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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am a professional oboe player. Oboists use highly specialized beveled reed knives to make oboe reeds. The angle and evenness of the bevel is imperative. After months of use, it has to be re-establi... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My knives are gone! Sharpenters provided an envelope that ruptured during transit and all of the knives were lost. The Company freely admits that this problem has occurred in the past yet they continu... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We are very impressed with Sharpenters! Their service is a "well-tuned one", providing easy step-by-step instructions through each step of the process. Our knives came back amazingly sharp! We were... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sent in four knifes,a global with a single bevel and old onieda serated carver, two victonox chefs. The global was sharpened nicely with a single bevel but not the fine polish of a new one. The victo... See more

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  1. Sharpening Service

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Millions of knives have been sharpened by our family of brands across the globe since 1965! We are an easy, secure, and fun online service, making your knives sharper than the day you first got them! Try us out and see how we are making the world a sharper place, one blade at a time.


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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

awesome job!

Knifes were dull and came back brand new. Knew each step of the process and shipment instructions were easy to follow

27 August 2023
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Reply from Sharpenters

Thank you so much for the kind review, we're thrilled to hear that you are happy with your results! Best regards from all of us here at Sharpenters

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thought my knives where "dead"

Thought my knives where "dead". They came back far sharper than the day I bought them! I recommend this service (5/5)

28 August 2023
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Reply from Sharpenters

Thank you so much for the great review, Mikael! We're very happy to know that you are happy with how your knives were brought back to life :) Kind regards from all of us here at Sharpenters

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I really appreciated the email updates.

1 September 2023
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Reply from Sharpenters

We really appreciate the chance to get to work on your blades! We hope they are still awesome for you, and we can't wait to assist you again when you need us. Kind regards from all of us here at Sharpenters

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Love This Company!!!

Wow! It’s rare to find a company that actually does what they say they will do but I found it with Sharpenters! I sent them $1000 worth of knives so I was worried at first but they set my mind at ease from the beginning. It was easy to order online, I received an email the next day letting me know my envelope was on the way and it was at my home in 3 days. The instructions were very easy to follow and after sending my knives in (I upgraded to the UPS option) they were back to me in 6 days…SHARPER THEN EVER!!

You will not be disappointed. I can see why they have so many happy customers on Google/Facebook/Instagram. Thank you Sharpenters!!!!

4 August 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service

I came here to talk about my positive experience, and was surprised to see all these negative reviews because I’ve never dealt with a more accommodating and customer centered business. I sent 10 older dull knives that I was thinking of replacing but thought I’d give it a shot before investing in a new set, and I’m happy I did, they were returned to me in such great shape and am so pleased I didn’t have to get a new set. The process was simple and smooth and highly recommend this company to handle your knives with expertise and efficiency.

24 August 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT TRUST this company with your…

DO NOT TRUST this company with your knives. They lost 4!! chef’s knives of mine, blamed the post office, told me I deserve (sic) to be reimbursed for my loss and completely disappeared!!!! This has been going on for almost 2 month!! Bunch of irresponsible losers. And not the cheapest around the block either.
PS. It’s end of August. My knives missing for 3 months now. And Post Office officially denied Sharpers claim. And company refuses to reimburse me for the lost/stolen items?!? HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?!?

2 August 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They pay the postage and claim the knives' are insured...they refused to cover the in-transit loss of a cleaver.

I recently engaged the services of Sharpenters, an online knife sharpening service based in Naples, Florida. I purchased a one-time promotional offer for sharpening seven knives every six months at a standard rate of $76.93, with an initial promotional rate of $57.70. According to the representations made on their website, Sharpenters provides all necessary packaging, postage, and insurance to and from their facility. I tendered the package to the post office and received a tracking receipt as evidence of shipment. However, several days after my shipment, on May 27, 2023, I received electronic correspondence from Sharpenters indicating that the package had arrived damaged, containing only six knives instead of the expected seven. Sharpenters said they would initiate a claim with the post office on my behalf. After waiting patiently until the latter part of June, I inquired about the status of my claim. I was informed that the Post Office denied it, and Sharpenters did not provide supporting evidence of the denial. I then emailed and asked about the guarantee on their website that all packages were insured during shipment. I received no response.

Furthermore, despite receiving only six knives, Sharpenters charged me for sharpening seven knives. The replacement cost of the lost knife was approximately $68 on Amazon. Despite paying for postage and insurance to and from their facility, Sharpenters refused to reimburse me for my loss. Based on my experience, I cannot recommend this service due to the company’s lack of integrity and poor communication.

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26 June 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do Not Use This Company !

I tried there service and the 5 knives came back "sharpened" but not very good and lasted for maybe 10 days. Without my knowledge they billed be for a second sharpening at a much higher price, which I disputed. They never answered me and I had to refute the charge on my credit card as we did not order or send our knives a 2nd time. They say I didn't read or understand their terms of service, which I did not agree to. This company is a sham and I would not recommend their quality of service or their business ethics. Shame on me for not checking these reviews before. Shame on you if you use this disreputable company.

