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Where items are returned due to faults, a full refund will be issued for the purchase, including any original postage fees paid. For ‘change of mind’ returns the value of the refund or digital gift card will be to the value of the product only. We can provide a prepaid label for 'Change of Mind' returns in Australia, with the $8.95 cost deducted from your refund. International customers are responsible for their own return postage for 'Change of Mind' returns. Also, if your return reduces your original order total to below the free shipping threshold when your order was placed, then the return amount will have any original shipping fees subtracted. Sometimes we’re not able to tell from photos or evidence provided whether there is in fact a fault. In these instances, we’ll provide you with a pre-paid returns label to ship your piece/s back to us so we can assess the fault in person. If we determine that there is no fault you may be required to pay a re-shipping fee to have the item sent to you again.

Don’t get us wrong, we’re sure 99% of you are lovely, trustworthy and honest people, but as a small business we need to protect ourselves from being taken advantage of. So, if we notice a strange pattern of returns, we might need to investigate and take action, such as deactivating the account in question. This may be in cases where we think people are wearing items and then sending them back, or ordering multiples of an item during a launch and then consistently returning some. If you find your account deactivated and believe it to be in error please reach out to us at hello@erstwilder.com.

If you have any questions regarding your return please email the team at hello@erstwilder.com.

As per our policy, we accept returns on eligible product for either change of mind or faulty product.

The process for the return will depend on the return type and your location.

Please note, for all scenarios, we cannot be held responsible for any lost returns.

CHANGE OF MIND returns

Australian customers

Erstwilder can provide a pre-paid Australia Post label, with the $8.95 cost deducted from your refund. Alternatively, you can choose to organise your own return delivery, in which case we strongly recommend using a traceable delivery method
and taking note of your tracking number.

To organise a pre-paid label, please contact customer case via email at hello@erstwilder.com with ‘RETURNS’ in the subject line and be sure to include your contact details and order number.

Otherwise, please send your return (including your contact details and order number) to the following address:

Erstwilder

13 Edgecombe Court

Moorabbin, VIC, 3189

Australia 

International customers

International customers are responsible for organising their own return postage. We strongly recommend using a traceable delivery method and taking
note of your tracking number.

Please send your return (including your contact details and order number) to
the following address:

Erstwilder

13 Edgecombe Court

Moorabbin, VIC, 3189

Australia

FAULTY PRODUCT returns

To return an item due to a product fault, please email us at hello@erstwilder.com with ‘RETURNS FAULTY’ in the subject line and be sure to include your contact details, order number
and reason for the return in the body of the email, including pictures of the fault.

Then, please wait for our team to assess and reply. Don't worry, we'll get back to you as quickly as possible, usually by the next business day!

Australian customers

For all approved returns, we will then issue you with a pre-paid returns label. You can print and take it along to the post office to send your return. If you
don't have a printer, most Australia Post Offices can print for you!

You can check if yours does here: https://auspost.com.au/locate/returns-print-at-post

International customers

Our customer care team will reply with the best solution based on your region, case by case.

What happens next?

Once a return (change of mind or faulty product) is received at HQ, it will be reviewed and after being cleared you will receive a refund for the purchase price.

Please note, if any discount codes were used during checkout, the final discounted price that was paid will be refunded, as per your order confirmation details.

If the return is for a change of mind you will be refunded the product value less any associated shipping charges (original and return shipping) but with our pre-paid return labels you'll be getting the lowest possible shipping rates.

We endeavor to process refunds as soon as they are received but please allow up to 5 working days for returns to be processed, especially during peak busy periods.

You will receive an email notification of any refund once it has been processed.

Please note: If a one-use discount code is redeemed with an order that is then subsequently cancelled or has an item returned due to change of mind, the discount code will not be reinstated and only the paid amount (after discounts) will be refunded or credited.

Due to the limited nature of our pieces, we are unable to offer exchanges on any items. If you would like a different item to the one you have ordered, we suggest purchasing the new piece and following the returns process for a refund of the original item.

Return and exchange policies are subject to the discretion of individual stockists. The same policy stated above may not apply. If you have purchased an Erstwilder product from an authorised stockist, any request for a refund or exchange must be first directed to the store of purchase. If you are not happy with their response please reach out to us at hello@erstwilder.com.

