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Corporate gifts must be returned exclusively to Gucci.com within 10 days from the date of delivery. Beauty products may be returned if unopened and in the original cellophane wrapping within 10 days from the date of delivery. We recommend utilizing the prepaid label included within the package, if for any reason you are unable to locate this prepaid label please email us at assistance@US-onlineshopping.gucci.com or call 877.482.2430. Gucci will not assume responsibility for reimbursement or compensation in the event that return packages are lost, stolen, mishandled or damaged (i) prior to acceptance by FedEx when utilizing the prepaid label provided by Gucci or (ii) in the event that the prepaid label provided by Gucci is not used for the return shipment.

Merchandise that has been worn, used, altered or damaged will not be accepted. Certain items such as jewelry, watches, sunglasses, and ready-to-wear are shipped with a return tag attached. Returns on these specific items will only be honored if the label remains intact. Gucci reserves the right to refuse return of any merchandise that does not meet the above return requirements in Gucci’s sole discretion. Merchandise returned to Gucci.com will be processed within 7-10 business days of receipt. A confirmation email will be sent once your account has been credited.

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Easy-to-follow return instructions are included with each shipment. We recommend utilizing the complimentary return label included in your shipments should you wish to return an item. Gucci will not assume responsibility for reimbursement or compensation in the event that return packages are lost, stolen, mishandled, or damaged (i) prior to acceptance by FedEx when utilizing the prepaid label provided by Gucci or (ii) in the event that the prepaid label provided by Gucci is not used for the return shipment. If for any reason you are unable to locate your pre-paid label, please email us at assistance@US-onlineshopping.gucci.com or call 877.482.2430.

Gucci.com cannot accommodate automatic exchanges at this time. Please return the original item for a refund using the return instructions provided in your shipment and a new purchase can then be placed on Gucci.com. Please note that new orders are subject to merchandise availability.

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Refunds may only be issued in the same form as was utilized for payment. Please note the original shipping charges incurred at the time of purchase are non-refundable. Gift items purchased on Gucci.com may be returned.

However, refunds may only be issued to the same credit card used for original payment. Gucci.com cannot accommodate automatic exchanges at this time. Please return the original item for a refund using the return instructions provided in your shipment and a new purchase can then be placed on Gucci.com. Please note that new orders are subject to merchandise availability. Merchandise returned to Gucci.com will be processed within 7-10 business days of receipt.

A confirmation email will be sent once your account has been credited. Refunds may only be issued in the same form as was utilized for payment. Please note the original shipping charges incurred at the time of purchase are non-refundable. Gucci's corporate gift service is designed exclusively for eligible organizations to purchase selected Gucci merchandise from Gucci.com to be used for corporate gifts, awards and recognition programs. In order to be deemed eligible for the corporate gift service, an organization must be registered and in good standing with its applicable state of organization, and must demonstrate that the Gucci corporate gifts will be used solely for the purposes described above.

Gucci reserves the right to request or review any such information and/or documentation as may be necessary, in Gucci's sole discretion, to verify an organization's eligibility. All corporate gifts are subject to availability and Gucci reserves the right to limit the quantity of merchandise sold to any organization. The minimum corporate gift order is five (5) items. The corporate gift service may not be used for personal purchases and Gucci merchandise may not be purchased for resale.

Gucci's return conditions apply to all corporate gifts. Please also refer to our personalization terms for details regarding personalized corporate gifts. Gucci will only accept returns from the eligible organization purchasing the corporate gifts and cannot accept returns or exchanges from any other recipient of any corporate gift.

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Please enclose a detailed repair request, your contact information, and original sales slip with your item. For watch repairs, please also include your watch warranty card. We recommend that you package the item securely and ship it via insured mail. Please allow 2-4 weeks for a repair assessment. Detailed repair information and repair charge estimate will be sent to you once the assessment has been completed. From Gucci.com, any Gucci boutique or any other Gucci-authorized retailer.

