PAYMENT We accept PayPal, as well as checks & money orders in US dollars. You may use PayPal to pay with a Visa or MasterCard, or to transfer funds from a checking account. If you wish to apply for a PayPal account, click here. You may order using our shopping cart, or e-mail us with your order if you prefer. If you have any special requests, such as our complimentary alterations, please feel free to e-mail us as well. Residents of New Jersey are required to pay a 6 percent sales tax on their total before shipping. SHIPPING We try to keep shipping fees as low as possible, with no handling charges, & offer several options from which to choose. US Postal Service - First Class, Insured: $3.00 US Postal Service - Priority Mail, Insured: $5.00 FedEx - Second Day Air, insured: $10.00 FedEx - Standard Overnight, insured: $16.00 For orders delivered outside the US: US Postal Service - Global Priority Mail, insured: $8.00 Please contact us if you need more information about shipping. We try to ship orders within a few days of receiving payment. If for any reason there is a delay, we will notify you via e-mail. Items paid for by check may be held until the funds clear our bank. If a check is returned for insufficient funds, there will be a $25 fee. If you wish to have an item gift-wrapped &/or sent to another person, we would be happy to do so. Upon request, we will also include a gift receipt, good for exchange at our website. We take great pride in our work, designing & producing all of the jewelry ourselves using top-quality materials & techniques. If you are dissatisfied with any item you purchase from us, we will do our best to make you happy. PRIVACY It is necessary for us to gather certain information (name, address, phone number, e-mail, etc.) from you when you order. However, it comes to us via a secure server, & we will never give this information out to anyone else. We may, very infrequently, send out e-mails about website changes, specials, etc. If you wish to be excluded from this list, please let us know. We know what it's like to get unsolicited e-mail & postal mail, & would never wish to subject our customers to it.