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horizonhobby.com
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Hobbies & Crafts
Location
United States
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Last 12 months
74 reviews
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Horizon Hobby (horizonhobby.com) has a 2.4 out of 5 rating on OK.one, based on 100 user reviews collected here. It is listed under Hobbies & Crafts and its reputation is poor. 54% of reviews are 1 star, a relatively high share; The business has replied to 95% of negative reviews; Reviews mostly discuss Product, Customer service, Quality. Last updated 2026-08-31.

What reviewers say

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Most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Many buyers faced significant frustrations regarding delayed shipments, missing components inside packages, and extended backorder waiting times that stretched for months without clear updates. Additionally, consumers encountered unhelpful communication channels, unresponsive live chats, and difficulties obtaining refunds or replacements for damaged items. Some reviewers were happy with the prompt delivery times and the broad selection of available hobby items. People also appreciated the knowledgeable staff members who provided useful guidance and assistance with various purchases. Buyers mentioned receiving friendly communication and effective support when handling product inquiries or necessary part replacements over time.

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What people say

I had a charge to show up and contacted…

I had a charge to show up and contacted this bunch. I got to chat with Michael D, who had to be the rudest person I have ever dealt with in any customer service. I am sure I wasn't the friendliest either, especially when he kept saying, as stated above in my chat. Horizon Hobby, if you want to keep business, I hope you will look at the chat or contact me and let me send you a copy. As far as I am concerned, he cost you a customer due to his smart mouth.

Reply from Horizon Hobby2025-07-03

Hi Johnny, Thank you for reaching out and sharing your experience. We understand how receiving an unexpected order—especially one from a few months back—can be confusing and even concerning. The item you ordered was on backorder, and once it arrived in stock, it was automatically processed and shipped out as expected. Unfortunately, by the time we received your request to cancel, the order had already been picked up for shipping and could no longer be stopped. We also want to acknowledge your interaction with our support team. While the representative did explain the situation, we’re sorry if the tone during the chat came across as less than helpful. Live chat can sometimes make it difficult to convey tone and empathy, but we’ll use this as an opportunity to improve how we communicate moving forward. If you would still prefer not to keep the item, our support team will be happy to assist you with a return once it arrives. Please let us know how you’d like to proceed (we're sending you a separate email directly you can reply to). Thank you again for your patience and understanding. Sincerely,

Im Scott Dowda I mentioned my full…

Im Scott Dowda I mentioned my full name, cause I want this organization to know. On one hand, Horizon Hobby is freaking pretty awesome on the other hand .I havee been a loyal customer to Horizon Hobby for years have spent thousands of dollars with them, God forbid you place a wrong order contact them within two minutes of that order asking them to adjust it their best answer they have not shipped the items obviously is they cannot however when I receive the item, I can spend the money to have it shipped back to these assholesI will this one time. I'll never have that problem in the future could go yourself.

Reply from Horizon Hobby2025-07-02

Hi Scott, Thank you for sharing your experience. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by the order cancelation process. We understand that you reached out in a timely manner, and it’s frustrating that the order had already been processed for shipping before changes could be made. We’re always looking for ways to improve and make things easier for our customers moving forward. Our support team will be reaching out shortly to assist with a return and refund for the extra aircraft — completely hassle-free. If there’s anything else we can do to help, please don’t hesitate to let us know. Regards,

Left in the lurch birthday ruined

I ordered an item that said in stock and then all of a sudden it's on back order because someone was as the customer service guy said quicker on the mouse it ruined a birthday it ruined my day then he had the balls to tell me that it's a super expensive to have software that live updates the inventory bullshit it is. I will never shop there again they don't care about anything but money No one even sent me an email to say it was on back order they just left me in the lurch

Reply from Horizon Hobby2025-06-23

Hi Raffael, Sorry to hear you were unable to get the car you wanted. We understand how frustrating that can be, especially when the item appeared to be in stock at the time of your order. Due to high demand around the release, inventory can sometimes update rapidly and cause confusion during the checkout process. Please note that we don’t charge for an item until it has shipped. Since the vehicle sold out quickly and is now on back order, your order would not have been charged. We truly apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding. Sincerely,

20 days shipping!?!

