DELIVERIES
IMPORTANT: During our Closing Down Sale
despatch times may take upto 6 working days due to the huge
number of orders we have received. If you can not wait this
long please do not order!
stamps.co.uk offer a standard delivery service using standard
Royal Mail Delivery or Fastway Couriers within the United
Kingdom and Air Mail or Parcel Force to the rest of the
world. Effective from March 10th 2009.
Details are outlined below:
| Delivery
Cost UK & Channel Islands |
Order
Value (Excl. Delivery) |
| £2.95 |
Up
to £29.99
|
| FREE |
£30.00
and over
|
| Delivery
Cost Europe |
Order
Value (Excl. Delivery) |
| £7.50 |
Up to £29.99 |
| £12.50 |
£30 to £49.99 |
| £25.00 |
£50 to £99.99 |
| £37.50 |
£100 to £149.99 |
| £50.00 |
£150 to £199.99 |
| £70.00 |
£200
and over |
| We reserve the right
to charge extra postage for orders of excessive weight.
This will be at cost & you will be given the option
to cancel your order. The
buyer is responsible for the payment of any import
tax/duty that may be liable. |
*IMPORTANT* All Order
Values |
| Delivery
Cost Rest of the World |
Order
Value (Excl. Delivery) |
| £10.50 |
Up to £29.99 |
| £17.50 |
£30 to £49.99 |
| £35.00 |
£50 to £99.99 |
| £52.50 |
£100 to £149.99 |
| £70.00 |
£150 to £199.99 |
| £100.00 |
£200
and over |
| We reserve the right
to charge extra postage for orders of excessive weight.
This will be at cost & you will be given the option
to cancel your order. The
buyer is responsible for the payment of any import
tax/duty that may be liable. |
*IMPORTANT* All Order
Values |
| Delivery
method |
| Despatch
my take upto 6 working days during our Closing Down
Sale.
Royal
Mail
Second Class Delivery usually 2-5 working days from
despatch. Orders will not be considered lost until
15 working days from Despatch. Royal Mail rules not
ours - sorry!.
Fastway
Couriers
Next working day from despatch. Used at our
discretion for large value orders & parcels over
2kg. NB Northern Ireland, and some areas of Wales
and Scotland are not covered by this service, in which
case Royal Mail Standard Parcels is used.
International
Deliveries
Royal Mail Air Mail or Parcel Force. At our discretion
when weight over 2kg orders may be split for despatch
and/or 'International Signed For' may be used. The
buyer is responsible for the payment of any import
tax/duty that may be liable. Orders will not be considered
lost until 25 working days from Despatch. Royal Mail
rules not ours - sorry!. |
In the event of an incorrect delivery address being given
at the time of order, we can not be held responsible for
the loss of that order. Should the order be returned to
us you may be charged in full for its re-despatch.
TELEPHONE ORDERS
Sorry we are no longer able to take orders over the phone
due to the excessive protection on Credit Card transactions
implemented by the banks.
We are simply unable to complete the payment transaction.
DELIVERY SCHEDULE
Due to the excessive number of orders received during our
Closing Down Sale orders may take upto 6 working days to
despatch.
COLLECTING ORDERS
If you live locally and wish to collect your order - please
place your order in the normal manner putting 'WILL COLLECT'
in the comments box at checkout. We will then email you
when your order has been picked. If you have been charged
delivery this will be refunded. You can also pay by cash
or cheque (with bankers card) at time of collection. NB.
Collections can be made Tuesday - Friday 9-4pm. Collections
are NOT possible on a Monday as we are just too busy - sorry!
OUR COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE
We, at stamps.co.uk, aim to ensure that our customers
enjoy every aspect of on-line retailing, and that also
extends to our customer service.
If you have a query or complaint regarding our products
or services, then you may contact our Customer Services
department on 0115 9314104, during office hours 10.00am
- 3.30pm Monday to Friday.
All calls will be charged at standard rates. Alternatively,
you can e-mail
us
RETURNS POLICY
All stamps.co.uk products we sell are of the highest authentication
and are approved to British and European standards. If
you are not satisfied with any product you order you may
return it in its original condition for a full refund.
We only state that it is returned within 7 days of receipt.
We can replace the item returned or issue you with a full
refund - the choice is yours. Please email first so we
can advise on the method of return.
