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  • Company

    cowling & wilcox

  • Description

    Cowling & Wilcox Ltd - Not Just a fine Art Shop. Supplier of Fine and Graphic Art Materials since 1960.

  • Address

    Unit 7a, CT3 Business Park Cooting Road CT33DW Aylesham

  • Website

    https://www.cowlingandwilcox.com

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Customers appreciate the fast service, extensive selection, and excellent quality of products offered by the brand, often remarking on good value and robust packaging.

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  • 5 / 5
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    Good products at good prices with quick delivery.

    Review of , following an experience of by SHERIDAN W.

  • 5 / 5
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    Good quality , great price , quick delivery.

    Review of , following an experience of by MICHAEL P.

  • 5 / 5
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    Excellent service πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

    Review of , following an experience of by ANNE B.

  • 5 / 5
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    Very good products at a resonable price. The website is easy to use and when I visit the shop the staff are very helpful.

    Review of , following an experience of by AUDREY K.

  • 4 / 5
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    Ordered on a Thursday arrived following Thursday... a bit disappointing as needed for art class on the Wednesday. Their was a Bank Holiday on the. Monday.

    Review of , following an experience of by ANNE E.

  • 5 / 5
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    Beautiful canvas. Very happy, would bye again.

    Review of , following an experience of by ANGIE K.

  • 4 / 5
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    Products arrived damaged due to poor packaging, however I contacted Megan from customer service and she was brilliant, she arranged for replacement products to be sent and passed on my feedback to the relevant department to make sure it doesn’t happen again. The replacement products arrived much better packaged and undamaged. This was my first time ordering from this company, although the products initially arrived damaged, due to the fantastic customer experience from Megan and how quickly the problem was rectified, I shall definitely be ordering again from Cowling & Wilcox! The products themselves are quality materials, reasonable prices and arrived quickly. Thank you again :)

    Review of , following an experience of by CAITLIN B.

  • 5 / 5
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    Always a pleasure to shop here, very quick delivery and stress-free.

    Review of , following an experience of by LINDSAY P.

  • 5 / 5
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    My order arrived on time and as described. It cost what the site said it would, was well packed and I’m happy with it.

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  • 5 / 5
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    A spplier of well priced art materials.

    Review of , following an experience of by DAVID A C.

  • 5 / 5
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    Found what I wanted quite easily colours just what I wanted

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  • 5 / 5
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    No issues with service or product.

    Review of , following an experience of by FRAZER L.

  • 5 / 5
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    Very good service

    Review of , following an experience of by SUSAN D.

  • 5 / 5
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    The site is easy to use & navigate, the order was dispatched very quickly and the customer service is first class. The order arrived without fuss and the quality of the product is excellent .

    Review of , following an experience of by BARRY G.

  • 5 / 5
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    Excellant service, product was well packaged.

    Review of , following an experience of by RODNEY S.

  • 3 / 5
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    The delivery was very disappointing. I ended up receiving it 6 days later than was originally promised. When it came one of tubs of paint had splurged out and covered the pot. Fortunately it was wrapped it bubble wrap so mess was contained but was annoying to clear up and a real waste of paint.

    Review of , following an experience of by RACHEL M.

    Answer by cowlingandwilcox.com
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    Thank you for taking the time to review us. I'm so sorry your delivery took so long to arrive. I can see we received your ordered on 20/08 and we despatched on the following day. So, it seems our Carrier let us both down on this occasion. I'm so sorry about this. I'm wondering if the Bank Holiday could have caused short term issues as we rarely have issues like this. I'm also disappointed to hear that one of your pots burst. As you can see, we try our best to protect our deliveries as we as we can. If you'd like us to replace the paint please contact us on admin@cowlings.com and we can send you a replacement. Once again, I'm sorry you had issues with your order. Kind regards Guy

  • 5 / 5
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    Good products at competitive prices, promptly delivered.

    Review of , following an experience of by ROY P.

  • 5 / 5
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    Good price, well packaged

    Review of , following an experience of by AILEEN B.

  • 4 / 5
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    All good

    Review of , following an experience of by PETER DOUGLAS S.

  • 5 / 5
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    Excellent Service. A3 mounts packaged well and delivery was very prompt.

