Rusty Surfboards Reviews 20

TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Wonderfully attentive and accomodating during the sales pitch. But I was really shocked to find when the board arrived that it had just been thrown in a box with minimal care and no packaging. Of co... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company doesn’t pay its employees properly. It hired an independent artist to create an advertising mural for them and promised to pay within 2 weeks. It’s been over 1 year and they still won... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unprofessional small business who refuses to pay other small businesses for services they asked for. They would rather pay a lawyer than pay a small business artist who did a HUGE job for them, extrem... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good customer service and shipping was quick for the distance the board was traveling. Happy with my purchase and hope to order more soon.

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  1. Sporting Goods Store

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Rusty Surfboards has been leading in surfboard design and innovation since 1985, based out of San Diego, California.


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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Vile company

What a disgusting, money bleeding, vile company. Do what’s right, but we know you won’t, because big corpos lizards don’t care about actual people.

12 June 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unprofessional small business will rip you off

Unprofessional small business who refuses to pay other small businesses for services they asked for. They would rather pay a lawyer than pay a small business artist who did a HUGE job for them, extremely well. They are gross individuals who only care about their own business and will rip you off first chance they get. Do not shop here they will rip you off. Many better local surfboard shops.

21 June 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company doesn’t pay its employees…

This company doesn’t pay its employees properly. It hired an independent artist to create an advertising mural for them and promised to pay within 2 weeks. It’s been over 1 year and they still won’t pay.

Instead of paying her they’ve decided to spend money on getting a lawyer to intimidate her.

Awful company.

22 June 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Theft of service

They asked Hanna, a muralist to paint a mural for their company. They never paid her . It’s a year later and she still fighting to get paid. This company is dirty and wrong. They sent her a threatening letter and lawyers to try and scare her. That energy should be put into paying your artist!!!!

23 June 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Notorious for not paying their employees

I wouldn’t trust a company that doesn’t treat artists like human beings. They mock and threaten employees once it’s time to pay them. They refused to pay a mural artist for a full year and made their models feel like they were worthless. No matter the job, every human being deserves to be treated with respect! At the very least, they deserve to be paid for the work they do.

22 June 2025
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Got what they wanted $$$

Wonderfully attentive and accomodating during the sales pitch. But I was really shocked to find when the board arrived that it had just been thrown in a box with minimal care and no packaging. Of course, it got damaged in transit. And miraculously, all of a sudden Rusty are no longer friendly and contactable.

I really expected much better from a company that is so... visible. I've received many boards via shipping and usually they've always had the utmost care taken to protect them, so this was a.... Different.... Experience. It's tarnished the brand for me.

27 May 2025
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