Catering Appliance SuperstoreReviews:
392 reviews in the last 12 months4,116 total reviews
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Top positive review
30 May 2023
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I put 5 stars for the promptness of delivery, but the delivery itself has a lot to be desired, we were in the house waiting for the delivery, neither the doorbell or the door was knocked because 2 hours after it was expected we got a text to say it had been delivered 4 doors away, the driver couldn't be bothered to deliver to the right house. as it was we were unable to check the item for damage, Fortunately it was well packed and undamaged. service great - delivery rubbish.
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18 Oct 2023
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0rdered a large quantity of chairs and was promised next day delivery where I was expected to wait between 8am and 6pm - delivery never happened and when I called Customer Services to try and get couriers no I was told I couldn't have it. later I was told they had tried to deliver at 9.15 - my CCTV disproved that as they had never been at all. Then I was told later that the courier company didn't accept incoming calls (really! how do they run their business?)
I was then told that delivery would be the next day (Friday) again told I had to wait from 8-6 and no they didn't have any tracking information and again they couldn't give me the couriers number
waited till 1pm and got really fed up by this time with unhelpful Customer Services so called again and insisted that she called the supplier to get me a delivery time - she came back 20 mins later to say it hadn't been shipped at all and that it would now be Monday and later sent me an email telling me it would be between 8 and 1pm and would I like to click the link on the email if I was satisfied with the customer service I'd been given - what a joke!
Delivery came Monday and on asking the courier who was part of Palletways who pride themselves on their ability to track every pallet shipped (remember I was told they didn't do that) it was established that they had not received the shipment until Monday morning so it was never ever going to have been the next day for the previous Thursday so two complete days wasted waiting on a shipment that was never going to arrive
I just felt I was lied to and fobbed off with completely unhelpful customer services and will not be using this company again
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Reviews for Catering Appliance Superstore
8 days ago
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Products were incorrectly priced on website.
Ordered a fridge, then a couple of days later informed of pricing error on website and that the order would not be honoured.
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Answer by Catering Appliance Superstore
4 days ago
Dear Glen
(As per your latest review, I believe this is the same order)
Thank you for your comments. We experienced a technical issue over the last Bank Holiday weekend which resulted in some of our products being advertised incorrectly at a substantially low (below cost) price.
We identified the issue and rectified it as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, your order was among the few affected by this issue. It was cancelled and no payment was taken. As a gesture of goodwill, we did offer the product to you at a discounted rate.
This was a genuine and honest mistake on our part. Please accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused.
25 Mar 2024
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Answer by Catering Appliance Superstore
4 days ago
Thank you for your review. We welcome feedback to improve our performance
14 Mar 2024
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Overall poor service
Item arrived damaged. Took 10 days for replacement! No apology. Poor communication ( no tracking for replacement) overall poor service!
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Answer by Catering Appliance Superstore
2 Apr 2024
Hello and thank you for your review. I am sorry to hear of your disappointment with our service.
I have looked into this case as waiting 10 days for a replacement is not acceptable.
I see that you called us on the 5th March to advise us of a delivery damage. We dispatched a replacement on the 6th March. I do see that Parcelforce did not deliver until 11th March. I will initiate a complaint with Parcelforce as to why this was not delivered on the overnight service that we requested.
13 Feb 2024
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Very poor service, ordered an item for next day delivery. 3 days later i contacted them and was told it would be delivered the following morning and I would receive a tracking number. No delivery turned up and I emailed and was contacted on the Monday morning to say the item was now out of stock. Zero communication and would never order from them again unfortunately
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Answer by Catering Appliance Superstore
14 Feb 2024
We wholly apologize that you had a poor experience, Unforutantly we were let down by our suppliers on this occasion who assured us they had one of these products in stock.
Apologies again for any inconvenience caused
2 Jan 2024
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Can’t rate any higher as I have still not received my order and I paid for next day delivery on the 19th of December
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Answer by Catering Appliance Superstore
14 Feb 2024
Hi, I would like to apologize for the negative experience you have had with Catering Appliance Superstore.
Reading through the case notes I can see we shipped your order Via DPD on the 19/12 for a next-working-day delivery.
You contacted us on the 02/01 to advise this had not been delivered, After investigating with DPD they advised they attempted several times but it had been returned to the sender
We shipped a replacement out immediately.
I understand this has now been received.
Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience caused to you.
21 Dec 2023
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20 Dec 2023
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Delivery service was very poor. Mentioned several times to call upon delivery, but they ignored.
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Answer by Catering Appliance Superstore
14 Feb 2024
Thank you for your valued feedback. We do advise that whilst we will always request a call prior this is not guaranteed.
I can see that you had a booking in a call from the courier to advise the day of delivery and have since upgraded your delivery to a PM service to suit your opening times.
We are sorry we have not met your expectations on this occasion.
18 Dec 2023
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11 Dec 2023
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Disappointment with poor communication on two occasions.
1. A message left on the company automated message system requesting further information on the prospective purchase was not responded to.
2. The following week, after discussion with a sales-person, and assurance that a specific delivery requirement could be complied with, this was not followed. No email or other communication was received from the delivery contractor and it is only by accident that someone was available to receive the item following a phone call from the delivery driver that delivery was imminent (3 days too early) that someone was able to be at the delivery address to receive the item, hence the 'poor' rating.
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Answer by Catering Appliance Superstore
15 Dec 2023
I am sorry to hear that you are unhappy
I shall certainly feed this back to the team expressing the importance of accurate communication and responding to messages.
Apologies again for the inconvenience
20 Nov 2023
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Would never use again, terrible customer service and charge you lots of money to return item and don’t offer you any help whatsoever to get it returned. Honestly beware! Stay away!
