Shipping Information

UK Delivery

All orders are shipped via Royal Mail Tracked 24 and 48 services for reliable and secure delivery.

Standard Delivery:

• Orders under £19.99: £6.99
• Orders £20–£29.99: £4.99
• Orders £30–£49.99: £3.50
• Orders £50+: FREE

Orders ship within 24 hours and typically arrive within 3 days.

Next Day Delivery: Available from £3.50 extra – order by 3pm for next-day arrival.

Saturday Delivery: Available – order by 3pm Friday for weekend delivery.

International Delivery

We also offer international shipping on all products excluding Jellycat. Rates and delivery times vary by location – details are available at checkout.

Returns Policy

Hassle-Free Returns

We want you to love your purchase! If you’re not completely satisfied, you can return your item within 30 days of purchase for a refund. Here’s how:

1. Email us at customer.service@contempo.gifts to let us know you’d like to make a return.

2. Send the item back to us in its original condition.

Please note that return shipping costs are the responsibility of the customer unless the item is faulty. For more information, read our full Refunds Policy.

Exchanges

Changed your mind on the colour, or picked the wrong size? We’re happy to sort it. We don’t do a direct swap, so it works like this: send the original back for a refund using the steps above, then place a new order for the one you’d rather have. Same 30 day window, and it works the same way whether you’re in the UK or overseas.

Contempo is built on a clear and intentional set of values that guide every buying decision, supplier partnership, and customer interaction:

Originality – We avoid anything generic or overdone. We seek the unique, the overlooked, and the surprising.

Curiosity – We’re led by that “ooh, what’s this?” moment. If we’re excited, you will be too.

Playfulness – Whether it’s a cheeky candle or a pun-filled notebook, we believe our products should make you smile.

Design-Led Thinking – We obsess over how things look and feel. Beautiful packaging, clever design, meaningful form—these matter.

Inclusivity – Our shelves reflect a spectrum of personalities, tastes, and price points. Great design shouldn’t be elitist.

Independence – We champion small makers, independent brands, and ideas that don’t follow the crowd.

A small shiba dog in a blue scarf, guarding a perfectly ordinary pencil sharpener.

The dog sits on the front and the sharpener is moulded into the back, single hole, standard pencil size, with the shavings caught inside so they do not end up across the table. It works properly, which is not always true of novelty stationery.

Boxed in its own illustrated carton, so it goes straight into a party bag, a pencil case or a Christmas stocking without any wrapping.

More desk bits in our stationery collection, and plenty more for dog people in gifts for dog people.

• Shiba dog character on a working sharpener
• Single hole with an enclosed shavings well
• Comes in its own illustrated box
• One boxed pencil sharpener
• Designed by Rex London

Small dog, useful job.