This Easter season, some very talented and creative Zapponians decided to put the influx of Peeps easter bunnies to good use by taking part in the first ever Zappos Peeps Challenge. Each team was challenged with creating a Peeps diorama of whatever theme they wanted.

The themes ranged from completely adorable (Brady Bunch Peeps) to downright creepy (Silence of the Peeps). In the end, it was Team Peeparazzi—Amy V., Shanda F., Bernadette T., and Jen B. (aka “JB”), and their fabulous rendition of “Peeps of Love”, that won the Challenge.

Their Peeps version of the hit reality show “Rock of Love with Bret Michaels” completely showcased all the debauchery and guilty pleasures that the show is known for...complete with a puking Peep contestant! (see photo below)



Congratulations ladies! Looks like that obsession with reality TV has finally paid off!

Here in the Zappos photo department, a friendly competition was brewing between two of our supervisors. Dan and Mike showed off their adventurous side with a bubble gum chewing contest. The competition started off with a few pieces of gum, but quickly moved to Olympic standards. Dan finished with a respectable 15 pieces of gum while Mike took the win with 40 pieces of gum! Even though Mike took the win, Dan entertained with some bubble tricks to wow everyone. Just out of curiosity we looked up the record to see if our local guys had a chance, but when they found out the record was 82, they threw their wrappers in!



Blog By Jessica A and Photos By Debbie A

Today the Help Desk got into the Mardis Gras spirit & built our float!! Woo hoo for fun & weirdness!! We decided to use our float as our theme for our row...and also; Woo hoo for Do more with less!!

Being that we are the help desk team we decided to go with none other than those 4 guys from Liverpool & use the song Help by the Beatles! In going with that song, we made our very own hippie bus, complete with The Mayor at the helm!! We had a blasty blast putting this thing together. We had a casualty along the way.. Dory was hopscotching & hopscotched her Iphone right into a bucket of paint! Our very chivalrous Donavon fished it out with his hands!! What a guy :)

At any rate, we had a lot of fun bonding & putting this together, stop by our row to check out the bus!!

As a stress reliever from planning warehouse budgets, making purchases, hiring and handling all benefits paperwork, writing scripts to run site manager, and becoming friends with OSHA; the admin team wants to throw something!!!

They decided to start a friendly game of dodge ball, the all time favorite recess sport! Dodge ball is played daily at 3pm in the upstairs office. What a great work out and stress reliever! Kudos, my friends, and remember... safety first!

At Zappos.com, safety comes second to none and it is better to be safe than sorry. The team has created many rules to keep the game fair, friendly, and safe. They actually have too many rules now but they are still having FUN!

We are looking forward to next spring when the weather warms up. Maybe the game can be taken out side and more players can join in. Go Team!

The Zappos.com content team is usually a peaceful, loving group, but during the “Murder at the Salty Sea Dog” pirate murder-mystery party, chaos and distrust filled the air! The shocking “murder” of the Jaded Jewel’s first mate, “Merciless Morgan” (AKA Jay from the Performance Team), created turbulence and disorder among the group.

Actually, this was the backdrop for the Fashion and Performance content teams’ recent outing. The drama unfolded at the old pirate watering hole called the Salty Sea Dog, or Nick P.’s house to be exact, although there isn’t much of a difference!

Being that this was the first murder mystery party I had ever attended, I was surprised to see how committed and in-character some of my colleagues were. In the photos below, you’ll see Jennifer, AKA “JB”, AKA “Butterfingers Bailey”, take on her pirate persona with full-on commitment. Jay, who played the unfortunate “victim”, took on the role of “Merciless Morgan” eagerly, only to be killed off in the first half hour. Needless to say, he wasn’t too happy about that!



In the end, all the evidence led to the conviction of “Sealegs Sam”, AKA Bob A. (pictured above with a big evil smile on his face!) , as the conniving murderer. He was promptly made to “walk the plank” for his vicious crime. Pirates are a ruthless breed!

Overall, the party was filled with shady, suspicious characters, eye patches, “Captain Morgan” poses, and of course, lots of booty…pirate booty that is. The Best Costume award went to Performance Team’s Jeff B., who played the part of “Governor Napier”, and the Best Performance award went to none other than the Jaded Jewel’s captain, “Cap’n Redbeard”, played by Jason Lee of “Getting Down and Dirty with Jason Lee” fame.

The beauty of shopping at Zappos.com is that you can buy whatever your heart desires, any time of the day. Take Jason Lee for instance; he decided one afternoon that he wanted...no, NEEDED this 3-pack of brightly colored underwear (tighty whities, as some may call them). This isn't exactly the first time Jason has purchased undies from Zappos, and he always insists on causing a scene by wearing them on his head and parading around the office. Just kidding! Although it's hard not to notice that big smile he gets whenever he opens a fresh new Zappos box filled with tighty whities...; it's like a kid on Christmas morning!