Shopping online for wholesale sunglasses can be extremely rewarding or exceedingly frustrating.  Purchasing wholesale sunglasses online has several positive benefits such as convenience and lower prices.  But with these benefits comes a big drawback; you can’t actually see what you’ve purchased until after it gets shipped to you.  Only then will you be able to examine your sunglasses and see if they meet your standards.

So what happens if you discover that you just bought some junk quality sunglasses?  Hopefully the company you bought them from wasn’t misleading in their description of their sunglasses, or at least they have an acceptable return policy.  The return policy is a very important policy that should be understood before you actually pay an online wholesaler for sunglasses.  You don’t want to spend a large amount of money on product and possibly get stuck with junk do you?

The return policies for sunglass wholesalers vary as much as the styles of sunglasses they carry.  Most online wholesalers accept returned merchandise as long as it is within a certain time frame.  Be certain that you understand what these time frames are.  The better wholesale sunglass suppliers allow returns for up to 30 days or more, while others only allow their customers as little as 3 days to determine if their purchase is acceptable.

Another important item to understand is the restocking fee.  This also varies by company and you would hope that your supplier of choice would keep this fee to a minimum.  The industry standard fee is about 15%, but some companies charge 25% or more on your returned sunglasses.  Depending on the size of your order this fee could be quite large.

Return shipping charges are generally the customer’s responsibility.  This charge is usually minimal, but for international customers this can be quite expensive.  In a small amount of cases, if you were to add up the restocking fee and cost of return shipping, it wouldn’t make much sense to return the sunglasses you bought because the loss you incur would be too great.

Shopping online for wholesale sunglasses shouldn’t be a worrisome thing.  As long as you shop from a reputable company with a fair return policy you will be fine.