We don’t currently offer repairs, but minor issues can often be fixed easily if you’re outside of our returns and exchanges window so do ask us! We have a fantastic returns and exchange policy though. For all the details on this, please head across to our Returns Information.

Why, yes you can! Gift cards are a valid form of payment and therefore you can use a discount code with gift cards to place your order. Please note however, discount codes cannot be used to purchase gift cards.

Only one discount code can be applied to an order when checking out.

If using a Discount Code brings your order total below our free shipping threshold then yes, standard shipping charges will apply.

We know. It’s the worst. You’ve been ready and waiting for launch, logged in, quickly added your favourite pieces to your cart, rushed to check out, and suddenly items you were paying for are no longer available?! It seems unfair. It shouldn’t be possible! We totally get this feeling. Unfortunately the way most e-commerce systems work (outside of things like ticketing and hotel bookings, for example) is that items are not held when added to your cart but are held only during the actual payment processing stage (for about 5 minutes!). Once you’ve proceeded through the checkout and payment is being finalised, our site will do a last check to make sure all products which were in your cart are indeed still in stock. Sometimes the response to our launches is overwhelming and on occasion we may find hundreds of people all trying to buy a limited design of which we only have a small number of pieces avaialble. So, it’s possible that things ‘disappear’ from your cart from time to time during launches. We apologise in advance if this does ever happen to you but we appreciate your understanding.

Yes. To ensure our launches are as fair as possible to all, and to prevent scalping, all new resin designs are limited to a maximum of 2 per order. We do not set this to 1 per order because it is common for our community members to shop for themselves and friends or family members at the same time. All other designs that are not resin, such as enamel pins, are limited to a maximum of 10. After 30 days from launch, resin design limits are updated to a maximum of 6 per design, per order.

In an ideal world, we’d accept payment in records, organic veggies, or our personal favourite - hugs. Alas, some form of remuneration is required or we might run out of money to produce more designs for you! You can check out with PayPal, all major credit cards, and a variety of buy now pay later options depending on your region.

Afterpay, Zippay, Klarna and Sezzle are all available on ERSTWILDER.COM.

Customers in Australia can choose between Afterpay, Zippay and Klarna.

Customers in the USA can choose between Afterpay and Sezzle.

Customers in New Zealand can checkout with Afterpay.

All are safe, simple and convenient payment options, which allow you shop now and pay later for your purchases, but receive your parcels immediately!

For all the details to choose the right service provider for you, please visit the providers' websites.

No, Erstwilder Gift Cards are not included in the Erstwilder rewards program.

No, Erstwilder Gift Cards are only valid tender on ERSTWILDER.COM

Though you can convert and view prices in a variety of currencies (as per the drop down selector found in the top navigation bar or at the bottom of the website), all prices will convert to Australian dollars for checkout, and orders are ultimately charged in Australian dollars.

When it comes to your information, we take our responsibilities and obligations very seriously. All personal information such as contact, shipping, and billing details are encrypted and securely communicated to us via a secure server using SSL technology. We never see the full details of credit card information entered.

Credit card payments are proceccesed via Shopify Pay which uses ‘Stripe’, an industry leading card processing authority that exceeds the most stringent security standards. For more information on Stripe, please visit the Stripe website.

When checking out with Paypal, your payment details are never exposed to us and are securely encrypted on PayPal’s own servers. For more information on PayPal, please visit the PayPal website. Please note that we do not accept eCheque via PayPal.

Many hands are involved in producing a resin Erstwilder design. The process begins with our illustrator's hands; creating unique, original character-based artworks. Once the layers of a given design have been laser cut, the layers, and all components are then assembled by hand.

Any additional painted detailing is also completed by hand. Because of the manual and human approach we take in production, pieces may have slight variations in component sizes, colouring, and even resin patterns. We like it this way and tend to think it makes our designs as unique from each other as the wonderful people that wear them.

Resin is notoriously difficult to photograph due to its reflective nature. We’re often told photos simply don’t do our designs any justice. Colours also display differently on different computer monitors. That said, we always do our best to photograph designs to show their colouring as accurately as possible.

Right here in our hometown of Melbourne, Australia. Though originally designed by Louisa Camille, since late 2014 we've worked with an amazing mix of Australian illustrators and artists. These incredibly talented people are responsible for the design work which brings our collections to life. Elements of the design work are done remotely by the illustration team, but all designs are refined, finalised, and submitted into production from our HQ here in Melbourne.

