1. Shipping Information (Section 1)

Processing Time:
Orders placed before 1PM Pacific Time Zone will ship on the same business day in most cases. Orders received after 2PM or on the weekend(s)/holidays will NOT ship same day.

Vetco does NOT process online orders on Fridays after 2pm through Monday 9am. These are either non-business hours or past shipping cutoff.

Special Instructions:
If you have specific delivery instructions, please write them in the notes field of your order when checking out. We will do our best to make sure they are followed or given to the delivery driver.

Shipping Rates:
Shipping rates are displayed in the shopping cart. Please enter your "Shipping Country", "Shipping State" and "Zip-code" and press the "GET SHIPPING OPTIONS" button for shipping costs. Shipping Rates are calculated in real-time and may change from day to day depending on carrier updates. Your shipping cost quoted when placing your order should remain the same. If shipping ends up costing more that originally estimated, we will contact you.

Tracking Numbers:
If your order shipped by FedEx, or USPS Priority Mail, you will be emailed a tracking number automatically. Please wait until after 8PM on the day you receive the "Order Status: Shipped" email from us.

Shipping Fee/Cost Refunds:
Vetco Electronics can not refund the cost of shipping due to carrier shipping delays, for any reason. Those reasons include but are not limited to: Weather, COVID, Global Pandemics, Global Shortages, Etc. Never plan crucial orders to arrive on a date you are quoted or come up with on your own. Shipment arrival dates are estimations and should only be used as such. Again, Vetco cannot and will NOT refund shipping fees because your package didn't arrive when you expected or wanted it to.

Freight Forwarders: We do not ship to freight forwarders. If you place an order that’s shipping to a freight forwarder or other mail transferring or international mail/shipment service, we will cancel your order. If you truly do need to use a freight forwarder, you MUST contact us BEFORE you place your order and give us a really good, verifiable, reason and then we will consider giving you written approval, after which you can place your order. We may still require payment with PayPal for any international order. Or we may offer TT bank to bank transfers, though that method will invoke a $100 dollar TT Transfer fee.

2. Shipping Methods (Section 2)

• Fedex Flat Rate - 3-5 business days

• USPS Flat Rate – 3-5 business days

• Fedex Ground – 5 business days

• Fedex Express Saver – 3 business days

• Fedex 2 Day AM – 2 business days as early as 10:30am

• Fedex Standard Overnight – Next Business day by 3:00pm

• Fedex Priority Overnight – Next Business day by 10:30am

• Fedex First Overnight - Next Business day by 8:30am

***Saturday and Sunday are NOT counted in these transit estimates.

***Express and Air Shipments get processed same day.

***Ground & Flat-Rate should go out next business day. 95% of all orders go out same day.

*** We do NOT guarantee all these shipping times but these are what is published on fedex.com for expected times. We do our best to try and meet timing requirements of all orders and try to process all the same day. If you have any shipping concerns, you should contact us.

USPS Priority Mail:
Available for small orders only (Less than 1/2lb). We offer USPS Priority mail flat rate envelope shipping as a low-cost shipping option on small orders for our customers. We utilize the Priority Mail Flat-Rate Padded Envelope strictly for PO boxes.

***If you selected FedEx Flat Rate & Are shipping to a PO BOX #, expect an additional fee to be added to your order. FedEx will NOT ship to a PO BOX!

In-Store Pickup / Will Call:
Local pickups from our retail store in Bellevue, Washington State are also available; Please choose the "Local Pickup" option when choosing your shipping method. There is no fee for local pickup. Please note: Your will be notified by email when your order is ready to be picked up - Your order will not be ready for pick up until you receive this notification! Orders for Local Pickup are processed Monday-Friday during regular business hours only.

APO / FPO / Military Mail:
We will make every effort to accommodate your shipping needs. Please contact us to arrange shipping for APO/FPO addresses.

International Shipping:
Vetco now ships to over 30 countries using USPS Priority Mail International Flat-Rate. This is an "Air Mail" service that will arrive in 6 to 10 business days for *MOST* countries, however delivery times of up to a month or more are not uncommon.
Delivery times will vary according to the destination and the speed of your country's postal system. We provide a tracking number. Once your package leaves the United States, we can no longer help you with tracking updates. It will be up to you and your countries postal system. We have no insight into or control over packages that have left the U.S.
Due to airmail restrictions, we are unable to ship most chemicals (liquids and aerosols). We will remove these items from your order if they cannot be shipped through the mail.
Vetco is not responsible for any duties or customs fees imposed when your items arrive. Vetco must declare the contents and item values on the customs form. We are a business and we cannot mark your package as a "gift". It is your responsibility to verify your countries duty fee amount and Vetco can not pre-pay duties for you. This includes all shipping methods.

PLEASE NOTE: These international shipments are NOT INSURED against loss or damage. If your package fails to arrive or arrives damaged, Vetco will NOT issue a replacement or refund.

Undeliverable and Returned Packages: We ship your order to the address specified by you during the checkout process. - Packages returned to us as undeliverable are not eligible to have shipping charges refunded and additional shipping charges are required to re-ship your order. In most cases, if your package is returned to us, there is a $16 dollar return fee that we were already charged by the carrier. You are liable for this fee. If you cancel your order instead of requesting that it is re-shipped, the fee will be deducted from the refund. An additional 10% processing and handling fee may be assessed on undeliverable packages.

