Cooking Club of America / Scout.com
Reviews and Complaints

I joined in 2001 with a life membership, in 2014 they stopped sending magazines . At the time I didn't it when I did I tried to call them, only got a busy signal which I now get calling Scout.com. I have received the pan set, knives and a few other small items over the years, but not $200. worth. My membership #[protected], I can be reached at [protected]@aol.com . Both companies seem to have just disappeared with every life members money !

I joined this club and paid hundreds of dollars. I never received the test items as promised. My magazine just stopped coming. Several years ago. I want my money money I paid back! This is outrageous just scam people out of our hard earned money. The cheap made in China pots and pans you sent was not worth $300! You need to refund everyone who joined this sorry [censored] club! I will be filing a complaint with my lical AG to get my money back.

I've been a lifetime member since it's inception and am no longer receiving any communication from Cooking Club of America or it's sponsors. How do I get back on their mailing lists. Guess it's a take the money and run type of business. Thanking you in advance for any help you may be able to do!

Old address:
Mary Elaine Malheim
2217 9 1/2 ST N
Fargo ND 58102

New address:
PO Box 395
Winthrop MN 55396

I have been a life time member since 03/2011 ([protected]) and I have been trying to gain access to website and membership benefits to find it no longer exist. I was never notified about any change to the company or my membership. I expected to be able to log in and still have access to my life time membership activities. I have not heard from this company in a long period of time no emails or magaines received for the last couple of year.

I have been member since 2005 and have had no correspondence since 2011. I got the pots too, but they just dropped off the face of the earth. Neither pots nor magazines are worth the membership. I sent in so many request back when they had product testings and only got a light receptacle cover-----for all my entries. I do not like this take my money think you can slink away unnoticed bit.

I became a lifetime member of CCA around 2009. All contact stopped in 2014. I no longer receive magazines or club emails. It is supposed to be a lifetime membership not just 5 years. The complaint boards say to contact the company in question but it seems like they no longer exist at all. I can't find any relevant information. I would like a full refund of membership dues paid. Over $500.

Lifetime acct# [protected], I haven't heard from or been able to contact since my last invoice dated 9/02/14. Lifetime membership was paid in complete many years prior. magazines just stopped and no way to contact nor have ever received any letter or notice of sale or change of name. I would prefer all my dues paid back . I am only 53 y/o and having been a lifetime member for many years I can say I expect to live another 30 years so that membership would have certainly been WELL used in our current day of culinary inventions being offered to the general public. Which in all reality is EXACTLY what we ALL were PROMISED if we purchased the lifetime membership.

I paid a lot of money to this company to be a lifetime member and have not received anything from them for years. I can not find a valid website and their phone number does not work. There was never any notice from them about going out of business. Do we lifetime members have any recourse to recoup our losses? My lifetime membership # is [protected].
Thank you,
Michael G. Wood
[protected]@yahoo.com

I paid for lifetime membership.
I received the pots/pans but never received any more magazines or emails.
I really enjoyed the magazines, I even received a couple of testing items. After I paid for the membership, a month or so later all contact stopped I am not sure why. I can't even find the website to sign in. I started a new job and let it go, but now I am on a leave and wanted to continue learning cooking skills... Are they still in business?

What happened?

Kathleen Hardy

member # [protected]

I became a member of cooking club of america and receive magazines for years but now i'm trying to get a hold of them because I moved and the number has been disconnected please provide a current phone number for cooking club of america or scout.com because the phone number you have on your website does not work I paid $300 to be a lifetime member and have received nothing thank you

Member since 2001... Member #[protected]. Where did they go? I paid almost $300.00. I did receive some pots and pans and a magazine until 2008. They stopped sending anything shortly after they changed their name to scout.com.
This is the address in my april/may 2008 magazine
Cooking pleasures magazine
Cooking club of america
P.O. Box 3438
Minnetonka, mn
55343-2138
888-850-8202

Where did they go? My number is [protected]. I paid my membership and received my pots and lids (which weren't very good). I haven't received any thing since 2009 when they asked for more money. I was promised products for testing that I could keep and regular subscription to a "wonderful" cooking magazine. I think we should all receive our money back for not fulfilling their commitment.

I paid an outrageous up front fee to receive their magazine and "life member gifts and benefits" which including trial of different items and all I had to do is comment and give my opinions and the items for free for me to keep. After paying for life-time membership I no longer received items to try and after a few months stopped receiving their magazine, very disappointed. What happened to this company anyway? Just another scam i've heard!

I am a life member of the cooking club of america (since 2006). I received 6 magazines a year, then they reduced them to just quarterly. They might have even then reduced them to 3 times a year. I haven't seen one since fall of 2014. (probably about the time I didn't "upgrade" my life-time membership to a "platinum lifetime membership" for another couple hundred dollars!) I have been busy with a young/active family and hadn't realized they had stopped coming for a while. Then I figured it was too late, but like others have said, based on the amount of complaints, maybe there is something to be done. I really think they should refund "life members" if they aren't going to stay in business, or whatever it is they have done to make it impossible to find/communicate with them.
My life member # is [protected]
My name is caroline mangum (originally received life membership under maiden name; I was able to update it with them after marrying)

I contacted them several years ago. They sent me new information, and again... Nothing. Looking to contact them again. Hoping for better results..

Betsy wray, executive director, cooking club of america this is the name on my welcome letter.

I have been a life member since 09/2009. They have killed me twice, the second time was 4/2/2011. When I contacted the company they reinstated me. Contact number [protected] no longer in service. This number is listed with my life time membership information, as to how to contact the company. My membership number is #[protected]. The [protected] number does not work! They seem to have vanished with our money. I have been searching the net, can't find anything that connects back for a valid contact information.

I became a lifetime member in 2011, life member #[protected], paid my entire $296.00, received my pots & pans and some other small items. I have not, however, had any correspondence from them for at least two years - no magazines, no information, etc. I don't think $296.00 for less than 5 years would qualify as a lifetime membership. I tried to find information on this company but have been unable to do so.

Thank you for your help.

My name is June Armour and I have been a lifetime member since December 2006 my account number is [protected] after paying the entire amount I received books for a couple of years and they just stopped without warning. I was guaranteed free products and testing nothing happened. I am very upset that there was no warning that we wouldn't be able to access of the site. I paid $300 dollars to become a lifetime member and want a refund. That's not including the books and membership amenities they owe.

I have been a life member since 03/2012 and paid for my premier life time membership. I have contacted them several times they would send 1 book and then nothing. It has been several years now and still nothing. This is not right they have my money where is the products they promised. My membership number is [protected]. I would like a refund! I paid in faith that I would get the products they promised. Instead I got the runaround.

I am a lifetime member ([protected]) of the Cooking Club of America since 04/2009. I have not received any magazines or offers for a few years now. I did qualify to receive the cooking set after becoming a life member and paying over $300 for the membership. Complaining earlier is something I didn't do and thought it was too late now. But after seeing so many complaints on the internet, it seems I do have a valid reason to complain. Is there a solution to receiving the items members are offered, and it not, is there a possibility of refunding part of the membership cost?

I am a paid life time member and do do receive any information or benefits.
As a home economist I was expecting an interesting and exciting club with many new products to try. This did not happen. I would like to know why and where my money went.

Very very disappointed.

My name is:
Leigh ann sample
Email : [protected]@bellsouth.net ([protected]@bellsouth.net)

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