WARRANTY AND RETURNS
LifeStylz offers a 12-month warranty on all products, unless stated otherwise.
Warranty Claims:
ALL Claims need to be sent by emailing returns@lifestylz.com.au. To prevent unnecessary claim delays, we ask that the following is included in the initial claim email:
- Order Number
- Manual with missing parts indicated (if applicable)
- Images/Video clearly showing fault (if applicable)
- Images/Video clearly showing goods in the original packaging (if applicable)
Note: All images and videos must be attached to emails at an appropriate size, we are not able to make a clear assessment of image thumbnails.
Please do not pack up the items or dispose of items before contacting us. We may ask for items to be sent back to be inspected or we may require additional images or videos to investigate further. We will not provide credit/refund in cases where goods have been disposed of before submitting a claim to us or without our written approval.
Faulty or Damaged in Transit Products:
- Send an email including pictures or video of the product received demonstrating the fault (If applicable, include the manual with the part needed circled and inform the quantity). Also, provide a brief explanation of the fault and what would you prefer in the way of partial monetary compensation or replacement of parts / product.
- We will assess each situation on a case-by-case basis. We will advise on whether we will send replacement parts, offer a full or partial refund, or replace the product.
- Please do not dispose, pack up or return the product to us unless instructed to do so. If we need the product returned, we may provide a return label. Any postage cost incurred by the customer for return postage (unless directed by us) will not be refunded if a return label has been provided by us.
Missing or Damaged Parts under 12-month warranty:
- If a single part is missing or damaged, please specify using the instruction manual of what part are missing or is damaged and the quantity needed. Where possible, please mark the part in the manual and send us pictures of it.
- Once we receive the details of what is needed, we can issue for a part to be sent as soon as possible. We will send an email containing tracking information when it is available.
- Dispatch of spare parts from our warehouse can take up to 3 working days.
- If no spare part are available, we will provide an alternative resolution in line with Australian Consumer Law.
Return to Sender (RTS):
If there are any address discrepancies with your address and the product is returned to us, a cost of RTS (if applicable) and re-delivery cost will occur for any products that are returned to us.
Returning due to Change of Mind (COM):
- We do not accept change of mind for health, safety, or health/safety baby-related products because we have a legal duty of the Health and Safety of the customers using our products and we are not allowed to be selling products that have been opened/handled/used, etc.
- We only accept change of mind (COM) within 14 days after the item is delivered otherwise your COM request may be rejected.
- Please send an email including pictures or video of the condition of the product received and an explanation on why they would like to return the product and if the item is eligible for return.
- For COM product must be unopened and in its original packaging.
- Please do not return the product to us without our prior consultation – refund will not be given in this case.
- Quality issues are subjective in nature. If you don't like the quality of the item and would like to return the same, it will be determined as a COM returns. Unless there's an issue with the product, we will they will be classified as a COM returns.
- For COM returns, we will strictly provide a credit voucher of the total order amount MINUS restocking fee. This restocking fee will include initial postage, return postage, and admin fees.
- If you change your mind before the item is delivered to you or the shipment is created but item is not dispatched and would like to cancel the order, we will provide a credit voucher of the total order amount MINUS restocking fee which will include initial postage and an admin fee.
- All items that are returned due to incorrect or incomplete delivery information will be treated as Change of Mind returns including items Returned to Sender due to being unclaimed
Refunds:
- Refund for Change of mind purchases will be strictly issued as a credit voucher / discount code (minus the COM admin fees) with a 2 month validity.
- For other issues, refunds will be made to the original payment method only. Paid by PayPal- refund will be back to PayPal; paid by credit, refund back to credit. In all cases, please email us and we will advise if the product needs to be returned. We cannot refund to a different PayPal account or Credit card.
Recalls:
- In the event of a recall, we will advise of the procedure.
Chargebacks:
- If you do not recognise the transaction, do not raise a chargeback with your financial institution. Rather please contact us first as in most cases transactions are genuine and the customer has forgotten about from where the item was purchased.
- Should you raise a chargeback which is not reversable, a 25$ chargeback fee will have to be paid by the customer including the item amount as the item amount is generally refunded within 3-5 business days to the customer and as a business we are charged $25 chargeback fee.
