If you subscribe between the 1st and 24th of the month, your first box will ship out within 2-3 business days. If you subscribe between the 25th and the end of the month, your first box will ship out the first week of the following month. E.g. if you order on August 26th, the first box will ship the first week of September. Subsequent Monthly Boxes in your subscription ship out the first week of the month.