We do not offer a printed catalog because our products change frequently. Our website offers the most up-to-date product selection available.
Is Your Site Secure?
Yes, we use Yahoo! Merchant Solutions and secure shopping cart with 128 encryption to ensure our customer's personal and financial information is kept confidential.
We accept four major credit cards: Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover.
Do You Submit My Personal Information to Third-Party Mailing Lists?
No. Your information is used to process your payment only. We do NOT submit any of our customer's personal information to other parties. Learn more about Yahoo's privacy policy here.
Will I Be Charged Sales Tax?
If you live in the state of Virginia, you will be charged Virginia sales tax. All other U.S. states are not subject to sales tax.
How Quickly Do You Ship Orders?
Your orders are important to us. Whether your sending a birthday gift, a christmas present, or just a few things for yourself, we want to ensure that your items arrive at their destination in the shortest amount of time. That's why we created the Shipping Guarantee. We guarantee your order will ship within 24 business hours, or your shipping fee is free! We even strive to ship our orders the same day they are received!
Business days are Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Shipping guarantees apply to in-stock items only. You will be notified within 24 business hours if the items you have purchased are out of stock. If there are questions or issues concerning your order that require your response, the 24 business hour shipping guarantee may not apply.
I Did Not Receive an Email Confirmation or an Email Order Status Update of My Order.
You should receive an automated email confirmation almost immediately after you place your order with us, and an email each time we update your order status. If you do not receive any email from us, check your Spam folder, or review your filtering rules in your mail box to ensure that you receive our email in your Inbox folder.
If you've checked your Spam folder and did not see an email from us, please click the Live Assistance button on any page to either chat with a live RCG Customer Service Representative, or leave an email message with us. We will ensure that you receive confirmation by personnally sending you an email of your order/order status.
What Type of Specials or Customer Discount Programs Do You Offer?
We value you as a customer, and want you to know that you are receiving the lowest price, the best customer service, careful packaging, and the quickest shipping available. We offer the following specials and discount programs to all our customers. Click the links below to learn more about each of our programs.
Monthly Newsletters With Specials - Click on this month's Newsletter link in the Education Menu. To recieve our newseltters, click the Subscribe Now link in the Education Menu.
Depending on the number of items and the type of product, we may be able to offer you a discount. Please contact us for more information at sales@rockcreekgifts.com.
Do You Wholesale Any of Your Products?
We do not wholesale any products at this time.
I Accidentally Entered a Wrong Shipping Address. How Do I Correct This?
Please email us or click the Live Assistance button at the top of any webapge immediately at support@rockcreekgifts.com! We ship your products very quickly - usually within one business day. For more information on shipping issues, refer to Shipping Information.
What is Your Return Policy?
If an item arrives broken, or we shipped you the incorrect item, we will replace it or offer you a store credit. Please email us immediately to let us know of any merchandise problems. Please keep all of the packaging material. If the broken or incorrectly shipped item needs to be returned, we will pay for the item to be returned to us. We will provide you with postage and mailing information. Please do not return any items until you receive authorization from us. We will not pay for shipping unless you have prior approval.
If you are not satisfied with an item, please return it to us for a refund of the merchandise cost (return shipping costs cannot be refunded, and a restocking fee will be applied). A restocking fee of either 10% of your order, or $7.50 will be charged, whichever is greater. We will refund the merchandise costs for any unused items returned in like new condition with the original packaging within 30 days (all Chamilia items must be returned within 14 days) of the purchase date. We refund to the credit card originally used to make the purchase. Our products are high-quality, so this should seldom be an issue. For more information, please click the Live Assistance button at the top of any Rock Creek Gifts web page to speak online with a representative or leave a message if one is not currently available.
Make sure you pack your items well so they do not break during transit. We only accept returns for purchases made from www.rockcreekgifts.com. Please supply the order number and the purchaser's name in your return package so that we can verify proof of purchase, and refund the appropriate credit card.
Do You Take Orders by Phone?
Yes, we do! However the quickest and most efficient way to place your order is through our secure checkout on our website. If you'd like to place your order via the phone, please call us at (540) 479-6472. If you need immediate assistance, or have questions with your order status, you can chat with us live by clicking the Live Assistance button at the top of any web page.
How Do I Contact You if I Have Questions?
Click the Live Assistance button at the top of every Rock Creek Gifts page to chat with a Rock Creek Gifts representative online during business hours. If a Rock Creek Gifts representative is not currently available, you can click this same button to leave an email message for us. You can also email us with your questions or comments at our Contact Us page . We prefer to resolve most questions and issues via email to minimize consumer costs, however if you would like us to call you, please provide us with your contact information and we will return your call as soon as possible.
Can I Cancel an Order?
Orders can only be canceled prior to shipment. Please email us immediately at support@rockcreekgifts.com to cancel your order. We usually ship the next business day.
Do You Offer Gift Certificates?
Yes, we do! We offer Rock Creek Gift certificates in a variety of denominations: $15, $25, $50, $75, and $100. You can even have your gift certificate automatically emailed to the receipient. Learn more about our gift certificates on our Gift Certificates page.
Do You Offer the Lowest Prices For Your Products?
Yes, we offer a Low Price Guarantee program which allows us to offer you the lowest allowable prices on the Internet! Read more about our program on our Low Price Guarantee page.
I'm Having Trouble Checking Out. The Items I Add to My Shopping Cart Dissapear.
