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Favorite Thanksgiving Dish in Inside Zappos

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Nov 23, 2009 by Jason C.

For most people, Thanksgiving is about spending time with friends and family, as well as giving thanks for what we have. It is also a day to enjoy a lot of great food. The entire house is filled with unmistakable aromas that make your mouth water and have you loosening your belt in preparation for pigging out.

One of the reasons Thanksgiving is so great is all those amazing Thanksgiving dishes that are usually only made once a year: Thanksgiving turkey, candied yams, stuffing, green bean casserole, etc. It makes you hungry just thinking about it. It's seem like everyone has their favorite dish, so we decided to ask people around Zappos what is their favorite.

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Day After Thanksgiving Shopping! in Inside Zappos

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Nov 23, 2009 by Jason C.

The day after Thanksgiving, also know as Black Friday, is the busiest shopping day of the year. It's a day where many shoppers are enticed to brave the massive crowds in search of those to good to be true deals.

Whether it's braving the elements on a cold winter camp out in front of your favorite department store, or squeezing your way through the wall to wall people to get to that "gotta have it" item, many crazy stories come from the adventure that is Black Friday. We find out some of the stories from Zappos employees.

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Day 938 in Coach

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Nov 23, 2009 by Dr. Vik

There is only one...True Success.

And that is to spend your life, in your own way.

Sound corny or unreachable? Maybe at first, but what is means, is that
we first align ourselves with our passion.

That's the stumble point for most: "How can I make a living lying on
the couch, or playing video games, or just hanging out?"

The second part clarifies: we then align our passion with a beneficial
Vision, other than ourselves...like having your passion helping out
individuals, pets, the world - just pick it.

Once we are aligned with our passion "plus" our Vision, we will be
spending our life...our way...while helping others.

Yours in "Trust" - Coach

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Missy Gives Back to the Community in Inside Zappos

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Nov 21, 2009 by Pat W

Here's a Blog Entry by our very own Help Desker Missy R.!

Just another exciting day here at Zappos.com, but today was different, by taking a field trip downtown to the Henderson Police department with Missy R.. Now, don’t get any ideas…Missy was not being arrested, nor was she getting in any type of shenanigans this time! We all know how she loves to surprise people, but today she wanted to surprise the Captain and her friends.

Earlier in the year we had a few of the Henderson’s Finest, that serve and protect the Zappos community, visit our Corporate office. They were interested to see our culture and the workplace we have created live in action. During the visit not only did they tour our offices but they wanted to encourage core value #3 and “Create Fun and a Little Weirdness” by participating in a skit that could only been completed with their participation.

In return, Missy surprised all the wonderful officers with a Zappos Monopoly game and a Zappos custom back pack. Why? Because we like to Build a Positive Team and Family Spirit throughout our community!

Zappos.com salutes these brave men and women for the work they do. The next time you see members of the Henderson Police department know that they are Passionate and Determined to help you!

Sláinte

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Katrina's WOW poem! in Inside Zappos

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Nov 20, 2009 by Brett H.

Our very own Katrina J., British CLT-Bringer of WOW, created this fine work below to represent our culture in poetry.

Here at Zappos, we have a special way,
It's called the the 10 core values and it helps us every day.

One of course, is the "Service WOW"
If you are really good at it, we award you a C.O.W (cultivator of wow
award)

Number two, You're in the drivers seat
Embracing change, we think is pretty neat!

Do you fit in with number three? please read on and you will see.

If you want to shave your head and have a race to grow a beard,
Then you're creating a little fun and are hopefully a bit weird!

Be adventurous, creative and open minded as well, is number four, if
you can't tell?

Now we are at the middle and it's about keeping our brains fed,
Pursuing growth and learning, will help us stay ahead.

As for number six, we won't keep you out of touch,
It's open and honest communication, that will help us build our trust.

Team and family spirit is the next one to keep in mind.
With picnic's and parties, where we all have a good time.