Frequently Answered Questions
Where are you located?
We're located in Melbourne, Victoria.
Can I pick up the item to save shipping cost?
Unfortunately no! Our products are dispatched through different warehouses which are not open to general public for safety reasons.
Where can I track my order?
You can track the parcels on the below links with the tracking number provided to you via email or sms when the items were dispatched. Please ensure you check the junk / spam folders for any emails that might have landed over there.
For parcels sent via ARAMEX, you can track it on ARAMEX website
For parcels sent via Hunter Express, you can track it on Hunter Express website
For parcels sent via Allied Express, you can track it on Allied Express website
For parcels sent via Global Express, you can track it on MyTeamGE Website
For parcels sent via Australia Post, you can track it on AUSPOST website
Alternatively, you can also track it on our website here
Split Deliveries - Did the courier guy deliver only half of the packages from your order and say that's all we've sent?
Do you have "missing items", is something "delivered short", or other shipping problems?
Many of our items come in multiple boxes. Home Gyms, for example, can come in 6 boxes, all with different sizes and weights.
At the same time, couriers like MyTeam GE, Allied Express, Australia Post, Aramex, etc are dealing with millions of boxes a week, with different senders/receivers, so this gets pretty hectic, even at the best of times.
What often happens, is that the boxes in your consignment can be "split". It's very common practice across most of the couriers. All this means is that some of the boxes are in a different part of the courier's network.
A classic example is where the boxes are travelling, say, from Melbourne to Sydney. The truck fills up in Melbourne with only half the boxes on it, and the rest of the boxes have to wait for the next truck the following day.
The issue arises when your local depot gets the first lot of boxes and decides to deliver them to you without waiting for the rest of the boxes!
Sometimes you know this is happening because you get an email from the courier saying something like "ON FOR DELIVERY (SHORT)". Other times, the courier just turns up to the door, hands you some of the boxes, and then leaves, and you have no idea until you can't get your item assembled!
Your Boxes are not "Lost"
Sometimes, ill-trained call-centre staff at the courier companies will tell you your items are "lost" or "we only gave them those many boxes". OMG, we wish they would not use those words!
Your boxes are not "lost" nor we gave them half of the items. They are just "split".
The courier may not know exactly where your missing boxes are - this is perfectly normal, and yes, it honestly happens all the time. We know it's not ideal, and it causes you to be concerned, but you needn't be.
In 99.9% of cases, the "missing" boxes just turn up at your door 2 or 3 days later. Occasionally it can take a week or two!
Yes, we totally understand how frustrating this is, but please don't shout at our staff and get all upset at LifeStylz and leave a negative review. This is a very, very common thing that is endemic in the courier industry and happens to every company and every courier. It happens to Apple. It happens to JB Hifi. It happens to hospitals and it happens to us!
"Can you please hurry them up?!"
You will be tempted to ask us to give them a hurry-along, and we know that sounds like a logical idea, but in reality, courier companies are massive conglomerates. That's really not something that we can do, not because we don't want to, but because we simply can't.
If they don't currently know where your missing boxes are, then they just don't know.
Honestly, the best thing to do is simply to wait. We understand this is counter-intuitive, and you just want your boxes to be delivered, but in our experience, things will just sort themselves out.
You can, of course, contact the courier company yourself - the contact details and tracking number are on the "dispatch" email we sent you. They will lodge an "inquiry" and give you a reference number, but again, please don't do this straight way. Lodging an inquiry can actually slow down your delivery!
Should you worry?
No! Please don't worry.
- This is common, and honestly, will sort itself out in time.
- All your boxes are labelled, and may be misplaced, but are not lost.
- If absolute worst comes to worst where the couriers indeed confirms that your items are lost, we will ship you out a replacement. The risk is ours, not yours, but we do need to let the process run its course before shipping out a replacement.
How long should I wait?
We know it seems logical to think that a group of boxes sent together can't be too far apart, but sometimes it can take the courier up to 2 weeks to finally deliver the missing culprit.
What is your shipping timeframe?
Shipping timeframes are tentative and change depending on various reasons. For current shipping and delivery timeframes, visit our Shipping & Delivery page.
What is your return policy?
You can read through our warranty and returns policy here.