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Most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Many customers appreciate the convenience and effectiveness of the products for preparing meals, especially for work or travel. They find the items reliable and helpful for maintaining a healthy diet, with some praising the quality and durability of certain products. Some users are very satisfied with their purchases, noting that the products work incredibly well and are easy to use. However, some people were dissatisfied with the product quality, describing items as cheaply made, flimsy, or not working properly, with issues like uneven heating or defective units. There is strong consensus among reviewers regarding negative experiences with customer service, citing a lack of response, horrible communication, and difficulty in resolving issues like wrong or defective products. Many also mentioned long response times and a perceived lack of care for customers.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered their electric lunch box, the Chief Series 4 product, with the promise of a 30-day refund guarantee. Immediately after receiving the item, we noticed how cheaply it was made and would never... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We bought the lunch box unit and it doesn't look like something we want to mess with. Very poor instrucktions and your customer service reply is HORRIBLE. no one ever answers your messages, not even... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Received the wrong product. Customer service is abysmal. They don’t answer phones and don’t return voicemails. They don’t read messages on Facebook and when you email them, they respond days later... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have ordered from Itaki a couple of times but I won't again. The equipment itself is okay, a bit flimsy, but their customer service is dreadful. For some reason, they use the worst couriers, a hope... See more

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I ordered a bundle January 16th and…

I ordered a bundle January 16th and requested WHITE chefbox and jumbo and GREEN HOTPOT. I received the package on January 21st and the only color they got right was the chefbox! I want a refund or reshipment asap and I don't care if it works well I want the colors I REQUESTED!

16 September 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not delivered as promised and no refund

I saw the posts on Facebook, endorsements by quite a number of individuals all within Facebook, and ordered the shabuki pot and jumbo bento from Itakico. On 2 Feb, I received a notification that my purchases were delivered to mailroom. They were nowhere to be found. I contacted Itakico immediately. No reply. I threatened to cancel payment on 4 Feb. On 5 Feb, I received a brief apology, a threat to sue me for abusing the system and a link to photos showing where my parcel had been delivered. It was clearly the wrong address. I pointed this out to Itakico. No reply. On 9 Feb, I went to the building where my purchases had been incorrectly delivered. Lovely persons in charge of the building helped me check the parcel locker and mailroom and the parcels were gone. I informed Itakico about this. No reply up to the present time. It's been two weeks and they haven't bothered to take action. You are better off buying similar products from Amazon. At least, you are guaranteed to receive them.

2 February 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Doesn't Honor 100% Satisfaction Guarantee - No Customer Service

**UPDATE**12/26/2025
False 30-Day Guarantee. No customer support.

Sent another email to followup with the Itaki support attached to my first "Return Request" automated confirmation email. The second email was sent the last week of November. Still no response.

They have ignored two emails (first one sent in early November) but since my review, there are so many positive reviews?? Strange.

**UPDATE** 11/22/25
After my 1-star review, two 5-star reviews pop up on Trustpilot. Interesting.

I also get an email saying this company is trying to "recognize my review as genuine". Such a fast response since I wrote them 15 days ago with no reply.

I was already very specific in my email to their company support requesting a return stating the same information here. If they can't keep track of their support tickets to reply privately and only respond to people through Trustpilot when there is a poor review made public, it's not worth the energy to communicate with them anymore. The credit card company and BBB can handle this further.

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I’m surprised to see the company responding to Trustpilot reviews, because they haven’t responded to my support email—even though I contacted them almost two weeks ago and received an automated return-request confirmation email after I sent them a message well within their 30-day window.

I reached out to return a Smart Bento JUMBO 2.0 cooker. The plastic feels extremely light and flimsy, more like a toy than a kitchen appliance, and the quality doesn’t match the price. I never used it; shortly after it arrived, I was diagnosed with cancer, and my family urged me not to cook with a plastic device like this.

