Harbor Freight Tools Reviews

Name: Harbor Freight Tools
Rating: 1.68

1.7 Rating 290 Reviews

15 %

of reviewers recommend Harbor Freight Tools

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1.7

Based on 290 reviews

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Courier, Own Driver
Accurate And Undamaged Orders	Greater than 70%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Telephone, Email, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In	Under An Hour
Customer Service	1.6 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process	Difficult
Returns Process	Could Be Better

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Harbor Freight Tools 5 star review on 13th March 2025

Luftwolf

Harbor Freight Tools 1 star review on 28th December 2024

"BUYER BEWARE! Be careful buying tools from Harbor Freight. They have initiated a ridiculous return policy for defective tool. I bought a Pop Rivet Gun Air Model. It tells you to fill with Hydraulic Fluid. It took 2 people and a vise to open the casing and 30 minutes. Filled it up and closed it. After hooking up the air, it shot the fluid all over my shirt, pants, & part I was working on along with the floor. Not Good. Then I figured out they shorted me the smaller 1\/8\" tip. So when I went to return it, I was told I could only exchange it for another one. so to check it out, the 27 year old manager tried to open the lower filler cap and could not get the cap off another brand new one. I explained that I had been shorted the smaller 1\/8\" tip. We verified that. I asked what was he going to do about the spraying fluid since the gun was identical. I told him I would need to drive 20 minutes back and if it didn't work, then 20 minutes back again each way. By again, even the bottom could not be opened, especially for me at 65 years old. He just shrugged his shoulders. I said I just wanted my money back sine he couldn't supply me a working one. He told me there is now still a 20% restocking fee, even though it can't be restocked. That's $14 of my hard earned money. He would not overwrite that. So I spent over an hour calling corporate only to have them tell me they were going to continue this foolish practice of stealing my money. Then after refusing and asking for a full refund they said they could only give me a gift card for the 20% to go buy more garbage in the store and maybe have another restock fee. I told them if you go to Costco, Walmart, Amazon, etc, they have no questions asked returns, especially when the item is defective and have no alternative. What I want them to answer is \"ARE THEY REALLY GOING TO RESTOCK THIS ITEM EVEN THOUGH IT DON'T WORK? And then sell more of them to some other sucker. I will be returning to the store 1 more time to cancel my membership and get a refund on that. And hopefully not have a 20% restock on that return? I've have been shopping there since they first opened their first stores in California many many years ago. PLEASE THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING THINGS FROM HARBOR FREIGHT UNTIL THEY CHANGE THEIR WAYS! I am going to do a charge back for the $14 they stole from me. I will not use that stupid $14 gift card. I'll let Citibank deal with that. Money is tight and I have to work many hours to get that money just for them to steal it. THEY DON'T DESERVE MY BUSINESS OR YOURS.\r\nI have included the receipts for you to see."

Harbor Freight Tools 1 star review on 27th October 2024

Jeff Davis

Harbor Freight Tools 1 star review on 2nd September 2024

Anonymous

Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“I have been buying at harbor freight for many years. Usually I am happy with what I get. Recently I purchased a 20 gallon air compressor. It works great if the temperature is over 80, otherwise it will not start. It powers my air tools just fine. My problem is when I need it most is when it's cooler. Do not buy the McGraw compressor. Go for the Hercules.”

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Posted 1 month ago

“The prices are good BUT, they have a tendency to change suppliers and not be able to get parts,then you're stuck with a set of power yard tools that you can't get a battery for,warning, warning, warning!!!”

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Posted 4 months ago

“BUYER BEWARE!!! I will say the staff was great, helpful and nice. However I am not happy with the cashier charging me a membership fee of $29.95 without even asking us if we wanted to be a member or explaining anything to us about it. She just charged us the fee. Looking at the receipt on our way home we noticed this charge. I called to ask what it was for and they explained it to me. We never approved this! I asked for a refund but they wouldn’t refund me over the phone so I had to go back to the store 30 minutes there and 30 minutes home to get my refund. Not a happy customer! She was sneaky!”

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Posted 6 months ago

“I like them but recently they wouldn’t honor a coupon that members got for 45%off. Said it was an error. Should have been 15% off. I think they should have honored since it was their mistake.”

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Posted 8 months ago

“My Load Master utility tool box was bought three weeks ago in Clifton Park NY. In outfitting my trailer I have purchased hitch locks and more, I need three keys. With the exception of Harbor Freight it was easy to order a third key. Not so with Harbor Freight. The store manager was sympathetic, he told me to call corporate service department replacement parts. They do not handle spare keys. You could go to HD or LO. Nada. Leaving me with two options. Go to a small key shop $$ or order a better lock. The harbor freight lock is flimsy so replacement may be the best route. Sorry Harbor Freight, your customer service sucks.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“I've just got a question? If a product is on clearance and the display is the only one left. Now why is it they don't want to sell the display? And maybe I'm always looking from a common sense point of view. I had a manger tell me he couldn't sell the display because more might come in. And I'm thinking " then when more comes in take one out of the box and put on display...! Is it that hard to do something so simple? Went to buy a gun 3 weeks ago in Morganton at Rural King. Drove 30minutes one way and they refused to sell me a pistol. Because on my NC license it has (St) for street! On my gun permit it had (Street) spelled out! There's a scientific reason why they do that. It's called space! No not up in the sky or between your ears. There's very little space on the license to print everything... And the manager said it was wrong and would not sell me a gun. No common sense inexcusable idiot! There every where and they are Losing Business! Mine... What ever become of *Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed? And I was starting to like shopping HF!”

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Posted 2 years ago

Harbor Freight Tools is rated 1.7 based on 290 reviews