Refund and Returns Policy

Plants and Garden Melbourne’s returns and refunds policy operates in addition to your rights under the Australian Consumer Law, because we want you to be happy with your purchase, whether in person or online. Please read the following carefully to ensure you are fully aware of your rights under this policy and our obligations to you.

CHANGE OF MIND

Plants and Garden Melbourne is not required by law to provide a refund or replacement if you change your mind about a purchase. However, we want you to love our products as much as we do, so we may within our discretion offer an exchange or issue an exchange voucher to the value of the item in specific circumstances, providing the following criteria are met:

• It is within 14 days of the purchase date;
• You provide a valid and intact proof of purchase;
• The goods are unused, in saleable condition and in their original packaging with tags attached; and
• The product does not fall into any of the exclusion categories listed below; and
• For online purchases only – you must contact hello@plantsandgarden.com.au directly to organise the exchange. Please include your order number and the items you wish to exchange in this email.

Provided the above conditions are met, our team will be in contact to discuss an appropriate resolution. Please note that for change of mind returns, the full cost and organisation of postage is the responsibility of the buyer, regardless of any shipping promotions that may have applied at the time of purchase.

Exchange vouchers are valid for 1 year from date of issue and can be redeemed online only. Treat exchange voucher numbers like cash as they cannot be replaced easily should you lose them. Exchange vouchers can be used for any amount (limited to the total value of the balance on the card) until the balance is zero, or it has expired. Each time you use your exchange voucher you will be issued with a new exchange voucher number for any balance remaining on the voucher.

On our website, we aim to provide detailed and accurate descriptions for all products to assist with your purchase decisions. While we endeavour to provide as much information as possible, please note that the plant images on our website are intended as an indication of your plant’s future growth potential, and may not reflect the size of the plant you receive. Please pay careful attention to the pot size selected – the measurement may refer to the diameter of the pot itself.

Please note, there are certain product categories upon which we can’t accept change of mind returns.

• Clearance stock of any sort, including permanently discounted lines and floor stock;
• Plants and Garden Melbourne Gift Cards;
• Products ordered for commercial use;
• Products described as “Customer Order”.

FAULTY/DAMAGED GOODS UNDER WARRANTIES

In addition to the manufacturers’ guarantees for selected products, Plants and Garden Melbourne and its suppliers provide a guarantee of acceptable quality on every product, by law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund should the product have a major fault, and additionally a refund for any reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. If the goods fail to be of acceptable quality but this failure does not amount to a major failure, you are entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced.

REFUND OR EXCHANGE OF FAULTY GOODS

Plants and Garden Melbourne may provide a refund, exchange or repair for goods deemed faulty in the following circumstances:

• You provide valid and intact proof of purchase;
• The goods are assessed by Plants and Garden Melbourne as being faulty; and
• For online purchases only – you must send an email including your order number and clear photos detailing the faults to hello@plantsandgarden.com.au

Provided the above conditions are met, we will be in touch to help find an appropriate solution.

If your goods are deemed faulty and a refund is the most appropriate course of action, it will be issued in the same tender as the original transaction, with Gift Cards taking precedence. For example:

• If you used a Plants and Garden Melbourne Gift Card, you will be provided with an Exchange Voucher to the value of the item. For online transactions, the value of the item will be refunded to your original Gift Card.
• If your original transaction tender included a Gift Card among other tender types, your refund will be provided as an exchange voucher or as a return onto your original Gift Card (online) in the first instance. Any remaining balance will be returned to you in the manner you paid initially, ie. Credit or debit card, PayPal or cash as detailed below.
• Debit and credit card refunds must be processed onto the card used for the initial purchase.
• If you paid online using PayPal your refund will automatically be credited to your PayPal account.
• If you paid cash you will receive a cash refund.

WITHOUT PROOF OF PURCHASE

If Plants and Garden Melbourne cannot be satisfied that you purchased the product directly from us, by law, we are entitled to elect whether or not to accept your product for return and refund of the purchase price.

EXCEPTIONS

Unfortunately we cannot offer a refund or exchange on the following items:

• Commercial product quantities
• Custom-made products
• Any product/s specifically cut to size at the customer’s request
• Special customer orders, i.e. products which are not ranged

Last updated 3 October 2024.