Production has always been completed in China, with components being sourced across Asia. We've found the experts in our niche and are proud of our production partnerships.

Absolutely! We would only ever work with production partners who share Erstwilder's values and mission to spark joy in the world. Our production team in China are the experts in our niche and are just as invested as we are in delighting the Erstwilder community and working in a way we can all be proud of. The safety and fair treatment of our production team is of the utmost importance to us, as it is to our production partner as well. No employees are under the age of 18, salaries increase each year, and team members are provided with a ‘living wage’ higher than the standard minimum to ensure quality of living. Employees are empowered to join unions if they so choose, there are regular employee representative meetings, and permanent suggestion boxes to solicit employee suggestions. The workplace is equipped with all required safety facilities. Most importantly, the production team conducts internal safety and ethical audits quarterly in addition to undergoing annual ethical audits each year, run by external auditor Sedex. Learn more about Sedex here.

Our designs are not made exclusively by hand, though many of the processes are completed this way. Our resin designs are produced initially from laser cut sheets of resin. Layers are then hand-assembled to create that Erstwilder signature depth and dimensionality. All painted detailing is also finished by hand.

Not all, but most! All of our core Erstwilder jewellery line (including all resin brooches, earrings, and necklaces) arrive packaged in a delightfully branded gift box, customised for the collection they are a part of. Designs released after February 2015 also include an insert in the lid featuring the design's original sketch, name, and story. Designs that include packaging, but not our round gift boxes, include Erstwilder Essential earrings, Simplified mini brooches, enamel pins, enamel key rings, and scarves.

As part of our mission to spark joy since 2011, we’ve always tried to keep our designs as affordable as possible, and we continue to do so.

Pricing for our designs have always been determined by a formula based on our production costs, which is why over time, prices have naturally increased. So, what factors impact the cost of our designs? There are quite a few! Importantly (and interestingly!) the size of a design or amount of resin used has very little impact. The bulk of the cost is in the craft, the workmanship. That is the number of pieces and layers that need to be hand-assembled, as well as the amount of detail applied such as etching, paint-fill and printing techniques.

Then, other elements that can influence price are license fees, artist royalties, and the number we make of each design, which can vary significantly from each piece to piece and product type (e.g. brooch vs earrings), along with range to range.

For our enamel designs, size plays a bigger role than with resin, but the main determinant if the number of colours used and total quantity produced per design.

The main component of the designs we're best known for is resin, reminiscent of the gorgeous 1930s Bakelite originally used for vintage radio and telephone casings. The components we use have changed over time, as we’re always searching for the best possible quality. At present, designs are produced using beautiful and strong plated brass brooch pins. All earring posts, hooks, necklace chains and jump rings are made from high quality, hypoallergenic stainless steel.

Component information specific to each design can also be found on product pages.

We sure do! With the Erstwilder Rewards Club, you’ll receive points for every dollar you spend, which you can redeem for discounts on future purchases.

And, if you want even more points, there’s lots of ways to do that too without spending a cent. Just signing up here gets you 1,500 points to start with. It pays to be quirky!

For full program details please visit the Rewards Club page.

You are permitted to have one site account, linking one rewards account, per customer. We have worked hard to create a generous rewards program and, as a small business, it’s important that only one account is held by each customer to ensure rewards and discount codes are issued fairly and enable us to continue running our reward program ongoing.

Where our system flags suspicious account activity, site and rewards accounts may be deactivated. We appreciate your understanding.

To update your address details, simply log in to your store account and click on the 'Addresses' link under the 'My Account' heading.

To update your account name and email address, please contact our customer care team via email at hello@erstwilder.com and we'll get back to you shortly!

Check out our stockist page to search your area for recommended Erstwilder stockists.

Note that no stockist carries the entire range, so either shop online with us or email our team at hello@erstwilder.com and we’ll help you find the designs you’re after in a store near you.

Alternatively, you can try your luck in the ‘Erstwilder Shop Local’ group on Facebook which has been set up by us specifically to connect you with stockists near you.

Oh, we love feedback! Almost as much as we love baby pandas, ice cream and Benedict Cumberbatch. If you’ve got something you want us to hear, send it on through to hello@erstwilder.com.