SimplyCook Reviews

Name: SimplyCook
Rating: 1.86

1.9 Rating 50 Reviews

22 %

of reviewers recommend SimplyCook

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SimplyCook 2 star review on 15th March 2024

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SimplyCook 1 star review on 27th October 2020

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Signed up for a free box, just seen today they are trying to take £12 when i know i cancelled the membership. Even have proof i've cancelled. I'll get the money back from my credit card company, but wow what thieving tw*ts they are.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Difficult to cancel after starting the trial. You have to wait seven days after which you forget. No reminder the next box is coming. Very scammy simply explained”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Total scammers!!!!! Be warned!!! Can’t get in touch with them!!! Called my bank .. they can’t stopped them. I never authorised them .. it was a promotional thing on my gym app. Just pay postage for £1 and get a box free. After that they keep taking money from my account. Please stay away from this company!!! I’m so angry!!”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Would give it no stars... Never signed up for this and now they are trying to charge £10.99”

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Posted 1 year ago

“I ordered a sample box online and decided not to subscribe. I did not set up an account login as it was simply a single order. Subsequently I was bombarded with marketing emails without having subscribed - I managed to get these stopped. Less than 1 month later my credit was charged as if I had subscribed. I had to write to hello@simplycook.com and demand a refund and the deletion of my credit card details. I also managed to get logged on to an account set up in my name by following a "Forgotten password" dialogue and cancelled all future deliveries. I am very unhappy with, what I consider to be, the underhanded sales and marketing practices of Simply Cook.”

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Posted 10 months ago

“Same as everyone else who had reviewed- I wished I had seen these before signing up for the £1 free trial. Their app and website are designed BADLY (deliberately?) to not include tracking of your orders, no way to see your subscriptions, but super easy to click what to add to your next boxes, which is extremely confusing (by design I guess) that you can’t know if you’ve ordered the free trial, or like I did- added repeated order because there isn’t any confirmation on app/ website or email. I only realized when my card was charged £.9.99, I blocked it immediately and wrote an email to Simply Cook. They replied and told me what I have done- and said I can keep the second box with 50% refund. Or that I can return the box via Royal Mail which I’ll have to pay postage. I don’t think they are scammers but their website and app design really need to be improved and more user friendly or else it’s hard to think it’s not done deliberately to get people charged for service they didn’t want. Very disappointing and frustrating experience. Will not continue.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“They have fraudulent practices as I received an unauthorised charge for a box without having subscribed to one or even picking a subscription let alone recipes. I've tried getting in touch with them and they have not responded to my email either. I will now have to contact my bank to decline any charges from this company in the future.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“I am disgusted. Simply Cook send fresh produce including meat via royal mail. My box has not arrived after 3 days and I was told to wait 3-5 WORKING days for delivery from date of dispatch. This is disgusting. Would you leave a packet of chicken in a box for 5 days then cook and eat it?... I will be throwing the whole lot in the bin. And most certainly won't use you again”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Difficult to cancel after starting trial. You have to wait seven days after which you forget. No reminder the next box is coming. Very scammy.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“I received a box. Basically just some sauces. Not impressed. Also, I read stuff to check for any hidden subscriptions and I have no idea how I missed this one. It all seemed a bit underhanded. I honestly think the only way they make money is through this sneaky subcription which I think is pathetic.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“I would advise people who subscribed to the simply cook scam to contact there bank like I did and get the scammers blocked from accessing there bank accounts & from being able to take direct debits .you cant cancel the subscription because they are theiving scammers. Who ask you to pay £1 postage for the free pk of ingredients and recipes to get your bank details. Then set up a direct debit to steal your money from the card used to pay the £1 postage and falsely sign you up to simply cook subscription so they can keep taking money from.the card you used to pay the £1 postage with. They didnt succeed with me because I immediately rang my bank who immediately blocked simply cook from accessing my bank account and from being able to take any money and scam me.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“SCAM!!!! AVOID THIS COMPANY”

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Posted 2 years ago

“SCAM!! Impossible to cancel after they falsely subscribed me when I ordered a free box. Will be taking further action. They say to email to cancel, but no replies. DO NOT SUBSCRIBE!!!!!!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“If you think this is a recipe box its not. Very deceptive and also very hard to cancel. Horrible people horrible company looking to make a quick buck. Avoid them.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“SimplyCook has been a great way for me and my boyfriend to learn how to cook. It is expensive for what it is at 9.99, but I got a £1 box trial, then I paused my subscription and gave free boxes to friends - each time a friend uses the code for a free box, you get a free box also. The meals are fantastic, and they have a wide choice of recipes, from all types of cuisine. My code is https://simplycook.com/invite/BR8801 for anyone who wants to try a free trial. It's fairly simple to pause the subscription rather than cancel, so you can always pause initially while you sort out the cancellation.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Best thing I have ever signed up for! Trial Box for £1 Very impressed with all the recipes I have tried so far ! Especially the Vietnamese Pork mmmmmm If you'd like a £1 trial box (4 recipe's) Try this code: PCVPVM”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I have all the herbs and spices in my kitchen Only tried it because it was a gift voucher, now they have taken 10 pounds from my account without any notice or any communication. Scam if you ask me. I'm going to see how "SIMPLE" it is to get my refund.”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

“I wish I read the reviews before I ordered the £1 trial. I now think this company is dodgy. They took £1 from both myself and a friend and we’ve never received our orders. Imagine they must be doing this to thousands of people. Imagine the money they’re raking in without shipping our orders. Definitely steer clear of them.”

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Posted 2 weeks ago

“SimplyCook asks people to pay £1 for delivery to get a free sample, and then once the payment has been processed they tell you that the box is on the way and that you have now committed to regular deliveries with SimplyCook just sending random stuff if you don't order anything. And when cancelling the regular delivery SimplyCook then tells you that the initial offer to try a box is not anymore available.”