This does not affect your statutory rights as a consumer.
If you are unhappy with your purchase and you wish to
return an item to stamps.co.uk email to let us know we
will then advise on its return or organise for a replacement.
Please do NOT return items unless instructed to do so.
It will take us approximately 3 days to process your return
once we receive it at our premises. After it has been
processed, we will be happy to provide you with a full
refund or exchange of product. Please note that we can
only refund shipping costs (Second Class Postage ONLY)
if the product was returned due to an error made by stamps.co.uk
or if the product is faulty. Always get a 'Proof of Posting'
from the Post Office this is free and enables you to claim
if the item is lost.
Prices
The price for each Product is shown on stamps.co.uk is
quoted in Pounds Sterling and includes V.A.T at 17.5%,
except for Books & Magazines which are zero rated.
We always try to make sure that the prices on stamps.co.uk
are accurate but errors may occur. If we discover an error
in pricing of the Products in your Order we will inform
you as soon as possible using the contact details you
supply us with. We will then give you the option of reconfirming
your Order at the correct price or cancelling it. (If
we are unable to reach you we will treat the Order as
cancelled). If an Order is cancelled, any payment made
for the Products will be refunded in full. You will be
notified of the delivery costs automatically before you
submit your credit card details, based on the delivery
address you specify. Please note that we currently do
not supply goods outside the UK unless by prior arrangement.
Availability
We try to keep stamps.co.uk as up to date as possible
but cannot guarantee that particular Product will always
be available. If we can't supply a Product you will not
be charged for it and we will refund or re-credit your
account with the amount debited by us.
All offers are available while stocks last. If we are
unable to supply a Product you have Ordered, we will notify
you as soon as we can after receiving your Order. If this
happens, you may cancel your Order and we will refund
you the money you have paid for it.
Copyright and Trade Marks
Stamps.co.uk does not give you any right or interest in
any copyright or intellectual property rights in any Product
nor the right to copy them.
The copyright in stamps.co.uk and the content of all the
software, web site and pages relating to the stamps.co.uk
web site is owned by, or licensed to Stamps.co.uk, unless
otherwise specified and may not be used, copied or altered
without our express consent.
Copyright extends to the design, look and feel of stamps.co.uk,
all photographs on it and its marketing materials.
You may use stamps.co.uk for private and personal non-commercial
use only - i.e. to view, copy and print portions of stamps.co.uk
for the sole purpose of placing Orders. The materials
on stamps.co.uk may not be used for any other purpose.
Stamps.co.uk, stamps.co.uk and our logos are trade names
or trade marks of Stamps.co.uk and may not be used by
anyone else without our express permission. We have applied
for a registered trademark in the name "Stamps.co.uk"
and we are also the owners of unregistered trade mark
rights in them.
However, Stamps.co.uk does not make any warranty or representation
in respect of any other trade mark and the trade marks
of the brands featured on stamps.co.uk belong to their
respective owners.
General
Stamps.co.uk may change or withdraw any part of stamps.co.uk,
or may refuse you access to the web site at any time if
we consider it necessary.
Stamps.co.uk may also terminate this Agreement and immediately
remove, cancel or suspend access to and use of stamps.co.uk
upon breach of any part of these Terms whatsoever.
Termination shall be without prejudice to Stamps.co.uk's
other rights.
Stamps.co.uk acts as principal on its own account and
not as agent for you or any other person.
If Stamps.co.uk does not enforce any provision of this
agreement such will not be considered a continuing waiver.
In the event that any part of these Terms is held to be
unenforceable, such part will at Stamps.co.uk's option
be construed as far as possible to reflect the parties'
intentions and the remainder of the provisions will remain
in full force and effect.
These Terms constitute the full agreement between you
and Stamps.co.uk and may only be amended in writing. They
apply to the exclusion of all other terms or conditions
of contract proposed.
Since we are principally aiming stamps.co.uk at the UK
and EU market, we cannot guarantee that it accords with
local laws of any other countries (though we will try
to make sure it does).
Under the UK Criminal Justice Act 1988 it is an offence
to sell knives and certain bladed or pointed articles
to persons under 16 years of age.
Use of Stamps.co.uk and these terms are subject to the
laws of England and the jurisdiction of the English Courts.