William
A great experience
A great experience, will likely buy from them again.

Design your own genuine Panama hat, handcrafted in Ecuador, or choose from our available inventory. Panama Hats Direct has specialized in authentic Panama hats for more than 26 years, with a focus on quality craftsmanship, custom options, and personal customer service.
Panama Hats Direct (panamahatsdirect.com) has 493 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 4.9 out of 5.
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William
A great experience, will likely buy from them again.
Ronald
I like the communication and photos of the manufacture of my hat. It was entertaing to see the hat being made and the emails about shipment were helpful .
John
I still have not received my replacement hat. I ordered it in Oct. last year. They sent it to my former address. It has been forwarded to our new address which we will not see until October
Robert
Made selection easy , size determination was accurate , and made prompt delivery. What more can you ask ?
Jerry
Love the high quality and great fit. I got a slightly wider brim and love it when being in the the sun. Will definitely order another hat from Panama Direct!!!
Michael
The first hat was a cuenco; that experience was good enough that I decided to upgrade to a better panama. The first one came though with the box badly smashed. USPS would not allow me to inspect, so I refused shipment. PHD then said I should have accepted delivery. In any case, many weeks later, they shipped me a replacement. After several years and not excessive use, the crown of the good hat is cracking.
Response from Panama Hats DirectSep 8, 2017
You ordered from us in Aug 25, 2010 that is 7 years ago! A lot has changed since then! Yes i do remember you and rejecting your package you created a huge delay in service, the hat was probably not even damaged you overreacted and did not let us have a chance to help yo. on top of that a rejected package used to take months to return to Ecuador. So what has changed? (in 7 years! since you ordered) We do not ship direct to a customers from Ecuador anymore (unless requested to do so) instead we use a faster method shipping express mail to Florida in a batch of hats where all hats are inspected for international shipping problems and fixed if needed and/or replaced then repacked and shipped within the USA to you. 1 - This insures no problems will be passed on to end user from international shipping 2 - Makes returns faster and easier 3 - Faster delivery and overall service 4 - Shipping cost is reduced both ways We have made numerous changes including a New website professionally designed and programmed that helps on internal problems a lot we have a more streamlined workflow as many have commented on with pictures as we progress threw the building process! better shipping options - faster service - more overall options .... their is so much it is hard to list it all ... Casey
Jerry W.
The customer service was efficient and uneventful. I have purchased six or seven hats over the last few years from PanamaHatsDirect and I've had no issues with the delivery or the quality of the product. The hats were received as represented in the online photos and descriptions. I think it goes without saying that I must've been satisfied if I returned as many times as I did.
Phillip H.
I only bought hatbands but they look great, were reasonably priced, and arrived on time. I have no qualms about buying from them again.