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	Policies   When you place an order via the internet you will NOT receive an imprint but an email of the credit card transaction from Earth, Glaze & Fire. By checking the box terms and conditions and the "Checkout" button below, you acknowledge that you are giving us permission to deduct the funds for this order including any shipping and/or applicable sales tax from your credit card account and that you in acceptance of Our Sales Policy. Our Promise: We promise to serve the public, as nearly as we can, to its complete satisfaction and will try to be fair and reasonable with each customer on any complaint or adjustment, always considerate of the customer's point of view. Ordering: We do not see or keep credit card information, all orders are electronically process thru a secure gateway directly to the merchant accounts. Minimum Orders: Retail Orders = $25 Wholesale Orders = $125 Time Frame: Items are normally fulfilled in 3 business days and shipped via Priority Mail (approximate 2 days of ship time). Large orders or Wholesale orders may take up to 7 business days. It is important to make a notation in the "Comment Field" during the checkout if you have some special due date or requirements. On a rare occasion, we may partial ship in two shipments to complete an order, you are not charged any additional shipping for split orders beyond what you paid initially during checkout. If you do not wish any split shipment, please tell us in the comment field during the checkout process. Out of Stock: Our shopping cart will not allow you to order Out of Stock Items. Use the "Ask Us a Question" link (email form) on the Detail Product page or call us if you need something listed as Out of Stock. We normally refill these items within a week. Bulk Orders: If you are in need of any item over 10 in quantity, please review our Return Items policies. Orders Not Fulfilled: It is our civil right to refuse to do business with any person and to cancel any order that may be considered being used for the intention of copying our products or for duplicating our sources. This policies back by law and is everyone's legal right in effect since 1915 in the United States. Sales Tax: We only collect Sales Tax on purchases shipped to an address within the state of Virginia. Sales Tax rates are subject to change. If you wish to resell you must have established a wholesale account prior to ordering and we will have your Re-sale Tax ID on file. Discounts & Coupons: Active discounts when applicable to an item will display in red above the item. Special discounts will be noted within the items description. If you do not see the discount display above an item then that item is excluded from a store wide discount. Current promotions and effective dates are posted on the home page with the expiration and discount details as well as in any newsletter or promotional material. Coupons must be entered exactly as provided, this includes upper and lower case. Example: If the coupon is BONUS, then typing in bonus would not work. They must be entered in the Coupon field at the bottom of the checkout page where you enter your Billing & Shipping address. Shipping Cost: The amounts indicated for shipping, reflect estimates for delivery within the continental U.S. Your online order statement will include a calculation of shipping charges. However, your actually shipping charges will be based on the actual weight of the entire order, including packaging, if it requires more than one box and/or if you have requested insurance coverage. In cases where more than one item is ordered, you total shipping cost might be lower than what is calculated on your online order statement. Shipping Carriers: We ship the majority of orders using USPS Priority & First Class Mail, unless otherwise requested. Wholesale orders may be shipped using UPS. Orders shipped to other countries outside the US, often require customs forms to be completed and may require the customer to pay some duty charges. Shipping Costs: Are automatically calculated electronically by the combine weight of all items ordered via electronic interface to the USPS computers at the time the customer is checking out. Express Shipping: When placing an order as Express, it does not mean it will go out over night. Order must go thru the packing and shipping department and this takes a minimum of 24 to 36 hours. Then the item will be sent Express mail. USPS definition of Express mail: "Express MailR is our fastest service for time-sensitive letters, documents or merchandise. Guaranteed next-day and second-day delivery nationwide or your money back.". See: Express Mail for further details. Note: International Orders always take longer than US deliveries due to the extra distance and time needed for clearing thru customs. Tracking: Every order is processed thru the USPS website and you will receive an email with your tracking number from the USPS automated system which may take up to 2 days and because we ship via Priority Mail, you may find that you often receive the package before your receive your tracking email from USPS. Contacting USPS: Call 800-275-8777 (US only) Click here for: Email Form via their website. Our Return/Exchange Policy: YOUR SATISFACTION IS OUR PRIMARY CONCERN. When you receive an order, take