    Review of , following an experience of by DAVID M.

  • 5 / 5
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    Easy to choose colours. Very satisfied with my order

    Review of , following an experience of by ROS K.

  • 5 / 5
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    Had everything I ordered and arrived on time thank you.

    Review of , following an experience of by COLIN P.

  • 5 / 5
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    good value and prompt delivery

    Review of , following an experience of by STAN G.

  • 5 / 5
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    Easy to order. Very good selection of paints (acrylic) that I needed for a new Art class. Price was very reasonable & the parcel was well packaged very prompt. I have (since then) ordered and received pastels. Again, excellent service quality

    Review of , following an experience of by MARY R.

  • 5 / 5
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    Excellent service & advice excellent art materials

    Review of , following an experience of by STEPHEN W.

  • 4 / 5
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    goods delivered quickly

    Review of , following an experience of by TONY C.

  • 5 / 5
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    Always quick delivery and never disappointed with packing

    Review of , following an experience of by TRACY H.

  • 5 / 5
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    Excellent shop. I'm a regular customer. Good customer service.

    Review of , following an experience of by ROY S.

  • 5 / 5
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    Great quality items and great delivery service. Thank you 5β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†

    Review of , following an experience of by MARK C.

  • 3 / 5
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    This was an interesting experience. I ordered 6 large table easels for an exhibition Im going to be taking part in. 4 of them arrived. On the day of the delivery I also received an order for some sun cream from Superdrug. I sent a message to Cowling and Wlicox expressing my displeasure at only receiving part of my order as I was in a rush to get the easels to get organised for the exhibition. I received in the reply that ide received 2 parcels that day and that surely the other parcel was teh extra 2 easels! The easel boxes are approx 2 feet long, whilst the superdrug box was less than half of that in length. It was at this point that I was tempted to ask the customer services woman if she'd played with the toy to fit the right shapes in the right holes as a toddler!! Fortunately I still had the superdrug box and it had superdrug printed on the outside so I sent scans proof that Ide paid for 6 easels. The 4 easels that had arrived. The superdrug parcel. The email of the parcel carrier saying theyd delivered the parcel from superdrug. With the photograph of the two parcels of different sizes and random holiday snaps in case they thought them relevant etc etc. At first the customer services said they would have to check their stock to see if they were two easels up!! And also explained they hadnt been able to see the label on the photograph provided by the courier, of the two parcels being delivered!! The fact that the superdrug parcel was completely the wrong shape seemed to have past her by!! To be fair, in the end they said they would send the missing two easels, which they did and I now have all six of my easels. Which is why Ive given them 3 stars. The fact that it was obvious that the two parcels contained completely different things and they still tried it on to say that theyd delivered all of the order to start with I think was taking the **** tbh. I was going to contact them to suggest they start training staff by getting them to fit the appropriate shape in the appropriate holes so as this "mistake" wouldnt happen again. So yep if you do order from them, keep photies and records of everything so you can prove your case if there are any mix ups!!

    Review of , following an experience of by BARBARA H.

    Answer by cowlingandwilcox.com
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    Hello, Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We understand how frustrating it must have been to face this mix-up, especially with an exhibition approaching. We appreciate your detailed feedback and are glad to hear that you eventually received all of your easels. Your insights will help us improve our service. Best regards. cowlingandwilcox.com team

  • 5 / 5
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    Arrived in 4 days & I was very happy with my order of Pit Pens at sale prices. The only thing was, I tried to redeem Β£3 worth of points, but it wasn’t taken off. Probably my fault as I’m not great with technology. Anyway, thanks for a good transaction

    Review of , following an experience of by ELAINE A.

  • 5 / 5
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    Great item, great price, fast delivery!

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  • 5 / 5
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    Great range of products, some really good value options and good service both in store and with delivery. Thank you!

    Review of , following an experience of by KATE M.

  • 5 / 5
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    Perfect for artists, reasonably priced art materials.

    Review of , following an experience of by RAYHANA H.

  • 4 / 5
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    It was the first time using this art website and I was attracted by the free postage with an order over Β£50.00. I made a mistake ordering the wrong product but would like to comment that it would be beneficial to see on the outside front cover that the product is 100% cotton, which is what I wanted. However the hot pressed paper I chose was not clearly marked and I assumed it was a cotton product.

