If you are not satisfied with your new purchase you may return your product for a refund, excluding the shipping cost, or exchange subject to producing the original receipt and ensuring the product is in its original packaging and condition.

Unwanted products may be returned within 30 days of the product(s) being delivered - Kindly complete the return request form below.

We will refund the price paid for the goods or exchange the products provided that the goods are still sealed with the original packaging and labels still attached have not been used or damaged.

Once we have received your return product and it has been assessed by Expert, you will be credited if you requested a refund or given a replacement or exchange.

In line with the CPA a handling fee of up to 15% of the value of the product may be charged when the product/packaging is not returned in its original purchase condition.

All accessories and parts must be included with the return.

Refunds will ONLY be deposited back, into the credit card used for the purchase or into your bank account if payment was made by eft. Refunds are completed within 7-14 working days from date of agreement of purchase. For Returns the processing time frame will commence from time of goods received by Expert Stores.

We regret that some products cannot be returned once you have received delivery. These include:

1. Delivery and or installation costs

2. Personal care and health items including but not limited to shavers, toothbrushes, razors, etc.

3. Due to health and hygiene reasons, earphones and headphones, that have been opened and used.

4. Electronic items such as phones, tablets, TV’s etc, that have been opened and used.

5. Any damaged or abused items

Returning products that are not what you ordered.

If an incorrect product is delivered to you by mistake (i.e. it’s not the product you ordered), we’ll arrange to collect the product from you, and we’ll deliver the correct product to you as quickly as possible. Please don’t remove the product from its original packaging. Simply contact our customer service team on 087 095 5722 or email orders@expertstores.co.za to notify us, and we’ll take care of the rest.

Returning defective or damaged products

We do our best to ensure that the products we deliver to you are of a high quality. If you’ve received a product with a defect or fault, we’ll gladly replace the exact product at no additional cost to you. Where a replacement product is not available, you will be credited.

Certain products may come with a supplier’s warranty. If the product you received is found to be damaged or defective, and it is within the supplier warranty period, we’ll replace the product at our expense.

Faulty/defective products after 14 days: (excluding all televisions larger than 32” and large appliances)

In the unfortunate event that your purchased product becomes faulty/defective after 14 days, you will be entitled to the following option of as per the CPA (after goods has been inspected and assessed:

1. Have such product repaired

2. Have product replaced

3. Be refunded the price paid

In the event that the product is found to be not faulty, you will be liable for all handling and shipping charges; for the collection and the re-delivery of the product to you. You will be liable if the goods are damaged or faulty as a result of misuse, abuse or negligence.

The warranty does not cover any defects caused by foreign objects /connection errors that is not part of the product, including but not limited to;

1. use other than domestic use by the customer or his/her immediate resident family at the declared address appearing on the front of this document;

2. failure by the customer or any other person to comply with the manufacturers’ instructions for installation, maintenance or use;

3. the use of accessories which have not been approved by the manufacturer;

4. the application and/or use of any incorrect or abnormal electrical or water supply to the appliance;

5. any defect in wiring, electrical connections or plumbing which does not form part of the appliance at the time of the original purchase;

6. the presence in the appliance of objects which the appliance is not intended to cope with, such as hairpins, coins and buttons in washing machines, hot food in fridges and chewing gum and wax crayons in tumble dryers;

7. neglect, misuse, or wilful abuse of the appliance;

8. anything related to the appearance of the appliance which does not in Expert sole opinion prevent the appliance from working adequately: this includes but is not limited to cosmetic and manufacturers’ defects such as: discolouring of any part of the appliance, paint peeling off, cracked or broken handles, plates, hinges, wheels, panels, shelves or any portion of the product which is glass;

9. rust or the effects of rust;

10. repairs or attempted repairs of the appliance by any person other than Expert or its authorized repairers;

11. any modification of the appliance by any person other than Expert or its authorized repairers;

12. parts or items of the appliance which are expected to wear out before the extended warranty period expires, including but not limited to, batteries, filters, disposable bags, rubber or plastic hose pipes, drive or fan belts, fuses and/or light bulbs cartridges, toners or ribbons;

13. fire, food, war, civil disturbance, industrial action, acts of God or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of the Expert;

14. any defect arising out of the design of the appliance;

15. any defect caused by lightning strike or power surges;

16. blown or damaged speakers arising from misuse;

17. any damage caused due to the use of generic or re-filled cartridges;

18. any loss or destruction of, or any damage to any property whatsoever, or any loss expense whatsoever arising there from, or any consequential loss or any liability of whatsoever nature directly or indirectly caused by or contributed to, by or arising from ionizing, radiation, or contamination by radio activity from any nuclear fuel or any nuclear waste from the combustion of nuclear fuel. Combustion shall include any self-sustain process of nuclear fission, or any loss, destruction, damage or disability directly or indirectly caused by or contributed to, by or arising from nuclear weapons material;

19. In the case of cameras, the warranty does not apply to any accessories, batteries, charges, attachable lenses or additions which do not constitute the main body of the camera. In the case of Audio Visual equipment – remotes are not covered;

20. In addition, Expert will not be liable for the costs of;

    1. maintenance, including cleaning, clearing of blockages and overhaul, insect infestation or paper jams;

    2. work covered by the manufacturers’ recall of the appliance;

    3. call out charges where the breakdown is not covered by the extended warranty;

    4. and material or labour which are recoverable from the manufacturer or any person who may be held responsible in terms of any other guarantee or warranty.

21. Expert will not in any circumstances be liable for any consequential loss or damages suffered by the customer whether directly or indirectly related defect in the appliance to the extent permissible by law;

22. Repairs may not be effected without prior authorization from Expert;

23. In the case of an authorised repairer being called out for a fault covered by the warranty, the supplier shall pay the repairer for all labour and materials supplied in terms of the warranty, while the customer shall be liable to pay the repairer all other charges, including but not limited to the call out charge should no defect be found in the appliance;

24. The repair will be carried out in terms of the warranty within a radius of sixty kilometres from the appointed service agent’s premises. Should the repairer be required to travel beyond this radius, the customer will be chargedat the prevailing AA rate per kilometre;

25. Expert authorised repairers reserve the right not to do house calls in areas where their personal safety may be at risk;

26. Warranty does not cover computer software.