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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A. A.
31 Oct 2022
Verified reviewGreat and quick service. Well packed an good pricing.
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A. A.
31 Oct 2022
Verified reviewI have not received the item yet. I suspect that the problem might be with the postage. The Royal Mail tracking number does not work.
Reply from Cowlingandwilcox.com
Hi Thanks for getting in touch. I've looked into your order and notice that there's a note on there to say you'd like to Collect your order from our Shoreditch branch. We were just waiting for you to confirm when you'd like to pick up your goods. We've emailed you again today to confirm how you'd like to proceed. Please let us know when would be a good time for you and we'll organise this for you. Kind regards, Guy.
Reply from A. A.
Yes, I would like to collect it from the Shoreditch branch.I have already sent an email to that effect. I would like it to be available on 27th October. Best wishes, Jeremy
Reply from Cowlingandwilcox.com
Thanks for letting me know, Jeremy. I understand you've spoken to Chris in our customer service team and haved organised this with him just now. Please let me kow if I can help further. Kind regards, Guy.
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A. A.
31 Oct 2022
Verified reviewexcellent producy and service
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A. A.
31 Oct 2022
Verified reviewGreat order arrived on time all correct thanks
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A. A.
31 Oct 2022
Verified reviewVery swift service, and materials arrived well protected in the package. Will definitely order again.
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A. A.
19 Oct 2022
Verified reviewExceptional very good quality and excellent service thank you
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A. A.
19 Oct 2022
Verified reviewGood speedy service and I will be back for various part splices in future...mny thanks, Bill
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A. A.
19 Oct 2022
Verified reviewPrompt delivery, well packed. Happy customer.
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A. A.
19 Oct 2022
Verified reviewI purchased this order on Sunday and have yet to hear from the company( bar an email from my PayPal) I just would love to know if my order has been dispatched or some verification of it please.
Reply from Cowlingandwilcox.com
Thank you for letting us know. I'm so sorry you didn't receive a confirmation email. I'll send you another one now. Please let me know if you receive it OK. Kind regards, Guy.
Reply from A. A.
Thanks so much. I have just received my order. Many thanks. Paula
Reply from Cowlingandwilcox.com
Thank you so much for letting us know. Kind regards, Guy.
Reply from A. A.
Thanks so much. I have just received my order. Many thanks. Paula
Reply from A. A.
Thanks so much. I have just received my order. Many thanks. Paula
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A. A.
19 Oct 2022
Verified reviewVery pleased.
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A. A.
19 Oct 2022
Verified reviewQuick delivery. Great value for money.
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A. A.
19 Oct 2022
Verified reviewExcellent on all levels.
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A. A.
19 Oct 2022
Verified reviewProducts arrived in good time, reasonably packaged and as expected
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A. A.
19 Oct 2022
Verified reviewvery helpful, decent value for money and fair delivery policy. Thank you.
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A. A.
19 Oct 2022
Verified reviewGood selection of stuff, easy to navigate and good prices.
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A. A.
19 Oct 2022
Verified reviewI had some issues with this company when I originally ordered, as they did not rerspond to my emails when the order was not processed as promised. However, after Chris Oscar-Moore wrote to me to explain I thereafter was very pleased with the effort Chris made to set everything straight. Their prices, and shipping costs, are very reasonable, and hopefully with folks like Chris to take care of customer service that you will be pleased with this business as well.
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A. A.
16 Oct 2022
Verified reviewUsually I have a good experience shopping at C&W. However, I ordered a large quantity of clay for a teaching class paying for express delivery on a Wedneday afternoon needing the materials for teaching a class on Saturday and at 12.50 today - the said Saturday,I still have not received my goods. Very bad service.
Reply from Cowlingandwilcox.com
Hi, thank you for getting in touch to share your frustration with us. I'm so sorry you've had issues with your order. I've looked into your order and we sent out your goods on time (the following day after you ordered). So, you should have received your goods on the Friday. It looks like we've both been let down by our Courier. Could you please tell me if you've now received your goods? If not, I'll chase your order with very high urgency to see what's happened. Once again, I'm so sorry for the delay on your delivery. Kind regards, Guy.
Reply from A. A.
I have received them now about an hour ago. I understand from UPS that C&W didn’t specify my house number - I think the fault lies with your end. Rather than refund the delivery charge could I return some of the order which will need collecting as it is very heavy.
Reply from Cowlingandwilcox.com
Yes, of course. I'll ask someone from our customer service team to get in touch to sort this out for you. Kind regards Guy
Reply from A. A.
Thank you very much
Reply from Cowlingandwilcox.com
No problem. They should be in touch very soon. By the way, I've looked into your order both in our order system and our payment system and, unfortunately, I can't see a house number for either address. I can only assume this was an input error or glitch in our website. Kind regards, Guy
Reply from A. A.
Thank you very much
Reply from A. A.
I have received them now about an hour ago. I understand from UPS that C&W didn’t specify my house number - I think the fault lies with your end. Rather than refund the delivery charge could I return some of the order which will need collecting as it is very heavy.
Reply from Cowlingandwilcox.com
Thank you getting back in touch. I think you're right about it being an issue at our end. I'm so sorry about this. This is a glitch in our new website which is now fixed. I'll ask one of our customer service team to contact you now.
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A. A.
16 Oct 2022
Verified reviewThis company is very good Takes some betting.
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A. A.
16 Oct 2022
Verified reviewDelivery on time, and the products were undamaged and of great quality. Brilliant prices to boot.!!!!
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A. A.
16 Oct 2022
Verified reviewQuick service and easy ordering process
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