Completely ridiculous shipping rules Completely ridiculous shipping rules. I placed an order online to be shipped to my customer location (that I have shipped to previously). Received a confirmation email and then was subsequently contacted by a rep stating they intercepted my order so UPS could return it as they could not ship to a third party. If I'm paying by credit card, why do they care who I'm shipping my items to?? It mentions nothing about this "rule" on their website.

Shipping Cost Surprise - Huge! I recently placed a small order - just over $20 - with McMaster-Carr. During the order process I was not able to see, or even estimate, the shipping cost. All I got on the order page was "shipping and tax will be added." OK, I figured, I'll take a chance. 24 hours later, my shipment was in the mail and I finally got a receipt showing the shipping (and tax) amount. Turns out the shipping was more than 40% of the total order, making it substantially less competitive with other suppliers. My advice: (1) shop around. (2) If you MUST buy from McMaster-Carr, don't press "buy" until you know the shipping cost.

McMaster Carr believes Australia is a… McMaster Carr believes Australia is a dangerous destination. McMaster Carr decided that a 5mm nut driver and other hand tools are strategic items. That they are prohibited from shipping to Australia. They have gone mad or very lazy. They can not fill in a CN22 probably less than 10 words.

Brilliant Service I am not a cost shopper. I go to this company because they have the fasteners I need. Their pricing is fair value not cheap or high. They get you your order in a couple days. Quality is always good.

Poorly managed, non customer centric business. Customer service is arrogant and unprofessional. Shipping policies are absolutely mental, I don't think they want business? Products are equally poor. Received a rusted and bent bar that looks as though I could have bought off of Ali-x for a 5th of the cost. All kinds of stupid rules regarding shipping. They are not customer centric. No reason to do business with them at all, deleted my account. So many other companies deserve my patronage more than this one. Hope this saves someone some trouble.