Returns & Refunds Policy

1. Bespoke items

   1. Each art glass piece we create will never be identical to the photograph, only similar. When making handmade glass jewellery and keepsakes, it is impossible to recreate any piece identically. Our glass and inlay items may reveal slight imperfections, possibly in the form of air bubbles and or hand tooling marks, glass and or color pattern irregularities, or even a slight asymmetrical form. These irregularities are an attribute of skilled human hand produced the art glass piece, rather than a mass producing machine and do not imply a defect of the product.

2. Refunding of return postage

   1. Notify us as soon as possible of any faults with your order.  Once we agree to make repairs to an item custom made by us, we will notify you where to return the item to and the mailing options to use.  Specifically provided returned mailing services will be refunded to you.  Should you choose to use a different mailing services we will only refund you the cost of the mailing service we have specified.  Please retain proof of postage for future use.

   2. Exclusions

      1. Jump rings that have opened.

      2. Complimentary necklace chains that break (irrespective of the age).

      3. There may be cost to repair and / or replace these items.

   3. Losses and / or breakages

      1. The Labyrinth Glass Group is not responsible for any losses of your creation, irrespective of the age of it.

      2. Most of the items sold in this store is made of glass and as such is not indestructible.  Proper care needs to be taken when wearing and handling it.

      3. Guidance on caring for your creation is provided and as such, we cannot be held responsible for how you wear or use your creation. 

      4. Our glass and inlay jewellery and keepsakes do not represent a safety risk. However, you should be aware that glassware is fragile. Breakages can occur and broken glass is a significant injury hazard. Caution should be taken for proper handling and accessibility to children. All finished items are ship protected and secured in bubble lined envelopes with fragile marked packaging.

      5. Receiving a broken item is a very rare occurrence, although it is not impossible to avoid an occasional breakage while in transit.

      6. We do not accept responsibility for breakages after receipt of glass and inlay jewellery and keepsakes.

   4. Damaged items

      1. Applies to all handmade, custom made accessories, rings, pendants, charms or keepsakes manufactured by the Labyrinth Glass Group

      2. Under the Consumer Rights Act, we reserve the right to request independent evidence that the item was faulty and or is not what it purports to be before making repairs to it or replacing it.

         1. e.g.  A sterling silver ring is purchased and upon receipt a customer alleges it is not sterling silver.  The customer will need to, at their own expense, prove through an assay office certificate that the item purchased is not sterling silver.

      3. Repairs to an order will carry a delivery charge to receive the repaired item back to you.

1. We recognise and accept that there are some instances when orders need to be cancelled or refunded and our policy is specified below.

2. You will have 24 hours after placing your order in which to notify us of any changes to your order, such as ring sizes, colour options, layout, personalisation or anything else.  After 24 hours, work may be commenced on the order in preparation of receipt of your inclusions.  See part 3 below for exceptions and examples (the list is not inclusive of every scenario).

3. In each instance there will be costs associated with the cancellation or refund as specified below:

Collection kits - collection kits are not provided free of charge and any costs associated with kits and the posting thereof will be deducted from the total order amount.

• For health and safety reasons, dispatched kits will not be accepted as returns and no refund will be given for any kits returned.  All returned kits will be destroyed to prevent potential contamination and spread of Covid-19.

• Cancellation charges - every payment made to this store carries a transaction fee, the cost of which will be deducted from the total order amount as specified in the table 1.  The transaction fee is calculated on the total order amount, not the individual item. 

• Custom made metal smithing, custom made bespoke items, purchased findings -  materials and supplies used in making bespoke / custom made items (e.g and specifically sized rings, bespoke pendants, charms according to your specifications) will incur a cost of up to 100 % of the purchase price (i.e. partial / no refund will be given on that item).

• Direct bank transfers - for refunds made by international bank transfer (as apposed to secure card payments) will carry additional costs.  See table 2.

.1  Before we acknowledge receipt of your inclusions and within 3 months of placing your order - Full refund less cancellation costs and any charges listed in part 3 of the Cancellations & Refunds section above

4.2 Before we acknowledge receipt of your inclusions and after 3 months of placing your order - Conversion to store credit less cancellation costs and any charges listed in part 3 of the Cancellations & Refunds section above.  Store credit cannot be converted to cash and it will have an expiry date of 12 months.  Any payments will be offset against the costs associated with the preparation of your order, eg, purchase of materials, storage costs and manual labour.  Orders that have been archived cannot be reopened.

4.3 After we acknowledge receipt of your inclusions - 25 % refund less cancellation costs (and any charges listed in part 3 of the Cancellations & Refunds section above. All stored inclusions will be discarded and your creation will be destroyed.

4.4 After we post your completed item to you - You will need to return the unwanted item back to us at your own expense.  It must be in its original packaging, unused and unworn.

Any precious metals will be removed, weighed and the monetary equivalent of scrap precious metal at that time will be refunded to you.  Non-trade scrap metal prices can be found on the Cookson website.

All stored inclusions will be discarded and your creation will be destroyed.