Payment and Sales Tax


Credit cards accepted

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa


Other forms of payment

PayPal, money orders, checks payable to Body Central in U.S. funds.  Please allow up to 14 additional days for processing checks. Expedited Shipping options are NOT available on check orders. 


Important information about payment:

  • Credit cards must be drawn from US banks. We are currently unable to accept payment from credit cards drawing from foreign banks.
  • Credit cards are not charged until order items are shipped.
  • PayPal is only available as a method of payment for in-stock items.
  • For your security, your billing name and address must match that of the credit card used for payment. We reserve the right to cancel any order that does not match these criteria.
  • We do not accept starter checks. Your address must be preprinted on the check.
  • Checks returned unpaid by your financial institution are subject to a Service Charge of $25 or the maximum allowed by law. Checks returned for insufficient or uncollected funds, together with Service Charges, may be debited electronically from your account or collected using a bank draft from your account.


Sales Tax

For delivery to AL, AR, AZ, CO, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX , VA or WV, please include all sales tax. See important South Dakota sales and use tax information regarding the tax you may owe directly to the state of South Dakota. 


Gift Cards

Gift cards are available for purchase in denominations of $10 to $500. Currently, gift cards can be purchased and redeemed in-store only. You can also check your gift card balance at any Body Central or Body Shop location. We're sorry, but online balance inquiry is not available at this time. Click here to find a Body Central or Body Shop store near you.