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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've been using the VTAC rifle mag pouches daily for close to 13 years and only noticed wear holes on the underside when I flipped my carrier over to make some adjustments. I'll definitely be replacin... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had to place an order to show the new pants to a few departments in my area and Jax was very professional with helping me put this together in a timely manner. Solid pricing and great customer servic... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

After reading these reviews, I'm glad I didn't get around to ordering from them. I wanted to order an expensive SOMS bag but was concerned about measurements. I called their clueless customer service... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I loved my 511 side zip boots. Actually had 2 pairs but when trying to reorder them with a LEO discount the costumer service was awful. I was on the phone for over an hour where they transferred me 3... See more

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TrustScore 3 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrible Order Processing

Their products in general are always good but processing of the orders is horrendous. I placed an online order on 5/19 and it still says it's processing. Reached out via their website for an update, no response after waiting a week. Called customer service twice, last week and again today. Spent a combined 20 minutes on hold just to be told both times that it was still processing. Ridiculous. Now I'm told it will be put on some priority list, we'll see but I have lost faith in ordering directly from them again.

6 June 2018
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

On the chance that I might be able to…

On the chance that I might be able to get a replacement part for a flashlight produced by 5.11. I contacted 5.11 customer service/UK by email. I received a reply within 24hrs from a gentleman called Andrew who was extremely helpful and was able to supply me with the part I needed to get my flashlight back in full working order. Definitely recommend 5.11 their staff namely Andrew couldn't have been more helpful. Again thank you Andrew very much appreciated.

5 June 2018
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

This company has the worst customer service!!

This company has the worst customer service I have ever experienced. The products I ordered online took 3weeks to receive. All emails that I sent were returned with an automated message & not dealt with. I have been a long time customer of 5.11, but after the last 2 encounters & the lack of quality service, I will choose to spend my $$ elsewhere. Buyer Beware!!

8 May 2018
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I have been waiting on a refund for a…

I have been waiting on a refund for a month, they've had my return that long now. I've tried calling, good luck getting anyone on the phone. Email is just as bad, it took three weeks just to get an RA number to even return the boots I ordered. Decent products, but terrible customer service experience.

14 April 2018
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible customer service!

So I rarely write reviews good or bad, but 5.11 has the worst customer service I have ever seen. Every time I have had to call them about an issue the customer service agents are just rude and don't want to help. The only times I have called is when 5.11 has either, lost my order/shipped it to a wrong address or shipped the wrong item. The agents act like it's the customer's fault and they "are doing you a favor" to fix their screw up. Now I do love their products but the customer service sucks. I'm just about to the point where I won't buy their products due to this, but I think I will just get them through Amazon where the shipping and return process is guaranteed.

5 March 2018
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Just say no

I ordered some clothing for my sons (both are paramedics). They didn’t send one of the items and triple charged me for another. They immediately Rectified the missing item. However did nothing about the overcharge. I have been trying to get the corrected for three months now. You can’t get in touch with customer service, receptionist refuses to connect you with a supervisor and emails are answered only with generic emails, so they’re actually ignored. I’ll never make that mistake again.

28 February 2018
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible customer service.

Ordered a pair of boots didn't fit good so called customer service and no answer had to call and select that I was a dealer and what do you think happened they answered the phone got my RA number and sent my return for refund. The boots have been at there for over a week and still no refund. I will not order or support anything that has 5.11.

20 February 2018
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Order Placed on November 24, Not "guaranteed" by Christmas!

Order Placed on November 24, 2017. Received email from CEO on December 18, 2017 stating: "If you placed an order on or before December 8, we are committed to getting your order delivered in time for Christmas."

Just called and yet again advised that order has not shipped and "we didn't guarantee Christmas delivery"... While technically I will agree, no contract said by Christmas, but it is very reasonable to expect delivery by Christmas from a month before with no items showing backordered. As Such I tried to cancel the order so I could buy something else for a gift as they refused.

When I asked to speak with a manager, I was transferred to Voicemail. This company used to be impressive, now it's impressively bad.

21 December 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Customer Service

Had a rucksack that went defective, I contact 5.11 Customer Services under warranty, I sent pics and batch number and now a new rucksack is on the way to me!

Great customer service, great brand, great kit! Go 5.11!

3 November 2015
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