Update...I got my knives back sharpened and I am relieved that this business is still legit. The turnaround time has been updated on their website and now reflects the new realistic timeframe of 2-3 weeks. I just don't understand why their customer service couldn't respond to my inquiries telling me that they were backed up. That would have alleviated a lot of anxiety for myself and the many others who were in the same situation. Five stars for the quality, one star for customer service. I paid about $60 for the 4 knives plus I got one free serrated knife. I think that is a fair deal. read more

Knife Aid - My 4 knives after sharpening - Knife Sharpening Near Me - Agoura Hills, California

My knives were sent in at the beginning of November and I still have not received them back. Every time I email them, I just get an automated service and then no one ever responds. DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE read more

Their customer service is all but extinct. The timing of the turnaround is not what they say on their website (much longer). Some people are saying they wait for over a month. If you're looking to do a subscription be prepared for long turnarounds and very little updates that are accurate. I will not do business with this service any longer read more

My knives were sent in their supplied postage paid packaging. They emailed to say they sent them back via USPS but the delivery was in another state. No way to telephone and they only replied with a standard email message. Delivery took a while and tracking is inaccurate ! Find a local knife sharpener (cutlery store or key maker). If your knives are lost there are no instructions to put a claim in for a partial reimbursement. read more

Knife Aid - I live in NJ but Knifeaid sent my knives to NY. - Knife Sharpening Near Me - Agoura Hills, California

This is unacceptable, I want my knives shipped by overnight to me ASAP, it is not my fault that your shipping department has delayed my shipped, I am without knives, if I would have know that I had to send my precious knives to New York, I would not have done it, After all I am in California, and for my inconvenience I want a Supervisor to contact me ASAP by phone. I will never use your service again, you pride yourselves on a 24 hour turnaround. Mark my words I will tell friends and family of how this order was treated. If Knife Aid lost my knives you will be replacing all of them!!! read more

shoot! My knives were also delivered to Pleasantville, New York. I'm so bummed. One of the knives was a son from Japan. Update - I heard back from customer service. The address in Pleasantville, New York is their sharpening site on the East Coast. They did not initially clarify that and it's pretty confusing which sent me and obviously a few other customers into a tailspin but it looks like this problem is more one of communication and not a scam. I'm giving three stars because of the poor communication and because I have not yet received my knives back but will update again read more

I am in the same position as others are! I sent 10 knifes on October 26th. Their policy is 24hr turn around. I have been using them for a couple of years now without issues. Now, I still do not have my knifes back. I have emailed support and no response. I would say looks like we all.... will be buying new knifes. Perfect timing. I Figured I would have had them by now nice and sharp in time for Holiday cooking. If I do ever get them back it will be my last time using them! Obviously they are in trouble. read more

Website gives address for drop off which I have done many times at 28378 Agoura road. Storefront is unlocked and deserted no sign indicating change of address other than discarded mail and existing signage Pretty messed up for the packages sitting on the floor from people who have sent in their knives read more

Knife Aid - Knife Sharpening Near Me - Agoura Hills, California

Same recent experience as others here. I sent at least five knives and a pair of scissors on 11/18. Completely missing and no response from customer service. I have no idea where my knives are. Will be looking at what options we have available. Has anyone had any luck in recovering their knives, either through USPS or at the KnifeAid storefront? read more

Sent KnifeAid 5 knives two weeks ago. I have begged for updates.The company web site has said for more than a week that my order was fulfilled. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY KNIVES. Now they are supposed to be out for delivery but had to be "forwarded" because they sent them to the wrong address. Order number 147394 if anyone can help. Update (10/11): I finally received my sharpened knives, more than two weeks after I sent them to KnifeAid. They look good, but customer service from KnifeAid is not good. I will not use them again. read more

Looks like I'm in the same boat as a number of other folks here - no idea where my knives are and no way to contact them since they aren't responding to emails and there is no phone number to call. My knives were sent to an address in Pleasantville NY (220 Marble Ave), the order status indicates "fulfilled" and ...no knives. I would not use this company under any circumstance. read more

**BEWARE** I saw Knife Aid in an Instagram ad and took advantage of what looked like a great option for sharpening 8 of my Wusthof knives. The packaging is great, and I sent the knives off to be sharpened. However, I received no communication upon receiving the knives, so after two weeks, I inquired about the status. The company is local to the Los Angeles area but has no telephone number and will only email you with limited updates. After a month, I still don't have my knives, which were sent via USPS, but they, too, don't have a record. Lost value is nearly $1000! read more

I sent my knives over 2 weeks ago and have not been provided any tracking number, visibility into when I will receive them, and when I contact the customer service email I have yet to get a response. I would not use this service and feel especially duped as I was referred to this service by a sales rep at Costco. read more

They will not cancel orders even after multiple complaints. They took over another company and WILL NOT LET GO IT US VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTANT THEM DONT GO HERE read more