Products may be brought to any authorized point of distribution in the U.S. Or mailed to the appropriate address below: Handbag, Shoes, Jewelry and Luggage Repairs Attn: GAI Fashion Repairs 50 Hartz Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 ClientServices-USA@us.gucci.com tel 800.234.8224 Sunglass Customer Service Safilo Group 801 Jefferson Road Parsippany, NJ 07054 tel 800.850.3919.Watch Repairs East coast: GTS 50 Hartz Way Secaucus, NJ 07094 tel 1.866.692.8244 IL, MO, IA, WI, MN, OH, KY, MI: Glezer Kraus 6677 N. Lincoln Ave Lincolnwood, IL 60712 tel 847.673.8050 TX, NM, AR, OK, KS, CO: Atelier 5444 Westheimer STE 1550 Houston TX 77056 tel 713.965.9209 CA, NV, AZ, UT, OR, WA, ID, WY, ND, SD, NE: Robert Guenther Service 210 Post Street #802 San Francisco, CA 94108 tel 415.433.2874 Please enclose a detailed repair request, your contact information, and original sales slip with your item. For watch repairs, please also include your watch warranty card. We recommend that you package the item securely and ship it via insured mail. Please allow 2-4 weeks for a repair assessment.

Detailed repair information and repair charge estimate will be sent to you once the assessment has been completed. A limited warranty card and booklet is accompanied with each Gucci watch purchase. Warranties are valid for two years. Our limited warranties cover all manufacturing and mechanical defects, excluding malfunction or deterioration resulting from accidents or negligence. Authorized Gucci service centers listed in the warranty booklet will, at their discretion, repair or replace any component needed to restore the timepiece to full working order.

Complete warranty information is provided in the warranty booklet upon purchase or you can write to Gucci for a copy of the warranty before you make a purchase. Send your warranty requests to: G.O.S 50 Hartz Way Secaucus, NJ 07094, United States.

Authentic Gucci products are exclusively sold through a network of directly operated Gucci boutiques, a small number of authorized franchisees, department and specialty stores and on Gucci.com. Sale is exclusively available through Gucci outlet locations and Gucci does not offer sales online.

A complete list of Gucci boutiques is published. Counterfeit Gucci products are frequently offered for sale on websites published at domain names containing the Gucci trademark - or slight variations thereof - together with descriptive or generic terms, such as “bag”, “shop”, “store” and even words such as “official” or 'authentic'. These website address names are deliberately selected by counterfeiters, as mentioned above, to mislead online shoppers as to the source and reliability of the products promoted on their websites. To report, please contact counterfeit@gucci.com. Yes, we guarantee the authenticity of all products purchased on Gucci.com. Authentic Gucci products are exclusively sold through a network of directly operated Gucci boutiques, a small number of authorized franchisees, department and specialty stores and on Gucci.com.

Sale is exclusively available through Gucci outlet locations and Gucci does not offer sales online. A complete list of Gucci boutiques is published. Counterfeit Gucci products are frequently offered for sale on websites published at domain names containing the Gucci trademark - or slight variations thereof - together with descriptive or generic terms, such as “bag”, “shop”, “store” and even words such as “official” or 'authentic'. These website address names are deliberately selected by counterfeiters, as mentioned above, to mislead online shoppers as to the source and reliability of the products promoted on their websites. To report, please contact counterfeit@gucci.com. Gucci products are crafted with the highest quality materials, design and workmanship. “Made in Italy” is an integral part of the essence of Gucci.

It is a cultural approach, a know-how that took generations to build, and a genuine mission that has allowed Gucci to become one of the world’s most desirable luxury fashion brands. All Gucci products are made in Italy, except timepieces, which are made in Switzerland, and fragrances, which are made in the EU. Counterfeit Gucci products are replicas or imitations of authentic Gucci products that are aimed at misleading consumers into believing that they are authentic products. Counterfeit products are of poor quality, but are sometimes offered for sale at high prices in order to mislead online shoppers. Such products lack the quality, the details and the workmanship which characterize authentic Gucci goods. Authentic Gucci products are exclusively sold through a network of directly operated Gucci boutiques, a small number of authorized franchisees, department and specialty stores and on Gucci.com. Sale is exclusively available through Gucci outlet locations and Gucci does not offer sales online.

A complete list of Gucci boutiques is published. Authentic Gucci products are exclusively sold through a network of directly operated Gucci boutiques, a small number of authorized franchisees, department and specialty stores and on Gucci.com.

