Cooksongold Reviews 

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Bought some letter stamps and a holder 6mm, they sent out quick, I'm impressed with quality ,however, they sent the wrong sized holder out so had to faff about packing and returning. They sent out... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We bought a presidium gem tester for £239. Its a very poor device, only really accurate on glass or diamonds. All the other stones its rubbish. We have calibrated it many times under their instruction... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Made my first (modest) order online yesterday early afternoon. I received what I had ordered, by registered (Royal) mail at 0930 this morning! Goods were beautifully but also proportionally (no excess... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Disappointment today. Cooksons advertising all over website 10% discount on silver clay - except at check out I'm charged same price as always. Phone to enquire & told I already get that discount as... See more

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  1. Jewellery Equipment Supplier
  2. Jewellery manufacturer

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Cooksongold has been supporting jewellers and jewellery makers for over 100 years. As the UK's leading supplier of jewellery-making tools, precious metals, findings, gemstones and equipment, we serve everyone from complete beginners and students to professional designers, manufacturers and retailers. Alongside our extensive product range, we offer specialist services including precious metal casting, laser cutting, scrap recycling and custom manufacturing, helping customers bring their ideas to life from concept through to finished piece. We are proud to manufacture many of our precious metal products in the UK and continue to expand our range of products made using 100% recycled precious metals, providing the same trusted quality while supporting more responsible sourcing. Our knowledgeable team is passionate about jewellery making and is committed to providing expert advice, quality products and excellent customer service. Whether you're creating your first piece of jewellery or running a busy workshop, we're here to help you make with confidence.


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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DON'T BUY HERE - SCAM SITE!

Habe Ware für 133 Euro gekauft und eine Rechnung für die Lieferung von völlig absurden ! 96 Euro ! erhalten - dies nach über zwei Wochen Lieferzeit (wobei auf der Website mit völlig anderen Lieferzeiten geworben wird).

Im vergangenen Monat habe ich insgesamt 4 Bestellungen aufgegeben, bei zwei hat die Bezahlung nicht geklappt, bei den anderen zwei fehlen Artikel welche auf der Website mit "sofort verfügbar" beworben werden.
Der Versuch diese zu stornieren (da Hauptartikel überhaupt nicht verfügbar) wurde vom Kundendienst einfach ignoriert.

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I bought items for 133 euros and received an invoice for the delivery of ! 96 euros ! - this after a delivery time of more than two weeks (although the website advertises completely different delivery times).

In the past month I have placed a total of 4 orders, two of which the payment did not work out, the other two are missing items which are advertised as "available immediately" on the website.
The attempt to cancel this (since the main item was not available at all) was simply ignored by customer service.

8 January 2023
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Reply from Cooksongold

Thank you for your feedback. I am sorry your delivery took longer than expected to arrive.

If the €96 euro charge is for tax and customs charges, please send us a copy of the invoice so we can check this calculation with the carrier.

With regards to your other order. Regrettably, on this occasion the availability information was incorrect and the unavailable items were cancelled due to a misunderstanding. If you would like to return your order, please contact our Customer Service team at info@cooksongold.com.

Please accept our apology for the inconvenience.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Pure Gold Standard Service

Living in the Highlands has its problems when it comes to couriers. If you live up here, or are sending to here, you'll know! However, Cookson have proved to be intuitive and responsive to the needs of rural folk like me by offering RM shipping alongside the various courier services. This invariably guarantees my parcel arrives next day in the hands of a trusty postie. I'm not having to wait for something stuck in an Inverness depot for days and days, as happens with countless other companies. It's an utterly invaluable service.

But that's not the only reason I'm a loyal customer. It's because Cookson isn't just a faceless website. It's run by completely accessible human beings who care and are there to help should you need them to explain a tool or product you don't understand. Your communication isn't deflected by chatbots or automated telephone calls. This is pure gold as it takes the guesswork out of buying, avoids returns or having a pile of stuff you don't need, and ultimately saves you money.

And if you do have a problem? On the extremely rare occasion that you do have an issue, it's sorted immediately. There's no jumping through hoops, or begging for them to see your point of view. As a result you feel truly valued as a customer thus assuring continued loyalty.

In short, Cookson Gold are a stellar 5 star across the board.

