Shipping & Returns

Made first.
Then shipped.

Nothing here sits in a warehouse. Your piece is cut, stitched, and branded after you order it — then it ships. Here's how the timing works, and how returns work if something's not right.

Day 0

You order

Every piece is made to order in the Arizona workshop. Nothing is pulled off a shelf.

Days 1–5

On the bench

Cut, stitched, and personalized by hand. Standard production is 3–5 business days — 7–10 during busy seasons.

Ship day

On its way

It ships at the speed you chose at checkout — ground, 2-day, or next-day once it leaves the bench.

Holidays

Plan ahead

Order 2–3 weeks before major holidays. The Christmas cutoff for customized orders is posted on every product page.

Rates

Simple, honest,
handmade pace.

Ground Shipping
Creation time (3–5 business days) + ground transit
$9.99
2-Day Shipping
Creation time + 2-day air once it ships
$19.99
Next Day Shipping
Creation time + overnight once it ships
$65
International (DDU)
UPS rates at checkout · 2–6 weeks standard · duties due on arrival
At checkout
On a tight deadline? Contact us before you order — we're happy to help if we can. Shipping times are approximate; weather, customs, and holidays mean we can't guarantee an exact day.
On A Deadline?

Ready-to-ship skips the queue.

Premade, non-personalized pieces are built and waiting — no production time, just shipping. The fastest way to get Lifetime Leather in hand.

Shop Ready-to-Ship
Ready-to-ship leather goods from the Lifetime Leather workshop
Returns & Exchanges

Not right?
Send it back.

Standard Pieces

5 days.
Unused. Boxed.

Unpersonalized pieces can come back within 5 days of delivery — unused, in new condition, and in the original packaging. Because everything is made to order, a 15% restocking fee comes out of the refund.

  • Request within 5 days of delivery
  • Unused, new condition, original packaging
  • 15% restocking fee deducted from refund
  • Discounted return labels available
Personalized Pieces

Yours,
permanently.

Once your mark is burned into a hide, that hide is yours — we can't resell it, so personalized and final-sale pieces can't be returned or exchanged. But two promises hold:

  • Our mistake, or a defect? We fix or replace it — always
  • The lifetime repair guarantee applies, forever
How It Works

Three steps,
no phone tree.

01
Start it

Open the returns portal within 5 days of delivery. Return shipping isn't covered, but discounted labels are available.

02
Box it

Unused, in new condition, and in the original Lifetime Leather packaging — that part matters.

03
Refunded

Once received and inspected, your refund is issued minus the 15% restocking fee. Exchanging? We hold your replacement while the original travels.

Cancellations

Non-personalized orders cancel free, any time before they ship. Personalized items can't be cancelled once your mark hits the leather.

Lost or undeliverable

Once USPS marks it "Accepted" we can't be liable for non-delivery or theft, and we can't refund items lost in the mail system — but reach out and we'll help you file a missing-package claim. Undeliverable packages returned to us: buyer covers reshipping. Signature delivery available on request.

Need A Hand?

We're real people. Ask us anything.

Broken rather than unwanted? That's not a return — that's a repair, and it's covered for life. Start a repair instead.