As a welcome back to Caron, who was on vacation, Zappos Merchandising, Inc. decorated her desk with hundreds of tea bags. Caron is known for her strong love for tea, so this prank was perfect for her. Check out her reaction below:

Singer/songwriter/pro surfer Donavon Frankenreiter has released his fourth album, Glow, on his own label, Liquid Tambourine Records (through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group). Frankenreiter has been a busy man this summer; he just wrapped up a Verizon & Samsung sponsored two month tour of the East Coast, where he hit up nearly every surf town between Florida and Maine. He also played the ORC Summer Market Convention in Salt Lake City in August, after the Unified Bouldering Championships. He even had some time to stop by Zappos headquarters to answer some customer service calls and play a couple songs to to entertain the Zappos Family and support his sponsor, Sanuk sandals

"Glow," the title track and first single off the new album, is off to a fast start at radio. It's getting a great reaction and a plethora of Triple A stations have been spinning the record early, including KTVZ/Minneapolis, WCOO/Charleston, WXPK/White Plains, KRPI/San Diego, KBCO/Denver and WXPN/Philadelphia among others. "Glow" is positive and uplifting. Riding a sweet, syncopated acoustic strum, the song swells into a beautiful chorus as Frankenreiter sings, "I want to see you glow/I want to see your daylight shining all around your heart."

When Donavon Frankenreiter was 10 years old, he got his first surfboard. Six years later, he picked up his first guitar. It was the beginning of a wildly creative journey: His improvisational twin obsessions have carried him around the globe and into his fans' hearts. As Frankenreiter prepares to release his fourth album, Glow, this fall, the 37-year-old singer/songwriter/pro surfer admits he still thrives on simply taking the plunge. "We don't have a set show, if we did, I would go crazy," he says. "You never know what's going to happen. I love that element of surprise with music and surfing — you never catch the same wave twice."

Donavon would love for you to own the "Glow" acoustic version. You can download it for free HERE. Check out his video for "Glow" below:

Check out new music and videos from singer / songwriter / surfer Donavon Frankenreiter! New album Glow IN STORES NOW!

"Glow" single
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The Zappos Family celebrated the 2nd annual LIVESTRONG Day on September 30^th to raise money for the LIVESTRONG Foundation and raise cancer awareness.  Events included a barbecue, yellow chocolate fountains, a bake sale, raffles and the unveiling of a LIVESTRONG room at the Las Vegas headquarters. The Zappos Family raised $2,678.38 between Las Vegas and Kentucky and like last year, Zappos will match this amount and add to it for a total donation of $15,000. We had 7 employees participate in the LIVESTRONG/Las Vegas Cancer Foundation’s ride on October 2nd.  Zappos employees also walked 67 miles in the Walk for Life event. This was the second year for the event and the ride grew from 125 cyclists last year to 650 this year.  The group brought in $30,000, which will be divided between the Lance Armstrong Foundation and Candlelighters Childhood Cancer. There were 1,100 events in 64 different countries on LIVESTRONG Day 2010. We are on track to raise more than $50,000 for LIVESTRONG as part of the Zalloween Zolf event at the end of this month. For more information on LIVESTRONG, visit them on the web at LIVESTRONG.org.

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Graham challenges Pat to a staring contest!

Darren turns to Pat for help when he needs an idea for a film.

Pat and Darren try to figure out something to do while Melissa's in NYC.

Recently all of the Merchandising Assistants from the Zappos Mechandising, Inc. gathered at the park for a fun filled day. Everyone participated in several activities such as a scavenger hunt, relay race, BBQ, and ended the evening with bowling.