Doing more with less got us where we are today,
so, number eight is really great, making your idea's our Way!

It's number nine, I hear you determined to shout!!
And of course it's the Passion, which is what we're all about.

So now we reached the last one, what could we have left out??
Ten wonderful core values that makes Zappos what we are all about.

We like to remember where we came from and how far we have to go,
So being humble, is the last core, to keep in mind,
As we spread a little happiness to all of mankind.....

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CLT QA Awards Top Performers in Inside Zappos

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Nov 20, 2009 by Jason C.

The Zappos slogan is "Powered by Service". Everything that we do is focused with our customer in mind. In fact, our call center has an entire team, called quality assurance, which focuses on making sure our customers' experience is the best it can possible be.

This week our QA team went around the office and surprised some of the employees that received the top customer service scores for the current period.

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Emerica Stay Gold Pack in Rideshop

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Nov 20, 2009 by Jim C.


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The Emerica skate team has been killing themselves to wrap up the new "Stay Gold" video to be released very soon. To commemorate these efforts, Emerica created a "Stay Gold" collection which features trippy psychedelic colors on canvas uppers, and spray painted outsoles....all of which are Vegan friendly!

The shoes featured in the pack are the Reynolds Cruisers - an ultra slim, low profile boat shoe which Andrew created to skate and chill in. The clean, simplistic styling hides a techy, super protective STI Foam Full-Length System G2 footbed on a vulcanized outsole. The Francis Lo - An Emerica team favorite. It's a thinned-out 80's inspired skate shoe built to shred. And last but definitely not least, the Laced - A team rider-inspired price point shoe thats great for chillin' and meant to be worn without laces.


Check out the "Stay Gold" collection and the latest and greatest Emerica has to offer in the Zappos Rideshop!

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Celebrity Gossip! Verne Troyer Owes the Government Some Serious Money in Fashion Culture

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Nov 20, 2009 by Tiffany B.

What is with all these celebrities (or so-called celebrities) not being able to afford their taxes? I mean celebrities have to have an accountant or financial planner helping them with their money right? The latest celebrity to be hit with back taxes is Austin Power's Mini-Me Verne Troyer. The actor fell behind on his taxes in 2005 and 2008 and owes the government $10,869.36 in back taxes. I guess this is nothing compared to the millions that Nicolas Cage owes in taxes but still, the guy has to come up with almost $11,000 soon. A few months ago Verne had mentioned that Mike Myers was coming up with an Austin Powers 4 movie. He better hope that Mike writes it awful fast so he can get some money.

Singer Mariah Carey is stepping forward and admits that she was emotionally abused in a relationship. She says that she can relate to singer Rihanna and her relationship with Chris Brown as she too was emotionally and mentally abused. Mariah, who married Nick Cannon last year, says that she has been through some painful relationships in the past. She told Larry King in an interview, "You know, I just think you get into a situation and you feel locked in. If your situation is similar to one of the situations I've been in - which I won't harp on - for me, to really get out, it was difficult because there was a connection that was not only a marriage but a business thing, where the person was in control of my life." In the same interview, Mariah also denounced the rumors that she was pregnant. She says that she would love to have a child now but with her movie Precious and singing career she does not have the time to devote to motherhood like she wants to. She said, "I wouldn't be just like, 'Oh, I'm having a child, Yay! Let me get a nanny so I can give her the baby. Take the kid. That doesn't work for me. I don't believe in that." At least this is one celebrity who takes motherhood seriously rather than just pawning kids off on a nanny.

Sources:
www.tmz.com
www.people.com

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Exercise Routine Do's & Don'ts for the Week: Concentrate on Form and Maximum Repetitions in Health and Fitness

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Nov 20, 2009 by Kurt Simonsen

It seems like everybody wants to get fit, yet far too many people go about it the wrong way. They join a high class gym, buy the cool workout clothes, and then spend more time socializing than exercising. And, when they do finally get down to actually pushing some weight, they stop too early before the real burn begins. So, if you fit either of these two categories, check out the advice below to better your workouts.

