Shipping and Returns

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High Temperatures and our No-Melt Guarantee

We wrap the chocolate carefully into double bubble thermal foil. We also add an ice-pack to the package. Your package is covered by our No-Melt Guarantee when you check out with “signature required”. If you do so and the chocolate shows signs of melting, please e-mail us a picture where we can see the signs of melting to [email protected]. (examples like being liquefied, smashed, soaked wrappers from the cocoa butter….). We’ll get in contact with you to resolve the issue. It could be a refund or a replacement of your order with adjustments to the packaging.

If you check out with tracking only, your package will not be covered under our No-Melt Guarantee.

Shipping fees

USPS Priority Mail:
(1-3* business days)

Shipping: $12.99
Options:

  • Signature required – includes NO MELT Guarantee
  • Tracking only

Free shipping starts from just $49.99 order-value

* In most cases, the delivery date will reflect a delivery time of 1, 2, or 3 business days after we shipped your package, and is based on the destination, and drop-off time. The expected delivery date does not come with a guarantee.

FedEx OneRate 2-day (business days)

Shipping: $14.99  (tracking only)
Free shipping starts from just $49.99 order-value
The 2 days count from the date we ship your package. FedEx doesn’t give a guarantee to deliver within 2 days.

We ship within the United States only.

 

Tracking

When we shipped your package, you will get an e-mail with the tracking number. We ship our packages with the option “signature required” to prevent that the package is being left at the door or front porch. We recommend shipping to an address where someone can sign for and receive your package. You also have the possibility to choose to ship with no “signature required and tracking only” at checkout. In that case, we don’t offer our no-melt guarantee.

Tracking for guest orders

If you didn’t set up an account, you can track your order by using the order number and your email address here: https://zotterusa.com/track-order/

Order processing and shipping days

During winter we only ship from Monday – Friday, during the hot summer months Monday – Thursday to make sure your package does not sit at a distribution center or post office over the weekend.
Shipping date is subject to our workload. We strive to ship as soon as possible.

Heat protection

As you know, we ship from Florida. But we have shipping down to a science and we give you a guarantee that the chocolate won’t melt until it has arrived at your destination. To be covered by our no-melt guarantee you need to choose shipping with “signature required” to avoid having the package sitting in front of the door. Tracking only shipping is not covered by our no-melt guarantee.
We pack each order into a thermal double bubble foil and add – depending on the order size – at least one frozen gel pack.

Return and Refund Policy

Because we are selling chocolate, we can only offer refunds for unopened items with a return authorization request within 48 hours of your delivery, and those items must be returned within 5 days from the return authorization request. Please do not send your purchase back to our store; a return authorization is required. Returns will be charged a 20% restocking fee, and shipping fees are non-refundable. Returns must be sent via a trackable and insured method at the customer’s expense (you will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your item). Returned items must be wrapped in the same insulation method as they were shipped including a frozen ice pack that’s added separated from the chocolate to prevent condensation water from damaging the bars or packaging.

Send the return authorization request to [email protected]

Please send returns to:

Zotter Chocolates US LLC
413 NE Van Loon Ln #117
Cape Coral, FL 33909

To be eligible for a return, your item must be unopened, unused, and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.

Exempt from returning: custom orders with individual designed packaging.

Once your return is received and inspected, we will send you an email to notify you that we have received your returned item. We will also notify you of the approval or rejection of your refund. If you are approved, then your refund will be processed, and a credit will automatically be applied to your credit card or original method of payment minus a 20% restocking fee. Shipping fees are non-refundable.

Returns of unclaimed packages

There will be no refunds for unclaimed returned packages. Since we need to ensure the integrity of our product, we can’t put chocolate back in stock that was sitting at the post office for weeks waiting to be picked up and eventually returned to us.

For that reason, we urge you to follow tracking as soon as we ship your package to make sure you are receiving your delivery. Make sure to check your emails or your account for the tracking information.

 

Caution: If you buy products which are on clearance – their best before date stamps are close and can be within a few days after arrival. Please always check the product detail page for the posted date.

We accept all major credit cards and PayPal

Besides of easier tracking of orders, being able to track your favorites in a wish list and see your order history, you can collect loyalty points which are worth real money for future orders.

Usually 2-3 business days from the shipping date. We ship with USPS Priority Mail or FedEx. See more details at www.zotterusa.com/shipping There are no guarantees for how long it takes, but according to our experience, the vast majority of packages arrives within this timeframe.

Yes. As soon as we shipped your order, you get an email with the tracking number and an information about the carrier (USPS or FedEx). You can track the order with that number on their websites.

Additionally, if you don’t see your email or it went to spam or was blocked somewhere (yes, these things happen!) you can use our guest tracking system. The only thing you need is your order number and the email address you used to place your order: https://zotterusa.com/track-order/

Yes, you can! Use the “order notes” field in the checkout form to add your gift message. We’ll print it and add it to your package.

We won’t add an invoice to the package. Only a picking list which doesn’t show pricing. 

Yes, the shop is protected with SSL and the information you enter is being sent encrypted over the internet. We do not store any credit card information. We use a payment processor, called authorize.net which processes all payments, as well as PayPal.

After we received your order, we will pick and pack your chocolate it in our warehouse in Cape Coral, Florida. This usually happens the next business day. We will enter the tracking number to the system when it becomes available and you can track your package from there on. There can be a few hours delay from receiving the tracking link until it becomes active. We ship from Mo-Fri in winter and Mo-Thu during summer. When temperatures start rising high in Florida we activate the summer schedule to avoid having packages sitting in a distribution center in FL over the weekend.

We wrap the chocolate carefully into double bubble thermal foil. We also add an ice-pack to the package. Your package is covered by our No-Melt Guarantee when you check out with “signature required”.

If you do so and the chocolate shows signs of melting, please e-mail us a picture to [email protected]. We’ll get in contact with you to resolve the issue. It could be a refund or a replacement of your order with adjustments to the insulation and the amount of ice added.

If you check out with tracking only, your package will not be covered under our No-Melt Guarantee.

 

Return and Refund Policy

Because we are selling chocolate, we can only offer refunds for unopened items with a return authorization request within 48 hours of your delivery, and those items must be returned within 5 days from the return authorization request. Please do not send your purchase back to our store; a return authorization is required. Returns will be charged a 20% restocking fee, and shipping fees are non-refundable. Returns must be sent via a trackable and insured method at the customer’s expense (you will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your item). Returned items must be wrapped in the same insulation method as they were shipped including a frozen ice pack that’s added separated from the chocolate to prevent condensation water from damaging the bars or packaging.

Send the authorization request to [email protected]

Please send returns to:

Zotter Chocolates US LLC
1020 NE Pine Island Rd #302
Cape Coral, FL 33909

To be eligible for a return, your item must be unopened, unused, and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.

Exempt from returning: custom orders with individual designed packaging.

Once your return is received and inspected, we will send you an email to notify you that we have received your returned item. We will also notify you of the approval or rejection of your refund. If you are approved, then your refund will be processed, and a credit will automatically be applied to your credit card or original method of payment minus a 20% restocking fee. Shipping fees are non-refundable.

Returns of unclaimed packages

We are not issuing refunds for unclaimed returned packages. Since we need to ensure the integrity of our product, we can’t put chocolate back in stock that was sitting at the post office for weeks waiting to be picked up and eventually returned to us.

For that reason, we urge you to follow tracking as soon as we ship your package to make sure you are receiving your delivery.

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