Our mega half-price sale is practically killing us here at Team Hell. We are packing orders around the clock more or less, but its all in a good cause since loads of you have been in touch this week to comment on our super-fast service and we like hearing from satisifed customers. But the warehouse is looking fairly sparse again so the sale will be ending at the after May Day weekend - get in there quick.

We've had new stock in for Lost and Affliction this week too and are so excited about these new lines. Opening the parcels has been like Christmas come early - there are some really fantastic designs and they are up on the site now so check them out at www.TeamHellUK.com.

Stew enjoyed the UFC at the weekend so much he is now threatening to go to the one at Belfast, but ahead of that there is a superglam Gumball Rally party he is trying to get a passout off me for, not sure if me and the babe can cope without him that weekend though  not with all the orders you lot have been putting in lately!

Our local PO decided this week to start shutting up at 11am of a Saturday morning so we got to work at 7am this morning to get all the orders out in time for the last post - now that's commitment! We got ourselves out to the warehouse only to find a mouse has decided to make Team Hell its home and has eaten its way through an entire Heartcore line. We are now faced with a moral dilemma. I am a vegetarian, have been since I was 8 years old – that's going on 20 years now. Stew doesn't eat a huge array of animals on account of not being able to face the thought of it, although that list excludes cows and chickens which he eats by the truckload. So what do we do? We can get some mouse poison and save the Heartcore tees or we can suffer the consequences and keep the mouse. It's a tough call.

 

Fortunately the mouse has had a stay of execution anyhow since Stew has gone to watch the UFC fight in Manchester tonight. £100 to watch grown men fight it out in a cage seems a little excessive to me, and a bit brutal but he's pretty much hooked. It does mean I'm on nappies all night but I haven't told him I'm going away in July with some uni mates yet and he's on nappies for a whole weekend, so I think that pretty much evens things out. Not sure the mouse is going to make it to Monday morning though, poor mouse.

In our latest efforts at reaching the people we headed off to Manchester to do some flyering at a couple of gigs. I'm pretty damn good at flyering. Standing there with bits of paper hoping that someone will feel like taking one off you is a miserable approach and not good for the environment either since all the paper ends up on the floor seconds later. So we take big bags full of stickers out with us and force them on people in the queues waiting outside venues. Most people can't resist a sticker and even if they stick it to their mates forehead it's still 2 seconds of precious marketing!

So there I am - 27 years old with sheepish looking husband in tow making use of my insane ability to talk non-stop with very little breathing time and I've worked my way down half the queue forcing stickers on people when I hear, "MISSSSS, IT'S MISSSS. LOOK IT'S MISS EVERYONE!" And there in the queue are 8 of my Year 10s screaming with excitement at having their teacher giving them flyers and on a school night too. And it's all I can do to avoid dying on the spot. So we're only flyering venues outside a 50 mile radius now since it's pretty hard to maintain your professional image when being accompanied by members of your high school Science class to a gig. It was a damn good concert though and has inspired us to the take the little one to her first festival at Minehead for All Tomorrows Parties vs the fans. She'll be 5 months old and the line up is fairly chilled so should be a good one. And we might even brave some more flyering since it's 250 miles away from home.

Things have been going pretty crazy here this week with the orders for sale stock coming in thick and fast. We've had to draft in extra staff to help with packing and getting stuff sent out. We very rarely have an order that isn't shipped out within 24 hours and we take pride in getting customers their stuff quickly so we've been packing stuff round the clock and keeping our local PO in business.

We've got the new Rockett stock coming in next week too - so more exciting new lines will be added to the site to tempt the old tastebuds. At Team Hell HQ the lightning damage is pretty much fixed now although we still have to have some electrical work done. We got new carpets this week and freshly painted walls which we're pretty gutted about since we had got so used to being slobs during the building work and now we have to tidy the place up. But our loss is your gain as always since we have added loads more stock to the sale for the last week of our spring clearout so go get yoursleves a bargain. Laters.

If you want regular product news go to: Team Hell news page

Things are changing here at Team Hell and to explain why I thought I'd explain how it all started. "Team Hell" used to be what my husband and I called ourselves when we first met. We gave ourselves that name since when something came up that neither of us wanted to do one of us would end up saying, "Come on, we're a team", as if to mean we'll get it done together and the other one would say "Yeah, team hell." Well it stuck and we were Team Hell, and when we got a little puppy boxer dog he joined Team Hell too.

Stew left uni without finishing his computing degree about six years ago; he thought he liked computers after being pretty much addicted to the fledgling internet as a teenager. Truth was he hated computers, so he packed in the C++ and spent six months enjoying a haze of ex-student life that consisted of all the benefits of being at uni, without any lectures. Soon enough though his cash dried up and he had to get himself a job. We wrote a list of things he wouldn't mind doing and he ended up getting a part-time job at a dog kennels clearing up dog poo. He got paid £50 a week which was pretty much what it cost him to get there but I was still a student and life was relatively cheap so it didn' t really matter. Trouble was I finished uni and trained as a teacher and had to move to start my first post which meant Stew left the kennels behind. His Dad offered him some money to start a business and since we both loved dogs we decided to give our own kennels a go. We didn't get the planning permission we needed though and were pretty gutted. So we wheeled out the old list of things Stew could do and by that stage there were only 3 options left: start an online clothing store, open a record shop or become a landscape gardener. In those days Napster was king so the record shop was pretty much out and for a long time it looked like he was destined to become a gardener since everyone we asked for advice said the online store was too risky. In the end after some serious soul-searching he went with his heart and Team Hell was born. We gave the business our name, and stopped using it for ourselves, we've only ever had one complaint about the 'Hell' part of the title, but that's another story.

