WW Grainger

Learn from our mistakes. Once you are on the list you will never get off. We have called many times asking to get off the list of this massive catalog and it just doesn't stop. Today we received 3. What a waste of paper and time. Zero customer service in this matter.

Extremely disappointed with Grainger. Just ordered Stainless Steel Threaded Rods. 48 inches long. Two. And the rods were delivered outside of a box, no covering, damaged rods, and bent. Called Grainger and asked for our money back and they said no. We would of been happy to be pay extra for a tube that protects the thread from damage in shipping. The order was also late. We paid extra for shipping and it was a week late. We ended up just buying from Amazon which was faster and came in proper packaging. I guess you get what you pay for with Grainger. This is not our first problem with them. But this will be our last problem. Precision stainless steel threaded rod. How stupid can we be. Dont waste your time. They refuse to cancel the order. We asked if the second submission will be delivered the same way and they said they dont know. Stupid waste of time. We have better things to do with our time.

4 days late on an order pick up with 0 notifications or mentions of a delay.

Live chat support only copy and pastes scripts and does not help.

Phone support, both regular and supervisors just as unhelpful. Either the agent laughs and disconnects the call, the supervisor tells you it is late and that is that, or you are told you are yelling so they can end the chat.

There was 0 willingness to look into what happened, 0 willingness to express that this is not a common issue, and 0 willingness at all to want to help the customer, just hang up the phone.

Terrible customer service. Terrible ship time. Terrible care for the customer's needs.

I will not shop here again, I will choose Uline from here on out. A bit further of a drive, but they are EXTREMELY on top of things and will notify you the moment any incidents/delays/whatever happens with your order.

I ordered some specific drill bits online that would be hard to find locally and when the delivery was made the two more expensive endmills that made it worth paying the shipping were just taken off the order without notifying me. Now I have to drive to get them making the purchase a total waste of money. Don't order from them online, you're better off going anywhere else even if it means making the drive.

Grainger's charges from 20 to 200% too much for their products, which makes them the most expensive company to purchase items from. For example Grainger part number 4JY89 is $392.22 and Home Depots price is $180.82.

Ordered 2 steel doors over 3 weeks ago and was told that delivery was January 27. Then the following day I received an updated delivery date for the 29, only to be told over the phone tonight that the doors are in back order and won't ship before Feb. 11. When I told them that I should've been told and given an option to cancel much earlier, the smart person over the phone asked me if I wanted to cancel the order - two days before the initial delivery date.

I am in the middle of a construction project now. I will incur huge delays and financial loss just because Grainger decided to delay my order without informing me early in the game. This is unprofessional, unethical, unacceptable. Never again!

I decided to buy a handheld sprayer for weeds from Grainger since the ones I have bought from Home Depot only last a season. The Chapin sprayer I paid over $70 for didn't even last a season. I tried to order a replacement wand - their website sucks, used the Chat feature and the lady tells me it's $35 for a replacement wand. (Mine snapped off where it attaches to the hose). When I told her the situation and that I wasn't about to spend another $35 I was simply told "Sorry" and did I need any other help. I guess I will go back to the cheap $#*! that HD sells since it's at least cheaper. It's a shame that so many products are now disposable garbage. Very disappointed with Grainger's product and customer service.

Ordered shoes on July 18, supposed to be here by end of July. Put off to end of August, no explanation. Put off til end of September, no explanation. Called today, Oct 21, chatted with Howard who didn't know anything who in turn connected me with Alex who didn't know anything. Seems like someone who works there and answers the help line would know something especially when my order is right in front of them. Proper training would be a huge tool in "online" information. Seems like nothing matters, just apologize and try to sell you something else that may never arrive. My company, Corning Inc., requires that I use this vender, what a sham!

My husband recently got laid off after six years. They let him go on 6/1/23, of which he worked a full day. They let him go at the end of the day, at which time they told him his insurance would be active until the end of June. Instead of that happening, they canceled it on JUNE 1 instead of JULY 1, leaving my diabetic husband who is a stroke survivor, and myself, heart patient, CKD, and many other chronic conditions, without prescription coverage. Now they refuse to acknowledge their error, which means that we're about to get very, very sick. Spend your money elsewhere.

I am a Materials Manager with a large company. I encourage the many Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents and other executives at Grainger to conduct a simple case study of your service level. Sit in a conference room and call McMaster Carr anytime from 7 AM to 6 PM. Within 2 rings you have a knowledgable, friendly customer service person. Now call 1-800 Grainger and see how long it takes to get to a real person to inquire about anything. It is a minimum of several minutes. Returns are easy as ever with McMaster, the website navigation is easier... etc etc. This is why myself and many other Procurement professionals are switching as much as we can to McMaster Carr. Grainger just does not cut it anymore in the world of MRO.

Ordered 100 anchor bolts. A few days later got an out of stock email. No big deal I'll wait. A month later I emailed asking what's up. They told me it was out of stock forever but still listed on the site. I asked if it could be substituted for another product at the same price. They suggested an alternative and it was acceptable. So I asked to switch my order to it. They said sure, order it online again at the new price (10x the price I ordered the first one for). I got my money back but it was quite a run around. The prices appear good online but it's definitely a marketing scam.

Back in the day, Grainger was strictly wholesale. Now with the advent of the internet, their want-to-be (retail) customers have choices. These choices don't and won't include Grainger. With all the internet and television advertising, it would appear Grainger is in a financial crunch. Too bad.

Tried to re-order a restricted product. Was told the product is restricted and the order was rejected. Confirmed my account info and showed the order had been made once before after confirming the account could order restricted products. Then was told to resubmit account information to get permission to order the same product again.

You know her Hey my husband said that she Destiny Onsurez Grainger Texas called him to complain to him. I don't know what's happening? I just commented that I am proud of my husband. But I already sent the president of Grainger what is happening. I don't know why they blocked me if they aren't doing anything Bad? I think?

I've been a Grainger customer for 40+ years - either as part of my employment working for someone else or in my own business.

They used to be 'wholesale only' and restricted their clientele to businesses - but the recession apparently opened their stores to most anyone with a pulse. It's a good thing.

I can call their toll-free number and usually it automatically connects me to the nearest branch store. Their phone sales people are very good and their database (either accessed online or by their rep) is first rate. I can find out what's in stock locally for will-call pick up if I need it urgently or their shipping is very fast if I'm not desperate.

Their prices are a bit on the higher side but they usually have what I need in stock - and I'm always in a rush when I call Grainger so 'in stock' beats 'lowest price'.

I had never heard of WW Grainger until my son found the store on his phone he called me to see if we had the store in Tucson we do I needed 6 ceiling tiles he told me the item number for the ceiling tiles I ordered them was disappointed they were too big I called they gave me a refund number the same day I returned them no problem at all it took 3 days to credit my a/c there was no problem I would recommend them Very nice customer service

I purchased plumbing parts needed to keep water and heat on in my home and Grainger was there with hard to find parts and fast and dependable shipping - they got me out of a jam quickly!

I tried to cancel an order, talked to a Marcus Hayden, I would ask a question and he would pause for up to 45 seconds each time, thought I was being hung up on, but it was as if he was challenged and could not answer basic question. Put me on hold twice for 30 plus minutes each time... NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH GRAINGER!