Pipe Zone customers have up to 30 days after receiving their shipment to return an item. If there was no error on the order, an 18% restocking fee may be applied & shipping charges not refunded.
Returns are processed in the order in which they are received. Please allow 10 Business Days for normal processing of all returns. Once a return has been processed, please also allow up to 10 business days to receive a credit or refund on your credit card billing statement, depending on your bankās or credit cardās processes.
Listed below are the acceptable reasons for return and how each one is handled. Customers who want to return any item should read this carefully to avoid any confusion.
WRONG ITEMS WERE SHIPPED (OR ITEMS ARE MISSING FROM THE SHIPMENT)
Our Shipping Department takes pride in its 98% shipping accuracy rate. However if you do receive an incorrect item due to a shipping error or if your order is incomplete, please call customer service to report the error and a supervisor will be able to provide you with a satisfactory resolution. We apologize for any inconvenience that may be caused, but we will make every reasonable effort to satisfy our customers.
The customer service supervisor is required to gather the order information, such as total weight of the package delivered and total expected weight, and investigate with the Inventory Manager, Shipping Department, and with the shipping carrier to confirm the customerās claim.
Once the error is confirmed, a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number will be issued and directions on how to return the item will be provided. (Please note that there may be additional repacking fee if the original box is defaced. Please remember not to write the RMA number directly on the manufacturerās box)
If the order was shipped incompletely, the customer will be sent the remainder of the items that were missing from the shipment immediately.
In order to receive a replacement immediately, the customer will be asked to provide his/her credit card information once again. If the customer decides to cancel the return, the charge for the old and new shipments will remain on the credit card.
If the customer simply wants to return the item (unopened), we will credit the customer with a 100% full refund once the item is returned.
The Returns Department performs a thorough inspection of the items returned to confirm that the return is delivered as expected. (Discrepancies found with what is verbally explained to our customer service reps, which are saved in the customerās account may result in a refusal of the return).
Although it is our responsibility to pay for the return shipping of the item, please remember that any damages that occur during the return shipping due to āinsufficient packagingā (according to UPS guidelines) will be subject to refusal by the Receiving Department and a void of the RMA.
ITEM ORDERED IS DEFECTIVE
If it is within the 30-day return period, we will issue an RMA number. In order to receive a replacement immediately, the customer will be asked to provide his/her credit card information once again. If the customer decides to cancel the return, the charge for the old and new shipments will remain on the credit card.
If the customer simply wants to return the item, we will credit the customer with a 100% full refund once the item is returned. However, it is the customerās responsibility to ship the return back.
If the defective item was ordered beyond the 30-day return period, customers should contact the manufacturer and process a warranty claim through the manufacturerās customer service.