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Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I would not do business with this company. They have the worst return policy of any company that I have ever done business wit. Be warned and take your business elsewhere.

Date of experience: June 15, 2021
Web A. WebstaurantStore Rep
over a year old

Thank you for your review, James. We do put our return policy on our website for all customers to view. This can be found here: https://www.webstaurantstore.com/policies.html#Returns_Policy. The reason that we charge a restocking fee is to keep costs, and ultimately our prices, down for our customers. When you buy from a company that has no restocking fees, you pay for returns that the company handles, indirectly, through higher prices. There are a lot of costs associated with processing an order, as well as returning an order. Most companies do build it into their initial pricing, but we try to charge it only when it is needed. If you have any questions about this process, please let us know.

Texas
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Purchased some shoes as a Xmas gift for someone 12/17. Asked for an RMA return to exchange for a slight shoe size modification THREE days after Xmas - needed the shoe a half size smaller. THEY REFUSED TO EXCHANGE THEM! Who does that! You cannot stay in business if you refuse to help people get what they want AND keep their money when they get something they do not want. You should not sell clothing of ANY kind if you refuse to accommodate sizing adjustments after the sale. These people are ridiculous! Buyer beware!

Date of experience: December 30, 2016
Web A. WebstaurantStore Rep
over a year old

Thank you for the feedback and we are very sorry the size didn't work. We are a wholesaler geared towards bulk ordering from businesses and pride ourselves in our low pricing. However, in order to maintain this low pricing, we don't have an exchange process. In the event of a standard return, the item would need to be sent back, and a restocking fee is deducted from the return credit for the added service of processing an item back into stock. If we did not have a restocking fee our prices would need to be higher in order to absorb the added cost. We certainly understand your return situation wasn't ideal, but we hope that our low prices will make it worth trying us again in the future. If there are any questions about an item that we sell, we are more than happy to answer them so that a return can be avoided. We can be reached at help@webstaurantstore.com.

Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Worst company
April 26, 2019

I bought 3 item 30 years ago. Just received 2.
I missing 1 Vollrath ******* and my Gran Open is TODAY.
I feel obliged to pass the case on to a lawyer
Be careful with this company

Date of experience: April 26, 2019
Web A. WebstaurantStore Rep
over a year old

Thank you for your review, Lyliane. I am sorry to hear that one of the items that you had ordered has not delivered! We are happy to look into this for you, but I am unable to locate the order without your order number, email address or information used to place your order but if the Vollrath item is still missing, please reach out to us at Help@WebstaurantStore.com and put it to the attention of Emily A.

GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Defective Item Never Worked
March 16, 2022

I purchased a pizza oven, however, it never worked! It was defective from the beginning. It never cooked my pizza. It claims it would go up to 575, and never did. There was a problem with the top and bottom elements, it just would not get hot enough to cook my pizza. I'm not referring to a frozen pizza either. I went on the website in hopes of getting a return label to send it back, but they would not allow me a return label. I chatted with customer service, and they did not send me a label either. They were trying to assess the problem, and was my concern legitimate. My concern is real especially since I paid a great deal for the pizza oven. I feel as though the store's efforts are to make as much money as possible, even if it means evading a customer so as not to render a refund. I don't know what to do. There is no customer service number to call, only chat, and it is very insufficient. They do not resolve your problem! The fact that there is not a customer service line you can call in regard to an order especially if you have problems, should say a- lot. To a GREAT extent this is scamming the consumer out of their hard earned money. You have not responded to me, when I needed a return label, it was not supplied, and the chat never chatted back in respect of my order
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Date of experience: March 16, 2022
Web A. WebstaurantStore Rep
over a year old

Thank you for your review, Donna! I am sorry to hear that your pizza oven is not working properly. For anything that may be defective, we would refer you to the warranty of the product. All warranties are through the manufacturer, as WebstaurantStore does not hold any warranties. Our Customer Solutions team will typically start by trying to get some information about the problem to see how we can assist you. We may also provide you with the manufacturer contact information so that you can reach out to them directly to get the issue resolved under warranty. If this is still an ongoing issue, please reach out to help@webstaurantstore.com and we will be happy to assist!

Idaho
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Webstaurant Is The Worse
December 4, 2020

I had heard of people having issues with this company before I ordered one case of Amoroso rolls to see if what I heard was true. Unfortunately, what I heard is true. On Sunday, November 29,2020 I ordered one case instead of of the 5 my business needed.
I chatted everyday for 4 days and each chat the different reps assured me that my order was being loaded on the truck. The conversation dialogue was almost verbatim of the previous conversation. Like they were reading from a script.
However, I would log into my account every few hours only to find the order was still in "Processing."

