Customer Service
Thanks for trusting Cooking Hacks. Although you can read our full: Terms & Conditions, this page explains most frequently asked questions about orders.
For information about shipping or invoicing you can contact us:
- info[@]cooking-hacks.com
- +34 976 54 74 92 (9am – 15pm CET, Monday through Friday)
For technical questions ask in our forum. It is the fastest way for getting a response.
Contents:
- Payment
- Sales Tax
- Shipping Policy
- Local Pickup
- Free Shipping
- Warranty
- Product Status
- Order Status Information
- Cancelling An Order
- Holidays
Payment
All the orders are prepared after the payment reception:
- Paypal
- Credit card [VISA - MasterCard]
- Wire transfer
Please Note: Wire transfer payments may take 1-5 business days to clear depending on your location. We will not ship your order until your payment is verified by our bank. A record of the transaction from your bank is not sufficient to release an order.
Sales Tax
Tax is calculated based on the shipping address. For more information, please check the following tablerate:
| Countries | Tax |
|---|---|
| Spain (including Balears Islands) | 21% |
| Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla | 0% |
| EU Member States (private person) | 21% |
| EU Member States (companies with valid VAT nr.) | 0% |
| Rest of the world | 0% |
Shipping Policy
We try to find the best and cost effective shipment way for you. Due to this and the fact that we serve orders worldwide, you have different shipping ways depending on your location. All products are enclosed in a good package in order to avoid hits and we take care with electronic components, putting them into anti-static bags, offering a good service to our customers.
| Countries | Service |
|---|---|
| Spain (peninsule) | Zeleris – 24h |
| Canarias, Ceuta, Melilla | Zeleris – 48-72h or Postal Service |
| Baleares | SEUR 48-72h or Postal Service |
| Rest of the world | TNT-DHL (best price vs. weight) 24-72h or Postal Service |
If you need to receive an order within a lower period of time than above mentioned, please, contact us for arranging an extrordinary shipping way.
Postal Service orders are prepared and taken to the Post Offices only once a week (Thursday). Postal service may take 3~4 weeks. Note: Due to extra-inspections in JFK Airport, Postal Service to US may take up to 8 weeks.
Actual shipping costs are calculated during checkout. For an estimate before checkout, please add the items you intend to order to your cart, then click "calculate shipping" from the Shopping Cart page. This will provide a list of estimates for the shipping methods available to your selected destination.
Please Note: the shipping costs does not include the duties and taxes in the destination country expenses since they vary with a number of parameters. In case of exports, the order will be shipped with a final invoice for customs so it will contain the same amount that was paid, not less. If the customer refuses to pay these extra charges, the return shipping and any additional fees will be taken out of the cost of the order, with any remaining funds being refunded to the customer.
We usually prepare orders from 9am – 11am, we can not make guarantee of same-day shipping for orders placed after 11am.
Local Pick-Up
Please call: +34 976547492 with your order number at least one hour before you intend to arrive at our office. You will NOT be notified when your order is ready. Orders are available for pickup between 10am and 3pm, Monday through Friday.
Free Shipping
This method will be available only in Spain for order with Subtotal above 150€.
Warranty
We do our best for providing high quality products. If you have any problem with the items shipped, contact us for an RMA number. Our technical service will contact you to determine whether the merchandise must be replaced or repaired.
Important: Before requesting for the RMA, read first the document: Terms & Conditions.
Product Status
You will find our products with the following status:
So place a normal order and we will ask for them to our suppliers, and we will ship them to you in only one shipment to save costs. The terms are from 1 to 3 weeks. When the order is complete, we will ship it.
Orders that include an On Demand or Back Order item will be shipped when they are available again in one shipment. This means the order will take from 1 to 3 weeks to be shipped once the order is placed. You will be notified when adding a backorder product in the cart. If you want to receive first the items in-stock, please, place two different orders separating the in-stock and On Demand or Back Order items.
Order Status Information
When you place your order, it will enter through a series of steps during fulfillment:
- Pending: this indicates we've received your order, but we are waiting for the payment.
- Order received correctly: we are preparing your order and you will be notified when your package is shipped. If you have bought On Demand or Back Order products, this status will be kept until receiving the goods and being ready to be shipped.
- Canceled: your order has been canceled. If you have any questions, please email us at: orders [@] cooking-hacks.com, and we'll explain the state of your order.
Cancelling An Order
Please Note: It may not be possible to cancel your order once it is submitted.
If you need to cancel an order, and that order is still in the Pending status, please call us immediately at: +34976547492. We are open Monday through Friday, 9am to 3pm, CET.
If we are closed when you call, you can send an email, but due to normal variations in shipping speed, your order may have moved out of Pending by the time we get the message. If that is the case, it will not be possible to cancel your order, despite your timely notification of cancellation.
To avoid any trouble, please make sure you want everything in your cart before clicking 'Submit'.
Holidays
Cooking Hacks will be closed the following days in 2013. No orders will ship these days, but you can still order through the website as usual:
- January 1, 2013 – New Year's Day
- January 7, 2013 – in observance of Reyes (January 6)
- January 28, 2013 – Local Holiday
- January 29, 2013 – San Valero
- March 4, 2013 – Local Holiday
- March 5, 2013 – Cincomarzada
- March 28, 2013 – Maundy Thursday
- March 29, 2013 – Good Friday
- April 22, 2013 – Local Holiday
- April 23, 2013 – San Jorge
- May 1, 2013 – Labor Day
- August 15, 2013 – Virgen del Carmen
- August 16, 2013 – Local Holiday
- October 12, 2013 – Hispanidad Day
- November 1, 2013 – All saints
- December 6, 2013 – Constitution Day
- December 9, 2013 – in observance of Inmaculada Concepción Day (December 8)
- December 25, 2013 – Christmas





