Getting Consolation Boxes Before Deadline

I've noticed that if you have a character that's got a Club Certificate in their inventory, if they log out for an extended period of time, the next time they log in, they'll be given a consolation box, even if no counting period has passed since you obtained the certificate.

I'm not sure how long it takes for the game to take your certificate and give you a consolation box, but if 2pm, 7pm, and 11pm PST are the only balloon counting times, then those certificates have some kind of time limit based on how long it's been since you last were online on that character.