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MarineDepot

Overview

MarineDepot has a rating of 4.4 stars from 46 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. MarineDepot ranks 2nd among Aquariums sites.

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Top Positive Review

“Very nice service and appropriate advice.”

Karol M.
11/30/19

Thank you very much for help in choosing accessories for my aquarium! I will definitely go back there more often! Recommend

Top Critical Review

“Absolute scam and trash company”

Mario S.
3/31/21

This company is absolute trash and garbage. They stole $140 and didn't send me my order. I ordered two flood guardian monitors. They throw their hands in the air and straight up take your money and f*** you Do not order from them ever. There are many other better suppliers.

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Thumbnail of user marios200
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 31st, 2021
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This company is absolute trash and garbage. They stole $140 and didn't send me my order. I ordered two flood guardian monitors. They throw their hands in the air and straight up take your money and f*** you

Do not order from them ever. There are many other better suppliers.

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steven l. – MarineDepot Rep

Hi Mario,
I would like to apologize for your experience shopping with us, but I do appreciate your feedback. We took a look at the situation with your order and I wanted to let you know that our customer service manager will be reaching out to you shortly. Thanks.

Thumbnail of user kennyw58
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 16th, 2020

Delivery service is awful. Ordered item on Tuesday paid extra for 5 business day delivery. Item did not show tried to cancel on 6th day. Got told could not item was shipped. Received shipment notification on 7th business day. Also received notice shipment was stuck in Atlanta due to weather. Not blaming them for weather but why did I pay extra for early delivery? Item still in warehouse in Atlanta but cannot be cancelled?

Thumbnail of user olgac43
4 reviews
0 helpful votes
June 11th, 2019

Gran oferta de todo lo relacionado con los acuarios y peces ornamentales alimentos y cuidados q se deben tener

Thumbnail of user kirstenh11
2 reviews
8 helpful votes
April 4th, 2018

Customer service was horrible i bought a red sea set up with directions stated order would be set up and i would get a call for delivery in 3-5 business days 5th day called the gentleman told me i read it wrong and it would be 5-7 business days so i cancelled my order instead of seeing about what he could do about getting me my tracking number he was rude and cancelled it i had to call back to get a email confirming the canceled order now waiting 5-7 days to get my money back would never use this place again

Thumbnail of user nathanm145
1 review
9 helpful votes
July 16th, 2018

If you think you are happy with your purchase, be sure to make a mistake. Because it has neither warranty nor warranty, it accepts unused packages, and customer satisfaction is not important. There is no item there and the office is empty and only accept the order and there is no commitment

Thumbnail of user brianb191
1 review
10 helpful votes
August 12th, 2016

To keep this short and readable I'll leave out the details. I've been a Marine Depot customer for about 4 years. Ok so here's the recent issue. Today my shipment was due to be delivered, I checked the tracking and it showed that it was delivered this morning I called marine depot, and was told to purchase another item and that once FedEx and marine depot investigated the issue they would then refund my money Depending on The findings.

Thumbnail of user yamianq
1 review
11 helpful votes
July 31st, 2017

I was bringing my business to this particular store, just because that idea of helping the small guys.
However, I just came to the realization that they don't care at all about their customers.
I placed an order online. I received a call from them that the transaction has been declined. Ironically I was opening the email my CC had sent me of the transaction been approved.
Nonetheless, I called my CC company, after spending near an hour with them on the phone, they concluded that they didn't know what MarineDepot was talking about, that the transaction was totally approved and that there was no issue at all. I was able to see the transaction as pending in my online banking account too. My CC gave me a phone for merchant support so I could give it to MarineDepot.
I called MarineDepot again. What I got? Total rudeness, they didn't want to look into the issue, they couldn't care less for what the CC company was saying, not to give them a call to clarify the issue.
I guess that this type of attitude is why people go and do business with Amazon.

Thumbnail of user javierb16
1 review
13 helpful votes
April 27th, 2017

So I buy a package and they send me just one of the items, I call to see what happen, they told me that they make a mistake and they will found out what happen. I wait the 2 days and I call back, so they say they where so busy that's the reason why they didn't reply me, we went back and forward whit the emails, because they want me to return the item so they can fix their warehouse and they offer me a 10$ store credit for my 330$ order, they offer me a 10$. At last "the supervisor" call me they gonna send me all the items next week (this is the 2 week I'm waiting), they ask me if I whant somthing else, he make it look that Im trying to have free items and thats not the case, I told him i just want my $#*!.
I'm done whit this company they don't know how to take care of their costumers.

Tip for consumers:
buy at Amazon is cheaper and you dont deal whit BS

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Thumbnail of user michaeln87
1 review
3 helpful votes
July 25th, 2016

Ive been a customer of Marine Depot for the past 10 years. Getting back into the aquarium hobby, I decided to go back to Marine Depot to purchase my items. In the past couple of weeks Ive spent over $3000 designing my new aquarium. They were very nice to me, and went through a list of items and recommendations of equipment that I would need.
I have never had a problem with Marine Depot before until today. One of the items that was on my list did not work with the tank that I have purchased. Please keep in mind the list was discussed with the folks at Marine Depot and both items that did not work together were purchased from them.
Over the past 10+ years, I have never returned anything. This was my first time ever trying to return something at Marine Depot. The cost of this one item is $285. To keep things short, Marine Depot said that I could not return it and I am stuck with the $285 piece of equipment. I could go ahead and purchase the upgraded item for $349, but I would not receive any credit for the $285 spent.
My advice, Do not buy from marinedepot.com. They are very nice when you are buying items, but guaranteed if you try to return something it most likely will not happen. I usually buy from more reputable online businesses like Amazon, but I do try to bring business to smaller businesses. This mistake cost me $285. Its just not the money, but more of a feeling of helplessness when the merchant says nothing they can do.

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