The Total Cost of Re-stringing Your Paidirean if You Live outside the UK - Complete Transparency
Please read all of the information below very carefully - and then complete and submit the form at the bottom of this page. Please do not post your paidirean to us until we have replied to you.
At some point in the future your paidirean WILL break. Rather than being purely decorative, it has to work for a living and so parts of it will wear out in time. Accidents happen too of course (a sudden paidirean break is said to be a good omen!). You could re-string it yourself or take it to a jewellers, but we are also happy to re-string it for you if you prefer to know that it will be done prayerfully; a re-stringing receives the same ceremony as the first stringing.
The basic price for a re-stringing ceremony is only £20 plus postage, but the final cost to you could be much more, depending on all manner of variables. That final cost will be agreed with you before we re-string your paidirean, but, before you consider posting your paidirean to us, please consider the following important points:
The basic price for a re-stringing ceremony is only £20 plus postage, but the final cost to you could be much more, depending on all manner of variables. That final cost will be agreed with you before we re-string your paidirean, but, before you consider posting your paidirean to us, please consider the following important points:
Depending on where you live, it is possible that the total expense involved in posting your paidirean to us for re-stringing could be more than you would want to pay; indeed when you add up all the costs incurred along the way, it's possible they could even exceed the cost of a new paidirean.
Here are some of the costs you will incur as well as some you could incur if you live outside the United Kingdom:
Here are some of the costs you will incur as well as some you could incur if you live outside the United Kingdom:
- Postage from your location to Scotland. (if your paidirean is valuable you will probably want to send it by tracked and signed for delivery.) Could cost around £15 (approx $18 USD).
- If you are posting your paidirean from beyond the UK you will be required to state the value of the package contents. If the amount you state is over £39 ($47 USD) it is likely that we will be asked to pay a UK customs charge in order to receive your package. We will have to include this charge, which could be as much as £40 ($50 USD) in your final bill.
- We will also have to charge you for return tracked and signed-for postage and packing to your country. If you do not live in Europe that cost is currently £16 (approx $20 USD).
- Although the paidirean re-stringing ceremony costs only £20 (approx $25 USD) there could be extra costs if you have lost numerous beads or other parts that we will need to replace. If you have only lost a few beads we will not charge you for their replacement.
- Sometimes changes to a paidirean that aren't repairs are requested, such as a different cross or the owner might want to have a Trinity Knot added. These changes would increase the cost of re-stringing further.
IF WE FACTOR IN ALL OF THE ABOVE POSSIBILITIES, THE TOTAL EXPENSE INCURRED BY HAVING YOUR PAIDIREAN RE-STRUNG BY US, HERE IN SCOTLAND, COULD BE IN EXCESS OF £90 / $110 USD
Please consider this before you submit the form below - and most definitely before you post your paidirean to us.
You will be asked to make your total payment online before we post your re-strung paidirean back home to you
Please consider this before you submit the form below - and most definitely before you post your paidirean to us.
You will be asked to make your total payment online before we post your re-strung paidirean back home to you
We are sad that there are so many extra costs involved in having your paidirean re-strung by us if you live outside the UK; but it's important to us that you know exactly what they could amount to before you commit yourself to posting anything to us. You might like to consider finding a local jewellery maker who would be able to restring it for you at a fraction of the cost of posting it abroad.
If however it feels important to you to have your paidrean re-strung by us, then please complete and submit the following form and we will respond to you as soon as we can.