Dick Blick Art Materials has served artists with discount art supplies since 1911. Blick is well known for our enormous selection, dependable savings, and fine customer service on thousands of in-stock art supplies.
Blick Art Materials, LLC (dickblick.com) has 291 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 3.4 out of 5.
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dickblick.com
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Art & Handicraft
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2026
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I ordered something some stuff off their website the 20th of this month. They charged me the same amount two more times on 27th and 28th. The 27th charge is still pending. So they charged me two more times after I had already purchased the items.
Response from Blick Art Materials, LLCMay 21, 2020
We apologize for the issues encountered with your recent order. On a typical order there will be one hold authorization when the order is placed and then when your order shipped, we will actually bill your financial institution at that time.
Due to order processing delays created by the current Covid19 situation resulting in the original hold authorization expiring, an additional authorization was made. We can assure you that is not the normal process, and no money is transferred to us until we bill your bank when the order ships.
Again, we do apologize for the inconvenience this created for you.
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Beth D.
Quality Product's-Shipping solution
I order from Blick. The only problem I have is who they use for shipping. They use Fed X. The free shipping is Fed X smart post. This is where Fed X hands it off to the USPS, after they've held it for a week. Smart post delivery will take up to two weeks. It's a nightmare. I paid the extra $3.00 for regular fed x ground. It was supposed to be here yesterday, Saturday. Of course it was not. Fed x, now has put the delivery at Tuesday. Half the time Fed X doesn't know where the shipment is. This is who Blick need's to get rid of. As it is most of the complaints'. As far as quality. Blick has the original and quality. I could have ordered off of the company that start's with an "A" and had said product yesterday. But, the "A" company has a lot of counterfeit product's. Blick does not have counterfeit product's.
I have never had a problem with customer service. I have expressed my dislike of their shipping company, fed x. They gave me a solution. I happen to have a UPS account. They told me if I need it quickly, call them, and give them my UPS account number, and they will ship it UPS. Which I have no problem with.
Blick, is a great company. I don't hold it against them, for their shipping company they use. As I said, they resolved my problem. I didn't need the product immediately, so I know what to expect from Fed X.
The only reason I didn't give them 5 stars, is because if they used UPS, they would not have shipping issues like they do.
Blick does have quality products. I ordered Caran D'Ache Luminance. There was no way I would order from "A" company and possibly receive counterfeit product. Blick product's will 100% guaranteed be from Caran D'Ache.
So I will continue ordering from Blick, they have quality products. If there is a problem with quality, that's from the manufacturer.
Response from Blick Art Materials, LLCMay 21, 2020
Thank you for your review! We are happy to have been able to offer a solution for you. We appreciate your business!
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billybobray
Always excellent service at Blick Art Supplies
I have ordered from Blick Art Materials many times in the past and always received great customer service and great products, plus their prices were usually the best anywhere! I can't understand all the negative reviews here on trust pilot website compared to the positive reviews. Maybe this is just a site where people come to complain about stuff!
Response from Blick Art Materials, LLCMay 21, 2020
Thank you for your kind words. Our associates work hard to provide you with the best service and we appreciate your business!
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Artee A.
I believe the people working there are… Bad systems in place.
I believe the people working there are nice but the systems they have in place are what’s horrible. I placed an order on the 15th, cancelled the 17th and it’s now the 22nd and my funds are still being held. When you call they blame the bank and when you call the bank it’s still on the merchant. We all know it’s on the merchant and not the bank. The bank didn’t ask to place the hold. I just want my funds released back to me.
If they want to contact me about this they can. It was a large order too and my money is being tied up.
Response from Blick Art Materials, LLCApr 22, 2020
We apologize for any confusion regarding the hold on your account for the order you had placed. The bank is ultimately the only one who can release the hold on the funds in your account. Please look for a private message from us with more information regarding your order.
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Aubrey J.
Worst customer service I have EVER had
Worst customer service I have EVER had. I didnt know it was so hard to buy an e gift card. Jesus!
