So here’s the latest. I’m sure you’ve all noticed the lack of new shirt designs over the past several months. The truth is, things have been a little rocky. The time commitment to run a business wasn’t allowing us to concentrate on what we do best… Create fantastic T-shirt designs. Between processing orders and then shipping them, and coordinating printing of shirts on top of commitments outside of Hanzo… things haven’t exactly been optimal for growth.

That’s all about to change. Hanzo is going to turn over the bulk of the “dirty work” to a third party. You might have heard of them. They are Spreadshirt.com. Having verified the quality and speed of their work, Hanzo is fully confident in partnering with Spreadshirt to have them print and deliver our designs to customers.

What does this mean for you? Not a whole lot. You will still get the same quality and stylish apparel you’ve come to expect from Hanzo. In fact, you gain by having access to their great customer support staff for returns, exchanges, or other issues related to the product. We will still handle inquires and problems not directly related to the final product though. We’re still dedicated to providing great customer support when called upon.

What does it mean for Hanzo? A lot. The fact we will no longer be processing orders, shipping, printing (and re-printing), and providing customer service (returns, exchanges, etc) anymore will allow us to concentrate on creating new designs and making new shirts available a lot more frequently!

So where does Hanzo stand with the limited edition aspect then? Our premium designs will still be limited edition and will not be available indefinitely. We will, however, offer non-premium designs that will not be limited and will be available for as long as people want to buy it.

What about the pre-order program we were talking about before? Because of this rather drastic change, pre-ordering will no longer be necessary. Instead new limited edition design release dates will be made known well in advance so you know when you can start hitting the refresh button!

Stay tuned as we’re set to make the move over and start offering some brand new shirts VERY soon.

If you’re reading this, you’ve probably noticed the slight re-design of the site. The new design streamlines the shopping experience by putting all our shirts on the front page. Hopefully you like it.

In addition to the cosmetic changes, Hanzo is also adopting a new philosophy for it’s shirts. Simply put, every shirt is now considered “Limited Edition.” No shirt design shall be printed in excess of 300. Current shirts will no longer be re-printed once supplies run out.

This new direction ensures that you won’t likely ever see someone wearing the same shirt walking down the street. Unique is good.

NEW PREORDER SYSTEM

As a result of the limited nature of all our shirt releases, a preorder system is being put into place that will allow people two opportunities to nab a design. There will be a preorder period of X number of days OR max preorders of 150… whichever comes first. Once the preorder period expires OR the max preorders is reached, a release date will be announced.

To ensure preorders are from serious buyers only, we will be asking for the full amount of the shirt at time of preorder. Preorder and get your shirt faster and cheaper! Preorders will be shipped before the release date and for FREE.

If you have any questions about this preorder system or the new site, please don’t hesitate to contact us!