The Exercise "Do"

When pushing or pulling your own body weight, never stop at a set number. Continue working until you cannot physically do one more. Thus, go until failure. This will maximize the set and exhaust the muscles, which is precisely what you want. Doing eight push-ups when you could have done twelve wastes that set, as you never let yourself reach the needed burn to grow the muscle. The last three reps should burn and make you doubt yourself. Concentrate on excellent form and maximum repetitions, and you'll see results far quicker than if you limited yourself to a mere number.

The Exercise "Don't"

While a gym can be a great place to socialize and meet people, do so at the juice bar or in the locker room. When the time comes to workout, plug your iPod in and get focused. Countless sessions are ruined each day by over-resting between sets. Your routine should have you working multiple muscles back to back, with rest coming for no more than the 30-second walk between the water fountain and the next station. People who stop and converse, who sit and daydream, destroy the potential of their workout. Keep determined, wave hello, and move on.

Waste no time and maximize each repetition. Plug these two philosophies into your training sessions and you'll see the change shortly.

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Day 935 in Coach

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Nov 20, 2009 by Dr. Vik

Time...

Is the one thing we can't buy more of.

In our life time, we have a finite period of time...and most of
us have no idea of how much time we really have.

Since we can't ever buy more time, maybe we should be spending it
wisely.

Yours in "Living" - Coach

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Vivienne Westwood has got your bag! in Couture

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Nov 19, 2009 by Jonathan H.

The cat's out of the bag! Couture.zappos.com is now carrying Vivienne Westwood handbags! Get your thrills with a tempting Vivienne Westwood bag. Women and men can choose from a wonderful wide variety of hedonistically handsome handbags, stunning satchels, terrific totes, and captivating clutches to store all your notorious necessities and scandalous secrets in style!

Vivienne Westwood Handbags are definitely not your garden variety! Vivienne Westwood is known for her terrific tartans, sublime shapes, and distinguished details of her dramatic designs! Get a handle on your intense individuality and differentiate yourself with divine drama! Vibrate with victorious verse! Vivify your visage with the victorious vernacular of a visionary Vivienne Westwood Handbag!

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Mullet Intervention in Zappos.TV

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Nov 19, 2009 by Brett H.

It's business in the front and party in the back when the gang gives Pat an Intervention.

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Lakai x Where The Wild Things Are Pt. 2 in Rideshop

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Nov 19, 2009 by Jim C.


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AVAILABLE NOW are the follow up styles to last summer's Where The Wild Things Are collection from Lakai. This time around they have released two brand new limited edition shoes to commemorate the October release of Spike Jonze's highly anticipated film. The shoes consist of a Guy Mariano Hi and a canvas Pico, both illustrated with Wild Things eyes. Be sure to check out these new releases from Lakai right here in the Zappos Rideshop!

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Day 934 in Coach

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Nov 19, 2009 by Dr. Vik

Ray Kroc...

Drove an ambulance in World War 1.

He also tried his hand at selling paper cups and then sold the
multi-mixer for making milkshakes to Dick and Mac McDonald.

He never stood in line for a hamburger and was intrigued by the idea
that a restaurant could sell 40 milkshakes at a time

The McDonald brothers offered the business to their children, but they
didn't want it.

Ray Kroc decided to buy a franchise, and then bought out the McDonald
brothers for 1 million dollars each.

The rest is History - and now is the #1 fast food chain in the world.

Yours in "Everything has a beginning" - Coach

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Video Jobs at Zappos.com! in Inside Zappos

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Nov 19, 2009 by Pat W

You may know Jason Lee M. from the blogs, or you may know him as the super tall handsome devil from the Video Descriptions. Either way, he's looking for talent to help take his Video Content department to the next level. If you think you have what it takes, contact us at Jobs.Zappos.Com !

CLICK ME CLICK ME CLICK ME!!!!

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