a look at it and HOLD ONTO THE ORIGINAL BOXES AND PACKAGING. We are a ceramic, pottery, glass art studio and education website and we want to help you to be happy with your orders. If you don't know exactly what you need or are not sure of a product please contact us at 540-878-5701. All of this is to help you know if a product will work for you. We also encourage you to order small shipments of items if you are testing or planning on creating large quantities of artwork, "BEFORE" ordering bulk quantities as we cannot be responsible for the design or artistic application process specific to your desired results. Over 99% of our customers are satisfied. We would rather lose a sale than ship products to people who have expectations that we cannot meet or who could end up unhappy with us. So please stop and contact us for more information prior to placing your order so that we can make sure you will be happy and hopefully very successful with our products. Return Authorization (RMA #): If you do have a problem with any merchandise or are not completely satisfied, contact us at (540) 878-5701 for a Return Authorization Number, within 14 days of receipt. We will provide a Return to Address at the time the RMA # is issued with the exception of items (mostly large volume or specialty items) that fall into Non-Returnable or may have a restocking fee (see below). Repack your item(s), including ALL parts, accessories and manuals, along with the original packing material (only if it's in good condition). Note: Items returned more than 30 days after delivery, not in sellable condition, or are missing parts, may be charged either a 15% restocking fee (see below) or may not eligible for a refund. Ship the item(s) back to us with a copy of your receipt. Include the RMA # on the copy of the receipt & on the outside of the package. The item must be shipped insured, signature required to the RMA address we provided. Shipments without an RMA # will be refused. Exchanged Items will require that we are in receipt of your item and it is in good condition before we will ship you the required items in return. Customers are responsible for costs of shipping items back and depending upon circumstances may be responsible for the shipment of the new items but this will be clarified upfront in the initial request for the return. NON Returnable Items: Items that are heavy or large (items that ship by freight) may NOT be returned. Also, items that are "special ordered/quoted" cannot be returned. Items stated as non-returnable on the product's detail page may not be returned. Items that you have installed cannot be returned. Items that are not brand new and/or missing any of the manufacturer's packaging cannot be returned. Items that have been specially manufactured for your order may not be returned. Items that have been cut-to-order or are consider a high volume order may not be returned. Restocking Fee: We have a standard restocking fee of 15% on each item of a quantity of 10 or more being returned. You may wish to consider a reorder or exchange. We always try to be most reasonable whenever possible. If you wish to return a product and do not place an exchange or reorder for items of equal quantities or value, the restocking fee of 15% may be applied. If a reorder is placed for a similar product (costing nearly the same amount), the restocking fee may be lowered from 15% to 10%. For a product to be considered a "reorder", it must be for a product that directly replaces the item that's being returned, in both price and type. For example: If a $20.00 precut glass kit is returned, the reorder must be for a product of comparable value. Please note that if for some reason the reorder must be returned, the restocking fee for the return of the reorder will be at least 25. Items returned after 30 days are subject to a 15% restocking fee or may not be returnable at all. We will let you know our decision when we respond to your request. Your reorder must be placed prior to your credit being processed. If you wish to reorder right away, reference will be made to your return on your reorder to ensure that you receive the lower restocking fee. If you need to apply your credit to you reorder, you can do so, but we will need to receive the product and/or credit for the product before doing so. If you return a product, reorder, and then return the reordered product, you will be assessed a restocking fee of at least 25% for the return of the reorder. In the past we have shipped products over and over again until our customers found something they liked. We do not ship "trial" products; we choose not to operate this way. There is substantial cost in processing orders and shipping products. There is also cost in returning products; messages must be answered, RMA's issued, products received and restocked, paperwork processed and mailed, etc. For this reason, we adhere strictly to our Return Policy to keep those rare customers from "trying" and "trying" products. Defective Products: You must contact us within thirty (10) days of receiving your order, if any product proves to be defective. Please DO NOT ship the product back to us without contacting us first and receiving an RMA number and return instructions. After we receive the defective merchandise, we will inspect it and/or test it if need be, and