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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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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 sadafm5
Canada
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May 12th, 2020

Over all great experience with cook store. The only thing we don't have detail about "processing". I had to contact twice cook store but was fun because a representative answered within 24hours so that pay for the wait. Great experience. I will definitely recommande CookStore. Thank you. Oh yeh, the quality of the product are amazing, I will continue ordering kitchen stuff.

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QUALITY, this is what cook store has. Cheap price or higher does not matter with cook store. My dough cutter was 4.00 CAD. It is working great, quality product.

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Since I received my mortar and pestle, I can't stop using it. I bought the stone which my work easy and fast and the dough cutter for the price I paid believe the quality of the product is amazing. I know and I can those are going to last very long.

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Thumbnail of user johnk1685
Canada
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January 29th, 2020

Good range of products and when called where able to address my questions. Not sure of the negative reviews as I had the opposite experience. Ordered the product I needed, delivered promptly, happy with the end result.

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Canada
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September 2nd, 2020

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Message: I ordered a pizza oven as a gift for my son. The oven met and exceeded both his and my expectations. My initial order was easily processed. Upon request for information on the oven's delivery status, a customer representative promptly addressed my query to my complete satisfaction. The delivery was handled very efficiently. Thank you for a great experience!
Dennis

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Canada
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January 10th, 2018

Ordered a coffeemaker $299.00 reg and $50.00 off. After 5 weeks and never even out for delivery, I cancelled. Money which they took on ordering was refunded. Other than that I would have given a one star. Then found exact same coffeemaker on Amazon for $199.00. Bonus.

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Canada
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January 11th, 2023
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I ordered a product on August 30 2022. It has been over 4 months and a new year has passed. The product never arrived.
I have emailed customer service for a refund 5+ times. I have called them every day. No one answers your emails or picks up the phone. I do not believe this is a working phone line.
They refuse to offer a refund for a product they never sent. All the reviews on their site are fake. Look at all the downvotes on their reviews! This store is a scam.

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Do not order from this site it is a scam

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None, they took my money and never sent the products.

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Thumbnail of user garyc780
Canada
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April 27th, 2020

Do not buy from this site, they charge your credit card even if the items are not in stock, keep telling you items are on the way, back ordered, out to shipping etc. They get your money and then not very interested in getting the items out. Customer serice is poor, cannot call to discuss orders will only deal with emails. Tried cancelling order several times and they just ignore you. Do yourself a favour and buy elsewhere even if more expensive as it will save you a lot of time and aggravation.

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Do not use this website, at this point I am calling my credit card company to dispute the charges as they keep telling me it is out for shipping but never being shipped.

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Thumbnail of user monas72
Canada
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July 25th, 2019

I have ordered many times from this company! I find them to be very service oriented. The orders are processed quickly and received in a timely manner. I love this company and will continue to shop there at all cost.

Thumbnail of user larryb968
Canada
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November 8th, 2020

Message: Everything I have purchased from your store has been of the highest quality. I especially like that now, I have a source from which to buy North American products along with those from Europe! Thank you for everything! Larry

Thumbnail of user shirleyb673
Canada
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March 21st, 2021

This company has quickly become my go to source for cookware. Their pricing is always competitive; the website is informative and easy to navigate. The ordering process is seamless and their communication is very good. And the added bonus is that I feel good supporting Canadian business!

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Thumbnail of user jk617
Canada
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March 14th, 2020

Great prices and genuine products unlike amazon. My go to place. The only thing to remember is that they are not Amazon, so shipping is not instantaneous. But getting actual genuine products at good prices is definitely worth waiting for.

Thumbnail of user cals31
Canada
1 review
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April 28th, 2020

I ordered an item two weeks ago. Not only has it not shipped, but according to *******@cookstore.ca, the item I purchased is not even stock and they are waiting on their supplier to ship the item to them. There is no way I would have committed to a $200 online purchase for an un-stocked item, to be delivered who knows when. Disingenuous to allow customers to complete the Checkout process when an item is not currently available. Disappointed with the whole process.

