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Northern Tool + Equipment

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California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I recently purchased a fire pit lid from northern tool the first one came in anf UPS did not do such a good job it was banged up. However they send a replacement. Although it was during the covid-19 pandemic but they still send me the replacement at a relatively short time. Period.
The customer service was very courteous and nice. I plan to purchase more items soon.
100% better than the stuff made in China and you're never sure if you ever going to get anything after you paid.
I recommend this to all my friends and family.

Date of experience: May 20, 2020
Georgia
1 review
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April 3, 2018

I ordered something on Monday and it didn't even ship out until the next Tuesday, when it was estimated to have been delivered to me by then. When I called on the Thursday after I ordered she told me it was on credit hold because my business address was different from billing address. (which in a business is not unusual.) I asked if they had tried to call and double check she said no. She told me it would ship out that day. On Tuesday I got an email saying it was shipping that day. UGH.
I called and again and all they could say is it went through another hold. Absolutely ridiculous. They will no longer get any of our business on website or in the store. I had called on that same tool box to the store in my city and the woman couldn't even walk over to the tool boxes and let me know if they had one the size I needed unless I could give her a number.

Date of experience: April 3, 2018
New Jersey
1 review
1 helpful vote
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There's plenty of fine products made in China and elsewhere in the Far East, but my experience with this companies products has been uniformly bad. From the products and the customer service, this company stinks like 3-day old fish.

Date of experience: September 7, 2021
Utah
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Great company
September 15, 2020

I have purchased a number of items from this company, one of which is their North Star sprayer. The items purchased have been of the highest quality, their prices are competitive, and their customer service including their techs has been very professional. Have recommended them to several of my fellow ranchers.

Date of experience: September 14, 2020
Wisconsin
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Made one order never shipped. Then placed another order they shipped two weeks late. Never wanted to use them again but had a gift card. Used that and three weeks later still not shipped. I swear on my life to never use northern again.

Date of experience: January 8, 2018
Wisconsin
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Broken promise
May 2, 2021

The store did no/t have in stock what we wanted. Said could order and have shipped to store within a week. We ordered on 4/18/21 it is now 5/2/21 and they do not have it yet, blaming the parent company. My transaction # is ******* at store #443. Called today they have the winch but not the hose reel. The store did not acknowledge with a phone call their situation, I had to call them. They got the hoist in but, now they say they do not know when the hose reel will be in. I have had good relationship with the store before, but to treat me with no concern of dropping the delivery of a product I paid for concerns me.
I just want to know when the $142 dollar hose reel will be delivered.

Date of experience: May 2, 2021
Colorado
1 review
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I ordered a shop press. The press weighs 100 lbs. The delivery instructions said that the driver would ring the doorbell to see where to put the box. The driver did not ring the bell, rather they left it out front for my 67 year old mother to wrestle into the house. They also left the package at the complete opposite side of the house from the door.

When we opened the package for Christmas to begin assembling the press, I discovered that the manufacturer had drilled 2 of the mounting holes on the wrong end of one of the main support beams. This makes it impossible to assemble the press. Northern tools will not do anything to rectify this issue

Date of experience: December 26, 2022
New Jersey
1 review
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Do Not order from these people. Part not in store, was told it would take 1 1-/2 weeks to get it in. Paid for it to be shipped to the store. Checked back 2 weeks later and had not left to the distribution center. Check back 2 weeks after that and it has been sitting in the distribution center (which is 4 hours away) for 2 weeks. Employees both on the phone and in the store could care less. They have my money and I have nothing to show for it, just empty promises. My first and last purchase from Norther Tool.

Date of experience: December 13, 2021
Ohio
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Return gone badly
December 18, 2018

After I discovered that the item I ordered was dangerous (unvented gas stove) I had to pay 113 dollars to ship back a 350 dollar stove. Also had to pay 44 to get it to my house. Reached out to them to try and get a partial refund on shipping. Got a rude response for "Shaun" I gave them the option of a partial refund or they can keep my money and fire Shaun. No success yet.

Date of experience: December 18, 2018
Pennsylvania
1 review
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Terrible customer service, on hold for way too long. Website is not clear about extra charges for shipping (lift gate service). I purchased this and found out that the truck comes on the street and off loads the item, you have to take it from there. I have a long driveway and am 61 years old, pleaseeeeee. I could have ordered the item from Amazon and gotten FREE shipping. Delivery dates are a joke, when you order it says estimated delivery, ha ha Im still laughing. Ordered the item June 10 and it will be delivered July 10. A month WOW I could have had it from Amazon in three business days. Never ever again will I order from this terrible company.

Date of experience: June 20, 2018

Overview

Northern Tool + Equipment has a rating of 1.2 stars from 272 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Northern Tool + Equipment most frequently mention customer service, credit card and business days. Northern Tool + Equipment ranks 291st among Tools sites.

service
87
value
74
shipping
64
returns
59
quality
68
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