3 November 2022
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Reply from Cooksongold

Thank you for such lovely feedback! We are really happy to hear you're pleased with our service

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

£30 for a unfinished cast ring

£30 for a unfinished cast ring. It weighs 9 grams and is worth £5

Order IO 2738055

2 December 2022
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Reply from Cooksongold

I am sorry the ring does not meet your expectations.

If you would like to return it for a refund, please use our online free returns label. Or get in touch with our customer service team on info@cooksongold.com who will happy to assist you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fabulous Service and Great Quality

I ordered yesterday, selecting free delivery, and was amazed when my package was delivered this morning by Royal Mail. My items were nicely packed and were of good quality and really good value. I’m very, very pleased and will definitely use Cookson Gold again.

11 November 2022
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Reply from Cooksongold

Thank you for such lovely feedback! We're really pleased to hear your happy with the service received by us!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Damaged items in order

Expensive boxes arrived dented along with the interior of the boxes bowed. Called up customer service and was told not to order again. No replacement or refund offered!

14 October 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Surprised by negative comments

I'm honestly surprised by some of the reviews. It may be that they relate to tools rather than finished items, but I have bought a number of gold chains from Cooksongold over the last 5 years, and the latest arrived today. The chains have always been exactly as described, well priced, well packaged and received really quickly (this last one was ordered on Friday 14/10 and received in the post today. I will continue to buy from them.

17 October 2022
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Tools not fit for purpose.

I would like to be able to leave product reviews on their website. Many tools are not fit for purpose. I recently purchased 'Large Design Mandrels set of 7' claiming to be suitable for professional jewellers and the quality is appalling - it chipped and dented upon just a few hammer strikes as the steel they are made from is both brittle and soft. Not to mention that the edges of one mandrel were not straight before I even started. This is not a tool designed to be used by anyone. Why sell it?

30 September 2022
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Reply from Cooksongold

Thank you for your feedback. I am sorry you have experienced an issue with the mandrel set. We haven't received any other complaints of this nature for this product.

If you can contact our Customer Service team on info@cooksongold.com and provide your order number with details of the tools and material you are using with the set, we can review this and provide a resolution.

Kind regards

Cooksongold

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

20 days and products still not sent out.

Ordered products on Sept 5th. Cooksongold say they haven’t sent products yet-26 sept.
Don’t know when they intent to send the products but they received the payment on 6th sept.
After contacting Cokksongold last week Monday 26 Sept. They informed me that the items were shipped by UPS on Tuesday 27 Sept. Today 1 Oct, UPS Spain informed me that no products have been received from Cooksongold in Birmingham and they have no orders to be shipped to my town just outside Madrid. Unfortunately for Cooksongold one of my friends is the transport director forUPS Spain.
They should change their name to CROOKSONGOLD.

26 September 2022
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Reply from Cooksongold

Thank you for your feedback. I am sorry there has been a delay with the delivery of your order and that you have received conflicting information.

If you can contact us on info@cooksongold.com and provide your order number we can investigate this and provide you with an update.

Kind regards

Cooksongold

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT BUY SMALL LIGHTBoxOXbought a small lightbox which is…

I bought a small lightbox which is supposed to be foldable but it is not When I folded it and then took it out to use it was all collapsed I reported this to cookson gold and it took 3 weeks of me contacting them before the reply from the customer was use some super glue to fix! I then had to threaten legal action to get any refund from them and even by then I had to copy in trading standards as they were not willing to help and are basically complicit in enabling the supplier to get away with this disgraceful situation.Cookson gold acted very quickly ONLY when trading standards wee copied in .
So do not buy their small light box as when you fold it away flat then take it out again it does not work .

1 September 2022
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Reply from Cooksongold

Thank you for your feedback. I am sorry you have experienced an issue with the small lightbox. We haven't received any other complaints of this nature for this product.

If you can contact our Customer Service team on info@cooksongold.com and provide your order number we can investigate.

Kind regards

Cooksongold

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have bought tools

I have ordered tools, they make an invoice and withdraw money but do not send the park. When I asked to cancel and refund, they say yes, but nothing happens. beware of the company, it may be a scam company.

28 August 2022
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Reply from Cooksongold

Thank you for your feedback. I am sorry there has been an issue with your order.

If you can contact us on info@cooksongold.com and provide your order number we can investigate this and provide you with an update.

Kind regards

Cooksongold

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Untrustworthy and underhand

Under no circumstances would I order anything from this company again.