23 January 2023
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Find Someone Local - Ask Your Favorite Restaurant Manager for a Referral

They get 2-stars because the process is pretty efficient - if you don't mind 10-12 day turnarounds. Otherwise, the service is lame. All their 5-star reviews must be from people who have never really used a super sharp knife. 3 of the 4 knives I sent came back duller than when I sent them in. Never again. I'm going to stick to using a local service. How to know where you can find a good one near you? Ask your favorite restaurant manager where they get their knives sharpened.

21 February 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not a professional knife sharpening service!!!!

Complete garbage. They are not knife smiths but an industrial grinding operation. They use belt grinders to put on an unpolished, rough edge that might last a week. If you send them a knife 3 times they will have removed so much material that your 8 inch chef's knife will be a paring knife.

7 January 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend

Highly recommend! I bought the yearly plan from Sharpenters for 10 of my everyday knives and they came back better than new. You won’t be disappointed. And, btw, I had them back 6 days from when they left my kitchen.

1 July 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful customer service

I could give them a negative star I would. I have had a terrible experience from the start and I was told I put the address in wrong. Their system doesnt allow you to send these as gifts basically. I have ordered 3 packages since May and 2 of my sets went to the wrong address. Luckily one was local and I fixed it... But one set of knives I sent from Bonita, FL was delivered to someone I sent a gift to (in Massachusetts) a few months back and they thought this was a second part of their gift! SHARPENTERS doesn't care to rectify the situation... And continues to blame me. Even though the address affiliated with my order is a Florida address not Massachusetts. Their system doesn't work that way, but they aren't accepting any responsibility. I asked about their 100% customer satisfaction guarantee on their website and they said, it's doesn't cover this situation. So, it's actually a LIMITED satisfaction guarantee. All I asked was for a refund, because now I have to guy buy 5 new knives for my friend this gift was for.
I asked multiple times for a phone number to call or for someone to call me. They refused and will only email. That's nice though, bc my CC company has proof for their refund.

In response!!!
I won't accept the "free" postage as my mother has already used the knives and thinks they were a gift. I have stated this to you multiple times. I am not about to tell her they aren't, she says she loves them. All I asked for was a refund. As I have already had to purchase new knives for my boyfriend. Your company has plenty of crap reviews about your customer service and you are proving it as we continue this. All you had to do was refund $79 and you would have had a customer for life. Sad that you were willing to lose a customer over that minus the postage, what $50? I already had 3 subscriptions with you this year, now cancelled.

5 September 2022
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Reply from Sharpenters

Dear Heather,
We are very sorry that your experience was not reflective of the high standards that our customers are accustomed to. Having spent considerable time communicating with you about this topic privately before this public post, I am fully aware of your frustration and our offer to provide you with free postage is still available should you change your mind and choose to accept it.

As we discussed in our conversations, when you requested to change your address-of-record, all future shipping labels were printed to reflect that new address (even if the shipping label on the package you send in is different from the new address...as was the case for your Florida package). We designed this system to give our customers flexibility to send packages to other addresses because many of our customers do order our service as a gift to others, and many of our customers travel between multiple addresses and benefit from this flexibility. Because we never received a request from you to change your address back to the old address, we had no authorization to do so and therefore, the package that you wanted to go to Florida went to Massachusetts (the last address you requested us to change your address of record to). You'll recall that immediately after you contacted us, we responded by updating your address to the Florida one and with the solution to send extra postage to your contact in Massachusetts so that they could send the package back to you free of charge. Our satisfaction guarantee is indeed applied to the sharpening service, however, we want the overall experience to be excellent for our customers and so we do apologize that you were not fully satisfied with your experience.

Again, we would appreciate the opportunity to fix this for you and send you free postage to have your package sent from your contact in Massachusetts to Florida if you change your mind and choose to accept this. Thank you for sharing your experience and for allowing us an opportunity to serve you.

-Sharpenters


In Response to your latest edit (9.13.2022):

Again Heather, we are very sorry that your experience was not reflective of the standards that we have and the history of our customers' experience. We understand your frustration and sympathize with your unique situation. As is evident from the fact that we have so few negative customer service reviews, I hope that you will understand that we strive to provide our customers with every possible solution to meet their needs.

Sincerely,
Sharpenters

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I really appreciate how easy the…

I really appreciate how easy the website is to navigate. So smart!

24 January 2022
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Reply from Sharpenters

Thanks a ton! We try our best to make our service, packaging, and website user friendly – we're happy to see that you agree that it works :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Such a great service

Such a great service! My knives were almost useless and now they are as if they were brand new. Great customer support and fast service, highly recommend these guys

24 January 2022
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Reply from Sharpenters

Thank you for those kind words! We truly appreciate you recommending us. Have a great weekend!

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