I'm copy-pasting my review here from the Knife Aid site, because I'm guessing it will be deleted there.. It's also interesting to see a few other 1-star reviews here mentioning Pleasantville, NY; that's the same warehouse my recent order shipped to. I have used Knife Aid in the past, as well as Sharpenters (who they acquired I guess), and both were amazing experiences-- there was even a hurricane that hit their facility (Sharpenters) and somehow they still managed to get my knives back relatively quickly, which I was not at all expecting, and that was the *longest* I'd waited to get them back, maybe ~1 week total, from shipping them, to knives back on my doorstep. They almost always sharpen and ship back within 24-48 hours, so shipping is the only real time. Not sure if it's new management or what, but this last time, it took almost ONE MONTH for me to get my knives back. I shipped them on 9/6 and I finally got them back 9/30, almost 4 weeks later. To add insult to injury, there were no updates and no way to actually check status on the site; all you could see is "delivered" (to their warehouse). I messaged Support, heard back 3-4 days later, saying they're working on it. Another almost two weeks went by, I messaged again, still working on it. Then I finally get a random shipment notification and eventually my knives came back (would have been nice for them to overnight them after the delay, but nope-- that took 4-5 days as well). For the love of god, PLEASE don't waste your money on these guys, something has changed and it feels like a cash grab. I'm assuming they're just outsourcing to random, local tradesman...skip the middleman and bring them to somebody close to home. read more

Sent 4 knives in for sharpening. Three came back excellent but the 4th had 5-6 small ridges on it. Emailed KnifeAid Support 3 times and haven't received any replies. Frustrated as they have no phone number. Knifeaid doesn't appear to support there customers nor there complaints. Sept 25, 2025 read more

So not very impressed so far. I ordered a 10 knife kit in mid August. It was shipped out via USPS from somewhere in New York on Aug 20. Was supposed to receive Aug 25. Today is Spt 4 and not received the kit. They use standard USPS shipping which is probably the most risky of all shipping. The USPS has shown in transit since Aug 20. I refuse to send expensive knives thru USPS Moving Through Network. You may want to consider alternative sharpening services. In Transit to Next Facility, Arriving Late August 29, 2025 Departed USPS Regional Facility METRO NY DISTRIBUTION CENTER August 25, 2025, 12:08 am Arrived at USPS Regional Facility METRO NY DISTRIBUTION CENTER August 24, 2025, 5:47 pm Departed USPS Regional Facility QUEENS NY DISTRIBUTION CENTER August 24, 2025, 4:11 pm Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility QUEENS NY DISTRIBUTION CENTER August 20, 2025, 11:43 pm Departed USPS Regional Facility WHITE PLAINS NY DISTRIBUTION CENTER August 20, 2025, 9:37 pm read more

In December 2024, I sent 6 knives to be sharpened. 3 chef knives, a smaller kitchen knife and two larger butchers knives. The shipping, the timing, the ease, the convenience...all great. My only issue is while they did sharpen all the knives, none of them were as sharp as I expected them to be for having them professionally sharpened. I can get my knives much sharper with my whetstone at home and expected the knives to be as sharp if not sharper than I can at home. Easy and convenient? yes. Good price? yes. Sharp enough? Could be sharper. read more

They did an amazing job on my knives. We could never get them this sharp. I think it is a good value. It took about a week - but all went well read more

I sent my knifes in on 9/14/25 and they were returned to an address in Pleasantville, NY. In reading two other recent reviews I learned that it happened to those customers. I emailed the Knife Aid info address and received no response. The number I found for them goes unanswered. I have concluded that Knife Aid is currently a scam and they are sending customers' knives to the address in New York to in a sense, steal them. DO NOT SEND YOUR KNIVES TO THEM. read more

Can no longer recommend. I had used their service for ~1 year and was happy up till the most recent episode. My knives were delivered to an incorrect address in Pleasantville, NY. Oddly, another review here mentions their knives were erroneously shipped there as well. There has been no answer to my repeated emails. Like many others here, I suspect that my expensive knives are now gracing someone else's kitchen. Would avoid this service!!! read more

Terrible customer service. There's no phone number and they don't respond to e-mails. They haven't sent my knives back to me so they either lost them or an employee must have stolen them. Looks like I'm out of $1,000 worth of my knives. Hopefully my credit card will refund what they charged me to not do the service they offered. DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR BUSINESS! read more

Someone from customer service did get back to me and offered me a 50% discount to make up for the wait and previous lack of communication. If KnifeAid can keep its operations running more smoothly in the future, I'd be happy to remain a customer. read more

Sent off all my best knife i have collect over the past 10 years on or around 7/15/25. Have nor received as of 8/8/25 them or received any communication. Reading peoples reviews makes me nervous if I will see or use them again. SAD but hopeful read more

After posting this review here and on Zwilling (the original point of purchase), a Zwilling customer service agent swooped in and quickly accelerated this to a good resolution. She called me the next day and also attempted to retrieve the knives with USPS. Her communication to me was proactive and an example of great customer service. Ultimately, USPS didn't back down and Zwilling provided a refund and new replacement knives I selected as equivalents. Thank you, Zwilling! I still don't recommend Knife Aid but will add a star for their corporate partner's good rescue of the situation. read more

horrible customer service! I never received my order - they told me to ask my neighbors, then ignored me moving forward. I was forced to dispute the charge to get a refund! read more

