The X!act patternmaker is Accurate, accusable, accessible, cost effective for all ages. Designed by business woman and entrepreneur Marlene Oosthuizen, the X!act Patternmaker was named product of the year at the SAITEX International Trade Exhibition in 2003. With the X!act Patternmaker you can construct a basic block pattern in less than sixty seconds. With one tool you can construct thirty-three block patterns for ladies, gents, and children’s wear.
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Product availability
Delivery time is dependent on stock availability. Should we have stock available, orders will be dispatched within two working days provided payment is validated/received. We do, however, make every effort to ensure stock availability for single orders. The delivery date for bulk orders will be confirmed with the official quotation. Should we be faced with unforeseen circumstances which could affect the delivery date, North West School of Design will contact you via email and provide a revised shipping schedule.
Shipping
Courier Delivery – Please ensure the correct shipping address is provided from the outset as title and risk will pass to you once the order has left our premises. Undeliverable packages – Occasionally packages are returned to us undeliverable. Should this event take place every attempt will be made to contact you to plan for re-shipment.
Order processing
Order processing will not begin until we receive a confirmed order and full payment.
Refunds/returns Policy
Regretfully we cannot accept any returns on Patternmakers, Instruction Books and DVD’s. Should you for any reason wish to cancel your purchase that has not been delivered to you yet, you will be liable for a 15% handling fee. You must advise us in writing of your cancellation and any such cancellation must be signed by the person who made the original purchase.
Should the goods be lost in transit then no refund or return will be considered. International customers should make use of a courier that offers:
- Shipment tracking.
- Insure your package for safe return and declare the full value of the shipment failing which loss or damage will be for your account.
- Disclosure of outlet country at time of payment
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South Africa
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Payment Options and Pricing - All transactions will be processed in South African Rands (ZAR).
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- North West School of Design undertakes to offer you competitive prices on current products; you’re total order price will include the price of the purchase plus any applicable sales tax and shipping
charges (on the day of shipping). - North West School of Design reserves the right to change pricing at any time without prior notice. Credit Card – We accept MasterCard and Visa credit cards.
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- Bank Deposit – You may pay for your products through a direct deposit. It’s the same as doing an EFT payment, except you’ll have to go into your bank and physically make your direct deposit there.
- Please e-mail through your deposit slip to us at charles@nwsd.co.za.
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Monitoring
We have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor any activity and content associated with the Website. We may investigate any reported violation of these Conditions or complaints and take any action that we deem appropriate (which may include, but is not limited to, issuing warnings, suspending, terminating, or attaching conditions to your access and/or removing any materials from the Website).
Law
The Conditions will be exclusively governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of South Africa whose Courts will have exclusive jurisdiction in any dispute, save that we have the right, at our sole discretion, to commence and pursue proceedings in alternative jurisdictions.
Updating of these Terms and Conditions
We reserve the right to change, modify, add to, or remove from portions or the whole of these. Terms and Conditions from time to time. Changes to these Terms and Conditions will become effective upon such changes being posted to this Website. It is the User’s obligation to periodically check these Terms and Conditions on the Website for changes or updates. The User’s continued use of this Website following the posting of changes or updates will be considered notice of the User’s acceptance to abide by and be bound by these Terms and Conditions, including such changes or updates.
Consent
I understand that all the products, tutorial videos and manuals are the copyright of Marlene Oosthuizen and I hereby accept the terms and conditions. I undertake not to copy/duplicate the products, videos, and manual content directly or indirectly in any way and understand the legal implications thereof. Should I be found to be in violation of this agreement I understand that I will be held liable for all legal costs incurred by Marlene Oosthuizen and North West School of Design for any civil action, or any legal action deemed necessary against me.