We love special projects in CLT, and we love it when the project
involves parades and decorations. It has been said, though, that you
have to break some eggs to make an omelet. Such is the case with these
"projects." Exhibit A:

Well, it's really the only exhibit, but I've always wanted to say that
This is the east side balcony in CLT. This is also the aftermath
of a
couple years of hard working artists, striving to put to canvas the
creative and insightful imagery floating within their very souls. You
may even see some art within the careful and precise over spray...I
don't think the people who end up having to repair the balcony would
think so. Oh tarp in the background, when will you be put to use?
Only
time will tell.

I leave this entry with a beautiful view of eastern Las
Vegas...suddenly, I'm not bothered by the errant paint beneath my Globes.

Let’s play a quick game of word association with the operative word being princess. For me, the following things come to mind: princess cut diamonds, my new title when Prince Harry decides to marry me, glitzy tiaras, etc. Others may think of Disney princesses and go-to Halloween costumes for the Infant/Toddler crowd. However, on rare occasions events take place which require us to reevaluate our internal definitions of given words.



A pivotal event took place here at Zappos.com in March that forever changed our idea of what we associate with the word princess. During the first ever Kids Expo, an event put together where brand reps from a given category commence at Zappos to enhance brand awareness among our Customer Loyalty Team (or CLT if you will), a couple members of the Kids team decided to redefine what it means to be a princess.

I present to you Matt and Stephen from Kid’s Product Information…

Ohhh how they dazzle in pastels!! Thanks for the memories guys! Matt and Stephen are available for hire on a
case-by-case basis. I know for certain they accept bribes in the form of Zollars and Grey Goose for anyone that is interested!

Daisy from Merchandise Planning hosted Girls Night last Saturday evening. It was basically a girls pig out, a movie and fun girl talk. We had a cook off, Filipino Longanisa vs. Portuguese Linguica, along with salad, cheese, Shrimp Mozambique and 20 different kinds of wine, even PINK wine, a must have for girls night! For dessert we did chocolate fondue and smores. It was definately the first of many girls nights to come. What can we say, the girls at work become some of your favorite friends

Last week, the Fashion Team put on an expo for CLT and I was lucky enough to get one of their runway shows on the Flip! The expo consisted of leaders in fashion, from salon to designer to couture footwear, highlighting spring 2008 designs as well as previewing fall 2008. Participating brands included Christian Lacroix, Kate Spade, Vince Camuto, Ted Baker, Taryn Rose, Stuart Weitzman, Givenchy, Emilio Pucci, Celine, Juicy Couture, Lacoste, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Mark Nason, Donna Karan, and Cole Haan.

Free gifts were handed out at the door and as well as drawings totaling over 30 pairs of shoes from the participating vendors.

Great job, Fashion!

Arrr me maties, April begins today and Alicia of arrrRDesk is wearing her pirate Arrrghyle attirrre today.
Joining her in Arrrghyle adoration es mi amigo arrrrRyan from the Spanish Team.



(pssst, I’ve been told in no uncertain terms that as a condition of my employment here I must post at least one Argyle-related post per fortnight or I won’t be here furlong. Oh save me Obi-one!)

Hello from your Kentucky HR team!!

We decided to celebrate the Friday before Easter in style.... comfortable style that is. We dressed in our finest pajamas and broke out the easter egg dye! The outcome were some very creative and fancy looking eggs and a very laid back HR group!

The Magical Mountain Tour
Our wonderful web production team led by valiant knight Alex K., took a
journey on Wednesday that led them to one of the most magical places on
this fine earth.The team of 8 who work on Front End Development within the Creative Service
department here at Zappos.com, chartered a van and headed to Valencia, CA to the roller coaster insanity of Magic Mountain.

"The path was treacherous and long, but we made it
in fine form," said Alex K. "But we are a strong group of mammals, make
no mistake about that".

The group made t-shirts for the event, or battle-cloth, as they would
prefer that you call it, that had each one of them visually depicted,
which gained quite a bit of attention along the way. "Everywhere we
stopped along the way, people would stare at our shirts attempting to
match our faces to the drawing," said Ray M. "I felt famous, like Ryan Seacrest or Edgar Winter or something," he said.


The journey ended up at their destination at around 11:30 AM, and the good time happy day began.Ray M. says that although he enjoyed the roller coasters a great
deal, some of his cohorts were deeply frightened.

"I really loved the ride Goliath; it made me feel like a kid again. But Ryan was scared,
too scared to move, I tell you." (Author's note, Ryan A. has declined
to comment on this accusation, but he claims to be seeking revenge by
vandalizing Ray M.'s desk, possibly knocking over his filing cabinet.)
The group spent 6 hours riding, eating and enjoying each other's
company and, after a long day, the group finally rolled back into Vegas tired,
hungry and ready for more. Alex K. was happy with the result of his
toil, and he felt that this was a great exercise for his team to grow
closer to one another.