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Overview

OpticsPlanet has a rating of 1.3 stars from 263 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about OpticsPlanet most frequently mention customer service, credit card, and next day problems. OpticsPlanet ranks 115th among Outdoor Equipment sites.

  • Service
    137
  • Value
    123
  • Shipping
    123
  • Returns
    76
  • Quality
    75

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Top Positive Review

“Opticsplanet customer service is GREAT.”

Darell T.
3/2/24

I ordered a folding stock for an AK 47. I did not read enough to see it would not fit my Yugo AK. I emailed them and they emailed me a prepaid label and told them what I needed. In about a week I had the replacement that for my Yugo AK. If you don't call that customer service you don't know come here from sic'em.

Top Critical Review

“Never ships out BEWARE”

Jim R.
10/8/24

The shipping date changes every week to a week farther away. DONT WASTE YOUR TIME. They don't answer the phone and say they will call you back but the call never arrives either.

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Thumbnail of user trevorr89
Texas
1 review
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March 20th, 2021

Bought over priced Chinese junk. Didn't work strait out of the box. You'd think for the price. It would at least kind of work for awhile. Nope.

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Utah
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April 24th, 2021

Ordered a product that was shown to be in stock and Checking Availability showed it would ship in 23 - 32 days. Different colors of the same product were all on backorder. A couple of days after the order was placed it changed to 100 plus days. I understand that things happen. I could wait. 45 days later, it shows shipping to be delayed for over 250 days from when it was ordered.

I got on the site and found another configuration that again showed in stock and shipping in 23-32 days. A different color on backorder but not the one being ordered. So I place the order. The next day this new order shows shipping over 200 days as well now.

Well, I go back to the item on the site and it is still showing that it is in stock and shipping in 23-32 days. It is not backordered or nothing stating that shipping will be delayed.

So I reach out to Customer Service. Just wanting to understand what happened. And to let them know that something may be broken. Yes I am frustrated. I explain the situation. The Agents gives me the song and dance that the manufacturer is behind. I explain that my complaint has nothing to do with that. It has to do with the Bait and Switch of telling me and other people right at this very moment that you can ship in 23-32 days when you cannot. AGent did what he was trained to do and towed the company line. Etc...

However, it did not resolve anything. I am sure this Agents leadership at Optics Planet has no interest in knowing that they are either misrepresenting themselves (nice way of saying lying) or a system is broken and not updating correctly (assuming they have integrity).

Due to the Agent not offering to pass on info, or unable to offer any solution as my complaint was the misrepresentation. The culture there is for the Customer Service people to just be a barrier between the customers and leadership. So just shut up and give us your money.

Thumbnail of user danh704
Utah
1 review
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January 16th, 2021

4 months waiting for 9mm but they are still selling it on the website will not buy anything from this place again.

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Thumbnail of user sethc104
Texas
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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November 13th, 2020

No customer service. So I'm returning everything. Cant stand there lack of communication and horrible auto-generate emails.

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New York
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January 18th, 2022

Worse online experience ever.
Buyers beware.
Took forever and never received my item.
Would not recommend.

Tip for consumers:
Don't buy from them

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Thumbnail of user hiramm42
Pennsylvania
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July 15th, 2022

Online says it have the item in stock order been a month now keep changing shipping date won't recommend

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Thumbnail of user aaront379
Illinois
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May 13th, 2022

One star is way too generous for this company should be zero stars bad shipping bad products bad costumer service they should close there doors

Tip for consumers:
Don't use stay away I could do better and don't have a business

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Thumbnail of user jackg401
Minnesota
1 review
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November 9th, 2020

OpticsPlanet needed 2 and a half weeks to SHIP my 'in-stock' item. Midway USA had it TO ME in 4 days (including weekend).

Tip for consumers:
don't use this site if you need quickly. go to midway usa.

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Thumbnail of user tonyb1401
Massachusetts
1 review
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June 26th, 2023

Your shipping is horrible. It took 15 days to reach me. From Indiana to Massachusetts. Stop using USPS an use UPS OR FEDERAL EXPRESS.

Thumbnail of user stephenm1750
Connecticut
2 reviews
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May 24th, 2022

Cancelled my order due to some ridiculous company policy even though all permits in order. Don't waste your time BUY ELSEWHERE

Tip for consumers:
This company a waste of time

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Thumbnail of user billh189
California
2 reviews
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July 15th, 2021

I purchased items on 4/22/21 and was told that one item would come in 5-7 weeks. I inquired by email starting on 6/8/21 since I can not call them. They have responded over and over that they can not get ahold of their warehouse. Copies of their responses:
6/8/21:
Greetings from OpticsPlanet.com!

Thank you for contacting us on your order! I apologize for the inconvenience
And delay. The AGM Global Vision PVS-14 Multi-Purpose Night Vision
Monocular, Mil-Spec, Gen 3, White Phosphor, with Manual Gain, Black,
11P*******111 was not able to be shipped from our warehouse so this was
Drop shipped from our satellite warehouse. I have sent them over an email
Requesting an update and ETA. Once I receive a response, I will be able to
Follow back up via email. I appreciate your patience.

Please let us know if we can provide you with any further assistance. Have
A nice day!

Best regards,

6/15/21:
Greetings from OpticsPlanet.com!

Thank you for following up. I apologize for the inconvenience and delay. I
Have not yet received a response unfortunately. I have sent a follow up
Email requesting an update on this. If I do not receive a response, I will
Request my supervisor assist with getting a response or cancelling this
Order and trying to fill it elsewhere.

Once I do receive a response, I will be following back up with you via
Email.

Please let us know if we can provide you with any further assistance. Have
A nice day!

Best regards,

7/1/21:
Greetings from OpticsPlanet.com!

Thank you for contacting us on your order!

Unfortunately, we have not heard back from the warehouse. They are a bit
Delayed in getting orders out. I have reached out again to them to see if
They are able to give an answer on the status of the AGM Global Vision
PVS-14 Multi-Purpose Night Vision Monocular, Mil-Spec, Gen 3, White
Phosphor, with Manual Gain, Black, 11P*******111.

Once I hear back from them, I will update you via email.

Please let us know if we can provide you with any further assistance. Have
A great day!

Best regards,

7/13/21
Greetings from OpticsPlanet.com!
Thank you for contacting us on your order!

I do apologize for the inconvenience, however the warehouse that the product
Is being shipped from has not responded back to any of our inquiries about
The order.

I have forwarded the issue to another source to see if we can get an answer
On the order for you and they should be responding back to us by the end of
The week at the latest.

Even if I do not hear back I will update you accordingly via email on the
Status.

Please let us know if we can provide you with any further assistance. Have
A great day!

Best regards,

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