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New: the Lapis Label, for any human creation

A Lapis label shows that Lapis has checked a place, a project, a work or a shop. There are three labels, all free. Each one says what we checked, with what evidence and on what date.

They have the Lapis label

We checked each of them, with their written agreement. We check them again every month.

How we check

Here is our method, step by step. It is the same for everyone.

  1. Each label has its own criteria. They are listed below, with precise numbers. Without evidence, a criterion does not count.
  2. For each application, we keep a dated file with our evidence: copies of the contact, returns and legal notice pages, a link to the official register, scores from review sites. For the Artisan and Tradition labels, it also holds our sources on the workshop and our review of the objects.
  3. We check links every day, and everything else on the 1st of each month. Last check: . Next check: .
  4. If a criterion is no longer met, the label is suspended for 30 days. Without a fix, it is withdrawn. After a scam alert, a site down for more than 7 days or false information, it is withdrawn at once.
  5. Labels are free. Nobody can buy one. Commissions and promo codes change nothing in the result.
  6. Every label given, suspended or withdrawn is recorded on this page, with its date.
  7. Do you see a problem with a label? Write to us at [email protected].
  8. A label holder can challenge a decision within 30 days, with evidence. We reply in writing within 14 days. If we were wrong, we correct the page and show the date.

What a label does not say

A label only says what we checked, on a given date. It says nothing about product quality, delivery times or after-sales service. Lapis sells nothing and takes no part in any sale. A label is not a health promise either.

There are three levels. Each level includes the one before and adds more checks.

Lapis Verified

The holder really exists and can be reached. We check them every month.

Lapis Artisan

Everything in Verified, plus: the workshop that makes the objects is named, with evidence.

Lapis Tradition

Everything in Artisan, plus: we checked that the objects show the Medicine Buddha faithfully.

The criteria in detail

Here is the full list. It is public, so anyone can check our work.

Lapis Verified

  1. V1 Links work: we check them every day. At least 90% of the pages and offers shown on Lapis must be online at the monthly check.
  2. V2 The site is secure (HTTPS). So is the payment, if there is one.
  3. V3 A real business or organisation: we check its name, and its address or registration number, in an official register where one exists.
  4. V4 Contact details are shown, and the holder has replied to us.
  5. V5 If there are sales: the returns and refunds rules are public. Delivery costs and times are stated.
  6. V6 Good reputation: at least 3.5 out of 5 on Trustpilot (from 20 reviews), at least 70 out of 100 on ScamAdviser, a site online for more than 12 months, no scam alert and no serious complaint left unanswered for 12 months.
  7. V7 The holder has agreed in writing to our badge rules.

Lapis Artisan

  1. A1 The artisan or workshop is named.
  2. A2 The place where things are made is stated: town or region, and country.
  3. A3 The making is backed by at least 2 sources, one of which does not come from the holder.
  4. A4 At least 80% of the offers shown on Lapis come from this workshop.
  5. A5 Descriptions are honest: no misleading “handmade” or “antique”.

Lapis Tradition

  1. T1 We review the objects: all of them if there are 10 or fewer. Otherwise, 10 at random plus the 3 most expensive.
  2. T2 The objects follow tradition: bowl, gesture, colour, posture and names. Every required point must be right.
  3. T3 No product page promises a health effect.
  4. T4 Our review is dated and signed. After that, we look again at 3 objects every month.

What about Lapis?

We apply our criteria to Lapis too. Lapis sells nothing, so payment (V2) and returns (V5) do not apply to it.

What Lapis already meets

  • We check links every day.
  • The whole site is secure (HTTPS).
  • Our contact is shown: [email protected]. We read every message.
  • No known scam warning.
  • We receive no payment for a label.
  • Labels have no link with our commissions.

What Lapis still lacks

  • The site is less than 12 months old.
  • Lapis has no Trustpilot reviews yet.
  • The site is run by a private person whose name is not published.

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History

Every decision is recorded here with its date, so that everything stays open.

  • — SHAMTAM: Label awarded
  • — Kaosix: Label awarded

Ask for a label

Write to us at [email protected] with your website address. It is free. We reply in writing: what is already fine, and what is still missing.

How to use the badge

These rules keep the badge from being misunderstood.

  • The badge always links to the holder’s verification page on Lapis.
  • The badge must not be changed. It only shows the level obtained, and only on the holder’s own site.
  • No text may suggest a promise of quality or health. If the label is withdrawn, the badge must come down within 14 days.

Verification reports: what Lapis checked for each shop in the catalogue →