{"page":{"id":232,"title":"Help Center","handle":"help-center","url":"https://giftwillow.shop/help-center/","body_html":"<p class=\"policy-updated\">Last updated: <time datetime=\"2026-11-02\">November 2, 2026</time></p>\n<p>Welcome to the Gift Willow Help Center. Whether you are choosing a blanket for Grandma, typing nine grandchildren&#8217;s names into a product page, waiting for a parcel to reach your parents in another country, or sending something back, this page points you to the right answer. Each topic below has a short summary and links to the page with the full details. If you still need us, we are one email away at <a href=\"mailto:support@giftwillow.shop\">support@giftwillow.shop</a> and reply within 24 hours on business days.</p>\n<section class=\"policy-summary\">\n<h2>Quick answers</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Delivery time:</strong> made in 1–3 business days, then 7–14 business days in transit to the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.</li>\n<li><strong>Shipping cost:</strong> free to those four countries, no minimum.</li>\n<li><strong>Changing a name or cancelling:</strong> free within 24 hours of ordering.</li>\n<li><strong>Returns:</strong> 60 days from delivery, every item including personalised ones, free return label.</li>\n<li><strong>Refunds:</strong> sent within 7 days of receiving your return; store credit never expires.</li>\n</ul>\n</section>\n<h2>1. Choosing a gift</h2>\n<p>Start with the person. Our collections are arranged by recipient as well as by product: <a href=\"/collections/gifts-for-mom-grandma/\">Gifts for Mom &amp; Grandma</a>, <a href=\"/collections/gifts-for-dad-grandpa/\">Gifts for Dad &amp; Grandpa</a> and <a href=\"/collections/whole-family/\">For the Whole Family</a>. If you already know the kind of gift, browse <a href=\"/collections/personalized-blankets/\">Blankets</a>, <a href=\"/collections/family-pillows/\">Pillows</a>, <a href=\"/collections/family-ornaments/\">Ornaments</a> or <a href=\"/collections/home-keepsakes/\">Keepsakes</a>.</p>\n<p>A rule of thumb from families who order often: blankets for parents who feel the cold or have a favourite chair, pillows for a home that has just been redecorated, ornaments for milestones like a new grandbaby, and keepsakes for the people who already have every blanket they need.</p>\n<h2>2. Personalising</h2>\n<p>Personalised products show their fields above the Add to cart button, each with a character limit. A live preview shows your words over the product picture as you type. Optional fields with an add-on price show that price next to the label and are only charged if you fill them in. We make every item exactly as typed and do not send a proof, so read the cart line and your confirmation email once more. The <a href=\"/faqs/\">FAQs</a> cover names, capitals, accents and what we cannot print.</p>\n<h3>A five-step checklist for names</h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Collect names in writing from each branch of the family.</li>\n<li>Check spellings, hyphens and accents with each child&#8217;s parents.</li>\n<li>Decide the order: by age, alphabetically or by family.</li>\n<li>Type them and look at the preview with all names entered.</li>\n<li>Read the cart line before you pay, and the confirmation email afterwards.</li>\n</ol>\n<h2>3. Sizes and product details</h2>\n<p>Blankets come in 30 × 40, 50 × 60 and 60 × 80 in (and 40 × 60 to 70 × 80 in for the embroidered plush throw). Pillows come in 14, 16, 18 and 20 in squares and a 12 × 20 in lumbar, as a cover only or with an insert. Ornaments, mugs, candles, platters and suncatchers each list their sizes on the product page. The <a href=\"/size-guide/\">Size Guide</a> compares everything and explains how to choose for a sofa, armchair, bed or window.</p>\n<h2>4. Ordering and payment</h2>\n<p>Add items to the cart, check the personalisation lines, then go to checkout. Prices are in US dollars and the available payment options are listed at checkout. You can check out as a guest or with an account. See <a href=\"/payment-methods/\">Payment Methods</a> for what to do if a payment is declined and how refunds come back.</p>\n<h2>5. Changing or cancelling an order</h2>\n<p>Within 24 hours of ordering you can change names, size, colour, fill, items or address, or cancel, free of charge. After that your item may be in production. Full details on <a href=\"/cancel-change-order/\">Cancel or Change an Order</a>.</p>\n<h2>6. Shipping and delivery</h2>\n<p>We ship free to the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, from the USA. Production takes 1–3 business days and delivery 7–14 business days. You can ship directly to the person receiving the gift. Read <a href=\"/shipping-delivery/\">Shipping &amp; Delivery</a> for addresses, international parcels and planning for a date.</p>\n<h2>7. Following your order</h2>\n<p>Look up your order on <a href=\"/order-tracking/\">Order Tracking</a> with your order number and the email used at checkout. The page explains what each order status means and what to do if a parcel seems late.