Review Summary
Cowlingandwilcox is praised for making ordering straightforward, with a site that is easy to use and a clear online selection of art materials. Customers also mention helpful communication and customer service, which makes the whole process feel smooth and reassuring.
Delivery
"delivered as ordered promptly Good value especially special offers."
"Easy to navigate site. Genuine reductions on known brands. Well packaged products and delivery as described. Excellent"
"Easy to order, excellent service. Thank you.k"
Digital experience
"Easy to order from the web site and delivered quickly"
"Website was very user friendly. The delivery was on time and products were exactly as promised. Very pleased. Great value. I will definitely be…"
Website was very user friendly. The delivery was on time and products were exactly as promised. Very pleased. Great value. I will definitely be buying here again.
"Easy to navigate website with an excellent choice of art resources. Straightforward to add items to basket and a wide array of payment options…"
Easy to navigate website with an excellent choice of art resources. Straightforward to add items to basket and a wide array of payment options including PayPal and Klarna. Item ordered was delivered quickly and no problems at all. Will definitely buy from again.
Team expertise
"Wonderful customer service"
"Very efficient service and very helpful service team. Thanks"
"Cowling and Wilcox provide, as they always have done, excellent advice and service. Items from their online shop are always well packed and promptly…"
Cowling and Wilcox provide, as they always have done, excellent advice and service. Items from their online shop are always well packed and promptly delivered.
Choice
"Great range of products, and prompt delivery"
"Very easy to order and find the items online . Good communication throughout and a large selection of items . Sale prices very good vfm on a wide…"
Very easy to order and find the items online . Good communication throughout and a large selection of items . Sale prices very good vfm on a wide range of art materials .
"Great stock and great prices"
Responsiveness
"very prompt and efficient service"
"Efficient and prompt"
"I was really impressed by both the delivery time and the promptness of responses I had after sale. Really recommended as a seller."
Friendliness & courtesy
"The whole experience was very positive. Excellent customer service. Will definitely use again. Thank you."
"Very helpful staff and friendly"
"Excellent service and staff quality art supplies"
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3 Jul 2023
Verified reviewExcellent service and delivery
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3 Jul 2023
Verified reviewThe service I received was excellent. The products arrived promptly and in perfect condition.
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3 Jul 2023
Verified reviewI bought several products and they all arrived on time and are as per described on the website! The rack by instance is perfect :)
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3 Jul 2023
Verified reviewGood service
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3 Jul 2023
Verified reviewEasy website. Found what I wanted very quickly
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3 Jul 2023
Verified reviewGood quality efficient service and delivery with no problems ordering online
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3 Jul 2023
Verified reviewThere is an excellent variety of materials at very competative prices and the website is easy to navigate. Subsequent delivery was efficient and the goods were packed such that they could not be damaged in any way. Communication very good, especially when I was confused regarding the use of gift voucher, maybe the procedure could have been less so for an old stumbly like myself. But probably fine for someone more switched on than I.
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3 Jul 2023
Verified reviewGood product and prompt delivery. ThankYou.
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3 Jul 2023
Verified reviewEverything went well and they corrected promptly my mistake as I clicked pick up instead of posting. I was very impressed and I think they acted kindly and professionally. Top marks!.
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3 Jul 2023
Verified reviewExcellent. Fantastic customer service.
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3 Jul 2023
Verified reviewA company that I am glad that I have found. I am a textile artist but I still use other art materials for my work. The abundance of art materials and the prices are just fabulous. Thanks
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3 Jul 2023
Verified reviewFirst delivery and a good quality product.
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3 Jul 2023
Verified reviewExcellent experience. 👍
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3 Jul 2023
Verified reviewExcellent product and service
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3 Jul 2023
Verified reviewQuick dispatch, items as described & packed securely. The widest range of W&N gouache (that's always in stock!!) and the 'cheap' brush set I bought as a fancy, turned out to be my new favourite. Will use again.
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3 Jul 2023
Verified reviewI ordered something and realised when I got it that I had ordered incorrectly. I requested a return in accordance with the Online and Distance selling regulations, of course I was happy to pay return postage as it was my mistake, but Cowling and Wilcox refused the return. I have emailed them back saying that I have the right to a 14 day cooling off period under the regulations but nobody has replied. I would definitely not recommend Cowling and Wilcox .
Reply from Cowlingandwilcox.com
Thank you for taking the time to review us. I'm so sorry you had issues with your return. I've looked into this for you and I understand one of our customer service team has been in touch to apologise. I understand it was a genuine mistake from our end. We were having a few technical issues with our returns system around the time you requested to return your goods and instead of us authorising it (as we, of course, should have) our system rejected it. I can only apologise for this. I understand you're now sending the goods back to us and you're happy to re-review us when we receive the goods and have applied a refund. Please let me know if we can help further. Kind regards, Guy.
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3 Jul 2023
Verified reviewI'm always satisfied with my orders from C and W. My most recent order was for a set of 16 fine Posca pens at half price... a bargain and I'm delighted with them. Quick, trouble free service, I've never been disappointed with this company.
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3 Jul 2023
Verified reviewSuper
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3 Jul 2023
Verified reviewExcellent service… and quick dellivery
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3 Jul 2023
Verified reviewFast and accurate and great prices. What more could anyone want?
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