I had taken screenshots of each chat after finishing explaining that I would post them everywhere possible. What turned out to be my final chat last evening, December 3,2021 I asked the rep. Kelsey to please cancel my order. She replied that by saying, "we don't cancel orders here"

This morning December 4,2021 I woke up at 6:30 and immediately checked my account to find my order had shipped via FedEx minutes before.
I will never return to this business again. I suggest you to stay 100% clear.

Date of experience: December 4, 2020
Web A. WebstaurantStore Rep
over a year old

Thank you for your review, Rich. While I could not locate your order with the information provided, I am sorry to hear that you did not have a good experience and that your order was not able to be canceled. Registered customers are able to cancel their orders on their own within the first 15 minutes of the order being placed. If an order is too far along in the processing stage and is being packaged and loaded onto the truck, we are not able to cancel that order. If you have any questions about this process, please let us know.

Massachusetts
3 reviews
7 helpful votes
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I run a youth baseball league and have tried Webstaurant twice for different products. The first time I had to cancel the order after two weeks of fighting with them back and forth about a product that was never delivered as promised. Second time I am having the same problem and I am about to cancel my order again. NEVER USE THIS STORE, THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE CUSTOMERS AND THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS ARE RUDE!

Date of experience: May 3, 2016
Pennsylvania
1 review
1 helpful vote
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All they wanna do is send you a 3rd party company that fixes your equipment. Takes weeks for them to come. Then all of a sudden it's out of warranty... they are the worst buy elsewhere

Date of experience: March 7, 2020
Web A. WebstaurantStore Rep
over a year old

Thank you for your review, Dave. When an item is defective or there is an issue with its workmanship, the resolution will be provided through the item’s warranty, which is listed on the item’s page. When an item has a warranty provided directly through the manufacturer, the defect or the issue with workmanship will need to be resolved by the manufacturer. I was not able to locate the order with the information provided, but if you can send an email regarding this to help@webstaurantstore.com and put it to the attention of Cassandra B, I can look into this for you further.

Pennsylvania
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I ordered two products on June 10th with next day delivery. On June 11th at 4:00 pm they had not arrived. I contacted Webstraunt and CS told me they would be delivered on the 12th- two day delivery. I paid for one day delivery. They would not have given me a refund if I would not have checked into the delivery status. I will buy locally from now on.

Date of experience: June 11, 2020
Web A. WebstaurantStore Rep
over a year old

Thank you for your review, George. I apologize that your expedited order arrived late. In that scenario, we would definitely refund you the difference in the shipping charges since you paid for a service that was not provided. We do ask that customer monitor tracking and let us know about any issues or errors that occur in transit so we can take care of it promptly for you. If you have any further questions or concerns regarding this, please contact us at help@webstaurantstore.com.

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I rely in WebstaurantStore for my Personal Chef business. They always have the item I am looking for or a great subtitute to get the job done. The pricing is more than fair as well.

Date of experience: July 19, 2020
Web A. WebstaurantStore Rep
over a year old

Thank you for your review, Karla. I am glad that you have been able to find the products that you need on our website. If you have any questions or need assistance, please feel free to contact us at help@webstaurantstore.com.

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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We have been searching for this type of spatula for a while now. I'm glad I found it here. And we just hope it is what we have been looking for. Here is to hoping fingers crossed.

Date of experience: October 9, 2020
Web A. WebstaurantStore Rep
over a year old

Thank you for the review, Dan. We are glad that you were able to finally find what you have been looking for and that it ended up being on our site! If you have any questions or need assistance, please let us know.

California
1 review
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Awesome
October 2, 2020

They have a variety of merchandise and different sizes. Ordering is fast and easy. The shipping cost was a little too much thou. Other than that the store is highly recommended.

Date of experience: October 1, 2020
Web A. WebstaurantStore Rep
over a year old

Thank you for your review, Manuel. We are glad that you have enjoyed our website and the products. Unlike most wholesalers, we do not include the price of shipping into the pricing of our items. This way, we can offer the lowest possible prices for all of our customers. This does mean we put the full shipping amount on at the end. Typically, the more products you purchase, the better your shipping rate becomes for each individual item. If you have any questions about this or any other processes, just email help@webstaurantstore.com and we will be happy to help.

