Barbell Standard IncReviews of barbellstandard.com

It’s taken over 6 months and I still haven’t received my weights UPDATE: Apparently under new management after a sale, the new team got this settled up quickly and painlessly.

The price and quality are great. My only complaint is that the order came in two different shipments many days apart. Since the shipment was two plates it meant that I had to wait to do an exercise until the second plate arrived.

I ordered 4 45 lb plates and only received 3. I've attempted to contact them multiple times with no response. UPDATE - 1 star to 3 stars - they sent me the missing plate only after I posted the negative review. I had tried their support email and number previously. Frustrating it took this route to get a response.

Plates are great. I was concerned they would be a mismatch set since they were sent from 2 different locations but they matched. The barbell was advertised as having “screw thread design - prevent the clip from slipping” and “dual knurl marks.” Both of which are not true. So without the easily, visually verifiable things being inaccurate, who’s to say if the weight capacity is accurate? Also, I made my purchase on 5/31 and paid $179 for the barbell (on sale from $199). On 6/4 I got an email advertising the barbell for $98. That stings. Overall, however, I trust the bar will handle the weight I’m putting up. Probably wouldn’t recommend it for anyone deadlifting 585 or more just because of the uncertainty. I’ll use it to bench. Also, I received it in a week (3 day shipping was advertised but I wasn’t in a hurry). Biggest negative: I overspent by $81 on the bar. Biggest positive: quick delivery and quality of the plates.

Didn’t go as well as my first order. Ive had half of my order come in 3 days but the other half seems lost. Good quality as always.

Don’t even know how to give them a star after this I usually stick with Rogue or Rep Fitness and believed in this company and found a number of uncommon problems that made me very concerned. Pros: - Price is almost unbeatable due to a 10% discount code I received and the free shipping. - The finish seems to be decent compared to all the other companies around this price range and style of plates. Cons: - Plates claimed to be milled and have a 2% tolerance. This was not what I found the plates to be. Found some 45s to be around as low as 42 lbs. This isn’t a big issue with a few plates but after more than 4 are on a side this can have the bar be +/- 5-10 lbs off which can be very dangerous.I have also noticed that these plates were originally from AD4M. This made it odd because the plate on the website that is shown to be weighed at tolerance does not have the logo and is from a different manufacturer. - Customer Support is far below average. Spoke to a rep to return my plates at the PA site and after emailing him about the process he has not responded since. Asked about my shipment and still no response. Moreover, I wanted to speak to a live person but the customer support number cannot be reached and says the voicemail box has been filled. - FedEx also should have my last plate at my house 3 days ago and nothing has updated on the site and still says pending. I do not know if they lost it, but this is very strange since they offered 2-3 day shipping and my whole order arrived either early or a day later. Barbell Standard could be more reputable if they inspected and weighed the plates prior to sending them out. If the plates tolerance was true to your “guarantee” I wouldn’t have questioned anything, but the customer support to the false advertising led me to believe otherwise. In hopes that this catches their attention to the numerous emails I have sent. I hope that I will eventually get my money back even though I do not know what stage I am in the return process. If not, I am stuck with plates that I do not even want. Update: They worked with me to have the plates returned. Customer Service was delayed but true to their word. The plates are pretty good quality, delivery is fast, but QA should weigh the plates to ensure the 2% weight tolerance or at least guarantee a higher tolerance.