Tea Ranch Return Policy

Product Returns & Exchanges

 

At Tea Ranch, we want you to love every single cup! We take immense pride in carefully sourcing and packaging our premium loose-leaf teas. Your ultimate satisfaction is incredibly important to our family-owned business. Below you will find our clear guidelines regarding product returns, order cancellations, and refunds.

 

At a Glance: Our Promise to You

  • Freshness & Food Safety: Because tea is a perishable food item, we cannot accept routine returns on teas once they leave our care. However, if a blend isn’t up to standard, we are always here to make it right!
  • Teaware & Accessories: Changed your mind? Unused mugs, infusers, and hardware can be returned in their original packaging within 14 days of delivery.
  • Damaged or Incorrect Items: If your order arrived broken or something went missing in transit, send us a photo within 7 days and we’ll promptly send a replacement or a full refund.
  • Clearance & Gift Cards: Clearance items and gift cards are final sale.

Damaged, Defective or Incorrect Orders

Because tea is an agricultural food product, your health and safety are our top priorities. Due to strict food safety regulations and the specialized nature of our goods, we cannot accept routine returns or exchanges on any tea products—even if they remain completely unopened and unused.

 

Once a consumable item leaves our facility, we cannot legally verify its storage conditions or guarantee its chain of custody. To ensure the safety of our entire tea community, we never resell returned food products.

 

  • Exceptions: We stand behind the quality of our small-batch blends. While we do not accept returns for change-of-mind, we are completely dedicated to making things right if your order is compromised. Please see the Damaged, Defective, or Incorrect Orders section below for our hassle-free resolution policy.
  • Non-Food Merchandise: For non-edible physical hardware items (such as unused tea infusers, mugs, or steeping accessories), you may request a standard return within 14 days of delivery
  • Return Shipping Costs: Return shipping fees are the sole responsibility of the customer, unless the return is a direct result of our operational error, or the product arrived physically damaged.
  • Return Window: Once your return request is officially authorized by our team, the physical package must be postmarked and shipped back to us within 7 days of authorization.

Processing Your Refund

Method of Payment: Approved refunds are automatically issued to your original method of payment (such as the credit card, Square, or PayPal account used at checkout).

  • Processing Time: Please allow 5–10 business days after our team approves the refund for your financial institution to successfully post the credit to your account.
  • Shipping Charges: Original shipping fees paid at checkout are strictly non-refundable unless the return is due to an error on our part or a verified carrier transit damage claim.

We inspect and securely pack every order to prevent transit mishaps. However, if your order arrives damaged, defective, or you receive an incorrect item, please contact us within 7 days of delivery so we can execute a hassle-free order resolution.

 

To help our customer care team resolve your issue immediately, please provide:

  1. Your official Tea Ranch order number.
  2. A brief description of the transit issue or defect.
  3. Clear photographs of the external shipping box, internal packaging, and the damaged tea products.

Once your claim is processed, Tea Ranch will gladly provide a replacement shipment, store credit, or a full refund to make it right. For more information on delivery rates, international shipping, and handling times, please view our shipping guidelines.

Lost or Stolen Packages

Order Cancellations

 

If your package appears to be stalled or lost in transit, please reach out to us immediately. We will initiate a formal investigation with the shipping carrier to track down your shipment.

  • Carrier Delays: Tea Ranch is not liable for delivery delays caused by shipping carriers, severe weather, natural disasters, or other external circumstances beyond our reasonable control.
  • Delivered Status: We want nothing more than for your tea to arrive safely! While we will gladly help you track down a delayed shipment, please note that Tea Ranch cannot be held responsible for packages that have been officially scanned and marked as "Delivered" by the mail carrier but are subsequently lost or stolen from a porch or mailbox. If you suspect your package was stolen after a successful delivery, please reach out to us right away. We will do our best to guide you through filing a carrier claim.

 

 

Because we strive to get your fresh tea to your doorstep as quickly as possible, orders can only be canceled if they have not yet entered our fulfillment pipeline. Once an order has been printed, hand-packed, or processed for shipment, it can no longer be canceled or modified.

 

Contact Us & Customer Support

 

If you have questions about your order, our returns policy, or our brewing recommendations, we are here to help:


•    Email: info@tearanchtea.com
•    Website Contact Form: Tea Ranch Contact Page
•    Customer Service Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (MST)

 

Have questions about your tea? Visit our frequently asked questions page, or our Tea Journal blog for tea steeping tips and more!
 

 

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