David C Uax

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This what ever they are ??? company??? magizine ?? corporation ????

This is one of the biggest rip-offs outside of Donald Trump!!! Not good! Makes Bernie Madoff look like an honest individual.
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Loss:
$300
Pros:
  • There are no pros
Cons:
  • Everything is a con

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Do not - not - not - not get involved with these crooks!!!

Anonymous
map-marker Buffalo, New York

I bought a lifetime can't find any current info on them. i assume they are out of business so wasted my money

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no service from the company and no notifications. no way to contact them. i joined in 2002. i use to get monthly magazine.
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User's recommendation: don't join

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same boat

Karen Jbk

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| map-marker Fairfax, Virginia

I purchased a lifetime membership to the "Cooking Club of America" in 12/2001.

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I purchased a lifetime membership to the Cooking Club of America in 12/2001.
I purchased a lifetime membership to the Cooking Club of America in 12/2001. - Image 2
I joined and haven't received anything to review in 23 years, as part of the agreement. A scam? If someone wants to work with me for a court case, I am in there. Thanks, Karen King
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User's recommendation: Don't purchase.

Lisa B Djn

Scam!!!

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I was paying for a membership every year in the beginning and received items to review as well. I eventually paid for the lifetime membership and they applied my past yearly payments towards that so I dont remember exactly what I paid for the lifetime membership.

I still have the trivet (the spoon rest just recently bit the dust on the ceramic tile floor) and a bowl that I got to review that I still use almost daily. But then they just disappeared, no more magazines, products, or correspondents. And reading all these reviews Im not the only person going through this. It sucks!

Ive been meaning to try to follow up sooner but its been a traumatic past few years. I lost my mom, two other sets of parents of very close friends who were like second parents, my best friend after knee surgery my cousin committed suicide, we were hit by the Moore tornado and had to rebuild, been diagnosed with a blood cancer, a very painful condition called CRPS and diabetesjust too much going on so a magazine was at the bottom of the to do list.

I guess we all got scammed by a company that had been in business for quite a while so I thought it was safe to become a lifetime member.

If they were just having to go out of business for whatever the reason they could have at the least let us know. Lesson learned!

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Loss:
$200
Cons:
  • Just disappeared with no info
  • Could have at least given us life members a heads up

Preferred solution: Full refund

James M Ene

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| map-marker Webster, Massachusetts

I bought a complete set of pots and pans with the lifetime warranty. I bought a new induction stove and half of these stainless steel lifetime pans don’t work on it .

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Half of these lifetime stainless steel pans dont work on my new induction stove so they are worthless to me . I checked with the stove manufacturer and they said its a problem with the metal in the pans especially if half of them work and there doesnt seem to be a way of getting them replaced under warranty
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Preferred solution: Replace the pans that don’t work

User's recommendation: Make sure they work on induction stoves as well

Karen Jbk

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| map-marker Fairfax, Virginia

Complaint

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Updated by user Sep 28, 2023

Never received a response to my email.

Original review Aug 29, 2023
No free product giveaways or magazines. Maybe a scam after paying over $350 back in 2001? Have a life membership card.
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Anonymous
map-marker Opelika, Alabama

Pissed Lifetime Member

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I joined Cooking Club of America and in the beginning received things to review as advertised. Have not received anything in over 20 years know. Very dissatisfied with this company. This is not what being a lifetime member means. Stay clear of this company and do something else with your money. Being scammed is not what I signed up for in any way.
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User's recommendation: Save your money and your time

Karen Jbk

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| map-marker Fairfax, Virginia

No product or magazines received for being a lifetime member.

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Updated by user Sep 29, 2023

Sent an email and no response.

Original review Aug 30, 2023
Never received the monthly magazines or free products to test after paying around $350 back in 2001. Do not purchase.
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Loann Yeh
map-marker Columbiana, Ohio

I joined Cooking Club of America in 2002 and they quit on me!

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I did receive my pots and pans and the magazine for a couple of years then it all stopped. What ever happened to them?
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User's recommendation: Do not join, it’s a ripoff.

