As far as MRO suppliers go they are the best! As far as MRO suppliers go they are the best! Pricing is usually in line with other MRO suppliers & their online catalog is easy to use & find items. They don't tell you in the catalog what brand you are getting (unless you can identify by the picture) but usually it is a trustworthy name brand. I would say Grainger & MSC are their biggest competitors. Would advise to avoid Grainger, I deal with them on a weekly basis because my company pushes us to use them - their prices are way high, sometimes double! Their website is terrible!. I don't use MSC very often but I would say they are very similar to McMaster.

Bizarre customer service. Checkout procedure on website doesn't provide a shipping quote. Received an email requesting additional information for shipping. Provided information and asked how much for shipping, got a reply back from someone else saying the order is cancelled due to non payment...

To whom it may concern To whom it may concern : Will call team member Tommy Ortega is the most processional / talented / nicest person at this McMaster Carr location , he’s all over the place very Knowledgeable, respectful among other things that I Might be missing out , I’ve been coming here for over a year and not once he’s made a mistake or left any thing out from all the orders that we have placed . Thumbs 👍🏽 up and keep up the good work Tommy !!! Sincerely : A very happy customer 🙂🙂🙂🙂

Find anything. Have it at your door in 2 days. Industrial supplier for just about any mech/engineering/mfg part in the world. Prices reflect quality parts, not cheap imports. I can be reassured that I'm getting a genuine part that will hold up to engineering specs (for example- fasteners are excellent quality and hold exact tolerances, no cheap big-box import stuff). Everything is easy to find, orders can be split up by PO or job type. Fulfillment/Shipping is an example of how pefect a system can run. I've made hundreds of orders and NEVER had a mistake or quality issue. Not the cheapest by any means, but my timeline and sanity are worth the tiny extra cost.

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.