Q: If I put you in my top 8, or if I tell my friends about you, can I get a free shirt?
A: Hilarious.

Q: Can you sponsor my band?
A: FULL SPONSORSHIPS: If you tour a lot outside of your local region, are doing the band full time, and are signed to a decent label, please contact us at apparel {at} theblacksea {dot} org (via email). PARTIAL SPONSORSHIPS:Partial sponsorships are something that Black Sea has been doing for smaller bands that aren't signed and/or aren't touring regularly. Have you noticed that clothing brands tend to only sponsor large, well-known bands? There is a perfectly good reason for that, but what we want to do is help the smaller ones get off their feet. What we do is provide for you a discount code to be used by your band and only your band. It will give you a nice discount on everything at our online store. We will also throw your link up on our website and our Myspace. You will generate adds from these links since we link to Myspace accounts only. Plus, the more places your band name is written, the more people hear about you. At this point in Black Sea Apparel's existence, we get more messages asking for sponsorships than any other kind of message or comment. WELL over half of the messages we get are from bands asking us to sponsor them. So please, if you are interested in a partial sponsorship from Black Sea, send us a message about your band and why you want a partial sponsorship. Don't worry about writing a novel! We like to read them. Please remember that if you do not play shows or do not have any booked, there is a high chance you will not be accepted. If you show little to no effort, we will not respond. Messages like "hey, sponsor us!" or "can we get some free shirts?" are considered rude and will not be answered.

Q: "I love your designs. Who designs them? My band needs shirt designs."
A: What do you know, the very person typing up this Q&A is the designer! Check out http://www.blackseadesign.org for more info. I'd be happy to get back to you about design work!

Q: "Where can I get some clothes?"
A: As if it wasn't obvious yet?! theblackseaonlinestore.com.

Q: "I love that one shirt with the stuff on it. I don't have money though. Think you guys could send me one for free? I'll wear it everywhere I go and you'll get lots of promotion."
A: Funny!

Q: "I have wholesale questions. My store would love to carry Black Sea."
A: Send us an email to apparel {at} theblacksea {dot} org and we can discuss this further. Please give us as much information as possible about your store, inventory and how you like conducting business.

Q: "I ordered a bunch of shirts from you about 3 hours ago and they are still not here. I am worried."
A: Priority mail is typically 2-3 days depending on where you live. Regular parcel post can take 3-10 days. But please, let 2 weeks go by before you send us a message asking where you package is. After 30 days is when we should both start to get worried. We are not responsible for items lost in the mail. Keep in mind that Priority Mail shipments are SO much less likely to get damaged or lost. Also, from Thanksgiving to New Years, the mail is always running slow.

Q: "I want to help promote you! I love what you're doing!"
A: Join the street team! We'd love to have you! You may take any and all of the HTML codes from the PROMOTE page and use those as well.

Q: "I don't know what size I wear!"
A: Check out an American Apparel size chart here: http://store.americanapparel.net/sizing.html.