Susan R Idw

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| map-marker West Rockhill, Pennsylvania

They were a a fraud

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I paid for a lifetime membership and they are no longer in business and absconded with my money. its a shame this happens. I was wondering why I wasn't receiving magazines
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Loss:
$299
Pros:
  • Great magazines
Cons:
  • Poor products

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: none because they do not exist

Glynis Eaw
map-marker Stillwater, Minnesota

Not getting service I paid for

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I paid a lifetime membership fee, and have not received any magazines, or free test products for years. I want to be reimbursed for missing the magazines, free test products, etc. I paid for. Lifetime is lifetime. I'm still here. Please refund my money.
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User's recommendation: Don't pay fee. Not getting magazines, test products, nothing.

Ken C Qnl

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| map-marker West Rockhill, Pennsylvania

I just saw them online

I like the part of the cooking club in America, I paid my dues to be a lifetime member, and then all of a sudden they dumped me and just disappeared
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Pros:
  • I enjoyed the recipes and the products that they came out with
Cons:
  • Disappeared

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Don’t trust them

Ro W Yiy

Life Member & they disappeared without warning

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Updated by user Sep 13, 2022

No communication from the company

Original review Sep 13, 2022
Ive been a life member for around 20 years. I initially received the apron with my name on it, a trivet and a spoon rest.

I used to get the magazine and Im actually not sure when that stopped. It wasnt until I tried to go to my account that I realized something was wrong and it wasnt until reading these reviews that I realized weve all been ghosted. Unlike some of the other people reviewing, I never received any pots or items to test.

So for me the lifetime membership fee wasnt worth it. I enjoyed the membership before they stopped communicating and its said that things have happened this way.
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Loss:
$350
Pros:
  • Reviewing new kitchen products
  • Great concept
  • Recipes
Cons:
  • No more magazine
  • Being ripped off not getting what i paid for
  • No communication whatsoever

Preferred solution: Leave it to the company to make things right or refund.

User's recommendation: If it’s still offered DO NOT BUY!

1 comment
Maiya Yqw

Same here. But I am looking them up because I want the no cook mozzarella pasta recipe.

It is so delicious. Do you remember it?

Robert W Dnq
map-marker California City, California

I was a lifetime member like to renew my membership

I was a lifetime member years ago and was wonder if you still have the same opportunities in the club. I was happy with my membership. I would like to renew my membership if this is still available for me to get. I lost most of my paperwork yet I googled the name and this address came up.
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Preferred solution: Rejoin the club

User's recommendation: I was happy being a customer for them

Joy T Ero
map-marker Vero Beach, Florida

Longtime lifetime member, since 2000. I did receive the pans ( after paying $387.00)! I received magazines, monthly, as expected, at first. Then,in 2005, or,so, bimonthly. Then, quarterly.

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Lifetime member since 2000.

Paid $387.00 for pans/membership. Received pans.

Great product.

Signed up to new product trials. Only got 2 trials. Though, I signed up EVERY month. Hmm.

Received monthly mags.

Yeah! UNTIL 2005. Then bimonthly. Again, hmm.

For 2 1/2 years. Then, with no notice, or, explanations, quarterly. !??!

Until, approximately 2007, or 2008, NOTHING! No magazines, no explanations, no refunds!

THIS IS NOT LIFETIME!

PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH A RESOLUTION.

Member # 201432** **469

Joy Thompson

1410 4th Ave

Vero Beach, FL. 32960

772 321 ****

Joytom@***.net or,

jthom3044@***.com

Please help me with an expeditious resolution.

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Loss:
$2000
Pros:
  • Excellent magazine
Cons:
  • Stopped receiving magazines benefits no refund or explanations
Joy T Ero
map-marker Vero Beach, Florida

Lifetime membership not being delivered

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Been a paid lifetime member since 2000 Good service for app 3 years Now NO DELIVERY OF MONTHLY MAGAZINE NO EXPLANATIONS NO REFUNDS N O T G O O D
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Loss:
$2000
Pros:
  • Excellent magazine
Cons:
  • 300 dollar lifetime member fee ripoff with no refund or notice

Preferred solution: Deliver product or service ordered

User's recommendation: AVOID AVOID AVOID

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