Three years on and Team Hell is still going strong. We take pride in providing our customers with top quality clothing at the fairest prices we can manage and we go out of our way to ensure we are up there with the best when it comes to customer service. Stew loves running Team Hell, and we both get excited about seeing the new lines come in and trying to make the business a success. We've met some great people along the way too and some of them have become good friends.

But like everything in life, things change and at Christmas we had a little girl who is chatting away to me in babble talk right now. Babies take up time and cost money and despite you thinking otherwise beforehand, they do change your life. Well this one has caused us to take a leap into the unknown; I've given up my job to look after her and help out with Team Hell so we are for the first time solely dependent on the business for our income. We had to find ourselves a way to take a regular salary from Team Hell so our advertising budget has bit the dust and it is goodbye to the music monthlies as of the next few months. This means I've got myself a new job, advertising for Team Hell without spending any money. I'm going to blog my efforts here and our efforts to make money without compromising our ethics whilst still providing our customers with a great service. Wish me luck.

I would love to know what it takes to be able to post on forums and feel the love. Forums hate me, but people keep telling us that they are a great way to advertise. So last night after a couple of glasses of wine I thought I'd give it a whirl. I searched to see if we'd ever got a mention and sure enough there we were in the livingwithstyle.com 'World of Emo' forum. So I signed up and checked it out and found on there a list of places to buy clothing that they'd put together. I didn't think it was an unreasonable request to ask them to add us to it but I just don't have whatever the secret ingredient of forum kudos is. I got shot down in flames. We don't sell emo clothing apparently and it is all too big anyhow. I declined to lower myself to the old addage "I was there when it all began... how many (insert name of chosen emo band) concerts had you been to pre-2000?" and I also narrowly avoided coming back to them with a list of stock items currently available in youth sizes and XS. So I walked away with my e-dignity relatively intact, but still not a clue on how to reach the people without spending money.

It's been one hell of a week at Team Hell HQ - we have had the site up, then back down, then up again (this time for good) after some pain in the ass problems with our domain name providers. And just when we thought we had finally seen the back of the builders fixing our lightning damage they decided to stay another week - .

But since we couldn't do much on the site over the weekend we had a mad clearout in the warehouse ready for all of the simply amazing new stock that is coming in over the next few weeks ready for a long, hot summer. That means we've got loads of stuff that is now without a home, so we are practically giving it away! We've got t-shirts from £2.50, polos from a cool fiver and you can get yourself a hoody and have change from a tenner. We've also reduced loads of shoes, jeans and hats to silly prices. And since we're in the spring mood we are keeping all of our old lines in the sale until the end of April. Now that's an offer you've got to get yourself part of.

Check it all out at Team Hell - www.TeamHellUK.com

Have fun!

Stewart

We are currently experiencing some fairly hefty technical difficulties with our site. Our web designers are on the case now but at the moment we have no email and the site is down so unfortunately we cannot update you on your orders. Please rest assured that every order that has been placed has been or is being despatched and hopefully we should be back with you soon.

In the meantime if you need to get hold of us please use the alternative email address teamhelluk@aol.com.

 

Thanks for your patience,

Stewart

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Bleeding Star - Winter Line Available!

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We've got 3 of the new designs in now from the Bleeding Star Winter line, better late than never! We've got mens and womens tees in the following designs, Shine Bright, Pink Caddy and Sacred Heart with the rest of the range to follow so please stay tuned.

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Iron Fist - Girls Wishbone Hoodies and Tracks!

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The classic Wishbone design from Iron Fist is now available in girls sizes. We have the white hoody (design shown here), and also the girls version of the original track jacket.

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New Lakai - Eric Koston Pro Shoes In Stock! Limited Editions!

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We've got some new colour ways in both the Lakai Kost-one shoe and also Lakoston as well. The Fully Flared colour way shown here in the Kost-One is super limited and we also have the new MJ3 Pro Shoes in from Lakai as well!

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New Styleblind Designs in Stock!

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We've just had the awesome new designs from Styleblind Clothing arrive, we've got the Rockdeer and Organs of Symphony t-shirts in, in both mens and womens so check them out!

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New for 07 on Team Hell!

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We've got loads of cool stuff lined up for the Team Hell faithful this year, new stuff is being added all the time, and look out for amazing stuff from Hurley, Dekline, Gumball 3000, Zoo York, Styleblind, Conspire, Affliction and INK Clothing over the next few weeks to name a few. But we've not finished there, we've also got stuff arriving in from Circa, All Hallows, Famous Stars and Straps, Iron Fist, Heartcore, Rockett, Jedidiah, Ezekiel as well as all the old faves, plus a couple of other exciting brands in the pipeline, mums the word though, before they end up on every other website. So exciting things to come and once again thanks for being part of it!

