# Shipping Methods

**Shipping methods:** **Shipping Methods** are used to define the **method** of delivering a product to a customer. ... There are two types of shipping method available in our readymade grocery application they are as follows:

1\)Pickup type: **Pickup** is a **method** that allows the customer to **pick up** the order themselves.

2\)Delivery Type: Here the orders will be delivered to the doorstep of the customers. Customers can easily  track their  orders and get to know the status of the orders 

In cms, admin can configure various shipping methods based on the availability of delivery boy as displayed in the below screenshot

![](/files/-MW2ZNJveIrBNNET6_X-)

Based on this shipping methods will be visible for the customers in the web app as well as user app as displayed in the below screenshot 

![](/files/-MW2ZhLrJU0QO28cUrFh)

When the customer tries to order any of his favorite product on the checkout page he will see the shipping methods available in the delivery type dropdown and he can choose it and place the orders 

**Note: In pickup type, order delivery boy is not there because customer picks the orders themselves** 

**Delivery Instructions:** Customers can also add the delivery instructions while placing orders on  the checkout page as displayed in the below screenshot

![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M4E1o0RAW-Z4GPwfs-M%2Fuploads%2FRQRtaGufU8vMh8j8uoPV%2Ffile.jpeg?alt=media)


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