3. Backorders (Section 3)

If you need to check availability of a specific item, please contact us before your place your order.
Although it is a rare occurrence, Vetco will occasionally have no stock on an item that you order. If this happens, you will be given 3 options.

• Waiting until your order is complete with 1 shipment.
• Delete the product that is out of stock and send the rest
• Partial shipment and send the rest when it arrives.

***option 3 will incur another shipping charge. We try to avoid this at all costs by either shipping directly from a warehouse or offering substitutions. We will email or call while we are processing your order to over options.
Standard Back Order lead Time Is Around 1 Week but can be more depending on unforeseen circumstances. We will notify you if its longer than 10 business days.

4. Returns (Section 4)

Return Policy for Online Orders:
All items* sold from vetco.net include a 30 day warranty. Returns for non-defective, un-opened items are accepted within 30 days of shipping for a 15% restocking fee (waivable at managers discretion), excluding the items listed below in the * section. Items must be returned in the condition they were sold to you in. Sorry, opened, unwrapped or unraveled cables and cut bulk wire (wire and products sold by the foot) are non-returnable, no exceptions.

*Non-Refundable/Returnable Items Include:

• Tools
• Cut Wire
• By-the-foot Cut Items
• Test Equipment or Bench-top Equipment (including power supply units)
• Raspberry Pi & Micro-controllers
• Laptop Power Supplies
• Computer Products & SATA to USB converters
• All Surplus
• All items bought more than 30 days ago (date on receipt or web order)

***Any defective product or something that was in our control will be covered by Vetco within 30 days of date shown on receipt or order, HOWEVER, you must open communication with us within one week of receiving or leaving the retail store with your item. You MUST have the receipt and the item must be retuned for inspection and validation of defect BEFORE refund or exchange will be considered. Vetco does not warranty any product past 30 days. We will do our best to make it right just keep in mind we have zero control over shipping delays.

How to Return an Item:

• Make Sure You Are Eligible! Email Us if you are not sure.
• Obtain an RMA number PRIOR to shipping us back the product. Email returns@vetco.net for instructions. Returns without an RMA number will not be accepted.
• Follow instructions and follow up with us to make sure its complete. Until you receive an email saying you have been refunded, nothing has happened.
• Refunds
  Refunds are processed within one business day of receiving your returned items. Refunds are issued using the same payment method that was used to pay for your order. If you paid with a credit card, your refunded credit will usually appear within 7-10 business days, or on your next billing statement. If you paid with PayPal, your refunded credit will appear the same business day that we process your return. Orders paid by check or money order will be refunded by a company check sent by first class mail - your refund check will arrive within 7-10 business days.

***Keep in Mind that for all refunded products we DO NOT refund shipping price or processing fees. The total refund amount will be based off your subtotal or the parts only. Also Note there can be restocking fee that may apply up to 15%.

In-Store Purchase Refund Policy

• Must have Receipt within 30 days of purchase and all the above requirements apply. All refunds will be refunded the same way they were paid. Must be the same credit card used for refunds.

5. Lost Packages (Section 5)

S5 Subsection 1
NOTICE: Vetco Electronics is not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged packages. With that in mind, we will always do our best to assist in any way we can, even offering to open a claim for you. However, we can not re-ship packages at our cost, or refund your order in these instances. It's up to you to ensure that you are having your package delivered to a safe and secure location. A lot of customers will have their package delivered to their work or office to prevent theft.

S5 Subsection 2
FedEx Shipments -- FedEx has a claims processing system. Its not super quick. We can not cross-ship you a new item for free. FedEx has a VERY good delivery percentage of at least 99.9%. Think your package is missing? The delivery driver may hide the package in an "interesting" location for safety. Please carefully search your front porch/gate/driveway for the package. Its always there in our experience so far. We cannot refund your order for "Act of God" situations. FedEx is the most reliable service we have and have a 99.9% success rate with them so far. The only issue we have seen is porch pirates stealing customers packages. Which isn't something we are able to do anything about.
We will work VERY HARD to take care of you and your orders. If your FedEx shipment is returned to us for any reason, then FedEx charges a fine/fee for sending it back to us. They also charge us additional shipping to return the package to us. And they don't refund the original shipping fee. You are liable for these fees if the package was returned due to an error on your part. Vetco will automatically charge your card for the fees. Please contact us if you have any issues.

S5 Subsection 3
USPS Shipments -- Unfortunately, the post office does not give us speedy results. If a package is lost, delayed, damaged, etc., then Vetco is not able to accept any responsibility. We are only able to make claims after the package has already been lost for 15 days, and no later than 60 days, and are happy to do so. But be aware that claims are very rarely won. Please be aware that packages returned to us for ANY reason will require a second shipping payment. USPS tends to have a larger "unable to deliver to address" problem, and we highly advise customers choose another option (e.g. FedEx).
You can file a claim or view the USPS claim process here: USPS Claim Filing.

S5 Subsection 4
International USPS Shipments That May *Seem* Like They Are Lost -- International packages can take up-to 6 weeks to be delivered. We have zero control over your country’s customs, and how long they decide to hold a package. As for Tracking information, you will always get a "delivered confirmation", when it arrives, but often, there aren't good updates throughout the process, especially once the package leaves the U.S. Once the package leaves the United States, we have can not provide tracking updates. Please be patient. International shipping takes a VERY long time sometimes.

Any questions or concerns, please reach out to us as we are willing to work with any customer to the best of our abilities. The information above is not set-in stone, and is strictly to give our opinion based on our own experience.