Absolutely insulting and ridiculous shipping. On the website and at checkout Horizon Hobby outlines 3 to 5 days for their shipping service include in the purchase. No where do they clearly disclose that it can be up to 20 days for an order to arrive after they shipped it because of their cheap service contract with FedEx. Beware.

Reply from Horizon Hobby2025-05-15

Hi DS Thank you for your feedback — we completely understand how frustrating it is to expect a package within a certain timeframe and experience a delay. To clarify, the 4–6 day estimate reflects the typical delivery window for our free Economy/SmartPost shipping. Occasionally, carrier delays can push a delivery just outside that window, as with your second package, which appears to be on track for delivery on day 7, with the first having arrived within 4-5 days. The 20-day timeframe you mentioned likely refers to the 21-day period most carriers require before a package can be considered lost. This is a standard policy across the industry to allow for unexpected delays. We truly appreciate your patience, and we’re here to help if your order doesn’t arrive soon.

Ive been a dedicated Horizon Hobby and…

Ive been a dedicated Horizon Hobby and spektrum user, have spent thousands of dollars to support my hobby Thru these two companies. I have a NX10 that I screwed up in updating and file transfer. I sent it in and they fixed it and turned it around in 5 business days. I received good communication and dealt with a man named Craig. Really happy with this guys

Putrid customer service

Putrid customer service. They love them some lyin'. Go through your local hobby store instead.

Reply from Horizon Hobby2025-04-23

Hi Mark, We're sorry to hear you did not have a great experience dealing with our Customer Service. We are here to help and would love the opportunity to help you. There's not enough info here to pull up your account or contact you so we're using the "request information" feature of this review site to do so. We hope to establish contact soon, and/or would request you send us an email or reach out to our Agents via Chat so we can assist. Sincerely,

Slow to respond

Can't get through to tech on phone. Tried chat. Not working. Message get back to you in 48hrs. My advice don't buy anything horizon hobby makes. For very very poor technical support. Finally got back to me. Simple fix not in instructions. Go figure.

Reply from Horizon Hobby2025-04-21

Hello George. Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We apologize for the difficulties you encountered when trying to reach our team, and we're glad we were able to connect through a callback to resolve your immediate issue. We particularly appreciate you bringing the second matter to our attention. This is something we'd like to address proactively, as it could help improve the experience for all our users. Please know we value your input and we are here to help. Best regards.

Horizon Hobby is a joke!!!

Horizon Hobby is a joke!!!! You can't call them because it says they are having issues. Chat now is a bot. Absolutely terrible customer service. I have been waiting since at least November of 2024 for some Athearn parts to come back into stock. They just keep pushing the available by date back. It is now May. I doubt it but will keep my fingers crossed.

Reply from Horizon Hobby2025-04-07

Hello, Thank you for your feedback, and we apologize for the delay in receiving your parts. Some items were recently placed on backorder, causing an unexpected delay. We’re actively monitoring the situation and will update our website accordingly. We also apologize if you had trouble reaching us and are working to keep our customers better informed. We appreciate your patience and are here if you have any further questions. Sincerely,

Horizon hobby/Tower hobbies has so bad order management

Horizon hobby/Tower hobbies is a dealer of Broadway limited import. I put a pre-order 5/24/2024, after waiting for almost a year they just canceled my order without any explanation. That is the first time I have experienced so bad a business can did. Will not buy anything from them.

Reply from Horizon Hobby2025-04-07

Hello DW, Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We’re truly sorry to hear about the difficulties you’ve encountered with your order. Our goal is to communicate any changes as clearly and promptly as possible. An email was sent to notify you that your order was canceled, and we apologize if this message did not reach you. If you have any questions about your order or need further assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us—we’re here to help. Sincerely,

Been trying to contact for tech support…

Been trying to contact for tech support , two days later , can't call says they are experiencing problems , can't email it won't let me send it , vitual support does not let you talk to the tech it wants you to email . Dead ends !!