we will ship back to you (at our expense) a non-defective replacement product. Should we determine that the product is in fact defective (and was returned in accordance to our return instructions/policy), we will not only pay the cost of shipping the new non-defective product to you, but we will also reimburse you for Priority Mail rates/charges (not Express Mail), for shipping the defective product back to us. This does not include any 3rd party processing fees imposed by some shipping companies. This offer is only good in the Continental U.S. If you ship the product back to us from outside of the 48 states, you will need to pay for the cost of sending the product to us and we will refund you the equivalent of the US cost of shipping. If the product is defective, you will receive a replacement. If you choose to return the defective item, rather than replace it, we will charge a 15% restocking fee and your original shipping and processing charges will not be refunded. Also, items returned after 30 days are subject to a higher restocking fee or may not be returnable at all (we will let you know if this applies to your return). The return of the product is at your expense. We believe that this is a fair policy because lower overhead results in lower prices for all of our customers. If after 30 days of receiving your product, it proves to be defective, we would like for you to deal with the manufacturer and will be happy to provide you that contact information. Whatever policy the manufacturer has will determine how you will proceed. We supply products; we do not warranty products and after thirty days we leave it up to the manufacturers. There may be instances when the manufacturer, once they have been contacted, will ask that we help in the replacement process. If this is the case, we will assist you and the manufacturer with the return process. However, 30 days after receiving your product, it will be necessary for you to contact the manufacturer first. Insurance: If you want your package to be insured you must Check the Box on the Check out page and any costs will be added to your order. For any questions use the "Comment Box" during check-out. Note: All deliveries that are insured will require a signature so please make sure you are available to sign or can get to the post office during their hours to sign and pickup your package. Expedited Shipping: You must request a quote in the Comment Box during check-out, otherwise shipping time is based upon USPS priority mail or UPS Ground. UPS Next Day, Second Day and Third Day delivery is also available at an additional cost depending on the weight of your order. Delivery Times: Each order is shipped within 24 to 48 hours whenever possible (especially during the Christmas season) Because we try not to split ship orders, on a rare occasion an order can take up to 4 business days to be shipped. You can expect delivery in 3 to 10 business days, excluding weekends and holidays. The delivery time frames are based upon the carrier used, USPS or UPS, etc. We enter your email address when possible into the shipping carriers system so you will receive your Tracking# to allow you to track or trace your delivery. Currently shipments addresses outside of the USA to Canada may be too limited areas based upon our carriers. Delivery Addresses: We strive to maintain a high level of customer service and we take extra precautions to avoid fraud. If the delivery address does not match the address on your Credit Card Statement we reserve the right to inquire for further explanation and in the worse case we may refuse the shipment. Please fill in your street address information (or ship to address information, if different), we reserve the right to determine if we will ship to an address that may be different than the registered credit card address. Damage Claims Insurance is your optional choice, if you do not indicate you want insurance and there is damage to the merchandise, you should address your lost with the carrier upon delivery. If you requested insurance, damage or shortage on USPS shipments, you must keep damaged merchandise with its original carton. If you see any obvious damage, note it on the delivery slip that you sign. Call your local USPS office to schedule an inspection of the damage. When the original package is returned to us, we will replace the damaged merchandise at no additional charge but you must return it to the address we provide with the RMA # clearly marked on the outside of the package and inside on the copy of the invoice. Lost Orders: On a rare occasion, an order will be lost in shipping. Once an order has left our shipping department, use of the USPS or UPS tracking number must be used and you must file a claim with the carrier. We do our best to provide all needed information to assist you in recovery and/or replacement. We do encourage our customers to pay for the optional Insurance coverage to cover any losses for an order, especially, for High dollar value orders or orders being shipped outside the US. Once the package leaves our possession it is the customers responsibility especially when out of the country orders reach the Customs department in the customer's country. Please call us at (540) 878-5701 to discuss any shipping concerns.
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