Sale is exclusively available through Gucci outlet locations and Gucci does not offer sales online. Counterfeit Gucci products are frequently offered for sale on websites published at domain names containing the Gucci trademark - or slight variations thereof - together with descriptive or generic terms, such as “bag”, “shop”, “store” and even words such as “official” or 'authentic'. These website address names are deliberately selected by counterfeiters, as mentioned above, to mislead online shoppers as to the source and reliability of the products promoted on their websites. To report, please contact counterfeit@gucci.com. Sale is exclusively available through Gucci outlet locations. Gucci does not offer sales online.

A complete list of Gucci boutiques is published at http://www.gucci.com/us/en/store-finder. Due to high call volumes, we advise you to email us or leave us a voicemail, to which we will reply as soon as possible.

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Selling vintage Gucci and other designer items means that we have to be ever vigilant for fakes. We do not sell fakes. Sometimes authenticating can take a while but I have great fun trawling the internet and taking trips to London. So I was really pleased to come into the shop last week and find new consignments including a vintage Louis Vuitton cross body bag (without a sticky pocket!!), a vintage Mulberry scotchgrain shopper, a vintage Mulberry in black congo leather (now sold) and a lovely vintage Gucci bag. It was doing the research for the last which inspired this post. A picture of the bag is at the bottom of the page as it is displayed in the shop.

The vintage Gucci is a lovely flap over clutch made from brown gucci monogram fabric which is coated. It has the iconic red and green web as a centre stripe over the flap and, unusually, it has a chain handle which can be removed to turn the bag into a true clutch. The owner said she bought it in 1982/3 from the Bond Street Gucci store with one of her first wage packets – I love knowing these things! The bag has no serial number just the gold stamp of the Gucci bellboy. The research starts and because I had some time I found out about the Gucci dynasty – and when I say dynasty think soap opera!! So, like Louis Vuitton, Guccio Gucci started with high end luggage as an inspiration following time he spent working in hotels in Paris and London. When Guccio then returned to his hometown of Florence he set up a shop selling high quality leather goods made by local artisans for him.

As his sons Aldo, Vasco and Rodolfo grew older they joined the business which continued to expand and opened shops in Rome and Milan. The range also expanded to include shoes, including the classic Gucci loafer with horse bit snaffle, and the gorgeous silk scarves which they still produce. It was during WWII, when leather was in short supply, that Gucci turned to canvas to make their bags. They developed the red and green webbing which is so well known and still used today. The following decade the GG logo appeared on hardware with the iconic GG print appearing late 1960s.

The GG print was an evolution of the diamond print which had originated in the 1930s. Following WWII Gucci’s profile really soared, opening a store in New York in 1953 and often being worn by Jacqueline Bouvier/Kennedy/Onassis – so much so that her favourite style of Gucci bag became known as the Jackie O! And the Jackie O bag remains in production today. In fact we also recently took in a pale straw Jackie O with dark orange leather on the edges, corners and handles and a lovely orange raffia floral design on the front. It is going to make the right outfit really pop! Then in the early 1970s Gucci brought out the Gucci Accessory Collection (GAC) which ran until about 1989.

These pieces were mainly made from Gucci monogram canvas coatedin and pigskin with various trims and were part of the Gucci perfume division – really an early diffusion line! From about 1983 GAC used less hardware in an effort to make them more affordable. I think it most likely thatt his lovely bag is part of that collection and quite possible part of the very last 1983 collection given the lovely chain link strap. During this time another of Guccio’s grandsons, Paolo Gucci, was fired and he set up separate production in Mexico where he produced a collection called Gucci Plus. He won a court case in 1987 so was allowed to continue using that name but he had to clearly mak them so as not to confuse customers. During this time Aldo, Vasco and Rodolfo had families.

Guccio died in 1953. Rodolfo’s son Maurizio took over the helm on the death of Rudolfo in 1983. Here the drama starts: Maurizio dismissed his uncle Aldo and was a poor president so that 5 years later he had to sell the company to Investcorp. Maurizio was then murdered in 1993 and his ex-wife Patrizia was convicted of hiring his killers. While the fortune of the Gucci family was changing, the Gucci company began a new ascendancy. A combination of buyouts, acquisitions and share issues ensued so that Gucci ended up in a stable which also includes YSL and Bottega Veneta – two more of my favourites! Tom Ford was hired in 1990 to design a ready to wear line and the success of his time at Gucci is well documented.

And so the gorgeous vintage Gucci bag now comes with a history lesson!