Refund Policy
Damages and issues
Please inspect your order upon reception and contact us the same day via email or call if the item is damaged. Please provide us with the unpacking video and images for it, so we can inform the concerned authority / Courier company and make it right. We may not entertain the requests which come beyond 24 hours after product receipt.
Exceptions / non-returnable items
Certain types of items cannot be returned, like perishable goods (such as food, flowers, or plants), custom or Handmade products (such as special orders or personalized items, Wall Art, Wall Clocks, Sculptures, Glass items), and personal care goods (such as beauty products). We also do not accept returns for hazardous materials, Glass items, flammable liquids, or gases. Please get in touch if you have questions or concerns about your specific item.
Unfortunately, we cannot accept returns on sale items or gift cards.
The fastest way to ensure you get what you want is to return the item you have, and once the return is accepted, make a separate purchase for the new item.
Refunds
We will notify you once we’ve received and inspected your return, and let you know if the refund was approved or not. If approved, you’ll be automatically refunded on your original payment method (In prepaid method). Please remember it can take some time for your bank or credit card company to process and post the refund too.
If you paid through the COD method you will be asked for the bank details and you need to reply over the same through the same id which you used while creating the booking.
Wrong Item / Damaged Product/ Incorrect Size/Incomplete Product:
If your goods are damaged or one of any above condition, we would be happy to give you the following alternatives:
Replacement with the right product OR
Exchange the product for an alternative of your choice of equal value OR
In any of the above cases, contact must be made within 48 hours of receipt of the products by email at Mail: info@thegiftbays.com.
.in notifying us of any damage to the product with pics of the product received. We will schedule a return pick-up for the product. Upon return, the article will undergo a quality check to ensure the quality problem is found to be our responsibility rather than misuse or abuse of the product outside of our control. Once the returned product passes the quality check to ensure it is unused and in its original packaging stage, an exchange will be processed.
In case of incomplete product/items missing in the package, the missing parts will be sent after verification from our end.
Didn't Like the product or quality / Size not as per requirement / Changed my mind / Don't need anymore:
We ensure only the best quality reaches our customers as each product goes through a well-defined quality check process. However, these being art products, please note that there may be slight variation in looks and finish. The colours shown on the website are close to the real colour of the product to the extent possible. However, depending upon your display screen, the colours may vary slightly. In the case of handmade items like wall arts and wall clocks, there may be minor variations due to the nature of the work.
However, if you are still not satisfied with your purchase you can return it within 7 days of delivery. Please mail us with the details within this 7 day period. We will schedule a return pick up for the product. Upon return, the article will undergo a quality check to ensure there is no misuse or abuse of the product outside of our control. Once the returned product passes the quality check to ensure it is unused and in its original packaging stage, an exchange/refund will be dispatched. For this 20% of the order value or transportation & packing cost whichever is higher will be deducted in case of refund as return shipping of the product. An additional charge towards packaging cost will also be applicable in such a case. The exception mentioned above will not be considered for this clause.
We will issue gift cards against the balance amount after deducting the Shipping and packing cost from it, Through this card, you can make any purchase over the website for any items. This is subject to approval from the management.
24 hours cancellation policy for Exceptions / Non-returnable items:
An item in the list of exception / non-returnable items can be cancelled only within 24 hours of booking made, post which we start manufacturing the product and cancellation of the same could not be accepted.
Glass items :
An item that is made of Glass or a part of it is of the glass-like chimney, mirrors etc. are non-returnable and non-replaceable. We take utmost care to make them reach you without any breakage but if it does break, we would not be able to send you the replacement for the same. It will be done on Extra charges only which will include the cost of product, packing and shipping charges.
Unboxing Video:
Unboxing is an important part, once you receive the packet, we highly recommend to please shoot the video of the same, it will be very useful in case the product is defective. It is mandatory to while reporting any complaint.
Photos and Images:
We have tried to use as many real photos of actual products for you but there are some representative images which are shown for a better idea of the design of the product, please ask us for real photos in case you want to make it more clear. The final product could be a Slightly different, improved or upgraded version of the product.
These representative images are majorly used in Wall clocks and Wall Arts. As these are handmade products so the final product would be similar and not the same. Please consider the same.
Return terms:
In case the issue can be sorted out with a replacement but the customer push for a return. In that case, there will be a charge of Shipping (Both ways) that will be deducted from the total amount and the balance can be refunded to the customer. However, if the customer agrees to replacement there is no cost levied on it. Maximum one return is possible. Replacement will be shown and approved by the customer before dispatch.
Sale Items:
TheGiftBays keeps floating attractive sales such as stock clearance sales, For this kind of sales, quality will remain the same but there would not be return applicable, Only repairs/replacement may happen in case our customer service team approves the issue.
You can identify these sales items by their name starting with the 'SALE' word only.