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.....

Myra and Mica, our 2 favorite junior fashion bloggers tell us about 4 new western style boots that are all made for walkin! From cool brands like Diesel, Mia , Boutique 9 and Steve Madden, you're sure to turn some heads. Stay tuned for more cool trends !

Our Kid's department received some handy-dandy little toys as a gift from their boss.
I give you: Marshmallow Guns.

Our blogger and best buddy Melissa L. was in an accident riding her bike a few weeks ago, and she has been at home recovering for over a month! Today, my friends, she returned to us, and we are so delighted!

Melissa hails originally from San Francisco, CA and started Zappos in the summer of 2008 as a video blogger. Even after the accident, she still managed to go ahead with her wedding, which was set for a week later. On October 3, Melissa married her best friend Igi in a beautiful ceremony in Temecula with many Zappos people in town.

Melissa, we are so happy to have you back!!!


(Melissa and Igi!)

Our facilities department is a very important part of our Zappos team. Every other department here relies on them in some way on a daily basis. They are always asked to help out with projects around the office, and they are always more than willing to help. One of the reasons they are so great is their supervisor Patti C. She has been with Zappos for four years, and is loved by everyone.

Today was Patti's birthday, and her team in the facilities department decided to surprise her with a pot luck. Thank you Patti for everything you do for all of us!

If you've had a chance to take take a peek at our Core Values, toured our Offices or Warehouse, or seen any of our Videos, you already know Zappos is unlike any other company. We filmed this video to show to our New Hire groups when Tony, Fred and Alfred are out of the office. Although I wish it was used more, I'm happy to say that Alfred, Tony and Fred have yet to miss an opportunity to talk to a new hire class since the video was made more than 6 months ago!

Remember the year your mom didn't want to spend money on a costume, so she made on by hand that you were so embarrassed to wear. How about that costume you just had to have of your favorite teen idol.

Almost everyone has memories of that one bad costume. We went around the Zappos office and asked, "What was your worst Halloween costume?"

It's our favorite time of the year, Halloween costume contest season!
Which Costume is your favorite?

One of the best things about Halloween is all the great candy you get. With Halloween this week, we decided to go around the office and asked some employees, "What is your favorite Halloween candy?"

This past Saturday was "Make a Difference Day," where millions around the world volunteer and help others. The Goodie Two Shoes Foundation is an organization that provides disadvantaged children with new shoes and other supplies that they cannot afford. Goodie Two Shoes has several events throughout the year, but this is their annual event which is the largest of the year. During this year's event,
they gave shoes, socks and backpacks to over 1500 children in Las Vegas.

Goodie Two Shoes is a charity that Zappos has been working with to help provide shoes for their organization. Several Zappos employees volunteered at the event, as well as several hundred others from several companies throughout Las Vegas.

Zappos merchandising happy hours are always quite the party, let me tell ya. All the different lifestyle merch teams do skits, they celebrate the accomplishments of the teams for that quarter as well as individual accomplishments.

This past happy hour was a big day for Chris P. Not only did his performance team have outstanding numbers for the past quarter, but Chris was surprised with a promotion to Director of Performance. Chris has been at Zappos for five years, and not only has built a really strong team, but is someone who exemplifies what the core values are all about.

Congratulations Chris!

These three Zapponians are known for their Flow.

They want to break it off so we're gonna let it go.

It's true they love to wow in a major way.

That's why they keep the job that the work in the day.

Adrian M. - Funky Cold
Rian C. - Rhino
Graham K - G - Money

Our Cruise Ship operators were hard at work this week holding events to celebrate Customer Service Week for Zappos employees, and on Tuesday, the magic of Green Screen technology graced our lunch room. I'll let them explain!

We show our appreciation for coworkers a little differently around here. Welcome to Neal-a-Palooza.

No matter how happy a person you are, how great your job is, or how much fun your co-workers are to be around, everyone has those little things that bother them at some point during their day. We usually refer to these minor annoyances as "pet peeves".

For those of you who cringe every time you walk by you co-workers messy desk, or steam comes out your ears every time you get cut off in traffic, don't worry, you're not alone. Here are the pet peeves of some of the employees around the Zappos office.