New York
1 review
4 helpful votes
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STAY AWAY!
March 8, 2018

I love shopping online and I dealt with hundreds of companies in my lifetime. Never in my life have I ever came across a company like The Webstaurant Store. An online Store from HELL, customer service probably got their training from Satan himself. Bought a large item from them and got a used item, I tried to get a replacement or refund but got nowhere with the customer service from HELL. They wanted to charge a restocking fee and shipping to return the item back to them. They wouldn't even give me a refund for the lousy piece of crap they sent to me. This is a warning to anyone thinking about buying from The Webstaurant Store, please STAY AWAY!

Date of experience: March 8, 2018
Web A. WebstaurantStore Rep
over a year old

Thank you for your review, Anthony. I am sorry to hear that your experience was not as positive as it should have been when ordering from us and working with our Customer Solutions department. All of our products are sold as new but without information to review your order such as the order number or email address used to place the order, I cannot speak specifically to what happened, but we would like to review this instance with you. Please reach back out to us at help@webstaurantstore.com so we can look into this further with you.

California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Non-returnable junk.
December 4, 2019

Ordered a stainless sink and faucet combo. Initially the sink arrived accompanied by two boxes of cake boxes, but no faucet. The first few emails to customer service resulted in them being incredulous that I actually did not order cake boxes. I even had to send photos of the boxes and shipping labels to get them to agree to take them back. Sink arrived in a mess of cardboard pieces taped together- no real shipping box. Upon opening, it was corroded. Real stainless steel corroded? I had to have multiple emails to different customer service persons each time, explaining the problem and ultimately had to send photos of the damage. They finally agreed to take back the sink but refuse to take back the faucet without a re-stocking charge. I don't need a faucet for a sink that I am sending back! I asked why they will not provide a phone number to call instead of doing emails to multiple persons. The answer was; "We are a web-based company." That means what? That you have a website? Big F' ing deal. Everyone has a website, and a phone too. They just don't want to make it too easy for you to reach them.

Date of experience: December 4, 2019
Web A. WebstaurantStore Rep
over a year old

Thank you for your review, Edward. I am sorry to hear that you are unhappy with the experience of purchasing a sink and a faucet from us. When an incorrect item is received, we ask that a picture be sent so that we can confirm the item that was sent incorrectly and be able to relay this information accurately to the warehouse so that this does not continue to happen. Since we are unable to see that item in person, we request a photo to have the issue taken care of right away and correctly resolved. When items arrive in a defective or damaged condition, we do like to receive photos of this as well so that we can improve how items are packaged so that damage does not occur in the future, to be able to provide manufacturers proof of a defect, and so that we know how best to resolve the situation with you.

Since we do work as a team in our customer service, you can sometimes talk with multiple people, but all interactions and emails with you are noted on the order in question so that we are able to read through it completely and know what the next step to assist should be. We are a completely e-commerce business, so our main source of communication with customers is via chat or email, but we do also have customer service phone as well. If you would rather talk through a concern instead of emailing or chatting with us through the site, our number can be found when going through the checkout process, or by typing "Phone Number" into our search bar.

As for the faucet, since there was not a defect like the sink, it would be considered a standard return with a restocking fee and return shipping cost associated with it since we do treat each item individually. I do understand your frustration and I would be happy to see if we have other resolutions available for you if you reach out to us at Help@WebstaurantStore.com with your order number and put it to the attention of Emily A.

Arizona
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Just don't bother
November 1, 2019

There's no sense in writing things that have already been reported. Bottom line, company could care less. If a company has delivery and customer service issues time and time again it's time to hurt them where it matters. Subpar delivery and customer service is not acceptable. This company has very bad reviews and that hasn't changed. It's a good thing that I'll waste more time to let people know and hopefully they will loose business as a result. In this day and age customer retention is important and if you don't care, and clearly they don't, then their bottom line, sales, profit, should hurt them. BUYER BEWARE, DO YOU WANT TO GET A GOOD PRODUCT AT A GOOD PRICE ONLY TO HAVE IT NOT SHOW UP, PUTTING YOU IN THE POSITION TO UPSET YOUR CUSTOMERS? I DONT THINK SO. SO THINK TWICE BEFORE DOING BUSINESS WITH A COMPANY THAT NEEDS TO TIGHTEN UP THEIR ACT. Don't LET THEIR BAD SERVICE IMPACT YOUR CUSTOMERS.

