PumpjackPiddlewick
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Who are Pumpjack & Piddlewick? Our life is about wine, animals, geeky gadgets and anything French - Plus the odd find from the archaeological dig in our garden here in France - All act as inspiration for the vintage, antique and artisan items in our shop.
Piddlewick tells you about life in France on our website, whilst Pumpjack is an author and wine maker. We lead a slow living and simple lifestyle surrounded by a plethora of pet ducks, 3 clinging cats, and 2 playful dogs. All whilst restoring our old French house and garden. It can get delightfully busy.
If there is something you like but you think the price is a tad high, make us an offer. We like a good, friendly haggle.
Are you especially a fan of the French Silk Scarf (like Piddlewick), please visit our specialist shop here on Etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/FrenchSilkScarf
A few articles about some of our finds here in our Shop:
Choosing a Corkscrew: https://www.pumpjackpiddlewick.com/choosing-a-corkscrew/
French Coffee Filters and a little history on Coffee Makers: https://www.pumpjackpiddlewick.com/coffee-lover/
Item's that have gone out of fashion, but we think should be brought back: https://www.pumpjackpiddlewick.com/bring-back/
Vintage Eyeglasses, including how to change prescription lenses: https://www.pumpjackpiddlewick.com/vintage-eyeglasses/
About our Archaeological Dig at our home in France: https://www.pumpjackpiddlewick.com/history-and-archaeological-finds/
Which includes, finding a lot of hand blown marbles: https://www.pumpjackpiddlewick.com/finding-my-marbles/
If you would like to know more about life in France, a simple lifestyle, wine making or even pet ducks, do visit our Website: www.pumpjackpiddlewick.com
You'll also find us on Instagram, Pinterest, Flickr, Twitter and Facebook, including a Facebook group FabFindingsfromFrance.
We welcome you to browse, ask questions, stop by for a chat and of course, we hope you will buy one of our unique items.
Announcement
Who are Pumpjack & Piddlewick? Our life is about wine, animals, geeky gadgets and anything French - Plus the odd find from the archaeological dig in our garden here in France - All act as inspiration for the vintage, antique and artisan items in our shop.
Piddlewick tells you about life in France on our website, whilst Pumpjack is an author and wine maker. We lead a slow living and simple lifestyle surrounded by a plethora of pet ducks, 3 clinging cats, and 2 playful dogs. All whilst restoring our old French house and garden. It can get delightfully busy.
If there is something you like but you think the price is a tad high, make us an offer. We like a good, friendly haggle.
Are you especially a fan of the French Silk Scarf (like Piddlewick), please visit our specialist shop here on Etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/FrenchSilkScarf
A few articles about some of our finds here in our Shop:
Choosing a Corkscrew: https://www.pumpjackpiddlewick.com/choosing-a-corkscrew/
French Coffee Filters and a little history on Coffee Makers: https://www.pumpjackpiddlewick.com/coffee-lover/
Item's that have gone out of fashion, but we think should be brought back: https://www.pumpjackpiddlewick.com/bring-back/
Vintage Eyeglasses, including how to change prescription lenses: https://www.pumpjackpiddlewick.com/vintage-eyeglasses/
About our Archaeological Dig at our home in France: https://www.pumpjackpiddlewick.com/history-and-archaeological-finds/
Which includes, finding a lot of hand blown marbles: https://www.pumpjackpiddlewick.com/finding-my-marbles/
If you would like to know more about life in France, a simple lifestyle, wine making or even pet ducks, do visit our Website: www.pumpjackpiddlewick.com
You'll also find us on Instagram, Pinterest, Flickr, Twitter and Facebook, including a Facebook group FabFindingsfromFrance.
We welcome you to browse, ask questions, stop by for a chat and of course, we hope you will buy one of our unique items.
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George on Aug 4, 2022
5 out of 5 starsWow! What a beautiful and romantic serving tray! Alycea was extremely helpful when I contacted her! A great shop to do business with! The swans on this serving tray were so beautiful, way beyond the photograph! Thank you Alycea!
