Shipping & Returns
Any items purchased online from Golden Hare Books are available for free pick up in-store during our opening hours. However, if you aren't lucky enough to live in beautiful Edinburgh, but you'd still like to shop with Golden Hare - we can deliver your books to you! Just select the relevant option at checkout.
Please read the following information before placing your order for delivery with us.
If your order is particularly large/heavy we may need to contact you to ask you to cover the delivery charge with our reliable couriers, but this will never be at any more than cost price.
UK delivery:
Single greetings card or gift voucher: £2.00 postage and packing.
Order value from £1 to £5: £1.50 postage and packing.
Order value from £5.01 to £35: £5 postage and packing.
Order value from £35.01 to £75: £8 postage and packing.
Order value over £75: £12 postage and packaging
Estimated postage times:
UK 1st class: 1 - 2 working days
UK 2nd class: 3 - 5 working days
As a result of new EU legislation (coming into force on 13th December 2024), we have suspended shipping to Northern Ireland. We hope this will be temporary, but there is currently not enough information for us to find a solution that will let us continue shipping order to Northern Ireland while complying with the General Product Safety Regulation. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused.
International deliveries:
Europe (non-EU countries), sent by Royal Mail International Standard
Order value from £1 to £10: £8 postage and packing.
Order value from £10.01 to £20: £11 postage and packing.
Order value from £20 to £40: £16 postage and packing.
Order value from £40.01 to £100: £30.
As a result of new EU legislation (coming into force on 13th December 2024), we have suspended shipping to EU countries, and Northern Ireland. We hope this will be temporary, but there is currently not enough information for us to find a solution that will let us continue shipping order to these countries while complying with the General Product Safety Regulation. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused.
North America, sent by Royal Mail International Standard
Order value from £1 to £10: £12 postage and packing.
Order value from £10.01 to £20: £22 postage and packing.
Order value over £20: £30
Australia & New Zealand
Order value of £1 to £25: £24 postage and packing.
Order value of £25.01 to £60.00: £40 postage and packing.
Order value over £60.00: £60.00 postage and packing.
For delivery to areas other than those mentioned above, please contact us at mail@goldenharebooks.com to find out if we can ship to your chosen destination, and to receive a shipping quote.
Delivery terms:
Orders (except subscriptions such as PostBooks) will be dispatched as soon as possible on working days. If you are ordering as a gift, let us know and we will not include the receipt. We can include a handwritten card, please provide your message at checkout, or email us at mail@goldenharebooks.com. Please let us know if you would like any items gift wrapped (at no extra charge). Please ensure you provide a full delivery address; Golden Hare Books cannot be held responsible for wrongly delivered items due to incorrect/incomplete addresses.
Returns:
We hope you are happy with your purchase, but if you change your mind you have 14 days from receipt to return or exchange your item. Goods must be unused and in original packaging. We cannot accept returns on gift vouchers, and workshop places are non-refundable. Any customised or special orders are also non-refundable.
Please return items to:
Golden Hare Books
68 St Stephen Street
Edinburgh
EH3 5AQ
You can also drop off the item in person at the above address. We recommend you package securely and insure the item for returning by post. We cannot be held responsible for items that go missing or get damaged in the post. Once we have received the item in good condition we will issue a refund to the original payment method. P&P costs are non-refundable.
If an item you receive is faulty, damaged or poor quality you must notify us within 24 hours of receipt with images. Please send this notification via email to mail@goldenharebooks.com. Once we have reviewed your complaint we will replace the item or issue a refund.
Many thanks!