About Us

After entering all of your information on the next page be sure and and hit the submit button at the bottom right of the page. You will immediately be taken to a confirmation screen with your order number. If for any reason this does not happen your order has not gone through. Please submit it again.

you may email us at Laraine3@aol.com or use the contact form at the top of the website to contact us. Our shopping cart is secure. We are scanned daily by McaFee Security. We have a 30 day return policy. We have been a small business in the USA since 1982 and online since May 2000.

Shop online 24 hours. Our office is open at least 10-4 Est Mon thru Friday. But we answer emails 7 days a week. 9 am to Midnight.
Most orders ship the same or next business day. We are part of Yahoo shopping and our shopping cart is secure. We do not sell, rent, or loan out our mailing lists or customers information.

We have been a respected and trusted retailer for years. Laraine's was opened by Laraine in Fishermen's Village Punta Gorda, Fl in fall 1982. Laraine's Swimwear and Resortwear won many awards for being the best swim/resort shop in Charlotte County and Southwest Florida. All of our merchandise is new and purchased directly from the manufacturers. Laraine still owns and runs Laraine's along with a handful of trusted employees. She started a small website in the late 90's selling gifts online and on Ebay. In 2000 she opened this website and it has grown and now carries thousands of items online. In 2006 we closed our store and now sell only online. Previously Laraine also owned a plus size store and shoe store in Fishermen's village and a gift shop in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. She also ran Rainy's advertising and did TV and radio commercials for her businesses and others.
Laraine or staff answer emails 7 days a week. Please feel free to email us with your questions. We have a 30 day return policy. We NEVER charge a restocking fee. We offer Fedex ground, first class mail, Priority mail, 3 day, 2nd day, and overnight shipping. After your order has shipped most areas of the south and East will receive thier orders in 2-3 business days. Out west takes 4-5 business days.

Laraines
828-469-6433
address is
300 Thornburg Dr SE
unit D
conover, NC 28613
laraine3@aol.com

Placing an online order. If the item will not go in the cart we are temporarily out of that size or item. Click on the link(words) below the item picture you are interested in. this will take you to a page with a description and order button. If needed choose your color and size then click order. This will take you to the shopping basket. Click on continue to shop more or click on checkout if your done. Then fill in all information. If you aren't comfortable using a credit card on line you may choose "Mail in a money order", paypal, or fax or call with a credit card number" I will email you instructions. Most important part of the order is the completion stage. After filling in all of your information go to the bottom of the page and click on submit. You will now see a copy of your order and an order number. Within 10 minutes you will get a confirmation email. If you do not get this email call or email us as your order did not go through or you entered your email address incorrectly.

SECURE SHOPPING ONLINE

YAHOO handles the security of this shopping site. They use industry-standard SSL encryption. When you enter your credit card number on the order form it is encrypted(scrambled) and then sent over the internet to me. It is decoded when it gets to me. I am personally handling all of the on-line orders at this end. We must have the correct address as it shows on your billing statement so we can verify the card for your and our protection.

Payment information We accept Master Card, Visa, Discover and American Express credit cards. We also accept paypal payments.
Also money orders and personel checks. Money orders must be received with in 7 days or we will cancel your order. We will ship items paid for by personal check after the check clears. Paypal must be received within 72 hours. We do not ship until we have payment. Sorry no COD's.

OTHER WAYS TO ORDER
Always include a phone number and an email address if possible no matter how you are ordering.
By faxSend the item number,quantity,size,your name,address,phone,email,credit card number and expiration date to .
By mail send a check, money order, cashiers check or credit card # plus all of the details to our Mooresville address. Please email me what you are ordering so I can hold it for you!! We do not have a phone room staffed for phone orders. However my warehouse staff and I will happily accept your phone orders during our work hours. I have added more lines and if they are busy or we our out they wlll roll to voicemail. 828-469-6433.

RETURN-exchange POLICY ONLY

Merchandise purchased may be returned for a full refund or exchange excluding shipping for 30 days-as long as it is unworn (trying on is fine) and in original, resellable, condition.

Holiday decorations, ornaments, and clothing MUST be returned before Christmas. When returning to us we will use the postmark date not the arrival date on our end. We do not refund the cost of shipping in either direction. If exchanging you will be charged a shipping fee to send out the exchanged item. We will charge the credit card used on your original order or we will send you a paypal request when original items arrives. We ship exchanges the same day or next business day after original items arrives. Clothing/swimwear must have all tags and liners. Clothing/swimwear may not be returned if it has been worn, smells of cologne, is snagged, or is covered in powder. Please try on clothing and swimwear carefully as it will only be accepted for return if it is returned in the same condition it is sent to you in. Any gift item(s) that come in special boxes or packing must be returned in this same package.



WHEN WILL MY ITEM(S) BE SHIPPED?shipping on all instock items is soon as possible usually the same or next business day.