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I ordered a Santoku 8 inch chef knife on 25th Oct. First of all they said there were problems delivering to Northern Ireland. That was 6th Nov. I changed the delivery address to an English one. The knife still has not arrived. I keep getting conflicting information when tracking. I cant tell if the item has left the Netherlands, is going via the Netherlands, where it is sourced from (does not look like its the UK) or if its now in the UK. They suggested that I track the item using the "shop" app. When I did this, I saw that the item is in transit somewhere in Virginia, USA. That does not make sense when they have confirmed to me that they have accepted a UK delivery address.
I keep getting told that the item will be delivered and that it is on its way and that once the item is out for delivery, SantokuKnives have limited options in determining what is happening with the delivery. Its a complete mess and I now regret making this order.
I am in the process of talking to my credit card soon company. There is enough conflicting information to suggest that this could be an elaborate hoax, which I have relayed in my report to the credit card company. I have just requested a refund from SantokuKnives, which I hope they can honour.
The customer service at times appears to be professional and prompt but it looks like I am getting the same update time and time again and little interest is shown.
Here I am almost a month later, and the product does not look like it is going to be delivered to the destination address. My focus now is on securing a refund, however I would also be happy to hear that the item has been delivered.
I ordered the knife around 6 weeks ago, in early October for a friend's birthday. A knife arrived over 2 weeks after ordering (which was past my friend's birthday). Usually, a late birthday present is fine, but the package is opened to see the wrong item. I've been emailing Santoku back and forth for weeks on end trying to resolve the issue.
Originally, I wanted to get the correct product. But they can't seem to send the correct information to return the item. This coupled with the fact it takes days to respond to each email means that I have been waiting to send back the return for around 3 weeks. I now want a refund, but I have no hope of getting any of my money back despite never getting my order.
Another thing that is important to know is that the 'warehouse' they are asking me to send my return to, is a residential house which seems to indicate a drop shipping company. Even if it isn't a dropshipping company they clearly can't be holding much stock if it takes weeks to send a single knife to a customer.
The lifetime guarantee was part of the reason I ordered from Santok Knives; but given that the customer service is terrible, I doubt the lifetime guarantee actually means much. Especially if it takes months to solve a simple case of an incorrect item being sent.
The last thing is that many of the knives sold can also be found on Temu for half the price and the website only actually says it's Japanese steel. I've found review videos online that say the knives are made in China. So there's something fishy with the origin of the products. I can't speak to the quality of the blade seeing as my friend could never use it.
To Santoku, if you want to improve you really need to get on top of customer service as it can make or break a business. I would also advise that you start holding more stock so that you can send the packages domestically in the UK within 2 days and not 10. I'm rooting for you to get better but my customer experience was and is actively terrible.
Reply to Santoku, if you sent the royal mail confirmation qr code along with the label I would not have to print the label off. No Evri email has ended up in my Junk folder. Your reply seems to indicate that you want to blame me for your customer service.

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This entire shop is a scam, which overpriced all the knives. They called themselves Santoku Knife so that they could garble the brand and one type of Japanese chef knife which is also called Santoku Knife. Using this method, they called their knife being featured in major websites and famous chefs. In Google, if you try to search for Santoku knife, instead of appearing the Japanese Santoku chef knife, it appears their "Santoku" brand knife.
They probably built their website using the Shopify website and mass-purchased knives using AliExpress, for example:
This product: Chikashi (ちかし) Damascus Steel Knife With Abalone Handle
They sold it for 280 pds
Aliexpress sold it 124 pds, as I can't attach a link here because of Trustpilot rule, just search "abalone damascus steel knife" in Aliexpress and you could easily find it in at the top result.
In overall, they sell their products to UK citizens with overpriced amounts, even the advertising photos are exactly the same, you could always try to copy and paste the product name and search in AliExpress and you could definitely find the exact identical product.
I purchased one knife and whetsstone during black Friday sales, although there's a 30% discount, it is still significantly overpriced. There's no method to request an immediate refund, instead, you need to email them, which potentially buys them time to change the order status to "Dispatched" state, once entered this state, according to their policy. You have to complete the order and return the product all at your own cost if you're not happy or like me who found out the true background of this online Damascus knife shop. Additionally, you can't track the product delivery status using the tracking number they provided because they don't want to let you know the true delivery status.
I wrote all these because I couldn't reach them and I extremely regretted that I didn't perform enough research on the product and I were overwhelmed by Black Friday sales promotion. Please share and let the others know.

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I am very satisfied with the knife I ordered. The order came in time and the quality of the knife is amazing. I still keep it in the box when not in use and I am always looking forward to using it again. Very good quality and will be having a look at Santoku for my next knife purchase.
The best knives I've ever tried, I recommend everyone to buy them.
I would not advise buying from this Company.
I ordered a Haru knife on the 1st of October as a present for a friend and still have not received the item. When trying to use the tracking system providing within the emails I have received it does nothing but take me to their page trying to get me to make further investments into knives I will not receive.
Not only have I not received my item but their phone number is pretty much as usual as umbrella in the ocean.

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I tried to do my research for an authentic Japanese knife my only criteria was that it didn't come from china, I got a notification that it was shipping from China and Immediately reached out to cancel my order before shipping and asking about the origin of it. The rep tried to play it off saying they warehouses in the "Far east" they can't even admit it's coming from china they dodge the question by saying it's from the "Far East". I returned the package to sender and will take the charge up with my bank.

