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1. What is Indiagifthouse.com and how can I contact it?
Indiagifthouse.com is an Internet based gift service providing an opportunity to (but not limited to) Indians
abroad to reach out to their loved ones in India. The service is available for
delivery in more than 1000 cities in India and is constantly expanded, updated
and reviewed. Customer Service Email: enquiry@indiagifthouse.in
Fax : 501 - 6361186 (USA)
Phone: 501 - 6361186 (USA)(only for payment related issues.)
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2. What all can I send ?
Flowers, Cakes, Chocolates, Sweets, dry fruits, crystal, silver/gold coins, soft toys, pens and
much much more. If you like to send a gift not included in our cart, please
feel free to mention it in our feedback form. We shall get back to you promptly
to confirm whether or not is it possible for us to arrange that item for you
and include it in our shopping catalogue to enable you to place an order.
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3. From where are the items bought ?
All the items are bought from the best addresses in town
which have been renowned for their quality for years. If you want us to
buy from a specific source, please mention it in our feedback form. We
shall get back to you as soon as possible to confirm whether or not can
we arrange it and if so at what cost.
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4. Can I phone or fax my order ?
Even though Indiagifthouse.com is a facility on the WEB, it is not necessary
for you to order only through the Web. You can even place the order and give
details through fax(501 - 6361186 (USA)) or email( enquiry@indiagifthouse.in).
We shall confirm the order by E-Mail. Please note that orders are not accepted
on phone nor any inquiries on services or status of orders or refunds or
delivery complaints are entertained on phone. All enquiries on our services and
orders are handled via E-mail.
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5. How do I make payment ?
You can make the payment by Credit Card. We accept VISA, Master Card, and
American Express.
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6. Is my credit card number/bank a/c. number secure ?
We offer processing of credit cards through PAYSEAL - a secured online payment gateway
system employing 128 bits encryption to ensure security of online transactions.
PAYSEAL is brought to you by ICICI ePayments Ltd., a subsidiary of ICICI Ltd. which is India's
leading financial institution founded by Government of India, World bank and Others.
Payseal's security measures ensure that your credit card details are kept secure while transacting
on the net, preventing unauthorized access. The credit card transactions are
directly authorized by your bank within 25-30 seconds without the information
passing through us.
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7. Is it necessary to divulge my credit card information over
the Internet ?If you are not comfortable in divulging your
Credit Card details over the Internet, you may leave the Credit Card details blank
in the order form and subsequently let us know by phone(501 - 6361186 (USA)), fax(501 - 6361186 (USA))
or email( enquiry@indiagifthouse.in)
along with the order number (which shall be generated when you submit the order
form). Please note that we do not consider email as secured and do not
encourage its use for credit card numbers.
You may leave the credit card number on voice mail after hours, but that will
not be considered paid until the next business day.
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8. How do I feel sure that the order placed has been correctly
registered by you ?After you have placed the order, you
will get one E-mail confirming each order registered with us. Please check your
E-mail Box immediately and in the event you want any correction, please get in touch.
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9. How is the item delivered ?All
the perishable items like cake, flowers, sweets, homemade chocolates etc. are hand delivered
to the address. Non perishable items like toys etc. are couriered from New Delhi(India)
to the respective towns using renowned courier services.
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10. How will you deliver one gift comprising of various items ?
Flowers, Cakes, Sweets and homemade Chocolates are delivered by the vendors
from the city where the gift is to be given. All other items are sent by courier originating from
New Delhi in India. Indiagifthouse.com can not ensure delivery of perishable
items like Cakes, Chocolates,Flowers,Sweets etc. alongwith non-perishables in
one lot or at one time.
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11. Are the items delivered as per the display on the
webpage ?The products will match the image on the
website as the images have been taken from the vendors from whom the final
order is sourced. But Indiagifthouse.com, in its absolute discretion, may
deliver a similar / alternate product for reasons or exigencies beyond its control.
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12. What if you don't deliver or deliver late ?
