Shipping & Refund Policy
Shipping & Refund Policy
Last updated September 10, 2026
We ship FedEx or UPS Priority Overnight β whoever's running best that day. Every specimen is backed for 72 hours by our Arrive-Healthy Guarantee, with store credit issued for qualifying arrival issues.
And if the carrier drops the ball, that's on us β not on you.
Shipping
| Carrier & service | FedEx or UPS Priority Overnight (next business day). We use whichever is running best that day. |
| Orders $0β$248 | $49 flat rate. |
| Orders $249+ | Free shipping. Subtotal must reach $249 after all discounts, gift cards, and store credit are applied. If credit brings the order below $249, the $49 flat rate applies. |
| Store credit & shipping | Store credit applies to the coral in your order, never to shipping. The $49 flat rate β and any additional charge on a remote or rural address β is paid separately at checkout and cannot be covered by store credit. |
| JASE SELECT packs | Pack prices include overnight shipping, so no separate shipping charge appears at checkout. Because store credit never covers shipping, a pack paid with store credit is billed the $49 flat rate separately β credit applies to the coral portion of the pack only. |
| Supply Drops | Hitting $299 unlocks a drop β it doesn't add one. I don't put a drop in the box unless you claim it. Hit CLAIM DROP in your cart before you check out, or email me before your order ships. Miss both and that box goes without a drop, and I'll put it on your next order instead. Full rules below. |
| Where we ship | Continental US only. We don't ship to Hawaii, Alaska, US territories, or APO/FPO addresses. |
| Remote & rural addresses | Carriers charge more to reach small towns and outlying areas, and those routes run longer. Shipping may be additional on orders to those addresses, depending on how remote. We may also hold a shipment to a later, safer ship date when the route calls for it. |
| Delivery days | Home delivery TuesdayβFriday. Friday is the riskiest day of the week to ship β see the note below. We hold shipments during weather disruptions to protect your livestock. |
| Order cutoff | 11:59 PM PST the day before a ship day. We don't dispatch same-day. The cutoff sets the earliest your order can go out, not a guaranteed ship date β an order placed at any hour on Monday can ship Tuesday at the soonest, for Wednesday delivery; one placed just after midnight Tuesday, Wednesday at the soonest. Actual dispatch falls inside the 1β3 business day window below. |
| No delivery date chosen | Picking a date is optional. If you don't pick one, I'll ship at my earliest convenience and stay in contact with you about it, so you're never guessing when the box is coming. |
| Dispatch window | 1β3 business days, pending a safety and weather check. |
| Local pickup | Available in the Southern California area only β please email jase@reefjase.com to arrange. |
Why I usually won't ship for Friday delivery
Friday is the riskiest delivery day of the week. Unless a delivery date has specifically been set for Friday, I generally won't ship for it β and when I do, it's because FedEx's operations and the weather have both looked decent all week.
The reason is simple: if a Friday shipment gets delayed, your coral sits in a facility until Monday. That's a 100% mortality rate. I'd rather hold the box for the next safe window than hand it to a weekend.
Carrier delays are on us
Most vendors wash their hands of it the moment the box leaves the facility. We don't. If FedEx or UPS delays your shipment and your coral takes the hit, we make it right.
WYSIWYG β a quick note
If your WYSIWYG piece isn't looking its best when it's time to ship, I'm not sending it. I'll pull an equivalent cut from the same colony β same size, same quality, on time β rather than put something subpar in your tank.
72-Hour Health Guarantee
Every specimen is guaranteed healthy for 72 hours after delivery. For a qualifying arrival issue, we issue store credit at our discretion, within our guarantee guidelines.
Always send clear photos of any DOA or 72-hour issue when you email us β it speeds up credit processing significantly.
Refunds & Cancellations
Because every item is a live, one-of-a-kind aquarium specimen, all sales are final once shipped. We don't accept returns. Where something goes wrong on arrival, your remedy is handled through the 72-Hour Health Guarantee above β store credit at our discretion, rather than a cash refund.
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Cancelling before your order ships β your choice: each specimen is photographed, pulled, and taken off the site the moment you buy it, so cancelling puts it back on the market as a relist. Before your order ships you can take either:
- 100% in store credit β the full amount you paid, good for one year. Nothing forfeited.
- A refund to your original payment method β less the WYSIWYG cancellation fee, which is 20% of the item value.
- Once it ships: the order is final. From that point your remedy is the 72-Hour Health Guarantee above.
- Store credit redemption: store credit is applied to coral only β it can never be used toward shipping. The $49 flat rate, and any additional remote-address charge, is paid separately at checkout and is not covered by credit. Credit issued for a cancellation spends like cash on coral, on its own, on any order. JASE SELECT pack prices include shipping, so a pack paid with store credit is billed the $49 flat rate separately. Credit issued under the 72-Hour Health Guarantee may only be applied toward orders that include a meaningful new purchase β it can't serve as the sole or primary form of payment, and orders made up almost entirely of guarantee credit may be held until combined with a qualifying purchase, at our discretion.
Unlocked at $299+ Β· XL at $499+
Hit $299 in your cart and you've unlocked a Supply Drop β a bonus premium SPS frag (retail value $89β$199) yours to claim. You won't know which piece until it arrives; every drop is hand-selected to match or exceed the quality shown on site.
Supply Drop XL: orders of $499+ upgrade the drop to the Supply Drop XL β one substantially larger frag (roughly 2x the size, retail value $199β$399) served in place of the standard drop. Same mystery, same rules.
You're not buying it separately β you're unlocking it with your spend. The bonus frag is final: no refunds, no exchanges.
You have to claim it β I don't add drops automatically. Hitting $299 unlocks your drop. Claiming it is on you. Two ways: hit CLAIM DROP in your cart before you check out, or email jase@reefjase.com before your order ships and I'll add it. If your order ships and you never claimed it, that box goes without a drop β but you don't lose the drop. I'll put it on your next order.
One drop per order: standard at $299+, XL at $499+ β the XL replaces the standard drop, they don't stack. If a confirmation ever shows more drops than your total qualifies for (a dropped connection, a refreshing tab, fast cart changes), only the drop you actually unlocked will ship. Same rule for every customer, every order.
The Fine Print
- Final sale: due to the nature of live aquarium specimens, all transactions are final once shipped.
- Safe-transit hold: we reserve the right to delay dispatch when transit conditions are unsafe β including holding a shipment off a Friday delivery when the week's weather or carrier performance doesn't support it.
- Photography: every specimen photo is shot on a Samsung S26 Ultra with an orange lens filter under blue reef lighting, so colors will look different under your own lights.
- Agreement: by completing your purchase, you agree to these terms.