Their Satisfaction Guarantee states: “If you're not 100% satisfied within 30 days, reach out to our support staff and we'll be more than happy to help resolve the issue.”

I followed their instructions, sent photos of the unused cooker with its original packaging, and still have not received a response.

At this point, our family has contacted our credit card company. I also discovered that Itakico is not BBB accredited and currently holds an “F” rating for failing to respond to multiple complaints. I wish I had read Trustpilot reviews and the BBB website prior to purchasing this product.

13 November 2025
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Reply from Itakico

Hi Tee, we're terribly sorry to hear of your experience, however please kindly note our PR team is a separate department from customer service. We regularly invite customers to share their experience, however given this is an experience from a search, we do not have any details or information on your order or case history to pass to our customer service and to better assist you which is why we've requested these details on the backend. We understand how upset you may be with your experience to seek assistance here but we are trying our best to help. The quickest way to reach out to us is via phone and SHOP Chat or Messenger as noted on our contact page. +1 (800) 272-3889. Otherwise it would be difficult for us to confirm or verify your history/conversation and order and to better assist you. Thank you for your patience and understanding!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hopeless Customer Service

I have ordered from Itaki a couple of times but I won't again. The equipment itself is okay, a bit flimsy, but their customer service is dreadful. For some reason, they use the worst couriers, a hopeless tracking system and they refuse to answer any requests for help. Even if does eventually arrive, it takes forever. My latest order was placed two weeks ago. It sat at Heathrow for days after it cleared Customs, was finally collected by an un-named courier and taken to the North-West of England, while I live in the South-East. Meanwhile, another order I placed with an Australian company on the same day as I placed the Itaki order, was delivered almost a week ago. It took the other company almost half the time (and still counting) to send it over twice the distance. I was kept informed, unlike Itaki, who wouldn't answer my emails.

11 November 2025
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Reply from Itakico

Hi Jeni, we sincerely apologize for the experience you had. According to our records, your package was picked up November 3rd from one of our warehouses, and was delivered November 12 at 19:09 pm DO, UK by Royal Mail (a link was provided to you and via your account, please click on 'last mile' tracking in addition to the YT number). We've also verified that our customer service staff had been in close contact with you via Messenger/Chat on Meta Business Suite (which is the recommended quickest way to reach out to us in addition to calling us). This package did arrive within our free shipping timeframe for international parcels (9 business days) even though it did take a bit longer at customs.

Unfortunately we do not have control over how customs handles parcels and the handover process. We appreciate your patience and understanding in this matter. Thank you!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very poor quality & wrong items sent twice

This service appears to be 100% a scam. They sent me the wrong products twice, and all the stuff they've sent is flimsy / very poor quality, the wrong colours and don't work properly. Customer service is by email, but is generic and doesn't help you. They sent me replacements but the replacements were the wrong items / colour too! Honestly, really sooooo disappointed with these products and I wanted to love them. The cooking / heat inside the items is also uneven, the bottom of the pans consistently burn badly when you cook in them despite having enough water in the bottom to cook. Overall, would not recommend and 100% would not buy again... Avoid like the plague! Don't waste your money. I wish I hadn't.

8 October 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very cheap plastic and just a steamer

Very cheap plastic and just a steamer. Very overpriced and badly made, burns you as it gets very hot. The plug adapter sparks very dangerous. A mistake buying it, waste of money.

