You're charged on the day you subscribe. If you're on the month-to-month plan, that same date becomes your billing date each month — subscribe on the 10th and you'll be charged on the 10th from then on.
Prepaid plans are charged once, on the day you order, and never again.
Your first box is prepared right away and leaves us within a day or two. There's no cutoff to worry about and no waiting for a monthly send-out — you'll receive the box that's current when you join.
After that, each box is scheduled for the same date each month, or every other month if you chose that pace, and ships a day or two after its date. If you prepaid, all of your boxes are scheduled the moment you order, each with its own date, so the whole run is set from the start.
