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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30 Sept 2022
Verified reviewExcellent as always.
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30 Sept 2022
Verified reviewI found all I wanted to order and a good value for money. Excellent service a quick delivery. Will order again.
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30 Sept 2022
Verified reviewI returned to this site as it had provided a good and reliable service before. It has not changed - great value and wide selection of art supplies.
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30 Sept 2022
Verified reviewA very satisfactory product delivered promptly.
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30 Sept 2022
Verified reviewFast delivery. High quality of every piece. Kid is absolutely happy to make art with your stuff. Thank you
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29 Sept 2022
Verified reviewI get email alerts of offers and it is easy to negotiate the website to order necessary items seen there, but on a search engine rather than piggy backing on an email. My item, a Leonardo travel paint brush, was dispatched quickly and arrived promptly. I will use Cowling and Wilcox again as they are efficient, helpful and there stock is high quality. Many thanks…
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29 Sept 2022
Verified reviewRapid delivery, good quality goods - I will certainly use again.
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29 Sept 2022
Verified reviewExcellent service
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29 Sept 2022
Verified reviewVery pleased. I like the website.
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29 Sept 2022
Verified reviewOrdered a product that was in stock, no delivery for several week so I called. Then told sorry we were going to call you we don’t have the product and would I like to buy something else. Hell no, never buy from them again.
Reply from Cowlingandwilcox.com
Thank you for taking the time to review us. I see that you ordered late on 16/08. It would have taken us a little time to pick your goods as, you're right, our system said the product was in stock but we couldn't find it. Unfortunately, on very rare occasions this happens and so we spent a little time investigating this to see if we could find the product. This took longer than expected and I can only apologise for this. We got back in touch on 22/08 just after the weekend break when you cancelled and requested a refund. All I can say is that it was an unacceptable and highly unusual situation from us from start to finish. We pride ourselves on our customer service as you can see from our many positive reviews so, once again, I'm so sorry for your poor experience. If you'd consider using us again, please respond to this message and I'll work very hard to compensate you for this. Kind regards, Guy.
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29 Sept 2022
Verified reviewExcellent service. I'm a first-time user and found the website easy to use and the ordering process straightforward. Delivery was speedy and the goods were in the condition described.
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29 Sept 2022
Verified reviewI bought a gift vocher , Very straight forwrad
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29 Sept 2022
Verified reviewEasy to order. Delivered promptly as described.
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29 Sept 2022
Verified reviewExcellent service. Arrived promptly. Perhaps items could have been wrapped a bit more securely (tubes of paint with large sheets of paper) outer box was a bit loose. A pity some items were out of stock (but saw that before ordering). However a good choice. Seems good value. Seemingly better than another similar company. Thank you.
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29 Sept 2022
Verified reviewExcellent service
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29 Sept 2022
Verified reviewGood value watercolour paint.
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29 Sept 2022
Verified reviewMany thanks for sending me the product as advertised.
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29 Sept 2022
Verified reviewI had to call customer service for my item to be shipped after 10 days of waiting. Once I called my item was shipped that day. I don’t feel like I should need to remind a company to follow through promptly.
Reply from Cowlingandwilcox.com
Thank you for taking the time to review us. I understand there was a surcharge involved with your order which slowed down despatch and it took a few days to hear back from you. We then took a little longer than normal to despatch your goods and I can only apologise for this. Kind regards, Guy.
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29 Sept 2022
Verified reviewExcellent service.
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29 Sept 2022
Verified reviewEverything was straightforward and easy to navigate.
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