Customer Service
Returns & exchanges
Refund policy
Faulty items
The procedures set out here to cancel an order or return an item to not affect your right to reject faulty goods. Further information can be found at www.consumerdirect.gov.uk. If you do receive a faulty item, please follow one of the procedures outlined in our Returning an item section.
Please note that certain items cannot be returned unless Ernest Jones is at fault. These are pierced jewellery and personalised or engraved items.
Returning an item
If you wish to return goods, you have a duty to keep them in your possession and to take reasonable care of them until you return them. Please telephone us if you would like to return your order and we will send you pre-paid labels so you can return them for free. Goods must be returned in their original condition, including immediate packaging, within the cooling off period.
Returning a gift
Cash refunds for gifts can only be made to the payment card used to purchase the goods. If you buy a gift online, the recipient will not be able to get a cash refund if they want to return the item. If a recipient does want to return a gift, we will exchange it for a gift card credited to the value of the gift at any Ernest Jones store within the cooling off period.
Our refund policy does not affect your statutory rights. For further information on your statutory rights, visit www.consumerdirect.gov.uk.
Cooling off period
When you order from us online, you are entitled to a cooling off period when you can return your goods without any penalty. Our cooling off period is 30 days, which includes any statutory cooling off period.
This period starts the day the contract is agreed (i.e. you receive an email from us saying we have despatched your order) and ends 30 days after the day following delivery of the goods.
Certain items are excluded from the cooling off period guarantee, unless Ernest Jones is at fault. These are pierced jewellery and personalised or engraved items.
Cancelling an order before despatch
If you change your mind after placing an order, you can cancel it at any time before we despatch it by telephoning us. You will need to give as your name and address details, as well as your order number.
If you cancel part of an order, the postage and packaging charge is recalculated on the price of the items you keep. For example, if your order is for goods worth £75 and you then cancel an item worth £30, your order total will be below £50 and you will no longer qualify for free Standard delivery.
Returning an item
There are two easy ways to return an item:
Return to any UK Ernest Jones store for an immediate refund
This is the quickest way to obtain a refund. You can also exchange your unwanted item at your local Ernest Jones store. Unfortunately, online orders cannot be returned to stores in Eire or the Channel Islands.
- Place the item into its original presentation box.
- Take it along to an Ernest Jones store, together with this despatch note.
- If the item is in its original condition, we will process the refund or exchange for you.
- If you require a refund, please bring with you the payment card used to place the order.
- If you received the item as a gift, you'll be reimbursed with a gift card, credited with the cost of the item.
Return by post
You can return unwanted items to us by post free of charge. You will be refunded on the credit/debit card you used to place the order within 28 days.
- Contact our Customer Service team on 0845 602 1112* or complete our online returns form at www.ernestjones.co.uk/webstore/secure/onlinereturns.do
- We will send you pre-paid labels to attach to your parcel so that postage will be free for you.
- Place the item into its original presentation box and make sure that the parcel is sealed securely. You should also place a copy of this despatch note into the parcel.
- If the item is in its original condition, we will refund the payment card used to place the order.
- If you wish to exchange your item, you will need to return it to a UK Ernest Jones store as we are unable to process an exchange by post.
- If you received the item as a gift, the easiest way to return it is to take it to an Ernest Jones store where you will be reimbursed with a gift card, credited with the cost of the item. See the above section for details.
*Calls are charged at local rate and may be recorded. Our lines are open 9am-6pm Monday to Friday and 9am-5pm on Saturday.
Returning a gift
Cash refunds for gifts can only be made to the payment card used to purchase the goods. If you buy a gift online, the recipient will not be able to get a cash refund if they want to return the item. If a recipient does want to return a gift, we will exchange it for a gift card credited to the value of the gift at any Ernest Jones store within the cooling off period.
