Shipping policy

All Things French Store ships all vintage orders on the next working day unless otherwise stated at checkout. Orders placed on a Friday are dispatched on Monday.

Taps are made to order and are usually shipped within 3-5 working days. When we are away in France the taps may have a longer lead time - this will be clearly displayed on the listing

Domestic postage - All standard size* website orders are shipped free fully tracked by Royal Mail to Mainland UK addresses including Scottish Highlands & Islands. We ship to the Channel islands and IOM for £1.99. *Parcels exceeding Royal Mail size or bladed items are usually shipped with Yodel, Fed Ex Large Parcel Service or Parcelforce.

We also offer express delivery options at checkout for a small supplement. 

Domestic postage - Bladed items are sent by Royal Mail age verification service which means they will need to be signed for by someone over the age of 18.

Northern Ireland postage - Whilst NI remains a part of the UK, in line with current EU safety legislation some items we sell are not available to NI addresses. This mostly only affects up cycled electrical items eg. lamps, taps and new items.

Following the introduction of the Windsor Framework in May 25 we can no longer post any order to business addresses in NI - we continue to send to residential addresses without any issues at competitive prices using either Royal Mail or Yodel.

Local Pick Up - All items bought from our website can be collected from PR25 in Lancashire. If you would like to collect an item, please select Cash on Collection option at checkout. Where a larger item is for collection only, we are happy to have your own courier collect. Please contact us and arrange to pay by BACS transfer and advise us of the collection time and date.

International shipping including Channel Islands

  • International shipping will be fully tracked by Royal Mail International or DPD. This can take 5-15 working days.
  • Tracking is added to your order at dispatch.
  • Buyer is responsible for any local or country taxes and any import duties (except USA) which are payable at delivery - DDP prices available on request.
  • USA orders include taxes, see the USA shipping section below for details.
  • Please be aware that for international orders we cannot be held responsible for any delays at customs. Unfortunately, this is outside our control.
  • If an item, is shipped outside the UK and it is not collected or it is returned by the courier as refused/customs not paid then we will refund the original purchase price less any reasonable losses incurred by ourselves.
  • Outward shipping is not refunded on overseas returns unless the item arrives damaged.
  • Any local taxes or import duties are the responsibility of the customer at delivery (except USA where these are now included).

USA Orders - Following the recent introduction of new import tariffs in August, all our USA prices now includes all import taxes. There will be no surprise costs at delivery - these have been paid by ourselves prior to shipping.

EU and NI orders - 

A series of recent EU legislation regarding packaging requirements and GPSR means that, unfortunately, it has become too complicated and costly to ship to countries in the EU for a small business like ourselves. We continue to monitor the situation and if this changes we will revaluate the viability of EU shipping.

We are still happily shipping vintage items to Northern Ireland, although we cannot ship taps, and we can quote for other countries outside the UK that are not available at checkout. If something you love isn’t showing as available for delivery to you, just get in touch and we can confirm whether it can safely be sent.

This change only affects the EU and NI, so UK and international orders are continuing as normal.

Although NI is part of the UK, following the introduction of the Windsor Framework in May 25 we can no longer post any order to business addresses in NI - we continue to send by Royal Mail or Yodel at competitive prices, to residential addresses without any issues.

Copper and brass taps -are usually shipped within 3-5 working days as all our taps are made to order. If you need these quickly, please contact us before buying. We will do our best to help.

Items only available in the UK - Due to the nature of some of the items we sell not all our items can be posted outside the UK; where this is possible there will be a note at the bottom of the description. If you wish to buy an item that is not listed with international postage, please contact us and we will check to see if this is an available option. We cannot usually post taxidermy, militaria or bladed items.

As we travel back and forth to France during the summer months, on occasions, shipping times will be 2-3 working days, this will be updated in the shipping profiles so orders will always show an accurate delivery date.