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.

Lazer Tag Game I bought 3 of the Lazer Tag Games and one of them did not work, even after replacing the batteries. The batteries needed are a small hearing aid type battery that is impossible to find. My grandkids were very disappointed.

I live 4 miles from the Scientific … I live 4 miles from the Scientific warehouse in North Tonawanda,N.Y. and I've been waiting a week for a poster which has yet to arrive. I could have driven there and picked it up in 15 minutes but, there policies don't allow drive in pick up. You have to get on a waiting list and then they will call you the next day to pick it up. I work nights so I didn't want to be awakened by a phone call ( you never know if its an emergency ) to let me know when my order is available for pick up. In short, they're system stinks. I bought an item several years ago and I was allowed a drive in pick-up. I guess that's progress. Gary Flagg Amherst,N.Y.

I have had great experiences in the … I have had great experiences in the past, but the (expensive) toy this year was garbage. It is a 3 foot robot to assemble. It collapses under its own weight when built. It was WAY to easy for the age group listed. Total disappointment. We already recycled the plastic.

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.