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Alycea responded on Aug 5, 2022
Absolutely wonderful to wake up and read your review George! Thank you very much! You have brightened my day immeasurably, merci beaucoup!!
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Celine on Aug 2, 2022
5 out of 5 starsI love the fabulous spoon great shop and quick post.i will definitely be buying from this shop again .
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Alycea responded on Aug 5, 2022
Wonderful to know that you love your purchase and are happy. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review! Merci beaucoup!!
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vmerr201 on Jul 23, 2022
5 out of 5 starsI received the gorgeous foulard or scarf from France. It is so beautiful, well made and was thrilled to receive it so fast. It was wrapped beautifully with a lovely note and it MORE than met what I wanted. Ironically, I am bringing it back. to France when I travel there in the fall. Will definitely use this seller again. Merci!
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Alycea responded on Aug 2, 2022
Such a lovely review. Thank you! And I hope you have a marvelous holiday in France!!
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Carolyn on Jul 13, 2022
5 out of 5 starsMy son, a geologist and wine enjoyer collected fossils as a child. A unique gift for his birthday.
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Alycea responded on Aug 2, 2022
Thank you so much for your review. We love that your son is both a geologist and wine lover. What a perfect and unique thoughtful present. Thank you for buying it from us.
Updates
The mechanism is simple and fun. You press a button at the bottom of the handle to open the pincers. These are used for ice, sugar cubes, cornichon, anything that needs picking up."
About PumpjackPiddlewick
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The Pumpjack & Piddlewick office, with Chewie, hogging the fire. https://www.pumpjackpiddlewick.com/shop-from-france/ -
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Piddlewick (Alycea) helping in the vines of France https://www.pumpjackpiddlewick.com/life-in-france/ -
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Pumpjack (aka David) wine maker extra ordinaire https://www.pumpjackpiddlewick.com/what-about-wine/ -
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Maggie and Gigi after a days work at Pumpjack & Piddlewick https://www.pumpjackpiddlewick.com/pet/ -
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Our restoration house and garden in France - attic finds... www.Flickr.com/PumpjackPiddlewick
Finding what there is to Find in France
We're Pumpjack & Piddlewick, a creative redhead and an eccentric Oenologist Negociant (fancy terms for wine maker). We are pursuing our dream of making our own wine in France. We lead a homesteading, waste-not-want-not lifestyle in conjunction with ducks, cats and a standard sized Dachshund. It can get wondrously busy.
We love and live all things vintage, from an amazing corkscrew to a quirky French cheese platter. We particularly appreciate the time and effort that went in to a beautifully hand embroidered linen to the craftsmanship of well made wooden furniture.
Alongside our wine making, and with true entrepreneurial spirit, we also put our creative juices (or should that be creative wine?) to the fore in finding fabulous antiques, vintage & retro gifts and the odd funny item we sell here on Etsy. (Ok, and a few we keep.)
If you would like to follow our story, our website has tales of our discoveries and musings on life here in France, along with tails of our zany collection of animals who make us smile each and every day. www.pumpjackpiddlewick.com
Oh, et mais Oui, feel free to buy something from our Etsy shops. Honest, we won't mind.
Pumpjack & Piddlewick for Fab & Fun Finds from France: www.etsy.com/shop/PumpjackPiddlewick
Our specialist French Silk Scarf Shop, which sells ... vintage silk scarves from France: www.Etsy.com/shop/FrenchSilkScarf
Shop members
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Alycea Horth
Owner, Creator
I'm Piddlewick to our Pumpjack, a creative redhead with a smile. Our French finds and handmade items showcase my passions for the traditional, old-fashioned, but hopefully with a flair of a certain joie de vivre.
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David Blake
Eccentric Muse
This is Pumpjack to our Piddlewick, an eccentric, mad scientist on an Einstein scale, an Oenologist, otherwise known as a wine maker. His creative juices know no bounds, and are inspirational. Oh, and he's a dab hand at making things as well.