Sometimes due to circumstances beyond control, orders can not get delivered or
are delivered late. In such situations Indiagifthouse.com will not be liable for
any claim, damages or refund. In exceptional cases and after examining all the
circumstances, Indiagifthouse.com, may at its absolute discretion give refund
in full or in part. Refund given earlier to the user or to some other user on
similar or different circumstances do not create any precedence or right with
any user to get or claim any refund or damages from Indiagifthouse.com. All
refunds are subject to 10% deduction to cover Bank charges and our
processing overheads.
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13. How do I know that the gift has been delivered on-time ?
We generally update the status of the order within 48 HRS of delivery and also you can check
the status of your order in the order tracking section at our site. Also, after
the delivery we'll send you a confirmation by E-mail.
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14. How much time do you take to deliver after the payment has been made ?
We shall deliver your gift within 4 days of securing your payment
or on the date of delivery mentioned by you in the order form, which ever is later.
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15. Can I order for delivery in less than 4 days ?
Yes. For some categories in some cities, we do provide for delivery in less than 4 days at
extra surcharge.
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16. How do I know the categories/cities for next day and urgent
deliveries ?When you select the city and the
category, you will find a mention on the top of the page whether or not
is it possible to make such deliveries.
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17. Is delivery possible on Holidays and Sundays ?
On Sundays and Public Holidays in India, no delivery of items sent through courier is
possible. Deliveries will be made either on the previous date or on the next
date. In case of flowers/cakes/home made chocolates, efforts are made to
deliver even on Sundays|Holidays. For specific cities or items, you may enquire
from us in advance over E-mail about the possibility of delivery on a Sunday or
Holiday. We shall promptly respond. Also please read questions
12, 18 and 19 herein.
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18. Do you gurantee delivery of the gifts on the date specified in the
order ?Delivery of perishables is made by the local
city vendors and unless there are problems caused by Holidays (local or unexpected)
or wrong address/non availability of anyone at the address or similar problems, the
deliveries invariably do not fail. In case of non-perishables, the gifts are handed
over to the courier company and even though due care is taken to give them enough
transit time and the instructions for the date of the delivery as ordered by you,
there can be in some cases a delay or an early delivery.
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19. Can you ensure a particular time of delivery ?
Even though all your instructions are duly passed on to local city
vendors and the courier companies, our experience has been that delivery at a particular
time is not always practically possible in all cases.
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20. Can you make deliveries in public places like Hospitals, Hotels,
Marriage Halls etc.etc. at specefic times ?
No. Requests for this will be handled on case to case basis
over E-Mail. Your request will be promptly attended to by us. Please do not place
such orders without prior confirmation from us. We accept such orders only after
prior confirmation from the local vendor in our network.
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21. Can I send some message along with the gift ?
Yes, you may send a message along with your gifts.
Just type in your message in the message box in the order form. Your
message will be printed/hand written in a standard greeting card (free ofcourse)
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22. Can the recipient send me message ?
Yes, the recipient of your gift can send a return message to you. We request all
the recipients of the gifts to fill in their message in the delivery confirmation
memo and the Feed-Back form and we E-Mail such messages back to you free if and when
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23. What if I have to cancel my order ?
You may cancel the order prior to 4 days before the delivery date. If the
order is for 6 th you may cancel not later than the 2 nd of that month.
Orders can be cancelled by sending email to
enquiry@indiagifthouse.in. If the order was paid for by credit card, a credit
will be issued toward the credit card after deducting 10% for Bank charge and
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24. What if the recipient's address is wrong, incomplete, misleading or the
recipient no longer stays there or refuses the gift or the premises are locked
or inaccessible ?We will pass on this information as soon
as and if we get to know. In no circumstances, however, the refund will be made
once the order is processed. The order shall be deemed to be processed once any
step is taken and/or expence made and/or liability incurred by Indiagifthouse.com
towards fulfillment of the order including (but not limited to) placement of orders
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