Reply from Horizon Hobby2025-04-02

Hello Tom, Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re sorry to hear you weren’t able to reach us immediately when you needed assistance. However, we’re glad our team received your messages and have already followed up to help resolve your inquiry and they are working with you to ensure your concern is fully addressed. We’re available throughout the week via chat, email, or phone, and we’re happy to assist further if needed. Best Regards,

Absolutely terrible experience

Absolutely terrible experience. I purchased an rc plane and transmitter from tower hobbies (which I now know is owned by horizon). I ended up cancelling that order after waiting 10 days and it didn’t ship then after waiting an hour for “Bob” with Horizon Hobby customer service to answer. This guy is in the wrong business. 2 days later I see a debit from my bank account from horizon hobby for the same order as if I purchased the same order from horizon hobby. What the heck is going on here!? I never placed the order again. I called Bob back and waited another hour on the phone and he said it wasn’t his problem and that I shouldn’t have ordered it twice. After coming unglued over the phone and him hanging up on me he called back with an RMA number. I just waited another hour for Horizon Hobby customer service to see why after 15 days of receiving my rma that I haven’t received the refund and guess who answered!? Yup! Friggin Bob! This guy loves to piss people off! He said that it may take 10 days to see a refund but, I should just wait until the department receiving the rma’s gets around to it. He offered to email the department then retracted that offer. I asked him to go ahead and send the email, then he replied that he would get in trouble for sending the email to check on the status. Bob will get in trouble for helping a customer Horizon Hobby!? Seriously!? I’m copy/pasting this review everywhere Horizon Hobby. Do better

Reply from Horizon Hobby2025-03-26

Hi William, Thank you for reaching out to us, and we apologize for the frustration you've experienced with both the inability to cancel your order and the service you received during your call. We’re happy to confirm that the requested order has been successfully canceled, and the other order is in the process of being returned and refunded. If you have any further questions or need additional assistance, please don’t hesitate to let us know: we’re here to help! Providing friendly, efficient, and supportive service is our priority, and your feedback is invaluable in helping us improve. Thank you again for your understanding and for giving us the opportunity to make things right. We value your trust and hope to serve you better in the future. Sincerely,

I wouldnt even give them a 1 star

I wouldnt even give them a 1 star. I ordered 2 gift cards on Thursday the website clearly says 15mins-24 hours for email delivery and here I am on Monday still getting a run around about why they haven't sent it..They claim the IT team has to fix the problem with this and I am not the only one who ordered gift cards and haven't received them someone ordered some the same day I did and they haven't got theirs either. SO PLEASE DONT BUY ANYTHING from them it's a lie and the customer service is horrendous they don't even know what to do or how to access the previous call I made to them and if u have to call customer service be prepared to wait on hold for at least 45 mins that's the minimum the company is worthless but they don't mind holding on to that money. Now I will call cooperate and tell them someone is not doing their job 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Reply from Horizon Hobby2025-03-19

Hi Tiffany, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We sincerely apologize for not being able to send your gift card in a timely manner, but had a technical issue generating and distrbuting electronic gift cards and it took a few days to get this fixed. Your satisfaction is important to us, and we’re working to ensure that any difficulties like this are resolved promptly to provide a better experience in the future. Sincerely,

wont let me warn customers about product issue

Bought a product with a super crazy annoying quirk that no one has ever mentioned before and I try to make a review to warn people about it because it is truly annoying but their review button doesn't do anything. Leading me to question if they have any real reviews at all since the button has no link or anything to try to process in another tab to make it work. It acts like it's just a photo

Reply from Horizon Hobby2025-03-11

Hi Dwight, We're sorry to hear you are experiencing an 'annoying quirk' with one of our products. Our Review channels are all real and will publish as long as the language is civil and the review pertains to the product. We could not find any account with activity that matches the name on this post, so would recommend reaching out to our Product Support team via email, livechat or phone to share your concerns, and we're confident we'll be able to help you get up and running. Best Regards,

Top Notch Customer Support

I had purchased an AR636 receiver from Amazon, and the device had already been registered to another account for some reason. I emailed the Horizon Hobby customer support line to see if they could help. Within 48hrs I had confirmation that the receiver could be registered and updated to the latest firmware. This is the most recent example of their prompt and courteous customer support. I am happy with how this company makes its customers the priority.