    Review of , following an experience of by HILARY M.

  • 5 / 5
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    Once you received my order for three sketch books your response was fast. The delivery was fast. The price reasonable. I was totally impressed and I am now one of your happy customers. Thank you.

    Review of , following an experience of by AUDREY C.

  • 5 / 5
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    Great product, thank you 😊

    Review of , following an experience of by IRINA B.

  • 5 / 5
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    I love this concertina pocket book. It looks s just the right size for recording a short holiday or memorable family break.

    Review of , following an experience of by JANET G.

  • 5 / 5
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    Great discounts, huge variety. They are great, my package was lost by Royal Mail. Upon informing C&W, they promptly sent me a replacement. I am so happy to have received the watercolour pad, and other material and can't start using them.

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  • 5 / 5
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    We have been very pleased with deliveries from this company. It has excellent products and its deliveries are fast and well packed. I love the variety of items to choose from and it is easy to place orders, all from the comfort of home.

    Review of , following an experience of by SNEZANA F.

  • 5 / 5
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    Orders are dispatched quickly and really well packed.

    Review of , following an experience of by CAROLE H.

  • 5 / 5
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    Great service. Thank you.

    Review of , following an experience of by JACK R.

  • 5 / 5
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    Excellent range of art supplies. Prompt delivery

    Review of , following an experience of by DAVID T.

  • 5 / 5
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    Very easy site to navigate and to order. Great communication. Dispatch was very quick and items arrived when expected. Unfortunately the end of one of the brushes had broken off during transit but as it was long handled I was able to cut it off, it has not affected the use of the paintbrush, very minor so didn't feel the need to complain. I have used this company a few times and I am always satisfied. The products are of high quality. I would not go anywhere else for my art products. I would highly recommend cowling and wilcox

    Review of , following an experience of by JULIE L.

  • 5 / 5
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    Very good

    Review of , following an experience of by SUSAN Y.

  • 5 / 5
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    Excellent supplier of great quality materials

    Review of , following an experience of by ASNAT D.

  • 5 / 5
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    Great communication and price. Arrived well packaged

    Review of , following an experience of by CARL E.

  • 5 / 5
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    I found the site easy to navigate from start to finish. And was kept informed of delivery status.

    Review of , following an experience of by MARK A.

  • 5 / 5
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    wanted an easel for a while, saw this one in the sale had to have it at that price,

    Review of , following an experience of by KEITH M.

  • 5 / 5
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    I have ordered products from Cowling & Wilcox on a number of occasions. Ordering has always easy. Products have always been of a good quality and very reasonably priced.

    Review of , following an experience of by NEIL G.

  • 5 / 5
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    Very friendly & helpful excellent to deal with great service

    Review of , following an experience of by STEPHEN W.

  • 4 / 5
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    As advertised delivered in time

    Review of , following an experience of by NICOLA W.

  • 5 / 5
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    Excellent products, better than I thought they would be, great value for money, and a reasonable time to wait for delivery

    Review of , following an experience of by SARAH B.

  • 5 / 5
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    Arrived promptly and product very good.

    Review of , following an experience of by ROSEMARY Y.

  • 5 / 5
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    Comprehensive offering of products, and found the website was easy to navigate. Also, it was easy to use filters to hone in on what I was interested in.

    Review of , following an experience of by PAUL B.

  • 3 / 5
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    Honestly the dispatch and delivery was the slowest I have experienced in a long time. The products are as to be expected but if you need anything quickly this would be an issue.

    Review of , following an experience of by DANIEL M.

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    Hi Thank you for leaving a review for us but, to be honest, we're a bit baffled. I've looked into your order and can see you ordered on the 28th July. The order was dispatched on the 30th July and then delivered by RM on the 2nd August (a Saturday). According to our records, there were no delays at all. I also can't see you contacting us at all with any concerns. Can you please clarify where the issues were? Kind regards Guy

    Answer by Daniel M.
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    I have ordered supplies from too many companies to count and the vast majority dispatch same day if ordered before 2pm (or around then) and if not it’s next day. Two days to dispatch a product is slow compared with your competition (at least from my experience). It’s not a huge criticism but it would be enough for me to shop at another company. I did contact you by telephone and it was on the 30th when the product was dispatched as I was starting to wonder if the order had been received as I did not receive a confirmation email either.

