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As a fellow employee I'm telling you now stay away. While Club W isn't a scam (come on people it's in the name!) it definitely has a system that is designed to get money from you over and over again. My suggestion is if you want to only get one box just to try it out, gift card, etc. place the order and then cancel three days later. This gives the warehouse time to process your order and the customer rep person can't give you any crap about "if I can cancel your order now you won't get your wine". Wrong. Call them out on that, totally not true.

The wines are at best mediocre, don't be fooled by the more expensive wines either, they're the same quality. The only wine I would ever buy from them again was the Chop Shop. So good.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I like this service. It's easy to put a shipment on hold (I'm a single woman and am rollin' in wine at the moment), the customer service people have been nice, and it's kind of neat to get 3 bottles of wine at my door each month for a reasonable price.

I'm impressed with the videos they make describing the wines, the recipe cards and descriptions that come with each shipment. It's very well thought-out.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I've been a member for 3 months. It is clear that you will be enrolled in a club by the name of the website, the terms and conditions, and it's literally everywhere. I like most of the wines, but of course this can vary from customer to customer. I have no intentions of cancelling any time soon.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I tried Club W for about 6 months and then quit because I realized 1) I couldn't taste a huge difference between these wines and ones I found at the grocery store for $8; and 2) getting wines shipped to me was much less convenient than just getting them from the store. If you have a rich palette and find stores less convenient, you may like this wine service.

The wine picking and recommendations were fun, I'm a sucker for bottle design and really enjoyed the wines I did get. However, each one wasn't more magical tasting than the store. I was expecting to really taste big punches of the flavors in the wine, but inevitable all the red wines I got ended up tasting like "red wine taste" to my tongue. To save on shipping, I got 12 wines for the first order, and that box is SO heavy! In the end, I'd much rather pick up an $8-16 bottle of wine from the store without the shipping charge and without the big heavy box.

It was a fun experience, overall. Canceling took less than 5 minutes, with no pressure to keep you enrolled.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I've had Club W for the last 10 months, and had multiple shipping issues. I also wasn't a huge fan of most of the wines I received. I just canceled after three attempted deliveries of this month's shipment (attempted delivery to my workplace where there was a receptionist to sign for the delivery). I was pleasantly surprised by my customer service rep! She apologized profusely for the multiple shipping headaches, and helped me quickly cancel my membership without trying to get me to stay on like most membership services. She also gave me a full refund for the wine I didn't receive.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I'm a very satisfied member but want to share a cancellation story. My father was a satisfied Club W member but recently needed to cancel his subscription due to an illness - extended stage lung cancer. When he called to cancel the Club W rep. did inquire why and he was forthright with her. She processed the cancelation flawlessly and wished him thoughts and prayers. He later received a personal card from the Club W. rep he had never met wishing him the best in his fight against cancer. It’s the little things that matter - unfortunately this thoughtfulness can be a rarity in our business culture today.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

It's inconvenient and annoying to cancel. I had to contact them several times and even now I don't feel 100% sure. With so many other awesome ways to get a hold of great wine, I'd definitely skip this.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

The wines that they ship you are decent and it's nice that they come with a suggested recipe. The reason for the rating of 1 star is that they have terrible customer service. On one occasion they did not apply a promotional code which they had emailed me. When I contacted their customer support they did not deposit the difference back into my banking account but gave me credits towards my next purchase instead. The next time I placed an order, they ordered 2 shipments where only one of those was one I selected and authorized. When I called their customer service, the representative was argumentative and interrupted me as if she was trying to prove that I was wrong. To top it all off the credits that were supposed to be applied to my order weren't applied to either of the orders. The representative said that I would be initiated a return to my bank account only when they received the shipment that I did not even place. My poor customer service experience resulted in canceling my subscription. I would not recommend this service to anyone.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Made multiple attempts to cancel my 'subscription' that were ignored. I continued to be charged without my consent and currently have a case open with my bank to get my money back.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I tried it for 3 months and the wines are mediocre. The company has a fun premise and makes buying wine fun, accessible and unintimidating, but it's not for someone who really cares about good wine. The orders come via FedEx and the last two times, the wines have arrived very warm, well past the temperature in which they should be stored. All this makes already cheap wine taste even cheaper.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

If I could give this no stars, I would. I believe this business is a scam! I received a $50 wine credit as a wedding present from a friend. I went on Club W's site and did as I was told to use that credit. The additional fee for the wine ~$6 was charged to my credit card. All of a sudden, because they have my credit card on file, I'm signed up for some "club," and they are sending me wine and charging my card ~$50? When I called to ask them about it, I was informed that "it is explained thoroughly in the sign up process" (I DISAGREE!), and I am now a member of this "club", which I never even signed up for! Furthermore, they won't pay shipping to return this wine package I didn't order and want me to pay for the return shipping, or they would "credit my credit card a percentage of the charge," and I can keep the wine.

Either way, I'm losing money on something I DIDN'T ORDER! Just don't start with this sham of a business. If I could return the gift I got so I never had to deal with this place, I would do so happily.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend