Cook's Illustrated: I liked Cooks Illustrated magazine but decided...
A Cook's Illustrated customer review by GetHuman user ~Jerry from November 12th, 2017
Background on ~Jerry's case
GetHuman: ~Jerry - can you tell our other Cook's Illustrated customers when your case took place?
~Jerry: Yeah. It was late at night, on November 2nd.
GetHuman: Did you reach out to Cook's Illustrated, and if so, how?
GetHuman: And which of these common Cook's Illustrated customer issues best describes the reason you wanted to talk to them?
(Shows ~Jerry a list of common Cook's Illustrated problems)
~Jerry: "None of those really matches why I wanted to call Cook's Illustrated that day." was why I was trying to call.
~Jerry's review of Cook's Illustrated customer service
GetHuman: So how would you sum up your experience for GetHuman's Cook's Illustrated customer community? We'll censor any IDs, numbers, or codes and any inappropriate words here out of respect to the millions of other customers using this resource.
~Jerry: I liked Cooks Illustrated magazine but decided to try the online version.*What a rip off, after paying my one year subscription of $**.** and using the website recipes, I realized that all the good recipes are labeled "EDITORS CHOICE" *It takes a upgrade and more money to get to these recipes.*I searched for "slow cooker recipes" and guess what, yes, all ** slow cooker recipes are "EDITORS CHOICE" recipes not one for the rgular subscription.*I clicked on a recipe and a box popped up with that........asking for more money.*What a bunch of crooks, cant wait to cancel when my yearof feeling screwed out of $**.** is up.*Dont do it!
GetHuman: Let's quantify your experience contacting Cook's Illustrated. On a scale of 1 to 5, how easy is it go get help on a Cook's Illustrated problem?
~Jerry: I'd give them a five out of five for ease of finding your way to help.
GetHuman: What about quality of communication. How would you rate that on a 1 to 5 scale?
~Jerry: I'd give them a five out of five on communication.
GetHuman: And what about Cook's Illustrated's ability to quickly and effectively address your problem?
~Jerry: For that I would say two out of five.
GetHuman: And finally- any advice for other Cook's Illustrated customers?
~Jerry: Call them early in the day or late. Don't forget any personal or account information you might need for Cook's Illustrated to know who you are.
GetHuman: Well there you have it. Some useful feedback and words from ~Jerry taken from his Cook's Illustrated customer service problem that occurred on November 2nd, 2017.