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    Ah, I see. Thanks for letting me know. We do often send out next day, if not same day but Monday (the day you ordered) is often our busiest day due to the buildup of orders over the weekend. I also notice you ordered after 2pm on a Monday so this would have made it even harder for us to send out so quickly. If you'd have ordered a little later in the week I'm sure there would have been no issue. I can fully understand that if you're used to receiving goods quickly it would have been frustrating. We'll continue to work on our shipping and thank you for your valuable feedback.

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    Good to know for the future. Have a great day!

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  • 3 / 5
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    you have to know what you want to buy, speculatively selected products might be a problem if you need to return. i.e. known brands no issue, but taster purchases might be. I tried the return process its pretty much non communative - be prepared to write the product cost off.

    Review of , following an experience of by JOHN F.

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    Thank you for taking the time to review us. I've looked into your order for you and I've found out you did a return request and asked us to cover postage for damaged goods but there were no images attached to show anything was damaged. We then emailed you to ask for photos to show damage/fault but we've received no response. We also offered to send replacements instead of return labels if you'd still like the goods but again no reply. I think we've been fully fair and have fully followed (if not going further) our T&Cs. You're very welcome to return goods but they would be at your expense if there is no damage. Also, if convenient, you can view all of our goods in our 4 shops. If I can help further, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Kind regards Guy.

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    I dont wish to get into a fighting match, I did reply with photos on the day i got the photo request. I've had no contact from you since that photo request. As far as I'm concerned I've written off the purchase it wasn't a lot of money. The warping has flattened out to a greater extent - It just was a disapointing purchase. The paint element was very good.

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  • 5 / 5
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    Quick despatch and fast delivery

    Review of , following an experience of by MIA G.

  • 5 / 5
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    The site was easy to navigate, it was a one stop shop for the materials I needed which were offered at a great price. Placing the order was straight forward and they arrived promptly. I was very happy with the service and will shop here again

    Review of , following an experience of by A H J.

  • 5 / 5
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    I’ve been a customer now on many occasions. Their site is really easy to navigate in what you want, and their prices are the better compared to others I’ve looked at. Their delivery charges are on the excessive side, especially if you only need a couple of paints or brushes. I think a more varied postage would be advantageous, for me, anyway, rather than having a standard charge. But for Artist materials they’re the number one, for prices, quality and quantity. If you’re an artist like me, I would highly recommend you shop here. You save money, and I’m never disappointed. Just try to buy a few things at a time, as the postage can be expensive. I love shopping here. Highly recommended! So check them out. Oh! They’re always having some discounted offers too. I rate them a 5 star without any hesitation.

    Review of , following an experience of by GRAHAM R.

  • 5 / 5
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    Excellent value and fast shipping.

    Review of , following an experience of by ANNABEL D.

  • 5 / 5
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    Good transaction speedy delivery would recommend

    Review of , following an experience of by JANE B.

  • 5 / 5
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    Wonderful quality sketchbooks

    Review of , following an experience of by ROWAN L.

  • 5 / 5
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    always love new stuff to use for my art

    Review of , following an experience of by SANDIE T.

  • 5 / 5
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    Fab service

    Review of , following an experience of by LYNNE M.

  • 4 / 5
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    Prefer delivered on yome.Sketchbook and pencils fine.

    Review of , following an experience of by IAN S.

  • 5 / 5
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    Great price, well packaged, timely delivery,….

    Review of , following an experience of by RIEL N.

  • 5 / 5
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    Great service, one of my top two places to shop for art supplies, quick delivery and everything was well packed.

    Review of , following an experience of by ANDRIY S.

  • 5 / 5
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    A vast range of individual coloured pastels which are hard to find and really easy to find the colours required . Customer service was excellent when one item wasn't available.

    Review of , following an experience of by CAROLE K.

  • 5 / 5
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    easy ordering

    Review of , following an experience of by ROBIN H.

  • 5 / 5
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    Very efficient

    Review of , following an experience of by HEATHER S.