</p>\n<h2>8. Returns and exchanges</h2>\n<p>Every item can be returned within 60 days of delivery, including personalised items, for any reason, with a free return label. Exchanges for a different size, colour or fill are welcome. Start on <a href=\"/returns-exchanges-policy/\">Returns &amp; Exchanges</a>.</p>\n<h2>9. Refunds and store credit</h2>\n<p>We send refunds within 7 days of receiving your return, to your original payment method or as store credit, which never expires. No restocking or processing fees. See the <a href=\"/refund-policy/\">Refund Policy</a>.</p>\n<h2>10. Damaged or wrong items</h2>\n<p>If something arrives damaged or not as ordered, email photos of the item, the packaging and the label with your order number. We reply within 24 hours on business days with a replacement or refund, your choice.</p>\n<h2>11. Privacy and your account</h2>\n<p>Names you type are used only to make your item. We do not sell personal information, and photos sent for claims are deleted 30 days after delivery. You can ask to see, correct or delete your data at any time. Read our <a href=\"/privacy-policy/\">Privacy Policy</a> and <a href=\"/terms-of-service/\">Terms of Service</a>.</p>\n<h2>12. Designs, copyright and brand names</h2>\n<p>Our designs are our own, and we do not print characters, teams or other brands. Rights holders can find the notice process on our <a href=\"/dmca/\">DMCA</a> and <a href=\"/intellectual-property-policy/\">Intellectual Property Policy</a> pages.</p>\n<h2>13. I want to…</h2>\n<table class=\"policy-table\">\n<caption>Common tasks and where to do them</caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">I want to…</th>\n<th scope=\"col\">What to do</th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Page</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>fix a name I typed wrong</td>\n<td>Email us within 24 hours with the correct spelling</td>\n<td><a href=\"/cancel-change-order/\">Cancel or Change</a></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>add a new grandbaby&#8217;s name</td>\n<td>Within 24 hours, send the full list of names in order</td>\n<td><a href=\"/cancel-change-order/\">Cancel or Change</a></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>pick between two blanket sizes</td>\n<td>Compare sofa, chair and bed guidance</td>\n<td><a href=\"/size-guide/\">Size Guide</a></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>know if a gift will arrive in time</td>\n<td>Allow 1–3 + 7–14 business days, then ask us if close</td>\n<td><a href=\"/shipping-delivery/\">Shipping &amp; Delivery</a></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>send a gift to my parents abroad</td>\n<td>Enter their address; free to CA, AU and NZ</td>\n<td><a href=\"/shipping-delivery/\">Shipping &amp; Delivery</a></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>see where my order is</td>\n<td>Enter your order number and email</td>\n<td><a href=\"/order-tracking/\">Order Tracking</a></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>return a gift</td>\n<td>Email us; we send a free label</td>\n<td><a href=\"/returns-exchanges-policy/\">Returns &amp; Exchanges</a></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>swap a pillow colour</td>\n<td>Ask for an exchange within 60 days</td>\n<td><a href=\"/returns-exchanges-policy/\">Returns &amp; Exchanges</a></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>know when my refund arrives</td>\n<td>Sent within 7 days of receiving the return</td>\n<td><a href=\"/refund-policy/\">Refund Policy</a></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>report a broken ornament</td>\n<td>Email photos and your order number</td>\n<td><a href=\"/contact-us/\">Contact Us</a></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>delete my data</td>\n<td>Email us from your order address</td>\n<td><a href=\"/privacy-policy/\">Privacy Policy</a></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h2>14. Help for gift recipients</h2>\n<p>If you received a Gift Willow item from a child or grandchild, welcome. You can contact us directly about the gift — for example to exchange a pillow colour, swap a blanket size or report damage. Ask the person who sent it for the order number, or tell us their name and email so we can find the order. Returns are free and open for 60 days from the day the gift was delivered to you. Refunds go back to the person who paid, unless they ask us to issue store credit to you instead.</p>\n<h2>15. Ordering on a phone or tablet</h2>\n<p>Many grandparents order gifts for grandchildren from a phone. A few tips make it easier: turn the phone sideways to see the preview larger; tap into each personalisation field and type slowly, because phone keyboards like to &#8220;correct&#8221; unusual names; open the cart before checkout and read the personalisation line under each product; and if anything is hard to read or tap, email us — we are happy to help you finish the order by email.</p>\n<h2>16. Words we use</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fleece:</strong> the soft, warm polyester fabric of our printed blankets.</li>\n<li><strong>Plush throw:</strong> our solid, soft blanket with an embroidered name.</li>\n<li><strong>Lumbar pillow:</strong> a long, narrow pillow, 12 × 20 in.</li>\n<li><strong>Cover only / Cover with insert:</strong> a pillow cover alone, or the cover with a pillow insert inside.</li>\n<li><strong>Top line:</strong> the large word on a names blanket, such as Nana or Papa.</li>\n<li><strong>Preview:</strong> the live picture on the product page that shows your text as you type.</li>\n<li><strong>Finished design:</strong> a product with a set message and no names to type.</li>\n<li><strong>Store credit:</strong> a balance for future orders instead of a refund; it never expires.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>17. Planning around the calendar</h2>\n<p>Because every item is made after you order, timing is the question we hear most. The table below turns our production and delivery times into simple planning guidance. It is a guide, not a guarantee — carriers set the final pace, especially before holidays.</p>\n<table class=\"policy-table\">\n<caption>How far ahead to order a Gift Willow gift</caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Occasion</th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Comfortable lead time</th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Tip</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Mother&#8217;s Day or Father&#8217;s Day</td>\n<td>About 4 weeks</td>\n<td>Collect names a week earlier still</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Winter holidays, US address</td>\n<td>4–5 weeks</td>\n<td>Carriers are busiest in December</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Winter holidays, Canada, Australia, New Zealand</td>\n<td>5–6 weeks</td>\n<td>Border processing can add days</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Birthday or anniversary</td>\n<td>3–4 weeks</td>\n<td>A finished design saves time collecting names</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New grandbaby</td>\n<td>Order when you hear the news</td>\n<td>The Little Sprout blanket needs no names</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Housewarming</td>\n<td>3–4 weeks</td>\n<td>Ship straight to the new address</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h2>18. Before you write to us</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Have your order number ready — it is in your confirmation email.</li>\n<li>Check your spam folder for our emails if you are waiting for one.</li>\n<li>For damage, take photos before you throw away the packaging.</li>\n<li>For a name change, write the full corrected list, not just the one name.</li>\n<li>For a size question, tell us what the item is for — a chair, a bed, a window.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>With those details, most questions are answered in a single reply.</p>\n<h2>19. When something goes wrong</h2>\n<p>Most orders arrive exactly as expected, but family gifts are personal and small problems feel big. Here is what we do in the situations that come up most:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A name is misspelled and matches what was typed:</strong> within 24 hours we correct it; after delivery, a free return within 60 days and a new order with the right spelling.</li>\n<li><strong>A name is misspelled and does not match what was typed:</strong> our mistake — we remake it or refund in full.</li>\n<li><strong>Something arrives broken:</strong> send photos; a replacement or refund, your choice.</li>\n<li><strong>A parcel is late:</strong> after 1–3 business days of production and 14 business days in transit, write to us and we look into it.</li>\n<li><strong>The size isn&#8217;t right:</strong> a free exchange within 60 days.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>20. Help in a hurry</h2>\n<p>If your question is about a change and you are close to the end of the 24-hour window, write to us straight away with &#8220;URGENT&#8221;, &#8220;Change&#8221; and your order number in the subject line. Your request counts from the moment it reaches us. Then add the details in the same thread. For every other question, a single clear email with your order number is the fastest route to a complete answer.</p>\n<h2>21. Contact</h2>\n<p>Email <a href=\"mailto:support@giftwillow.shop\">support@giftwillow.shop</a>, visit <a href=\"/contact-us/\">Contact Us</a> or open a ticket on <a href=\"/submit-ticket/\">Submit a Ticket</a>. We reply within 24 hours on business days. Learn more about us on the <a href=\"/about-us/\">About Gift Willow</a> page, or browse every page on our <a href=\"/sitemap/\">Sitemap</a>.</p>\n","visible_characters":10172,"meta_description":"Every Gift Willow help topic in one place: choosing a gift, personalising, sizes, ordering, shipping, returns, refunds and privacy, with direct links.","parent":null,"published_at":"2026-11-01T19:14:50+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-01T19:29:42+00:00"}}