Our Yahoo secure shopping cart uses cookies to "remember" what you added to your shopping cart for a limited amount of time. To ensure that you are accepting these cookies, check that your Internet web browser has enabled cookies. The following is an example of how to accept cookies using Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0:
Open your Internet browser, then select Tools, Internet Options from the main menu.
The Internet Options dialog box appears.
Click the Privacy tab.
Under the Settings section, adjust the scroll bar (move up or down) to allow cookies. As you move the scroll bar, notice the information at the right changes from "Block All Cookies" to "Accept All Cookies".
Find and leave the scroll bar at the setting you are most comfortable with, then click the OK button.
You should now be able to retain items in your shopping cart!
How Do I Claim RCG Bucks or Coupons?
Please refer to our Redeeming Coupons page for detailed instructions on how to redeem your coupons/gift certificates and other offers.
How Are Your Payments Processed When Using a Credit Card vs. a Debit Card?
When you make a purchase with Rock Creek Gifts, our financial software puts a "hold" on your credit card for the amount of your order total. This is the most common practice for retailers in most industries. This monetary hold ensures that when we submit our batch at the end of the night, those funds are still available.
If you purchase with a debit card, those funds are made "unavailable." The funds are not taken out of your account, just set aside by your bank. We do this so that we know when we submit our batches later on that evening, that those funds are still there.
When batches are submitted and processed every evening, the amount of the order totals are withdrawn. If you purchase with a credit card, this is a seamless process. However, if you purchase with a debit card, the unavailable funds will remain unavailable for two or more business days. The time period when your bank releases those unavailable funds is based on your bank's policies. If you have questions about the time period of your unavailable funds, please contact your bank.
Although you can certainly purchase items online using a debit card, we recommend using a credit card. Your credit card can protect you against fraudulent purchases by allowing you to review your purchases before you pay for them, and give you up to 6 months or more to determine the vailidity of a purchase. When you use a debit card to make a purchase of any kind, funds are automatically withdrawn from your checking account within a matter of days, and there is usually no recourse available.
To learn more about protecting yourself when shopping online, refer to the Federal Trade Commission - Protecting America's Consumers website. If you have any questions about Rock CreekGifts, please send us an email using our Contact Us link in the Education Menu on any web page, or click the Live Assistance button at the top of any web page.
Why Am I Being Charged a $25.00 Shipping Fee?
Wh If you select the 1 - 2 Day Delivery shipping method in the Shipping & Billing page at checkout, an automatic $25.00 fee is added to your order. If you do not need your order expidited, you can select the USPS/FedEx shipping method for a flat rate fee of $7.50 for all orders under $75.00. Shipping is FREE for all orders over $75.00, and all orders that contain only Chamilia jewelry.
If you have any questions, please email us at support@rockcreekgifts and we will respond within 24 business hours or less. For immediate assistance, please click the Live Assistance button at the top of any RCG web page to chat with an RCG customer service representative online.
What Are Preorder Items?
Preorder items are items that have not been released yet from the manufacturer. As soon as we know about these new items, we include them on our website so that you can reserve these items for earliest delivery.
Preorder items usually sell out quickly once they are received, and because we must place our orders in advance, there's a limited amount of preorder items available with the first shipment. For more information about when your preorder items are expected to arrive, click the product link to access the detail page for that item. If you need help or require further assistance, just click the Live Assistance button at the top of any Rock Creek Gifts web page.
I'm Sending a Gift, How Will You Package My Shipment?
If you enter a gift message in the Gift Message field at checkout, or if the Ship To name is different from the Bill To name, we will treat your shipment as a gift.
Each gift we ship is covered with seasonal-colored gift tissue, and topped with your gift message if provided. We also include a packing slip underneath the gift tissue, which does not include pricing information.
Do You Charge Me Before My Items Ship?
If you use a credit card to purchase in-stock items, we charge your credit card when your items ship. If you are purchasing preorder items, we will not charge your credit card for preorder items unless your preorder items total less than $25.00 (this includes the $6.99 preorder shipping fee if applicable), or if your preorder items are expected to be delivered within 2 weeks.
What Does Dealer Exclusive or Platinum Piece Mean?
If you find an item that states it is a Dealer Exclusive or a Platinum piece, this indicates that only certain retailers in the U.S. are allowed to carry these items. We are proud to offer everything that Willow Tree, Beanpod, and Chamilia make! If you have further questions regarding a product, our RCG Customer Service Representatives will be happy to assist you! Just click the Live Assistance button at the top of any Rock Creek Gifts web page.
I Didn't Receive An Email Confirming My Order. Why?
We automatically send you a confirmation of your order details via email if you select to receive an email confirmation from us at checkout. If you did not receive an email, please check your Bulk or Spam folder in your email to ensure that our email was not excluded from your Inbox. We also send you another email when your order ships so that you can obtain tracking information for you shipment.
If you cannot find your Order Confirmation email, we'll be more than happy to send you another one. You can contact us via email, or click the Live Help button at the top of any Rock Creek Gifts web page.
To obtain your shipment tracking information, click the link in any of our emails to access your Order Details Web page. Click the Tracking Link in the Order Status Confirmation page to view the current location of your package.
Rock Creek Gifts Website Disclaimer
Prices and availability of products are subject to change without notice. Errors will be corrected where discovered, and Rock Creek Gifts reserves the right to revoke any stated offer and to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions including after an order has been submitted and whether or not the order has been confirmed and your credit card charged. If your credit card has already been charged for the purchase and your order is cancelled, Rock Creek Gifts will issue a credit to your credit card account in the amount of the charge. Individual bank policies will dictate when this amount is credited to your account.