Refund policy
Return, Exchange & Refund Policy
A. South Korea (KR) customers
Governed by Korea's Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce (전자상거래법), Articles 17-18.
- Withdrawal (change of mind): you may withdraw your order within 7 days of receipt.
- Defective item or mismatch with the listing: within 3 months of receipt, or 30 days from when you became aware of the issue.
- Returned items must be unused/unworn, in original packaging with tags attached.
- For change-of-mind returns/exchanges, round-trip shipping is paid by the customer. For defective or mis-shipped items, we cover return shipping.
- To start a return, email contact@stereophonic-sound.shop with your order number and reason; we'll send return instructions.
- Refunds are issued to the original payment method within 3 business days of us receiving and inspecting the return, per Article 18 of the Act.
B. International customers (outside South Korea)
- 14-day return policy: you may request a return within 14 days of receiving your item.
- Items must be unused/unworn, tags attached, in original packaging, with proof of purchase.
- Damaged/wrong item: inspect on receipt and contact contact@stereophonic-sound.shop immediately; we will resolve it after review.
- Exchanges not supported: due to the complexity of international shipping, we do not support exchanges. Please return the item and place a new order.
- EU customers — 14-day withdrawal right: orders shipped to the EU may be cancelled/returned within 14 days of receipt for any reason (item must be unused/unworn, in original packaging, with proof of purchase).
- Refunds: after we receive and inspect the return, we'll email you the approval/rejection decision. If approved, the refund is issued to the original payment method within 10 business days. Your bank may take additional time to post it.
- Return shipping is paid by the customer, except where the return is due to our error (damaged/wrong item).
- To start a return, email contact@stereophonic-sound.shop first; we will provide the return address and process.
- Non-returnable items: custom or made-to-order products may not be eligible for return.
C. General
Items sent back without a pre-approved return request will not be accepted. Contact: contact@stereophonic-sound.shop