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Answer by Catering Appliance Superstore
15 Dec 2023
I am sorry to hear you are not happy with our terms for return, Unfortunately, many of our products come directly from our suppliers, Which means our suppliers often set the restocking charges which in turn are passed onto us.
We simply cannot absorb these costs and like all other commercial catering equipment suppliers we have to charge a restocking charge, which we make clear in our terms and conditions accepted at sale on our website
10 Nov 2023
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Not good promised delivery in 3 days, but didnt even have it in stock.
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Answer by Catering Appliance Superstore
15 Dec 2023
Apologies you are not happy with our service, We do try to keep our website as accurate as possible with stock availability. I can see on this our suppliers failed to disclose that they did not have this item available. I can see we let you know within the hour that there was an issue and refund immediately
Apologies for the inconvenience
27 Oct 2023
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25% restocking fee is outrageous and disgusting. I know an awful lot of people in the hospitality industry and I will be making sure that they never use your company.
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Answer by Catering Appliance Superstore
15 Dec 2023
I am sorry to hear you are not happy with our terms for return, Unfortunately, many of our products come directly from our suppliers, Which means our suppliers often set the restocking charges which in turn are passed onto us.
We simply cannot absorb these costs and like all other commercial catering equipment suppliers we have to charge a restocking charge, which we make clear in our terms and conditions accepted at sale on our website.
24 Oct 2023
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I would like to give them no stars. Do not buy from these people. There are other options out there with as good price or cheaper and willing to offer a service.
I also think that haulage companies should take responsibility for the items being delivered. You pay over £1000 for a freezer and they want to charge £300 delivery and £150 cancellations! There is no one in Britain who would find this acceptable
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Answer by Catering Appliance Superstore
25 Oct 2023
Hi Corinne, I can see you have left this review on several of our platforms. To reiterate again, You failed to disclose that your area was not accessible with a HGV despite us advising this on our terms online, your confirmation, your invoice, and the booking in call from the transport team. Therefore you have incurred aborted delivery fees. We make it clear that costs may be incurred if we are not provided relevant information relating to access restrictions.
The £300.00 cost you have been quoted is based on a redelivery using a smaller van from the delivery company and also includes the aborted delivery fee's incurred.
We waivered the standard restocking fee and charged £150 + Vat aborted delivery fee for the cancellation of order.
It is the responsibility of the customer to advise us of any restrictions at site and we cannot be held responsible for you not providing this information and the delivery failing as it would not fit down the single track lane. Once the suppliers confirm the unit is back a credit will be raised less this fee and this matter will be closed
23 Oct 2023
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Answer by Catering Appliance Superstore
24 Oct 2023
We are very grateful for your review, although having looking at your order there has been no communication regards to your negative experience.. Your opinion matters a lot to us as we are continually striving to improve our service. We would be happier if you could contact us to let us know where you feel we went wrong.
18 Oct 2023
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0rdered a large quantity of chairs and was promised next day delivery where I was expected to wait between 8am and 6pm - delivery never happened and when I called Customer Services to try and get couriers no I was told I couldn't have it. later I was told they had tried to deliver at 9.15 - my CCTV disproved that as they had never been at all. Then I was told later that the courier company didn't accept incoming calls (really! how do they run their business?)
I was then told that delivery would be the next day (Friday) again told I had to wait from 8-6 and no they didn't have any tracking information and again they couldn't give me the couriers number
waited till 1pm and got really fed up by this time with unhelpful Customer Services so called again and insisted that she called the supplier to get me a delivery time - she came back 20 mins later to say it hadn't been shipped at all and that it would now be Monday and later sent me an email telling me it would be between 8 and 1pm and would I like to click the link on the email if I was satisfied with the customer service I'd been given - what a joke!
Delivery came Monday and on asking the courier who was part of Palletways who pride themselves on their ability to track every pallet shipped (remember I was told they didn't do that) it was established that they had not received the shipment until Monday morning so it was never ever going to have been the next day for the previous Thursday so two complete days wasted waiting on a shipment that was never going to arrive
I just felt I was lied to and fobbed off with completely unhelpful customer services and will not be using this company again
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10 Oct 2023
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Ver bad experience
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Answer by Catering Appliance Superstore
13 Oct 2023
We are very grateful for your review, although having looking at your order there has been no communication regards to your negative experience.. Your opinion matters a lot to us as we are continually striving to improve our service. We would be happier if you could contact us to let us know where you feel we went wrong.
7 Oct 2023
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I’ve still not received my order (del date given as 2.10.23) so I’m unable to comment.
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Answer by Catering Appliance Superstore
25 Oct 2023
Thank you for your review
I can see from the notes on the system that you have been advised of a delay with the stock
I can assure you we are keeping a close eye on this and will update you accordingly.
Apologies for the inconvenience
6 Oct 2023
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communication, customer service extremely poor
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Answer by Catering Appliance Superstore
13 Oct 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.
I can see that upon receiving your item this was not the unit you were expecting.
a full quotation along with a description was provided based on the initial query and this was accepted by you.
We have since tried to resolve this with you but have not received a reply to our communication.
We are sorry to hear that you are unhappy with your experience, we are always learning from our customer's experiences.
28 Sept 2023
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Answer by Catering Appliance Superstore
4 Oct 2023
We are very grateful for your review, although you did not mention your experience. Your opinion matters a lot to us as we are continually striving to improve our service. We would be happier if you could contact us to let us know what we could do to improve your experience.
18 Sept 2023
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Charge me twice for delivery shall not use again
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Answer by Catering Appliance Superstore
4 Oct 2023
Hi there and sorry to hear you are unhappy with the service received.
A re-delivery fee was applied to your order as the consignment was refused due to an error on your part when you inputted your address on your online order.
We always try to keep costs to a minimum for our customers but unfortunately, we are not able to absorb redelivery costs as previously explained.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback