Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 17 minutes ago
I was always a follower of Haas if only because they put their prices out there for people to see instead of forcing you to be a victim of data harvesting just to see a price, maybe... I've never been able to afford one of their machines, but I have bought some tooling from the, It's been a terrible experience overall. My latest was an experience with their Google adwords where I wound up with some inserts that were not even close to the inserts I needed. In my opinion that's dishonest. They don't actually even sell what I actually need. 20% restocking fee... okay fine. Must use their shipping label... okay fine... except to use it I have to shut down the shop and drive into town. Do they list a mailing address... yep, but its either invalid or they refused my shipment. Its actually cheaper for me to throw $100 in the trash than to return them at this point. Heck, I decided in the future I'll just buy my cheap Chinese Inserts on eBay instead of buying Chinese inserts from HAAS. No middleman. Cheaper. Actually, labeled with industry standard labeling to eliminate getting the wrong item. Now I am sure the fanboys will tell me how its my own fault. Fine. Its my fault. Atleast partially, but its not my first unpleasant experience with HAAS tooling orders. I may buy from them again someday, but I will certainly check them last after all other resources are exhausted.
I was always a follower of Haas if only because they put their prices out there for people to see instead of forcing you to be a victim of data harvesting just to see a price, maybe... I've never been able to afford one of their machines, but I have bought some tooling from the, It's been a terrible experience overall. My latest was an experience with their Google adwords where I wound up with some inserts that were not even close to the inserts I needed. In my opinion that's dishonest. They don't actually even sell what I actually need. 20% restocking fee... okay fine. Must use their shipping label... okay fine... except to use it I have to shut down the shop and drive into town. Do they list a mailing address... yep, but its either invalid or they refused my shipment. Its actually cheaper for me to throw $100 in the trash than to return them at this point. Heck, I decided in the future I'll just buy my cheap Chinese Inserts on eBay instead of buying Chinese inserts from HAAS. No middleman. Cheaper. Actually, labeled with industry standard labeling to eliminate getting the wrong item. Now I am sure the fanboys will tell me how its my own fault. Fine. Its my fault. Atleast partially, but its not my first unpleasant experience with HAAS tooling orders. I may buy from them again someday, but I will certainly check them last after all other resources are exhausted.
