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CookStore has a rating of 2.4 stars from 618 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about CookStore most frequently mention customer service, credit card, and business days problems. CookStore ranks 2nd among Cookware sites.

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  • Value
    163
  • Shipping
    172
  • Returns
    111
  • Quality
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Top Positive Review

“Great products, great service!”

Kathleen K.
4/5/21

I've shopped at Cookstore.ca many times over the past 5 years. Their selection of high quality cookware is among the best I've seen in Canada. While delivery sometimes takes a little while, they keep me posted and always come through -- and I've found it's worth the wait for excellent products, some which can't be found anywhere else. Recently, they went above and beyond: I had ordered a high-end item that unfortunately had a defect that was revealed on use; when I went to the manufacturer, their customer service was surprisingly and disappointingly inadequate. I contacted Cookstore.ca and explained the situation, and without any further questions they made it right. Kudos to Cookstore.ca for being a responsive -- and responsible -- retailer!

Top Critical Review

“This deserves 0 stars. I ordered my espresso machine in Oct 2022. It still has not arrived! Rip off”

Esther R.
1/15/23

This deserves 0 stars, but I'm forced to give it a star. I ordered my espresso machine in Oct 2022. It still has not arrived! Rip off! Do not buy anything from this store. No response from so called customer service after repeated emails to them. Initially they did and then disappeared with my money.

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Thumbnail of user sigmundd2
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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May 2nd, 2022

Do not buy here! The company is a fraud, it has a nice looking site but all products are out of stock then they string you along and don't give a refund. The owner is pimply face boy in mother basement stealing! Shame on YOU!

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Thumbnail of user aarona531
Canada
1 review
15 helpful votes
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December 6th, 2020

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!

Thumbnail of user briann293
Canada
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July 27th, 2019

I bought a very heavy butcher block/kitchen cart this year. I live in a fairly rural area, and the item came in a very reasonable amount of time by a friendly delivery service that was able to drop it off where it would be protected by rain. They called before delivering as well. The product came with no damage, and was at a very good price (the best I could find online)

The site seems to carry high end specialty home chef and commercial kitchen products, and caters to Canadians, and I am happy to have found them!

Thumbnail of user leannh13
Canada
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September 26th, 2019

This was my first time ordering from CookStore. I ordered Henkel knives and OXO storage containers. They had the best pricing that I could find and that particular week they had a promotion on Henkel making them even cheaper!
I received a confirmation email right away. Then a few days later an email from Customer support letting me know that one item was discontinued asking if I wanted a refund for that item or if I would like to replace it with something else. I chose to have the item refunded and quickly received my refund. My order arrived shortly there after.
I'll be shopping with them again!

Thumbnail of user jennac69
Canada
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1 helpful vote
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November 11th, 2019

I've ordered a few times. Happy so far. Last time I ordered I was informed 3 days later that the item was delayed. The Customer Service Team offered an upgrade at no additional charge. Order was delivered 2 days later. All in all, If you don't have unacceptable expectations cookstore.com delivers. Don't let Prime Delivery ruin your patience people...

Thumbnail of user mikel1455
Canada
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April 4th, 2021

I ordered in December and it's now April and I have not received my order. They sure billed for it... But never sent anything. I emailed their customers service more than 10 times to get the same answer: coming in 2-4 weeks... Still never came. I'm starting to think it is fraud.

Tip for consumers:
Order somewhere else

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Thumbnail of user carrier302
Canada
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1 helpful vote
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December 29th, 2022

I placed my order on November 24 for a Christmas gift. After a couple of weeks of no news on the shipping (last and only other purchase took 2 weeks to ship) I followed up. Currently at 9 emails (can't call - they tell you to email for faster responses) and my order still hasn't shipped or been cancelled, and not a single response to my emails. They did, however, take the time to delete my negative reviews on their website! I reported them to my credit card company as a fraudulent transaction. It's a shame because I chose them over Amazon to support a Canadian company:S

Tip for consumers:
Don't use this site - you're lucky if you get your product.

Thumbnail of user deang95
Canada
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April 27th, 2020

Great Product. Well it's Wolf, so can't go wrong there! However, Fantastic Service at the Cook Store!... This company is very easy to deal with, and have a really great selection of equipment for the novice cook, right through to full restaurant grade equipment. Very impressed... I will be back and will certainly tell my friends, and fellow chefs!

Thumbnail of user artyb1
Canada
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1 helpful vote
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January 29th, 2023

I ordered a coffee maker from this scam company. They told me that they were just waiting for it to come in stock. 3 emails later they no longer replied. When I call the customer service number it says messages are full. Do not buy from thos company!

Thumbnail of user emanuelt19
Canada
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2 helpful votes
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November 15th, 2021
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Charge you right from the get go. Claim they have the stock but keep saying 2-4 weeks, can hold that statement for months. Does not publish bad review on the website as shown in the picture below. This is a review that i posted on november 15th 2021. I finally had to ask for reimbursement.

Thumbnail of user kellyc1156
Canada
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December 17th, 2021
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Please save yourself a lot of time and frustration and order from ANYWHERE else. Called the 1-800 number looking for my order (from almost a month ago) and just kept getting an automated message to email them. Might be ok if they actually answered their emails.