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Canada
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April 8th, 2020

Long shipping delays and unresponsive customer support. I don't mind waiting for the shipping but they do feed you lies when you ask for a tracking number, an update or refund (when you finally get tired of waiting). Wish I had read the reviews here before ordering. Finally gave up and had to dispute the purchase with my credit card company to get my refund.

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Thumbnail of user jeanetteh91
Canada
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July 17th, 2020

Ordered a product in April, which was indicated on the website as being in stock. Later received an email that the order can't be fulfilled due to Covid & supplier issues. Which is strange, as I had this same problem in Aug 2019 without the virus. Went on to cancel the order & have now waited almost a month, with lots of back & forth on getting my money back. Won't be ordering from them again, as they take your money before they have even fulfilled/ shipped the order.

Thumbnail of user calumr11
Canada
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October 27th, 2022
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Placed an order after speaking directly to someone on the end of the phone. Since placing the order nothing received and no way of contacting in real time. Emails are not answered, phone is not answered /// Do not waste your time here

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Complete scam /// Do not use

Thumbnail of user shannons379
Canada
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December 11th, 2019

Agree with everyone else, Do not order from this company. I have been waiting for 10 DAYS!

They keep promising an update by end of day and NOTHING... I have kept chat transcripts and every day is a lie...

Just avoid this company...

Thumbnail of user gm530
Canada
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December 5th, 2022

We bought the small stainless steel French press and wanted to return it and buy a larger on.
After sending several emails to *******@cookstore.ca and several phone calls and waiting on line for an hour only to be disconnected, I finally gave up on this store and decided to write this review.
Don't buy from them!

Tip for consumers:
Don’t buy from this dealer.

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Thumbnail of user kevinh1535
Colorado
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August 28th, 2021

This was the second time I purchased something from Cookstore.ca, and it likely won't be the last. I found exactly what I was looking for, and the price was right (compared to that well-known A-Z store anyway!). The item arrived quickly and was exactly as advertised!

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Thumbnail of user briano516
Canada
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September 9th, 2021
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Message: You all did a great job! While many online vendors seem to drag their heels fulfilling orders, I can ALWAYS expect my purchases with you to be handled timely, and shipping is soooo fast.
Thank you!
PS, Just loving all the Hestan pans. A dream...

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Thumbnail of user moniquev45
Canada
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December 25th, 2020

Very pleased with the process of on-line ordering and delivery. There was a delay with delivery (as the product was not in stock) but I received early notice of this. Perfect. Will order again from Cookstore.

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Canada
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September 1st, 2020

Spoke with customer representative who was friendly and knowledgeable, very helpful in helping me make the right purchase decision. Received follow-up on delivery status. Very pleased with my purchase and will continue to deal with Cookstore.ca!.

Thumbnail of user michaelh3204
Canada
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December 20th, 2020

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.

Thumbnail of user edithb166
Canada
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July 11th, 2023

I used to buy a lot of equipment from them from 2020 to 2022 in spring. They always delivered and replaced broken items, if needed. My last order was Nov 22 and the stuff never arrived. In Jan 2023 I tried contacting them and found out, they went out of business. The credit card charge was easy to get back. I wonder what happened, they used to be my #1 store for hight quality kitchen items. Good prices also.

Tip for consumers:
They are now out of business.

Products used:
I used all the ones they did ship. Pots, waffle iron, espresso mashine, lots of emile henry bakers for my business. All were in immaculate condition and are still working

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Thumbnail of user adnana80
Canada
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August 31st, 2021
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You will tell me Amazon is the best, I would say that if you compare price and collection and quality, Cooksotre.ca is much better than Amazon. There support is Excellent. The only thing you need to consider its not as fast as Amazon for products that require special order 2-4 weeks. Other than that this is truly the best online store in Canada cost to cost.

Thumbnail of user williams2806
Canada
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August 14th, 2020

The Cook store was very helpful in my order for a new Bread Machine. They kept me informed on the back order. They sent out an email to me expressing that the article was shipped by Canada Post. I gave it 5 stars because they kept me updated.

Thumbnail of user dianez183
Canada
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November 11th, 2020

I contacted cookstore via email about a problem I had with a recent purchase. I received a prompt same day reply not only to my first email but Chloe readily responded to follow-up emails. Everything has been resolved to my satisfaction and I would highly recommend this company.

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