Unbelievable Experience

As I write this I am still not flying after placing an order 2 1/2. MONTHS AGO. A $500 order produced the most frustration and amazement at how bad a company can be. The absolute worst company I have ever dealt with in my life ! (74 yrs) Everything about this company, except for 1 technical support person, reeks of ineptitude and the cheapest decisions by the owner/ owners. I did make a few mistakes being a returnee to RC from years ago. There was something wrong with EVERY attempt to access ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING CONCERNING 1 or more orders. And I mean EVERYTHING. It would have saved me A LOT of money and AGGRAVATION had I just taken a 8 lb sledge hammer and hit my foot a few good whacks…….. No…. Make that BOTH FEET. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

Reply from Horizon Hobby2025-02-24

Hi Charlie, We're sorry to hear you've been having issues getting a problem with an order resolved. There aren't enough details to identify your account through this review, but we have used the platforms "request information' feature to get this, then we should be able to help resolve this and get you squared away. Sincerely,

Great Job Horizon Hobby!

Had a fit and finish issue with the left wing of my new super timber, sent a couple photos to their team and they shipped a new wing to me the next day! Customer service appears to be job 1 with Horizon Hobby and as always I’m a very satisfied customer! I’ve been buying products on their website for four decades. Great job folks!!

They let you download version 9.5 of…

They let you download version 9.5 of RealFlight but won't let me buy the serial number to use it. They want me to buy their more expensive Evolution which is a step backwards and not user friendly at all.If not being produced, then why is it available for download

Reply from Horizon Hobby2025-02-13

Hello David, Thank you for your interest in our software. RealFlight 9.5 has been discontinued for more than two years, and we no longer have it available for sale as it is no longer being produced. Our current software is priced the same as previous versions, and we have transitioned to offering digital distribution only to keep up with the demands of today’s digital world. We have a variety of video tutorials that guide you through setting up the software on a new computer, from initial purchase to full use. Additionally, our dedicated support team is available throughout the week to assist you directly with any issues or concerns you may have. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you need any help. Sincerely,

Ordered a part on Jan 28th ended up…

Ordered a part on Jan 28th ended up shipping on the 3rd of February somehow along the way it's been stopped in California because of weather delays it has almost been a feel week since it's paused and hasn't updated yet tried to reach out to the shipper FedEx thinks it's lost and horizon won't refund for at least 21 business days which means I'll be waiting at least 2 months total before a refund

Reply from Horizon Hobby2025-02-12

Thank you for reaching out to us. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the delay in the delivery of your order. While your order has been shipped, there may have been unforeseen delays during the delivery process. Unfortunately, we are unable to send out a replacement while your order is still in transit. We kindly ask for your patience and understanding as it may take a few additional days for the delivery to arrive. We have requested more information from you via this sites messaging to be able to locate your account so we can monitor the shipping progress of your order. If the order does not arrive within time allotted, we will of course initiate a refund. We truly appreciate your patience, and if you have any other questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Regards,

I'm giving them a 1 star because…

I'm giving them a 1 star because there's no 0 star. Second time and final time I will ever order from them. I called them on a weekday morning to follow up on an order I placed 2 weeks prior and after holding for 2 hours (as I was working) they dumped my call. I went on line to chat and they told me the items are no longer available. Don't waste your time with this store it's time you will never get back.

Reply from Horizon Hobby2025-02-12

Hello AJ Barto, Thank you for sharing your feedback, and we’re truly sorry to hear about your long wait time on the phone, as well as the inconvenience caused by the items being unavailable. This is not the experience we want our customers to have, and we regret that you felt your time was wasted. We hope we can have the opportunity to regain your trust in the future. Sincerely,

Absolutely AWFUL company

Absolutely AWFUL company. Ordered a part that was in stock and it was scheduled for 4-6 day delivery. Waited 7 days (a day after it should have arrived) and had to wait on the phone for an hour and a half, just for them to tell me that they basically forgot to ship it. That's literally what they said "it got lost in the system" (which translates to "we forgot to ship it"). Well, they sure didn't forget to charge me for the item! NEVER EVER DO BUSINESS WITH HORIZON HOBBY.

Reply from Horizon Hobby2025-02-10

Hello Tessa, Thank you for your feedback. We are truly sorry to hear about your ordering experience, and we completely understand the frustration of expecting accurate delivery details only to find out that your order will not be arriving within the expected time frame, and we sincerely apologize for this oversight and for being unable to meet your expectations. Your feedback is invaluable, and we are taking steps to address the issue so that this doesn’t happen in the future. Thank you again for your patience and understanding. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Best regards,

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