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Rockler Companies Inc. Reviews Summary

Rockler Companies Inc. has a rating of 1.6 stars from 90 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Rockler Companies Inc. most frequently mention customer service, credit card and dust collector. Rockler Companies Inc. ranks 70th among Woodworking sites.

service
39
value
33
shipping
34
returns
28
quality
29
This company responds to reviews on average within 1 day
Indiana
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Rockler Website customer service
April 20, 2025
Updated review

Worst customer service in the history of customer service! Zero stars, order on website at your own risk! Trust me, I never give bad reviews! This is my first ever!

Date of experience: January 9, 2025
Amy R. Rockler Companies Inc. Rep
3 months ago

Thank you for your honest feedback, Ron. Exceptional customer service is our goal and it's disappointing to hear we have not delivered on that. We'd love to hear any specific feedback you'd be willing to share or any order issues you'd like us to look into for you. Feel free to reach out to us at reviews@rockler. Com. We do hope you'll give us another try in the future.


Spoke to rep. Less than 12 hrs after order, and told her the order was doubled and I wanted to fix that. She said she couldn't, but, will speak to supervisor and warehouse and get back with me. No response! Never dealing with Rockler again. Too bad I can't make rating zero!

Date of experience: July 17, 2023
Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Customer service
September 11, 2023

Customer service the worst company I have ever dealt with after being a loyal customer for decades. They have seen the last of my money, if you need equipment go to Grizzly just bought a cabinet saw and band saw from them not Rockler!.

Date of experience: September 11, 2023
Morgan R. Rockler Companies Inc. Rep
over a year old

Hi Randy, We're sorry for the disappointing experience! Can you please send your order number to reviews@rockler.com so we can look into this further with our customer service leadership team? Thanks

Idaho
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Customer service is hot garbage.
May 22, 2023

I purchased a product of theirs from an authorized retailer and upon its arrival discovered that I needed more parts to function. While the box and the manual listed the additional parts, the website listing did not. I tried to order the parts needed from the original retailer (large company with a smile logo) and discovered they don't sell the parts. I contacted customer service for both companies and was told to work directly with Rockler. Rockler blamed their retailer for the description error, and were overall just really unpleasant to work with. Given that their return policy is junk as noted by other reviewers I ended up buying the part I needed from them, and paying extra for shipping but it will be the last item I ever purchase from their company. Which is a bummer because the product itself is a neat piece of kit, just Rockler is miserable.

Date of experience: May 22, 2023
North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Returns
June 27, 2023

Be careful when buying from this company they have a problem refunding your money. Bought inferior product from them that was not as advertised sent back and paid for return shipping they refunded half of my money and got all of the product back, so beware that they will scam you on returning items

Date of experience: June 27, 2023
Alabama
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Worst customer service
October 13, 2023

My cabinet shop shut down to receive a new 3000.00 dust collector. It got heavily damaged in shipping and couldn't be used. Finally got a smart mouthed woman that didn't know how to handle it w shipping co. She promised me her supervisor would call right back. Now it has been 2 weeks and they are saying a month until I can get parts. My shop has lost lots of money but they could care less.

Date of experience: October 13, 2023
Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I purchased a 48 x 96 sheet of mahogany veneer for a project. It started with the check out when there were qty 2 not 1. I changed it and double checked the order. I get confirmation of Birch veneer being shipped. 10 minutes after I order I contacted Rockler. They said basically tough luck, read the terms. Since online orders go straight to the warehouse no returns, changes or refunds are allowed. I received it today and it's a 24 x 96 that wasn't even correct, it should have been 48 x 96. I will no longer shop Rockler and will give bad reviews every chance I get. I got my 48 x 96 mahogany veneer from woodcraft with no issue.

Date of experience: June 28, 2023
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Ordered a Murphy bed. Package arrived destroyed. They would not refund, and expected me to eat it. Everyone was shocked at the condition. The box was torn up, the contents spilling out. They told me I have to buy a box, package it up, and then work with UPS and my shipping department to send it back. This is a 200lb box, spilling all over a garage floor in a large multi-tenant apartment complex. Customer service was super unprofessional and disrespectful.

Date of experience: May 12, 2023
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Rockler will charge your credit card far in advance of shipping your item. They say they will offer to cancel your order and then slow drag their feet creating a burden on the buyer to follow their every move. I will never believe they have the ability to ship a tool again.

Date of experience: December 13, 2023
Morgan R. Rockler Companies Inc. Rep
over a year old

Hi George, We're sorry for the disappointing experience! Can you please send your order number to reviews@rockler.com so we can look into this further? Thanks

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Shipping 3to 8 days
October 3, 2023

Shipping in 3 to 8 days? More like shipping in your dreams! They show no remorse and have no intention of switching to express shipping to compensate. Avoid buying online from them unless you can afford to wait 15 days... Order n *******1842 23rd of sept maybe arriving the 6th of october!

Date of experience: October 3, 2023
Morgan R. Rockler Companies Inc. Rep
over a year old

Rockler’s standard shipping is 3-8 business days. Although most orders arrive within that time frame occasionally some orders may be delayed. It appears your order was delayed for confirmation of the shipping address and is scheduled to arrive in 10 business days. We apologize for any inconvenience.

North Carolina
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Rockler is a rip off
February 13, 2024
Updated review

I put something in my cart thinking I could get free shipping for 49.99 which I had in my cart.at checkout it went to 59.99...and they charged me for shipping and I could buy it from Amazon with free shipping for the same price..

