards on different days. With a noon Eastern send time, West Coast recipients would get their rewards at 9 am local time on the same day, but recipients in Sydney, Australia would get them at 3 am the next day.
If you have a time-sensitive campaign, keep time zones in mind when you schedule delivery. To make it easier to organize, you can split your recipient list by region and schedule in batches. This method takes more setup work but ensures everyone gets their reward on the right day.
