Shipping is terrible Shipping is terrible! they use Fed X that is usually always horrible with timely deliveries.

I ordered a $12.95 item online I ordered a $12.95 item online. I understood that they would add to their usual shipping charge in order to ship to Alaska. However, when the item arrived I saw that they had paid $2.67 for shipping, after charging me $16.75, in other words, 500% over their actual cost. I contacted customer service to point this out and request an explanation, and possibly a refund for part of the shipping charge. I explained that USPS rates to Alaska are comparable to rates to Seattle, for instance, and asked what the item would have cost to ship to Seattle. Their response, "I'm very sorry you are upset . We do charge extra to ship to Alaska. Thank you Linda N" This felt disrespectful of the time I took to let them know that their policy felt unfair and unjustified. I would have been open to any reasonable explanation. I will not be ordering from them again. Alaskans get tired of this kind of exploitation.

This is a very poor company to buy from... So, I purchased an item that was reviewed by Matt Granit...I bought it for my daughters birthday present and so she could use it for her classes. Scientific said it was shipped, we did not receive it...and they couldn't prove delivery. Rather than take care of the issue Scientific screwed around, I had to put the purchase in dispurpte and find another simular item. They don't make it easy to buy from, they don't make it easy to work with...in short they don't care about the Customer.

Sent Broken Toy, Return Policy is Cryptic (but TBD) I ordered a DIY game console for my son when it arrived we found out you need a specific toolkit to put it together, but Scientifics Direct doesn't sell it. So we ordered it on Amazon. Then, after 6 hours of putting the toy together, my son went to turn it on and... nothing. It doesn't work. Now it looks like you can't return opened packages? But what if they're defective? The item itself is sold out now, so it might be a moot point, but I hope we can get our money back! I've got a very sad 12-year-old boy right now, and Mama, too, after spending $140 on a toy that doesn't work. :(

Their return policy is to charge a 20%… Their return policy is to charge a 20% restocking fee for items like their Icee Machine. The product is horrible and tedious to use. It takes you hours to make an icee and the instructions are in 3 different places and tell you 3 different methods. They also make you pay shipping to send items back so if it's a larger item I wouldn't bother buying it. Customer service is two thumbs down!