I bought a Barrel Tumbling machine, along with steel shot and Barrelbrite powder. The product description, on the Cooksongold website, clearly stated that in order to prevent rust one should:

"Always keep shot under a solution of water and Barrelbrite powder."

This done, I was surprised to find that within a couple of weeks the shot did indeed rust. When I contacted customer service to point this out, I was told that the shot should actually be kept dry but, if soaked, it shouldn't be soaked for a prolonged period of time.

Baffled by this, I directed them to their own online instructions which clearly contradicted their reply. After this we exchanged a series of emails in which my requests for further clarification were met with vague and contradictory explanations. At no point did this company acknowledge that the instructions on their website were, in fact, wrong. Instead, they chose to quietly DELETE the line on their website that said:

"Always keep shot under a solution of water and Barrelbrite powder"....

and stealthily replace it with:

"Leaving the steel shot in a water and Barrelbrite solution for pro longed periods of time will lead to rust. Please ensure to remove the shot and store it dry."

This is such an underhand and duplicitous thing to do that I am almost lost for words. Fortunately, I had the foresight to screenshot the page before it was amended, which is how I came to notice the sleight of hand. It was only when I presented them with both the original screenshot and the amended screenshot that they stopped trying to place the onus on me for the fact that the shot rusted.

I've never known such underhand practices. Why they didn't just admit the mistake and swiftly rectify it, I will never know.

My advice would be to shop elsewhere.

25 May 2022
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I placed an order (with a friends help…

I placed an order (with a friends help )
on receiving it in good time, 1 part of my order had 2 items that were damaged. My friend got back in touch and I received replacements immediately after. This company obviously takes great care of there customers.
Thank you for the extras 😆

20 May 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Gave up in the end trying to order from…

Gave up in the end trying to order from this site. Went to basket and registered an account. Then every time i tried to put card details in it kept saying invalid so after half an hour i gave up. Lost my business before i've even started.

24 April 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast delivery of quality items

I have had several orders with this company and I have always received super fast delivery and outstanding quality products. The sales team are very friendly and have answered 2 questions over a 4 month period fully professionally and they go above and beyond to assist their customers. They are a trusted supplier and I am happy to shop with them regularly 😊

6 April 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Consistently Outstanding

I've been a customer of this company for years now and am always impressed by their efficiency, fast shipping and the superior quality of their products. It's so good to have a supplier you can rely upon. Thank you!

31 March 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

You won’t get your items outside UK

I used to order from Cookson Gold all the time pre brexit and it was great. Now, it’s been 4 weeks, the customs slip wasn’t filled in correctly so customs have returned the parcel to them but I was still told to wait 20 working days and come back to them if I still haven’t received the parcel that was returned to them.

I just want my items. I’ve waited 4 weeks. They were posted in the UK and I am literally across a tiny sea in Ireland where I used to get the items in 2 days. Now I just don’t know what else to do. I’m so frustrated and annoyed.

Awful, awful, awful for anyone outside the UK.

24 March 2022
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Reply from Cooksongold

Hi,

I am sorry there has been a delay with you receiving your order.

Can you please email your order details to info@cooksongold.com and reference Trust Pilot Review in the subject line. We can then investigate and discuss with you directly how we can resolve this for you.

Kind Regards

Ann Marie
Cooksongold

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The pricing is very confusing, paying VAT twice

The pricing is very confusing. It says "£price" Underneath it will have a lower price showing what it is minus VAT "£price exc. VAT", which when you do the calculation, is the price minus VAT. So the higher price shown includes VAT. When you add to the basket, it adds more VAT to the higher price. The pricing is very inconsistent. Why put two prices, with one saying excluding VAT, when you calculate VAT again at the checkout for the higher price? I was paying VAT twice so I didn't buy from this website.

24 March 2022
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Reply from Cooksongold

Hi Kelly,

I am sorry that there has been some confusion with our pricing.

We do display both exc VAT and inc VAT price on our website, as we sell to both business and consumers. In our shopping basket we do display all product prices EXC VAT. We apply the VAT to the whole order, as this includes both products and postage.

I can confirm though you will only charged once for VAT.

If you want us to explain further just give our customer service team a call or email them on info@cooksongold.com with the subject line Trust Pilot Review.

Kind regards

Ann Marie
Cooksongold

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