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To Die For Clothing - Winter 06 Line Now Available!

 

The incredible new line from long time friend of Team Hell, To Die For Clothing is now available. Words fail me on how good this stuff looks and we're adding new stuff all the time, so far we've added mens and girls tees and a re-worked Stencil hood. But we've got loads more to add including polos, gloves, scarfs, more hoods, track jackets to name a few! Check it out and get a last minute xmas present.

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Bullet for My Valentine / Lowlife Badge Hoodies Added!

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The special edition BFMV/Lowlife badge hoodies are now available in XS, S, M and Large.

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Victory Records Giveaway! Signed album sleeves, posters etc!!

Thanks to our friend Mo at Victory Records we have signed goodies from Victory bands such as Aiden, Hawthorne Heights, Between the Buried and Me, One the Last Day, Straylight Run, Bayside and the Forecast to giveaway. So any orders over £50 (and including some Victory band merch) get some of these items, it's first come first served so while stocks last these are available!! So order now and get some of this great stuff!!

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Heroes Die First Back in Stock!

We've got new t-shirts, crews and re-stocks on some of the older Heroes Die First designs. Girls t-shirts now come in baby fit tees in UK 8, 10, 12. New Mens designs now printed on  skinny fit hanes tees. Check out the new Swamp Girl, Till Death do us Part, Duck and Cover and Lightening Crew sweats. Along with re-stocks of the classic Horror logo, Skulls in Spain, Face in the Gun and Skulls and Butterflies.

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Brand new All Hallows Clothing now available!

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Happy Halloween Everyone!

And what better way is there to celebrate than by getting decked out in the latest range from our good friends All Hallows Clothing! New stock available now!

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Dekline Deuce Canvas Shoes back in Stock!

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Back by popular demand are the canvas Deuces from Dekline, now available in a classic black/white and also black/pink. These shoes are available from UK 4 - 12 so are available for the first time to girls as well.

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Osiris OG Abel Shoes in Stock!

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The amazing Osiris OG Abels are in stock but selling fast, so order now before it's too late!

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INK Clothing - I Stole the Lip Stick T-Shirts in Stock

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Our good pals at INK have got some amazing new designs ready to hit the streets, this is the I Stole the Lip Stick tee with all over front print and sewn patch on the sleeve. Help support this awesome UK company and order yours now!

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Vox footwear and Death Skateboards - Death Destroyer Shoe

We're really lucky to have some amazing new shoes from Vox in stock, including the Hewitt - Beer Hunter (which is amazing) and also some really limited edition shoes as well, none more so than the Vox / Death Destroyer which are only available in the UK and limited to just 600 pairs and we've got some!

We've also got some of the limited edition Blender shoes  which again are really limited with just a 1000 pairs made worldwide so check them out!

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New DC stuff Available!

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We've got loads of cool DC stuff in from shoes, beanies, visor beanies, tees, jackets, snow boots, body warmers you name it we've got it!

Including the new limited DC Shoes / Famous Stars and Straps Court Shoes, available for men and ladies.

There's not many of these about so order now before they're all gone.

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Xorcist Clothing Now Available!

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We're pleased to welcome Xorcist Clothing to Team Hell, taking inspiration from the hardcore metal/punk culture, horror films, comics and punk show flyers this awesome company from Hollywood have a really stong design led style and we are really pleased to have them on board. We have mens tees and zip up hoods with more to follow. Just select Xorcist Clothing from the brand list to check them out.

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Fueled by Ramen goodies free with every order!

Our good friends at Fueled by Ramen have kindly given us loads of cool swag to give away with all our orders, including goodie bags, sampler cds featuring Paramore, Cute is What we Aim For, Panic at the Disco and Gym Class Heroes and many more as well as stickers and badges for all those bands as well! So these will go out with all orders from today (while stocks last). For more info on the bands please visit http://www.fueledbyramen.com/

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Hurley Competition! Signed Saosin T-Shirt Up For Grabs!

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Fresh from our successful Taste of Chaos Comp with Hurley we now have a signed Saosin Hurley shirt to give away to a lucky Team Hell customer. Anyone ordering a Hurley item between now and Xmas is entered to win so if you love Saosin you know what to do!! All Hurley items can be found here....

http://www.teamhelluk.com/index.php?manufacturers_id=88

 Good Luck!

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Last Orders for Christmas

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To guarantee delivery within the UK before Christmas, orders need to have arrived with us by Monday 18th December at the latest. European orders need to be with us by Tuesday 12th December.

We will carry on sending out items right up to Christmas but delivery will be delayed by the holidays. If you need something urgently then please get in touch by email and we will arrange special delivery or courier service at extra cost.

We are having a break from 24th-26th December but please email with any queries and we'll get back to you.

Look out for loads of new lines and cool new brands for 2007 and don't forget to join us for our January sale!

Happy Holidays!