Date of experience: November 1, 2019
Web A. WebstaurantStore Rep
over a year old

Thank you for your review, Linnea. I am sorry to hear that you have been so unhappy with the deliveries and customer service. While we do our best to provide estimates for delivery of orders, we are unable to provide guarantees unless expedited shipping is ordered, but delays can happen in transit. I was able to locate your order, and I do see that you notified us on 10/30 (Wednesday) that you were missing some items. At that point we had requested further information regarding which tracking number you had received, so that we could contact the carrier and start a trace for the missing items. Once additional information was provided, a trace was started, and the carrier typically has 48-72 hours to complete their investigation. We do have to do this so that the carrier knows of the issue and if they are able to locate the shipment near you, they can have it delivered faster than we could have it shipped to you. As of 11/1 (Friday), we went ahead and reshipped you the missing items before the carrier was able to complete their investigation as an exception as we wanted to resolve this for you. Please feel free to contact us at Help@Webstaurantstore.com if you have any further questions or concerns.

Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I place an order ( #*******) and pay next day delivery on 08/20/20 and 5 days later I find out that they haven't not even give my package to UPS and every time I contacted them they keep giving me false hope that was UPS not delivering and when I contacted UPS the confirmed that not package was received and all webstaurant did was created a shipping label and never give package to UPS.
SO PLEASE FUTURE VICTIMS DONT PURCHASE FROM THIS STORE!

Date of experience: August 25, 2020
Web A. WebstaurantStore Rep
over a year old

Thank you for your review, Noe. We were sorry to hear that you had not received this order, let alone not receiving it next day as ordered. It appeared that the carrier had lost the shipment, and we have refunded you in full for this order. If you have any further questions, please reach out to help@webstaurantstore.com and our team will be happy to assist you.

California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Thieves!
September 1, 2023

I cannot reach an adult,I believe this company to be a fraud,I'm $500 out of pocket,my Amazon Visa will not help me? I'll fight it until I get my damn refund, fn assh****

Date of experience: September 1, 2023
Web A. WebstaurantStore Rep
over a year old

Thank you for your review Brant, and I am sorry to hear about your situation! If you have any additional questions please feel free to live chat with us, or you can email us at help@webstaurantstore.com.

Indiana
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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FRYERS ARE JUNK
June 24, 2021

I ordered two fryers from this company in October. My food truck wasn't finished being built until JUNE 1st. I had been using only one fryer due to a propane regulator issue. After I bought the right regulator I could use both fryers. I hooked both fryers up the night before last. The fryer that I hadnt even used AT ALL CAUGHT ON FIRE... I used it literally 3 hours and it was up in flames! I contacted the company and they pretty much said suck it up SO BUYER BEWARE!

Date of experience: June 24, 2021
Web A. WebstaurantStore Rep
over a year old

Thank you for your review, Brenda! I am sorry to hear that the 2nd unit is not working properly. These units have a 6 month warranty from the date of delivery for commercial locations, and only a 30 day warranty if installed in a food truck. As the items were delivered on 10/28, the warranty would have expired on 11/28/2020 for a foodtruck, or 4/28/2021 for commercial locations. The warranty can be found here: https://cdnimg.webstaurantstore.com/documents/pdf/warranty/main_street_equipment_fryer_6_month_warranty.pdf. Because this product is out of warranty, you will need to have a technician in your area fix the unit. If you have any questions about this process, please let us know.

New York
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Great stuff! These things have been such a pain in the the butt and have kept me from enjoying the yard. Well, its "Great to know there's something out to kill these evil bastards.

Date of experience: May 14, 2020
Web A. WebstaurantStore Rep
over a year old

Thank you for your review, WIlliam. I'm glad you were able to find a product to help you enjoy your yard. If you have any more questions or comments, please don't hesitate to reach out to us via Help@Webstaurantstore.com.

California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Delighted
November 9, 2019

Happy with the price and shipping
Love the variety of products being offered.
I will highly recommend this website as it is one of the best links I found
Will use it again for my future engagements

Date of experience: November 7, 2019
Web A. WebstaurantStore Rep
over a year old

Thank you for your review, Margarita! I am happy to hear that you were able to get a variety of products that you needed at a great price and with fast shipping. We truly appreciate your business and positive feedback and we look forward to working with you in the future. If you ever have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at Help@WebstaurantStore.com.

Indiana
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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Their products do not match what it says on the website. When you want to return it, they stiff you with a hefty "restocking fee" as well as return postage.

Date of experience: March 31, 2017

Overview

WebstaurantStore has a rating of 1.9 stars from 851 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with WebstaurantStore most frequently mention customer service, credit card and return shipping. WebstaurantStore ranks 25th among Restaurant Supply sites.

service
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value
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shipping
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returns
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quality
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