22 September 2025
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Reply from Itakico

Hi Tess, terribly sorry to hear this. I noticed you're from the UK, it sounds like it may have been an international spec compatibility issue. Note our US 110V devices cannot be used in the UK as it would cause voltage overdrive. We do have an international UK spec as well, but the default selection is US/Canada 110v, so it's easy to overlook this selection and end up selecting the wrong unit. We would be happy to look into this and have it replaced either way however. Kindly give us your order number and we'd be happy to help!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We bought the lunch box unit and it…

We bought the lunch box unit and it doesn't look like something we want to mess with. Very poor instrucktions and your customer service reply is HORRIBLE. no one ever answers your messages, not even a conformation email or text that they got my message. we would like to return this unused, basiclly unwraped item for a refund. #IK6882009

14 August 2025
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Reply from Itakico

Sorry to hear this Tom, the quickest way to reach out to us is via Messenger or Shop Chat. Alternatively you can also give us a call! Otherwise please note it may take 3-5 business days for our email team to respond to inquiries. I've escalated this to our email team and we would love to give you a call to help resolve any concerns you may have!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered their electric lunch box - Return support ignored.

I ordered their electric lunch box, the Chief Series 4 product, with the promise of a 30-day refund guarantee. Immediately after receiving the item, we noticed how cheaply it was made and would never want to cook rice or heat a lunch using this product made of such flimsy plastic. We have spent the last three weeks trying to contact them by phone and email (both customer and technical support) to return this unused product. They will not reply. We have asked PayPal and our credit card company to seek a refund. I also note that the BBB - Better Business Bureau - has no entry for this company.

12 July 2025
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Reply from Itakico

Hi Ron, sorry to hear this, but kindly note we do not have a product called 'Chief Series 4', are you sure you got this from us? Would you mind confirming your order number so we can look into this? Thank you!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Chef box

The chef box smart bento pro was ordered with express shipping. But did not arrive on time for my travel. Now once openeed snf plugged it it comes on but does not heat up.
Sent mutliple email yo support with nk response

1 June 2025
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Reply from Itakico

Hi Mohan, sorry to hear this. Our emails are responded to within 3-5 business days and as noted on our contact page, but the quickest ways to reach out to us is via Messenger or SHOP Chat. If you could kindly give us your order number, we'd be happy to investigate this further as we could not find an order with this name. Thank you!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Received the wrong product

Received the wrong product. Customer service is abysmal. They don’t answer phones and don’t return voicemails. They don’t read messages on Facebook and when you email them, they respond days later to say don’t contact us via email, call or go through Shop app, which directs you back to calling with no response or emailing which they say not to use. Haven’t even tried the products I did receive correctly because I'm waiting for a response about returning the wrong product I received.

4 June 2025
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Reply from Itakico

Hi Erin, according to our records a replacement has already been sent and you were also allowed the option to keep the original product, all tracking updates are available in your order account. Our emails are responded to within 3-5 business days and as noted on our contact, the quickest ways to reach out to us is via messenger or SHOP App. Note our ticket history shows we have been prompt in updating you on replacements via messenger, however messenger platforms will block certain users from further interactions if they detect unusual activities or potential harassment, including spamming multiple identical posts across a page within the span of an hour. We understand your frustration in this matter but often times this practice may be counterproductive as it often leads to the algorithm detecting unusual activities. We have already appealed with the platform to mark the user as safe, but we don't have control over how the platform detects security issues or how they implement them.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have never received my order

I have never received my order. Customer service was not responding. I am still waiting for my refund.

14 April 2025
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Reply from Itakico

Hi Diep, according to our records, your package has been delivered by Australia Post. You can find the latest details in your order account: Delivered
BACCHUS MARSH VIC • Tue 22 Apr, 9.28am

The quickest way to reach out to us is via Shop Chat or Messenger, but we have already answered all your inquiries. Thank you!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Total rip off

Total rip off, stay away. They have terrible products and CS. I had to beg them to send me my items, then the first one broke upon using it a second time. They sent me an incorrect item and refused to send me the correct item and would have me pay the return shipping and it was still an IF regarding getting a refund. STAY AWAY

11 March 2025
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Reply from Itakico

Sorry to hear this, but unfortunately, we have checked our database and do not have a record of an order under the email provided or the name provided.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Total rip off company

Total rip off company. The products are cheaply made and photographed to appear like better products. Arrived damaged and with poor workmanship. Awful customer service.

10 March 2025
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