Everything went well. They honored the purchase from a company they bought out...Sharpenters. They honored the purchase and did an exceptional job. Five stars read more

BEWARE! FRAUDULENT BUSINESS !After months and months of promises of a replacement of the lost knIves (blames USPS) They magically "find them" and say they will send them. Then NOTHING! This process started in 3/2025 and now 7/2025. Only to find out i am being charged a subscription of over $100. read more

I'm having the same bad experience as the other people who have posted recent reviews. I have used this service multiple times in the past with no problems. I sent my knives in weeks ago. I have heard nothing. I've reached out to customer service twice and have not yet received a response. read more

They selectively accept reviews on their website. Totally deceiving. I wrote a review and they never "verified" it. How many more are there? I sent in 10 knives and 4 were tarnished from poor craftsmanship. They aren't cheap knives that they ruined. Wouldn't recommend at all. read more

I bought a beautiful Berkel knife in Italy with a wooden handle that I thought was perfectly light weight and had great balance. It got chipped and I took it in to Knife Aid without much optimism because the chip was about half the size of a dime. They assessed it and told me they would have to cut it because besides the chip, they noticed a crack in the blade. I told them I was worried about the balance of the knife. They told me they would take care of it. When I picked it up, they showed me the blade and I was so incredibly pleased with the work. It made my day. And they were also nice enough to give me a Swiss army knife as a gift. I highly recommend them! Thank you! read more

Knife Aid used to be a great company with amazingly fast mail order sharpening. In the past I have sent my knives out via mail and received them back in less than 10 days. My latest experience however, has been a disaster. I sent my knives out on Nov 21 fully expecting to have them back in about 10 days. It is now Dec 12 and I still don't have my knives. Knife Aid customer service is terrible and unresponsive. The only way to reach them is via email, they have no phone. I will not trust them with my knives again even though the sharpening is spot on. I suppose if you are local and can bring your knives in person you will be ok but I strongly warn against using the mail in service unless you have a lot of time to wait. read more

I had used Knife Aid for years until recently when I shipped my knives to them to be sharpened. Up until then, it had been a pleasant and pretty reliable service. This time was incredibly different. It turns out that despite being located in Southern California, they also have a sharpening facility in New York. When I received my return shipping notification, it simply told me that my knives were being shipped to some address thousands of miles away. I frantically tried emailing them because they don't have a phone number. No reply. No customer service was available of any kind. I ultimately had to contact their parent company to get a hold of someone that would speak to me. It took nearly a month to receive my knives back without so much as an apology or refund. Then they had the audacity to ask me to pay the extra $10 for the additional knife they had sharpened. Won't be be using them again. read more

Knife Aid service has deteriorated. Do not use them. I had used them for years without a problem, but this year, their service is terrible. It has been 3 week since they received my knives for sharpening and I still don't have them back. I have received several emails assuring me that my knives are being well taken care of, but still waiting to be sharpened. I ended up having to purchase new knives to use for Thanksgiving! I will never use their service again!!!!! read more

I sent 4 knives to Knife Aid. They seemed to have sharpened them and sent them back via USPS. Unfortunately according to the USPS tracking system, my knives were sent to someone in Pleasantville, NY. I live in Greenland, NH! The company is impossible to reach- no phone and emails disappear into the ether. I know they had my correct address as that's where they sent the prepaid mailer. I have furnished them with the detailed USPS tracking information but have still not gotten any response. I suspect this will cost me $300+ in replacement knives as I can't live for weeks without them. read more

My knives have taken over two weeks to be returned and are now not lost in the mail, and you have no person you can speak to only through email read more

They said there was a shop near me in Southern California. They touted quick turnaround (usually 24 hours to sharpen the knives). As it turns out, they closed their SoCal location. My knives took the slowest USPS trip across the country to NY. It took a week in-house before they shipped the knives back to me. All in all, it took 3 weeks+ before I got my knives back. They did a good job sharpening and fixed a bent knife tip, but I would have used someone else had I known it would take so long. read more

I mailed an order of knives for sharpening on November 3, 2025. The business' website says that I should expect a maximum turnaround time of 8-10 days before receiving my sharpened knives. It has now been 22 days, and I have not received any confirmation from the company that they have received my knives or when I can expect them to be returned. No phone number is listed for the company on the internet. I have emailed their customer service contact multiple times without a response. These knives cost more than $100 each. If they cannot be found, I will be seeking payment to replace them. read more

Something is going on with this business...DO NOT SEND YOUR KNIVES TO THEM....they returned my knives last year but have gone radio silent this year...just read the other Yelp reviews. read more

Knife Aid went above and beyond to make me a customer again. While my knives were lost, Knife Aid did everything possible to get them back from USPS. My replacement knives are excellent and I use them every day. A special thanks to Ava for ALL her help into making me a customer again. read more