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The company has experienced a significant decline in customer satisfaction, with numerous reviews highlighting severe issues related to order fulfillment and customer service. Many customers report long delays in receiving products, lack of communication, and difficulties obtaining refunds, leading to perceptions of the business as unreliable or even fraudulent. Conversely, a few positive comments reflect past satisfaction with product quality and customer service, emphasizing a stark contrast to recent experiences. Overall, the feedback suggests a troubling trend of operational failures that undermine customer trust and loyalty.
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The goods were on back order and they did a good job of communicating the delays of which there were a few. The order finally arrived and quality is good. Suggest you look carefully when placing an order as the delay is longer than they say
I ordered some pans from here on a Black Friday deal (hint: they are not actual black friday deals, just regular deals rebranded during black friday). Placed order on Nov 28, no items were listed as backordered or out of stock. Dec 8, I get an automated message saying, among other things: "We wanted to take a moment to just let you know that we have not forgotten about your order, unfortunately one of the items you purchased has been delayed but we are hard at work with our supplier to get the product delivered ASAP." They also throw out a generic COVID-19 excuse. No other retailer (5+) I have used in the past 3 months had any more shipping delays than usual.
I wrote back by email to demand they send whatever items are in stock, or I will seek a refund for the excessive delays. It is now Dec 21 and I have heard nothing from them. Three weeks later and a human has not reached out, and the items have not shipped.
Ordered on November 27th. Charged my card the same day. Emailed over the last week, 3 messages, with zero replies back. All my emails have been professional and calm. Its been 3 weeks and no tracking or updates to my order. What kind of company does not reply to a customer after a week and 3 requests for updates? Stay away. Possible Fraud.
Placed two orders three weeks ago and they have still to ship my items. Every four days the just send me an email ( it looks like an automatic bot email) saing: " Hello Andrea,
Hope you are doing well and more importantly keeping well!
We wanted to take a moment to just let you know that we have not forgotten about your order, unfortunately one of the items you purchased has been delayed but we are hard at work with our supplier to get the product delivered ASAP.
As I'm sure you're aware the COVID-19 situation has caused significant delays and we do apologize but rest assured your order will be shipped as soon as our supply arrives.
Thank you for your business and your patience!
Cook Store Staff"
It is a shame. They should hide them self from the earth's face.
Ordering was straightforward, they had the item I wanted in stock and liked that they disclosed it was in stock and would be shipped out ASAP. Other sites were going to take my order and probably delay the shipping. I also got an update of the shipment and eta.
Purchased a Braun immersion blender. Great online service and pricing. Received product with no problems. Working great and very happy with cookstore.ca with the overall experience.
Nice friendly staff. Great website. Orders are a bit slow with the pandemic, but that is expected especially just before Christmas. I will definitely recommend them to friends and family 1
Very satisfied with the products. Delivery was a little long but that was because of delays in the delivery service. Overaal a good experience. We'll be buying more from the Cook store in the future.
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Message: Excellent. There was a delay in receiving the parcel. I was kept informed and I am very pleased with the service. I have since received the parcel and can give it to my daughter for Christmas. Thank you. Chris Stewart
Great service! Very nice team to deal with and great shipping. I would very happily deal with this team again and will recommend my friends do the same
Ordered 10k in equipment with the promise that it would be shipped in 5 days,, well that was 43 days ago, cant get anybody to pick up the phone or email responce, small claims court is the next step
I ordered a chamber vacuum $3,500 they sent me a used one or a floor model it doesn't work properly on one side. They keep stalling not answering questions. Telling me they're going to get back to me in a day it's been over a month and they just keep avoiding me. How they get back to me is by saying we'll get back to you and that's it with the next step. All I asked for was an exchange for a new one like I paid for. This company is a scam they take your money do not deliver as promised. I shall be reporting and everybody else should be reporting this to the better business bureau I'm also taking him to small claims court after Christmas this is caused me such stress don't waste your Time find a better company
Weeks after my order, it still has not been shipped. The site says 3-6 days. No one to contact. Super disappointed.
I bought a kitchenaid bowl for my mixer, Nov 26. It was in stock. After some days of hearing nothing, I enquired. I was told my order is delayed. I said cancel it. They didn't cancel it. I emailed again. They said Kitcheaid had issues and its delayed. I cancelled the order 2nd time. They did not respond. I emailed a 3rd time to cancel my order, I have ordered from the manufacturer, they have no issues, and I will have this in 2 days. Today, they respond/email and say its been sent to shipping and I can't cancel it... but there is no tracking info. They didn't cancel it even after 3 requests to cancel. I don't need 2 bowls. And their phone number is useless. It only directs you to send an email. NEVER BUY FROM COOKSTORE.CA.
Not happy I placed my order & given an order # and on its way 7 days later received an email stating your refund has been placed back to your cc. Phoned the rep & was told the warehouse that they fill their orders were out of stock. They should have known that before they told me the order was on its way.
You order items which they say are in stock. Then when it comes time to ship (which also takes forever and a day), there are items which you ordered that are no longer available. The absolutely worst online service i have ever witnessed.
This was my second time using them, and I won't use them again. They gladly took my money a month ago, indicating all the items I ordered were available and would be received promptly. After weeks of run around and messages back and forth indicating some items were out of stock, I was told they would arrive and be shipped to me the first week of December. Today after checking in, I'm told some items will be back in stock in January. Absolutely not acceptable. These were Christmas gifts. I think this company functions on the premise of taking your money knowing full well they don't have the items requested. Then they use stall tactics when you question them to try to rationalize why your order has been delayed. Poor customer service.
I ordered twice on the cook store's website.
The first time was normal a five star experience.
The last order never arrives. I e-mail 3 times and call 3 times.
Only the 1st time someone replied to me that there will be a 3-6 b-days delay.
It has been 3 months now.
Took over 3 months to ship, I even received an automatic email saying I need to contact in order to set up a refund after waiting 1 month. When I contacted them they denied being able to do anything, and just stopped responding to me.
Because the delivery was time sensitive (birthday) I bought a second one of the item from cookery-store.ca and they were extremely cordial and prompt with the delivery. Shop there instead!
Items are not in stock but they fail to tell you that at the time of purchase. You have to chase them as they say 2 to 9 days and mid month now and it's not our fault. It is your fault Cookstore. It is.
Answer: It is a scam. STAY FAR AWAY from this dishonest website
Answer: I am one of those who hates supporting the world wide behemoth online store so randomly bought from this Canadian company. The item I bought was not available in any local retail stores which is still my preference for shopping.(Victorinox - Blue 8" Fibrox Pro Straight Blade Chef Knife). I placed the order, had the confirmation email shortly, item shipped as expected and I had it in a few days. I'd use them again.
Answer: Very difficult. They never answered the phone or voice message.
Answer: I have been waiting a month for a partial order. They keep changing timelines to suit their fancy, but gladly take your money.
Answer: It cost me Zero... no delivery charge. This is a Canadian company and having to deal with a Canadian company makes for a happy day. I am tired of giving my money to Amazon.
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