Response from Blick Art Materials, LLCApr 16, 2020
We apologize for any inconvenience with the processing of your order. Every credit card transaction requires certain verification steps. In cases where a verification fails, it may simply be due to a minor issue in the order information that was submitted, but we are still required to verify the information before completing the transaction. Typically this can be resolved with a quick phone call or email as we attempted to do. We are very sorry that you found the verification process to be upsetting. We hope you will give us another try in the future.
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Ellie
great customer service!
Customer service was wonderful in dealing with the issues that arose with my order. FedEx reported my package as "delivered" several days ago, but it didn't actually show up. Contacted customer service the next morning, and they apologized and immediately offered to send a replacement package. The original package turned up the following day, having been incorrectly delivered to a neighbor, and I contacted customer service again to cancel the replacement package. They initially told me that the shipment had already been processed, but were able to stop it from shipping out and called me to explain the situation. Grateful for the positive customer service experience, especially in this challenging time, and excited to try out my new assortment of paints and brushes!
Response from Blick Art Materials, LLCApr 17, 2020
Thank you for the 5 star review, Ellie! While deliveries sometimes go awry, we do try to do what ever is necessary to ensure your satisfaction. Thank you for your order!
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William L.
I posted once before about blick art…
I posted once before about blick art materials. A return that went bonkers ,but was resolved. Well.... I thought that had to be misunderstanding,I'm sure a sale through this company will go better. Nope not really. I ordered my wife a 36 pack of touch twin markers and a 12 pack of skin tones in the same brand. I did overnight shipping ( my wife is battling cancer time is important to us) needless to say she LOVES them so on the 8th of this month we order more ,in fact went back that same day for a few extra she said she would like. (We did the free shipping this time because she wanted extra product over receiving them quickly)Then today the 10th I recieved a bonus at work so back to the blick site I go this time choosing several colors I think she will appreciate as a surprise for her. Where the problem lies is. First the smaller of the two orders on the 8th has at least shipping info that happened today but no estimated date of arrival but the kicker is the larger order (the one I made 1st on the 8th) is still incomplete and now the order I made today says HELD ! REALLY???????? I've spent ALOT of money with them the past few days to make my wife smile and this is how they handle shipping????? Fill one order ,the smallest one ,the one I did second very late in the day ,haven't touched the 1st order and now the 3rd says held????? If my wife wasn't so excited and this brand were easier to get I would cancel it all ,but I can tell you it seems like there is some issue everytime we order from this company. I know we are all dealing with the Corona virus but other companies are having no trouble shipping their items. It's already going to take them better than a week to get the orders to us ,but now one is held. I did contact customer service she saw no problem with the order ,but gave NO explanation. Yes these are just markers, but making my sick wife smile is precious to me and having to worry about items even being shipped is an issue we dont need. I seriously doubt I do buisness with this company again. I had rather go back to merri artist and pay a little extra ,have my wife's supplies in less than a week (from further away) than have to keep checking in on a company.
Response from Blick Art Materials, LLCApr 13, 2020
Thank you for your orders, we do appreciate your business!
Just as your credit card company and bank have fraud prevention steps in place to protect you, we also employ fraud prevention software that automatically reviews orders for possible issues. Although it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a legitimate order is flagged for a possible issue. Once an order has been flagged, it is required to be held until it can be manually reviewed before it either can be released for further processing or canceled depending on the outcome of the review. Typically this process happens within the normal processing time of an order.
As you have mentioned, we are also seeing a dramatic increase in online orders with all of our retail store locations being closed due to the current situation. Because of this, we have added a message on the shipping page of checkout as well as on the order confirmations that we sent you to inform you that order processing may take up to an additional 2-3 business days. (Please keep in mind that business days do not include weekends and holidays.)
Our dedicated associates have been working extremely hard to get orders out the door as quickly as possible however, so we are happy to tell you that all of your orders from last week have been processed and shipped, and tracking indicates they are on track to be delivered on or before the estimated delivery date provided to you at checkout.
If you have any other questions or need assistance with anything please contact our customer service team directly at 1-800-723-2787 for fastest assistance, or email us [email protected].
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Aeolius A.
Incredibly poor company with awful…
Incredibly poor company with awful customer server.