Thumbnail of user amandaf364
Canada
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July 4th, 2020

I purchased the Cuisinart 14 cup food processor because it was recommended by Cooks Illustrated, it arrived earlier this week. I wanted to purchase it from a Canadian company (to support a local business), and was pleased to find your store was also the best price ($15 cheaper than the next lowest price I found online). I have used it once already to make a pie crust, and was very happy with the results. While the order was slightly delayed (as most deliveries during quarantine have been), I received several update emails on the status of the order, which was helpful.

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Canada
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March 14th, 2020

Received an amazing product after reading about it on Cook website. Their information was well presented and accurate. The order process was user friendly and correspondence sent included everything needed. Delivery was exceptionally fast--delivered ahead of expected date. The product was well protected during shipping. Excellent service and would highly recommend ordering from this company.

Thumbnail of user michellew2412
Canada
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2 helpful votes
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January 7th, 2023

Bought my son a birthday gift from here online 2 months ago. Still no word from emailing their customer service as to where my purchase is or if it is even coming. I will NEVER buy from here again and save your money.

Tip for consumers:
DO NOT BUY FROM HERE

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neve received the product I ordererd online

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Thumbnail of user maniell
Canada
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4 helpful votes
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September 27th, 2019

Huge red flag!

Take a look at the reviews here - tons of 1 star reviews over a span of months. This must have caused a dip in CookStore's business. All of a sudden, on 9/26/19, the staff must have written 9 reviews, all 5 stars, in order to artificially boost their rating on this site.

I am still waiting for my items to get delivered, and placed the order nearly 2 weeks ago. I'm not holding my breath...

This place has SCAM written all over it. Proceed with extreme caution!

Thumbnail of user loria200
Canada
1 review
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May 13th, 2020

I placed an order in March and still to date have not received my product. When contacting their customer service, they just give the same robotic response that they are waiting for my products to arrive and once they do, they will ship it to me as soon as possible... it's a joke. I have now asked for a refund. Lets see how long this takes... do yourself a favor and go somewhere else.

Thumbnail of user ryb9
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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August 3rd, 2021

Contacted company prior to purchase to make sure a $2000 chamber sealer was available for a certain date. They said it was in stock and would receive within 10 days. 3 weeks later it hasn't been shipped and now they are not answering. If I email under a different email inquiring about a new product they answer within the day. If I lived anywhere near you we would be seeing each other face to face. SO SO ANGRY!

Thumbnail of user wendyf384
Canada
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April 4th, 2022

Cookstore shipped 4/20 glasses in my order. I commented that they were a bit small and perhaps I could exchange, why ship such a small part of the order after waiting more than a month for it? They had no issues taking my money. I reached out repeatedly asking for phone contact, that NEVER happened. I had to pay return shipping. They were a nightmare to deal with. They have no idea about customer service. Go anywhere else! Buyer beware.

Thumbnail of user wendya234
Canada
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December 7th, 2020

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.

Thumbnail of user johanness33
Canada
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February 8th, 2022
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Cookstore waited 6 days to get back to my request for price match. By the time they got back the other offer was expired and cookstore took the opportunity not to honour the cheaper price.
They didn't provide a return label, instead I had to pay $30 for shipping. Never again with that store.

Tip for consumers:
No free returns, that’s on the customer

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Thumbnail of user markm1887
Canada
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1 helpful vote
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January 28th, 2020

Service was outstanding. I'm not sure what happened but the item I originally ordered could not be fulfilled in a reasonable amount of time. When I inquired on the status, they did their best to ensure I was satisfied by offering a comparable knife sharpener but they paid the price difference. Replacement item was shipped and received quickly. I appreciate the effort to turn a potentially bad situation into a good one. I'm very happy! Thank you.

Thumbnail of user davidb6127
Canada
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May 2nd, 2021
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Great! The cutlery set came very quickly and is a great addition to our two other sets that we got from you. Now we can serve a seating of 12... that is a lot more cooking... ah well the table looks wonderful. Thanks!

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Thumbnail of user gregh453
Canada
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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January 10th, 2020

Stay far away from this place. I placed an 'in stock' order waited 2 weeks for the shipping notification then started asking about when it would be shipped. 3 weeks in a row I was told 'definitely before the end of this week', then I was told 'in 2 days' in the forth week. I also talked to their online chat, and they told me it was shipped and gave me a fake tracking number. My order was not shipped unless I live on the other side of the country. Do not trust this lying company, it will just make you angry. They get 1 star because after some complaints I did get a full refund almost 8 weeks after ordering, with no shipment in sight.

Thumbnail of user dmitriyl14
Canada
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March 19th, 2021
Verified purchase

Overall good experience! Item was on backorder and whenever I asked for ETA, the response was timely and helpful. Once order shipped it was received very quickly and in one piece. Good packaging. Tracking was provided as well. [item shipped within Canada] Shipping was free due to order being over $99
Blender itself is amazing!

Tip for consumers:
They have a very convenient Help Desk under "My Account".
Use it to open a ticket and ask a question regarding your order. They respond within a day.

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Braun - MultiQuick 9 Active Blade Immersion Stainless Steel Hand Blender - MQ9037
All-Clad - 13.5" Stainless Steel Fork

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Thumbnail of user toastedb
Canada
1 review
20 helpful votes
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December 11th, 2019

Do not order from this store unless you don't mind wondering if your order will ever ship, not hearing back from customer service or calling a phone number that goes nowhere.

Most items are listed as 'in stock' and 'ready to ship' when they are not actually available.

Do yourself a favour and stay away.

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