Date of experience: February 13, 2024
Morgan R. Rockler Companies Inc. Rep
over a year old

Hi Jeff, We apologize for the confusion! Please reach out to our customer service team at 1-800-279-4441 or customercare@rockler.com. They'll be able to assist you with getting free shipping on your $49+ order. Thank you


I hope this help people
February 28, 2022
Previous review

I hope this helps people know the integrity of rockler,, i recently put a item in my cart to buy from rockler online,,, and after i went to the checkout to pay for it,, it came up that i had a gift card and it included it in the price,, which reduced the price,, well i waited about 2 weeks before i actually decided on getting the item,,, when i went to pay for it,, needless to say the gift card and the amount was still in my cart which is 72.00,,, i ten went tru the process of ordering it and it poped up on the screen saying gift card was no good,, now the people at rockler are saying this was a glitch in internet ordering,,,, so basically i just got cheated out of 72.00,,, personally i would not buy anything from a company thats as shady and dishonest as rockler,,, i know that amazon at times are higher than other places,, and amazon does sell rockler,, but if i wanted it i would pay the difference and buy it from amazon,,,,, trust me,,, i have delt with amazon and they do satisfy the customer,, even if its a loss to them,,, and the lady i spoke too at rockler was supposed to be a supervisior,, her name was julie staples,,, which at this writing i have tried to get in touch with her twice before now... i can understand about a glitch in the computer system,, but at that point rockler should be held responsible for it,,, i know that when you buy from amazon,,, that if the mistake was on there end,, they look out after their customers,, so in closing,, if you want a product that rockler sells,, buy it from amazon,, they will not cheat you and do take responsible for what they sell or your purchases,,,,, unlike rockler which has no integerity or business ethics whatsoever

Date of experience: February 28, 2022
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I ordered a miter guage from Rocker. It arrived damaged so I contacted them and they requested photos. I emailed them photos and requested a return authorization number (their policy). They never responded even after several attempts. Beware if you order from this company as they will not accept returns even if the item was damaged.

Date of experience: January 12, 2024
Morgan R. Rockler Companies Inc. Rep
over a year old

Hi Doug, We apologize for the delayed response! Can you please send your order number to reviews@rockler.com so we can look into this further? Thanks for letting us know.

Iowa
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I purchased a Rockler Speed Cope. It came with instructional video that would not play on my newer IMac. I spent an hour with Apple support to see if it would work, no success. We discovered though that the CD was made or updated in 2004. Slightly out of date for newer computers. Rockler could do better!

Date of experience: December 13, 2021
Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Rockler has gone way DOWNHILL
May 18, 2022

Steer clear of Rockler, especially their wood slabs. I really thought if there was someone I could trust to sell me a decent slab it would be Rockler. Wrong. I ordered this $179 slab (+ $20 to ship) and it arrived with a big gouge in the side and was so twisted warped it's almost useless. I requested a return and they said our site says " may ship with or without bark. We would not consider this defective." The no bark was not the issue. The gouge and the twisted slab are the issue. This junk should have been made into kindling to start a nice campfire up there in MN. I spent all day trying to get return info. Finally got it and found out it will cost me $53 to return via UPS. That on top of the extra $20, I have decided it's not worth it. Plus, they will just sell it to somebody else who will be very unsatisfied. It's obvious they don't care too much. I have spent thousands of dollars over the years with Rockler, my friends as well. No more. Really too bad.

Date of experience: May 18, 2022
Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Shipping cost is a scam
February 17, 2023

Will never buy anything from them again. Got a coupon in the mail for free shipping on orders over $49. Was shocked to see a $50 dollar shipping charge. When I called them next morning, they said the order already shipped out, and there was nothing they can do.

Date of experience: February 17, 2023
New Jersey
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Sent me junk wood
November 30, 2022

They sent me warped twisted wood and did not respond to ANY request. I eventually escalated a claim to paypal but was denied a refund. Rockler sent me a return label but NEVER refunded my money. Now I have no product and lost my money. ONLY deal with these people if you use a legitimate credit card. In fact...just don't

Date of experience: November 30, 2022
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Shipping taking for ever
April 25, 2023

I ordered two sets of wardroble rails on March 16, it's now April 25 and they still don't have a delivery date! How a company this size has such a slow delivery is beyond me. I'll never buy anything from them again.

Date of experience: April 25, 2023
Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Been into the Kennesaw GA store a few times over the past couple months and their A/C has been broken. Can't stand going in there any longer, way too hot and feel sorry for their employees who have to work in those conditions all day. They keep telling me corporate is working on it but doesn't sound like they are working on it too hard.

Date of experience: July 5, 2022
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Rockler's website shows free shipping on orders $50 or more, yet they keep trying to charge me twelve bucks for shipping, and their site is slow slow slow to load images and update cart prices. Their store-branded products are average at best -- the blue aluminum clamps in particular are a pain in the butt to use and very poorly designed -- no matter how cheap they may be on sale, don't buy them; you will regret it every time you use them.

Date of experience: April 14, 2023
Texas
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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I've spent a fair amount of money at Rockler and they have a number of good products. However they refuse to stand behind the products and brands they sell. Had a Triton orbital sander quit working after 110 days and neither triton nor Rockler would provide any relief. I'd give both 0 stars if it was possible. I'll go to Woodcraft from now on.

Update of prior review: Rockler customer service exchanged the sander for a new one. Very much appreciated.

Date of experience: October 25, 2020
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Ripped me off for $450.00
March 11, 2023

I followed their return instructions exactly as told. They say they never got it but USPS shows it delivered. The aren't giving me my money back and have my product. So I'm out $400 plus the $57 that I paid for return shipping. Plus the tools were poor quality and over priced. Don't buy anything from them.

Date of experience: March 11, 2023

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Shop for Woodworking Tools, Plans, Finishing and Hardware online at Rockler Woodworking and Hardware. Find thousands of woodworking supplies like drawer slides, hardwoods, cabinet hinges, and knobs and pulls. Plus, Rockler has great tools like router...


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