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Live Product Guarantee
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Guarantee
Thank you for taking the time to read our product guarantee carefully.
We have attempted to
create a guarantee that is straight-forward and specific so
that there is no confusion when your hard-earned money is
being spent.
In the event of a Dead-On-Arrival (DOA), you have two choices:
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You will receive a credit towards future purchase
for the number of worms or insect cultures lost, or
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We will reship the lost replacements free of charge on our next ship day.
However, if you choose to have the order reshipped,
we cannot give
any refunds or credits after a second failure.
Re-Shipments will be via Priority Mail.
Please note:
• We do not give refunds.
• Orders are shipped with 10% more worms than
the stated quantity to cover any incidental DOA's.
• Reshipments and credits will not include food ordered with
silkworms
or for the food that is included in silkworm cups.
This Live Guarantee WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT under the following circumstances:
- We cannot offer a live guarantee for shipment to high temperatures of 90° and above
or to high temperatures below 40°.
Heat packs should be ordered if high temperatures
in the destination city are below 40°. Please order a
hot pack at the store on the bottom of each product page.
Hot packs are $2.50 plus 1 lb. extra shipping weight. We do not ship orders with cold packs because they do not provide any protection.
Please Contact Us regarding shipment to extreme temperatures.
We highly recommend that shipments to 90° plus temperatures or temperatures below
40° ship via USPS Express Mail.
- We strongly suggest that you choose express mail as your shipping method.
But, in order to save the customer money, we do offer priority mail and
include a live guarantee with priority mail.
However, if your priority mail shipment takes longer than three days to reach
you (a rare occurrence) the live guarantee will be amended as follows:
We will reship the order free of product charge, but the customer must pay for reshipping costs.
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Express mail shipments require a signature at the time of delivery. Priority mail shipments
do not. In order for the live guarantee to remain effective, someone must be available
to sign for the express mail shipment on the FIRST delivery attempt.
You may waive the signature requirement by leaving a message in the "special notes"
section of the order form, however, your live guarantee will be void because
the insurance that is included for express mail requires signature confirmation.
- We cannot offer reshipments, refunds or credits after a second DOA failure.
- In order for the live guarantee to remain in effect,
the customer must notify us of DOA's or other problems within 24 hours after receiving the order.
DOA notifications must be made via
email so that we will have a written record
of the problem.
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Claims due to carrier mistakes or delay must be handled through the
carrier.
Guarantee After Arrival
Once the customer has taken possession of the live feeder,
The Fruit Fly Shop cannot offer a further live guarantee.
The product may be subject to an adverse environment, such
as moist conditions, sunlight and/or cigarette smoke. We provide care sheets
and we attempt to educate
the consumer about product care on this website, however, the cultures
and worms may
quickly die due to any numbers of circumstances beyond our control.
There are seldom problems in keeping the Fruit Fly Cultures for a
month or more, and the best care is common sense. Also, please
take a minute to read the care sheet that comes with our cultures
and silkworms and
Read About the Product
and its Care Here.
Many customers attempt to raise silkworms to moth stage and
the eggs to hatching stage. While The Fruit Fly Shop encourages such attempts,
we know it is not an easy thing to do, and we cannot be held responsible
for any losses after arrival.
Does Someone Have to Be Home for the Order?
Someone must be home when the order is delivered. Live insects cannot be left outside on a porch.
Packages left outside may be subject to excessive heat and sun
or cold. They may be infested by ants, which will kill the live merchandise.
Special Shipping Instructions
We Cannot Accommodate Special Delivery Instructions, such as "Leave package at the side of the
house behind bush" or "Deliver between 1 and 2pm" or "Deliver to front door, not mail box."
Postal carriers usually do not read or follow
such instructions written on the package, and we have no control over what time orders are delivered.
We will not be held responsible for DOA's resulting
from the failure of mail carriers to follow special shipping instructions
or from shipments not delivered at a specific time.
Other Considerations About Our Guarantee
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A few worms or fruitflies may die during shipping.
Therefore, we always
provide more of the product than the stated amount.
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The Fruit Flies may be dormant if conditions are
cool or too hot. Allow some time before
judging its condition and before feeding to your pets.
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Don't mistake skin castings for dead silkworms.
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The number one cause of DOA's is heat during shipping.
If destination temperatures are below 90° and above 40°
F, the heat / cold shouldn't be a problem.
However, even in mild temperatures, the product should not be
sitting outside in the sun/wind for any amount of time.
Returns
Living Items cannot be returned. Fruit Fly Culture Kits
cannot be returned. Silkworm food cannot be returned.
Non-Living items can
be returned (unused) within 30 days of purchase at the buyer's expense for exchange. You will
be issued a store credit for the amount of the returned product.
The original shipping amount will not be credited.
Order Cancellations
All orders that are cancelled after being placed will incur a
$2.50 service charge.
Thank you for understanding our product guarantee.
While DOA's are seldom a problem,
we strive to
provide our valued customers with the protection
we believe you deserve.
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