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El producto es muy bueno, además el soporte de la tienda fue muy amable y respondió en poco tiempo, sin embargo tardó casi un mes en llegar, no hubo información correcta sobre el seguimiento del pedido y viene de China, no de UK
Placed an order on the 19th of September for my boyfriend who’s a chef for his birthday. 16 days later I still haven’t received anything. The tracking information doesn’t work and the phone number on their website just rings and goes to voicemail. I’ve decided to request a refund and if I don’t get a response will file a dispute. Would not recommend ordering from here.
Update:
It is now October 11th in 8 days it’ll be a month since I placed the order. I still haven’t received the knife and the company wont offer a refund. DO NOT ORDER FROM HERE!

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I ordered these knives on the 20th September 2023.
I have emailed on numerous occasions and have been supplied with dodgy tracking information and false promises. I have paid £200 for these and they have failed to deliver.
Cmon Lucy let’s be honest and tell me when my knives will be delivered?
I hope they live up to all the drama this company has caused me.
I won’t be ordering anything else that’s for sure

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Purchased a knife for a friend as a birthday present and not only is he happy with the look of the knife but more importantly it’s quality and effectiveness.
He’s a keen cook so it was worth paying that but extra for that bit extra quality knife.
Do vaguely remember it taking a while to arrive, hence 4/5.
I would not recommend buying knifes from this company. They have a lovely website that looks very impressive however the actual product is not up to a good standard. They look cheap, the branding of the boxes was cheap and there was nothing to say that this was an authentic Damascus steel knife. I will stick with global knifes :-) I ordered the knifes on 30th august and they arrived on 19th September ( so the 7-10 day shipping info is wrong not just for me but from the reviews for many customers).
I gave 2 stars for the customer service as the reply promptly to emails. The content of the emails is funny and Brightens your day too so thanks for the laughs.

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Absolutely NOTHING during the ordering process told me that I was NOT buying from a UK supplier. The website looks like, and suggests it is, a very professional UK based supplier of Japanese Steel Knives.
This company does not supply knives, it simply orders them on your behalf from somewhere abroad, to be despatched to you directly by the “real” seller. They simply act as a third party ordering agent. The website is misleading as it does not make this clear. Whilst I expected these to be made abroad, I did expect to be dealing with a UK supplier and nothing on the website suggested the items were dispatched from a seller abroad.
When I queried the delivery status I was told to wait 30 BUSINESS days before I could request a refund, IF it could be proven my items were lost in transit.
The response from someone named “Em” at customer services (that in itself shows a complete lack of professionalism) was very condescending and patronising, suggesting that it was my fault for not noticing that items are sent direct from Turkey or the Far East (I’ve checked again and cannot see anywhere obvious where it states on the website that this company does not supply anything and only acts as an ordering agent). Everything suggests these items would be despatched from the UK, by a UK stockist / supplier.
This company seems not to be a stockist at all and simply acts as a middleman / ordering agent.
The knives finally turned up.
I didn’t have to sign for them - surely must be breaching UK regulations by allowing massive knives to be delivered, and left on a doorstep with no over 18 to sign for them?
They and are very lightweight, the handle is mostly resin with an inner thin slice of abalone shell (not the quality I was expecting) so I am not convinced they are of genuine quality (are they Turkey fakes?).
My experience thus far, of dealing with this company that pretends to be a UK supplier, has been so off putting that I’m now nervous about organising a return as I suspect, I will never receive a refund.
Personally I feel that I have been misled and feel that I’ve been tricked into believing I was dealing with a UK supplier rather than a third party who simply orders the items on your behalf from somewhere abroad and then suggests shipping issues / problems are out of their hands.
Could I have trawled through all the company’s small print to discover that delivery is very slow? Probably. That is a lesson learned for me.
Could I have found anything on their website to show me that this company is not actually the seller, supplier or distributor of these items but a third party simply ordering these as a go-between? I don’t think so. They are not stockists or suppliers and simply order these items from somewhere abroad on your behalf. They do NOT make this in any way clear or obvious on their website and as a result I feel misled. It therefore doesn’t “feel” honest to me.
What do I think the company could do better?
I think with better integrity and transparency customers would know what to expect and understand the “service” better and we would then be better informed of exactly what we were buying and from who.
I also think steps should be taken to ensure compliance with UK regulations around the ordering of knives.

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They do not reply to Emails . I have concerns with my order number status reading it was already delivered and ordered in April . Bit reality is I ordered yesterday. Lol . How is this possible. I am calling my credit card company to dispute charges if they do not reply to me

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Great products at great prices and attention to the entire purchasing process and especially to delivery. Bravissimi
I’ll never order from or recommend this company again, absolute waste of time almost a month and I still haven’t received my item

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Although they claim not to be, they are definitely drop shippers, Lucy is a liar , dont listen to a word she says, she's certifiably a liar and a drop shipper from Ali express.
You can buy all of santokus exact products on Ali express for half the price.. which is what Lucy does, takes your payment, then purchases the item from Ali express on your behalf. (Reply- I'm sorry Lucy, but you're a liar, you are indeed a drop shipper, you have no UK.based warehouse, I know you're a drop shipper because my package came from china and had a Chinese named company sticker on it, which your sticker had been placed over, I removed this sticker to see what was underneath, and then googled to Chinese company to find it was an Ali express seller, please stop the lies, admit what you are and lower your prices accordingly)

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The product is superb: well packaged with attention to detail: includes a well made wooden scabbard and oil cloth.
Having used it today, a first class kitchen knife equal to the standard of my original Japanese knife .
Took a few weeks to arrive but have to say every email query was answered quickly.
Beautiful knives when arrived and initially very sharp.
Definitely not Damascus steel as advertised as the knives scratch quite easily and require re sharpening often.

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perfect knife!
lovely design, stunning looks, proper quality and great price!
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