Ordering, Payment and Courier Costs
Proposed purchases: initial email contact will need to be made, stating the reference number and description of the proposed purchase and the physical address for delivery. I will then send you my ANZ account details, or, if you prefer to use your credit/debit card, then my PayPal address.
(Except for the Mokume rings), all the pieces shown on this site with a price, actually exist, are kept apart from my other work, and can usually be dispatched the next working day following the purchase price (and freight costs for shipments out of NZ) being deposited into my account.
Packing prior to shipping: I make every effort to ensure that items arrive safely. Every item is packed with care. Earrings are individually wrapped to avoid rubbing. Pendants have their cables packed seperately and flat to avoid damage.
Payment: Direct deposit to my ANZ bank account, in Dunedin, New Zealand, You will need to contact me for the account number.
Clients with a NZ address for delivery: All pieces will be sent via Signature Required Courier Post. Courier Post offer an overnight service to the main urban areas as well as to some smaller towns. I do not send on Fridays, or on the day before a Public Holiday, as very small packages can inexplicably "evaoporate" or "get mislaid" if they are left unattended and sitting somewhere for a few days along the journey.
Delivery Costs:
a) The cost of the Signature Required Courier bag is included in the price of all items, (except for all Close Outs)
b) Close Outs: a Courier Cost of $8.00 is in addition.
Dunedin area clients: should you choose, you may collect your order in person.
Clients with an overseas delivery address: Please note: The NZ Post will not accept jewellery for shipment overseas. It is specifically excluded. Bulky letters and packages leaving NZ are checked at the mail centre, and the description on the customs declaration must match the X ray image of the contents. Hence no jewellery.
However I can Courier items overseas. See below.
Examples of approximate Courier costs from New Zealand are:
To Australia, approximately $NZ60.To Canada / USA, approximately $NZ90. or more.
To France, Germany, Great Britain, approximately $NZ100. or more.
International air freight has become very expensive. Rates also change on a daily basis due to currency fluctuations as well as price hikes.
Please also note that you may have to pay importation duties and/or other taxes in your home country. Those details may be obtained from the relevant authorities in your home country.