Shop policies
We welcome you to browse, ask questions, stop by for a chat and of course, we hope you will buy one of our unique items.
Accepted payment methods
Returns and exchanges
I gladly accept returns and cancellations
I don't accept exchanges
The following items can't be returned or exchanged
- Intimate items (for health/hygiene reasons)
Returns and exchange details
We do not accept returns on eyeglasses or sunglasses.
For clothing and glasses - please make sure to check size measurements carefully before purchase.
If for any reason you are not satisfied with the product, you must notify us within 14 business days of receipt and return within 30 days to receive a full refund, dependent on item being returned in the good re-sale condition. Return shipping costs are at customers expense.
If returning an item from outside the EU, customers must note that the item is 'returned goods'. If the item is not, and a customs charge is applied, this cost will be deducted from your refund.
Things do go wrong, and we are happy to discuss any valid issues. If something has gone wrong, we would generally prefer to replace as best we can any item, as we would rather you have the item you took the time to choose, than go without.
It very rarely happens, but if an item arrives broken, please provide us with a picture. We will require this to undertake a refund.
Payment
Shipping
We want the unique item you have chosen to reach you in the best condition, so we try to protect our items as best we can using padded or stiffened envelopes, or as warranted bubble wrap and boxes. We recycle some packaging where possible. We package with the intent that you can reuse the packaging should you wish.
If you prefer your purchase be sent direct to someone else, please message us and let us know the shipping address and any unique message you wish enclosed.
All our items are shipped with tracking from France by regular first class post/mail. Customs forms are required outside the EU and will note the amount, sadly even if marked as a Gift.
Customs fees thresholds vary country to country. Customers are responsible for any customs fees. If a purchase is refused due to non-payment of a fee and returned to us, the cost of shipping will be deducted from the refund.
For our customers in Germany, we are VerpackQ registered.
Additional policies and FAQs
We answer a few Frequently Asked Questions below, such as Shipping upgrades, Sending your purchase as a Gift and What actually is Vintage?'
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Frequently asked questions
Shipping, Upgrades & Express Delivery
If your item is small enough (under 3cm / 1 inch), we will send it in a padded or rigid envelope. You may upgrade to have your item shipped in a box if you prefer at checkout. This may incur an additional cost. *The delivery times will be the same*
We do not offer Express or overnight delivery in general, particularly outside of France as the prices start at 99 euros for a Chronopost box and must be purchased ahead of time, negating the speed of the delivery.
Items Sent as Gifts
Marking an item purchased from us as a Gift will include a receipt without a price. You will also have the option to include a special message.
Please note: if we are sending a Gift direct to your recipient ~
All items sent outside of the EU require a Customs form that must state what the item is and its value.
We offer gift wrapping at an additional cost.
We are happy to send your Gift direct to a recipient. Simply message us with the name and address you prefer the item be sent to. Alternatively, you can also provide the name and address instead of your own when checking out.
The tracking number will be sent to you/the purchaser's email so that you may track your gift.
What does Retro, Vintage and Antique mean?
Vintage or Antique means not new / used / second hand / previously owned.
Vintage is older than 20 years and less than 100 years old.
Antique is over 100 years old, eg before 1920.
Retro is a style statement, generally referring to the latter half of the 20th century.
We do our best to describe each item accurately, including any imperfections. We use the pictures to try and show you all aspects of the item. Please do not hesitate to ask questions or request additional photos.
Your Privacy
We only use customer information to fulfilorders. We do not store or use customer information for any other purpose. Information such as name, address, and email address is not stored on our computers. If and when required, we will communicate with you about your order status using the Etsy platform.
As a seller on Etsy, I am bound to their policies. If you have questions relating to the way Etsy uses or shares your information, including with us, please refer to the Etsy Privacy Policy here: https://www.etsy.com/legal/privacy.
If you have any questions about your privacy rights or use of your data you can contact us through our shop here on Etsy.