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Processing takes 7–14 business days, then 10–20 business days in transit. \u003cstrong\u003eOrdering today, plan on roughly three to seven weeks.\u003c\/strong\u003e Shipping is free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe would rather put that here, in front of the buy button, than in a confirmation email you read afterwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat length of wait is worth thinking about honestly on this one, because the useful window is ages one to four. \u003cstrong\u003eSeven weeks out of four years is nothing — but seven weeks added on at the far end of it is a board that arrives after they have already worked it out.\u003c\/strong\u003e If this is for a first or second birthday, count back seven weeks from the date. If it is for your own child and the mornings are already going badly, today is a better order date than next month, for the plain reason that the clock only starts when you press buy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIf it isn't right\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e45 days to send it back.\u003c\/strong\u003e You don't have to explain yourself. Email us before you post anything, because the return address is not always the one on the parcel. If it arrived damaged, faulty or wrong, we cover it and you post nothing back. If you changed your mind, the board needs to be unused and in its packaging, and the return postage is yours to pay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis board is not a cheap toy, which is a fair reason to think twice before ordering. We would rather take a board back than have you spend a month hoping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions people ask before ordering\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy child is one. 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It is that nearly all of those attempts happen at the front door, at the worst possible moment, on a foot that keeps moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis board moves the practice to the kitchen table on a Sunday afternoon, where nobody is late.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e2 wooden shoe-shaped practice boards — a left and a right — each measuring 9.3 × 14.3 × 0.5 cm (3.7 × 5.6 × 0.2 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e8 eyelets on every board, set out as 4 pairs, exactly as they sit on a real trainer\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e2 practice shoelaces, one for each board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy This Board Works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt lies flat, and it stays still.\u003c\/strong\u003e A real shoe wobbles, sits at an awkward angle, and is usually attached to a foot. 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