01. What are my payment options?
02. How much does shipping and handling cost?
03. Do I pay any sales tax?
04. What is your return policy?
05. Do you have a privacy policy?
06. Are my orders and personal info secure?
07. How do I contact artGalore.ca?
08. Where did you get your biography info?
09. Does the watermark on web images appear on the ordered prints?
10. Do I have to enter the contest every month?
11. What framing options do you offer?
12. Do you offer a trade/wholesale/volume discount?
13. How do I login to the customer area?
14. Tell me more about canvas transfer and plak mounting options.
15. If an item is not illustrated, is it available? |
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a) We accept the following payment methods, plus cheques and money orders:
Your credit card is charged when you place your order. If an item is out of stock, out of print, or no items are available, your card will be refunded automatically. To place your order by phone, call us toll free at 1-800-691-3411.
b) Fax your order to us - credit card.
This option allows you to go through the regular order process and choose "Cheque or Money Order - Mail Payment" as your payment option. Once your order is completed, you will receive an e-mail which you can print and fax directly to us at 1-866-929-8677 with all the details. Include your credit card number and expiry date on this fax to ensure prompt delivery. No e-mail address. No problem. Go directly to a printable order form and fax it to us.
d) Postal Mail - Cheque, Money Order, Purchase Order
We understand that some people would rather not send their credit card information over the Internet. We also understand that not all people want or need a credit card. Therefore, we will also accept cheques or money orders. Just go through the normal ordering process, choose "Cheque or Money Order - Mail Payment" as a payment option, and mail us the form which you will receive by e-mail shortly after placing the order (see address below). No e-mail address. No problem. Go directly to a printable order form and mail it to us. We do not process any orders paid by cheque until the cheque clears. Cheques should be made payable to "Shaw Enterprises Inc".
We do not accept Purchase Orders as payment, however, if your business or school requires a Purchase Order, we suggest you use this process:
Place your order normally online and choose the "Cheque or Money Order - Mail Payment" as your payment option. This will serve as a "staging" area for your order since it will not be processed until we receive your payment. We suggest you print out a few copies of the order confirmation email you receive from us for your records. Submit the order details to your Accounts Payable department, so they can issue a cheque for you. Write your Order # on the check or money order and enclose it with a copy of the Order Form.
We do our best to keep the information on our site up-to-date, but there is usually a delay of at least a week or two between an item going out of stock and our database being updated. There is a small chance that a print listed on our site is actually out of stock. |
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Our shipping facilities are located in Ontario for Canadian addresses and Massachusetts and Michican for USA addresses. Prints are shipped via Purolator, CanPar, Canada Post, UPS, and ICS in Canada, USPS and UPS in the USA. There are no customs fees to worry about if your image is shipped to an address in Canada or the USA. Prints are shipped in rigid cardboard protective poster tubes to avoid damage. Frames are shipped flat, usually with Purolator or UPS.
On average it usually takes about 5-15 business days to order in and send out a particular item.
If upon receipt of your package you see noticeable damage to the packaging, inform the carrier (i.e. Canada Post, CanPar), and ask them to start a damage report or refuse shipment. Then let us know about it. If the package is fine but the prints are damaged, also let us know.
Please provide your street address as well as your Canada Post address when ordering. Tracking info should be available shortly after your item ships.
**Once your order has been processed and packaged (approx. 1-15 business days depending on the order), the following shipping rates apply:
Order Subtotal Amount |
Shipping Cost - All Locations |
$0 - $74.99 |
$7.49 |
$75 + |
Free Shipping |
$125 + |
5% Discount + Free Shipping |
$200 + |
10% Discount + Free Shipping |
$300 + |
15% Discount + Free Shipping |
Discount codes are only valid for orders with totals as advertised above. An extra 1-15 business days should be added for custom service work like framing, canvas transfers, and plak mounting. We ship to Canada & the USA only.