  • 5 / 5
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    Amazing value. I got so much for such a good price and everything seems to be great quality.

    Review of , following an experience of by MEGAN M.

  • 5 / 5
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    Great value for quality paint. Issue with delivery company quickly sorted after an email to c &w and delivery following day

    Review of , following an experience of by VERONICA W.

  • 5 / 5
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    Cowling & Wilcox have an excellent range of quality materials at competitive prices, quick and secure delivery. Excellent.

    Review of , following an experience of by ANN A.

  • 5 / 5
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    Cowling & Wilcox always have decent Art materials at decent prices and all are good quality. Their delivery from placing an order to delivery is always spot on, as is their information from initial purchase right up to delivery.

    Review of , following an experience of by NEIL B.

  • 5 / 5
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    Great service provided by the team. Attention to details and to me as a client.

    Review of , following an experience of by SVETLANA P.

  • 5 / 5
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    I had a problem ordering online on a Sunday evening, when the helpline was unavailable. However, when I reordered on the weekday I had no problem and when I flagged up the problem I had experienced, the help team were most helpful. Thank you.

    Review of , following an experience of by IRENE J.

  • 5 / 5
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    greta service, super fast delivery

    Review of , following an experience of by GUSTAVO O.

  • 5 / 5
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    EXCELENT service very helpful staff all the best to all at Cowling & Wilcox highly recommend their staff

    Review of , following an experience of by STEPHEN W.

  • 5 / 5
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    Easy ordering, prompt delivery, good prices

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  • 4 / 5
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    The site was easy to use and find what I was looking for.

    Review of , following an experience of by CHRISTINE R.

  • 5 / 5
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    Good stock and good offers

    Review of , following an experience of by PERRY T.

  • 5 / 5
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    I am very pleased with the special elevated art board. It appears to be of very good quality, sturdy & well made. I have particularly bought it to use at one of the Art Cubs I belong to, as it will save carrying a bulky easel to elevate my usual art board. I cannot as yet comment on the tracing paper as I haven't yet tried it yet. Overall I am very satisfied with this purchase, & will buy from this firm again.

    Review of , following an experience of by CAROL B.

  • 4 / 5
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    Good value , packaging nearly always damaged though , maybe in transit

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  • 5 / 5
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    Excellent service and very good value for money. Will definitely use again.

    Review of , following an experience of by LESLEY S.

  • 4 / 5
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    great. I would expect the delivery to be little faster. Rest was excellent.

    Review of , following an experience of by POONAM S.

  • 5 / 5
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    Brilliant service and fantastic quality art gear!! Thanks 5β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†

    Review of , following an experience of by MARK C.

  • 5 / 5
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    Well packed and delivered on time. Thank you

    Review of , following an experience of by SANDRA P.

  • 5 / 5
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    Excellent product, speedy delivery. Well done, would recommend this company.

    Review of , following an experience of by JENNIFER H.

  • 5 / 5
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    Vey good service and products .

    Review of , following an experience of by PAULA K.

  • 5 / 5
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    Good pricing, great service and good delivery time for free delivery, arrived well packaged and in pristine condition.

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  • 5 / 5
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    As always, great choice and value; easy to order, speedy delivery.

    Review of , following an experience of by MARLENE T.

  • 5 / 5
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    greattop quali

    Review of , following an experience of by CHRIS P.

  • 5 / 5
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    Order arrived promptly and well packaged. C&W have a great website with very competitive pricing and loads of products for all disciplines.

    Review of , following an experience of by DAWN W.

  • 5 / 5
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    Good communications and fast delivery

    Review of , following an experience of by ROBERT W.

  • 5 / 5
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    The items arrived safely in good time, and were a reasonable price compared with some other sources. All good, I’ll be back!

    Review of , following an experience of by CAROLE W.

  • 5 / 5
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    Quick turnaround, good price.

    Review of , following an experience of by DR ELIZABETH M.

  • 5 / 5
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    Beautifully packaged first class materials. Win win. Thankyou Cowling and Wilcox.

    Review of , following an experience of by SAVA K.

  • 5 / 5
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    Excellent service. Good products.

    Review of , following an experience of by PAM W.

  • 5 / 5
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    Always well packed.

    Review of , following an experience of by PHILIP P.

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