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All orders shipped in Canada are subject to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) of 5% or the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) at a rate of 13% (NL, NS or NB). Provincial Sales Tax (PST) will be added to your order only if your packages are being delivered to addresses within Ontario at a rate of 8%. USA customers do not pay GST or PST. |
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If you are unsatisfied with your order for any reason, please contact us immediately. You may cancel your order or return items for a refund or store credit within 30 days of receiving any merchandise.
In order to start the return process you will need to contact us for a return authorization number. The product must be returned in good condition in the container in which it was shipped to you. Returns must be insured for the full value, and the cost of this and shipping back to us is the responsibility of the customer. On receipt of the return in good condition, we will credit your credit card, write you a cheque, or issue a store credit for the amount of the original purchase, less our shipping cost. We hope you take due care and ensure returned print is not creased, folded, rolled improperly, or damaged in any way. Any damaged items will result in no refund. |
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Our privacy policy is pretty simple. We will never sell, share, or give away your information to anyone else without your permission. If you sign up for our contest, you will receive an e-mail from us on occasion. This e-mail will contain some advertising and specials but your address will not be given to a third party. If in the future we decide to offer you other products of interest through e-mail or postal mail, we will send the information ourselves and will not give your personal info to third parties. If you have any questions regarding privacy, email us with your concerns. |
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| Q6. Are my orders and personal info secure? |
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At artGalore.ca, we assure you that all credit card transactions through our site are encrypted using SSL (secure socket layer) software. This means all of the info you type in is encrypted before it is sent out over the Internet. We receive your order by e-mail, but do not receive your credit card number. Your credit card info is transmitted to our bank for authorization and then we are sent a confirmation if the card is valid. You will see a small lock on the bottom of your browser when you are in secure mode. Secure sites begin with "https", "s" for secure.
The following links may answer some questions you have about using your credit cards for online purchases:
http://www.visa.ca/en/personal/securewithvisa/liability.cfm
http://www.mastercard.com/canada/education/zero/
http://www.americanexpress.com
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The best and most efficient way to contact us is by opening a support ticket at our help desk. We aim to get a response back to you within a day generally.
Prefer a human voice? You can call us toll free at 1-800-691-3411 to speak with one of our associates. Our fax number is 1-866-929-8677. Our mailing address is:
artGalore.ca
180 Shearson Cresent, Unit 6 Cambridge, ON N1T 1P4
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| Q8. Where did you get your biography info? |
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Biography information was provided by our publishers and is used with permission. All efforts were made to produce an accurate and detailed bio for each artist. |
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The writing on the web images (or watermark) will not appear on the final product. It appears on the web images as a watermark so everyone understands that the image is under copyright and not part of the free domain. For example, the black band of text "Canadian Art Prints" will not appear on images that you order. |
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Once you enter the contest, you have a chance to win each month. We will send you a monthly art trivia question that you must answer correctly to qualify for the month. You can ask to leave our contest by following the instructions at the bottom of each email we send. |
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| Q11. What framing options do you offer? |
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We currently list about 100 different frames on our site. To see what some of these look like, click here. Don't see what you want? Open a support ticket and let us know what you want. We can custom build almost any frame type, color, and options to satisfy your framing tastes. |
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| Q.12. Do you offer a trade/wholesale/volume discount? |
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If you are a professional photographer or have a larger canvas transfer, plak, framing or digital image order, please contact us or call us at 1-800-691-3411with the specifics and we will do our best to make you a satisfied customer. The more specific you can be, the faster we can give you a reliable quote, and the quicker we can start the work. |
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| Q13. How do I log in to the customer area? |
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To login in to your shopping cart, follow the customer login link. If you registered when you made a purchase with a user name and password, you can change your contact information, review the status of your orders, and add different shipping addresses. If you instead made a purchase without registering, follow this link. This link allows you to get the status of your package. You will need your order number, your phone number, and email address. |
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To learn more about these options and see more examples follow the links below:
Canvas transfer information
Plak mounting information |
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Yes! Sometimes manufacturers do not provide images for us, and put them in a paper catalogue instead. They fear piracy and copying of their material. Other times they do not get the required data to us before the item is uploaded. Items listed without images are still available to buy, but we do not have and cannot get the images. |
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