Dont hate.... CONGRATULATE!

Supernatural!! This is UNREAL!

The Sixty-Six Sicks at RAPtember!!

As many of you know the Sixty-Six Sicks unofficially changed the name of the Rocktember event to RAPtember. With this name change we decided to crash the Tron Party as OG's (you know, Original Gangsters).

Overall, the event went off without a hitch. We began our plan for Holiday, learned more about the business, discussed 100k, updated Z-Hire, modified daily/weekly emails and of course.... had a lot of fun!

We performed at the highest level as well. Andrew made it all the way to the semi-finals and Ben placed 2nd in the AMC teach off. Buckley attended Leadership 3, Marci and Duscha created a district focus around TAP RAP, The WOW!, Jen and Pbiz created a best practice focus and the rest of the crew set a recruiting campaign in motion.

All in all, we had a blast and cant wait to run crazy sales gains during Holiday!

See you all at 100K!

KBuck with her Lil' Wayne tats and grill trying to keep it real!

The ultimate pose

The "Hoff" playing DJ

2 Tuff being 2 Tuff

Jenny Bear repping 666

The WOW! Holding it up!

PBiz flashin some signs

Duscha showing her attitude

Bbart's ready to roll

Chasey F Baby

Really there's nothing else to say

Mj Fresh 2 Death

- you stay classy

Stagge

You don't say?

Mj and The Lone Wolf in deep conversation

Stagge and an AMC from the Windy City



Buckley, Chasey F Baby and Duscha sharing quality time around the table

Marci watching Mr. Perfects back

The WOW! and Duscha



Just a few shots of the Sixty-Six Sicks killing it at this years RAPtember!

-you stay classy

Stagge

The Best Western Region!

With all the Leadership 1 & 2 Store Managers and the Top 40 Assistant Managers in the company gathered in one room the Western Region strutted our stuff! We created a "recruiting" poster for all those in and out of the Western Region to see just how great we are.

If you look closely you will see.....


"Nuff said, our results speak louder than words"....


To all of you interested in joining the Best Western Region - pick up the phone and give us a holler!

2 Tuff: You think you know, but you have no idea.

This is the 666 True Boise Story on Andrew Steven Nelson.





Andrew was born on August 12th, 1985 to Adrianne May and Mark Nelson. He spent most of his life growing up in the Los Angeles area. He found himself a new home in Boise about 3 years ago to settle down and figure out the meaning of life.





Andrew's real life began when he was hired on to Zumiez on April 20th, 2008 (hella 420 bro). He was hired on at 026 as a 2nd assistant by Isaac Gray. From the first month that Andrew started at Zumiez he was EOP every single month until June 2009 when a young Tyler Morey, keyholder, swooped it out from under him. Andrew has proven himself to be an amazing sales person and understands the art of customer service.





Andrew was promoted to 1st assistant in Boise in June 2009, and then his real training began. He has the opportunity to work with one of the best store managers in the company (and she happens to be writing this blog) and get the experience and training in a triple A volume store!

He coined the name Tommy 2 Tuff, because of his "too cool/too tough" attitude. Stagge took notice quickly and appropriatly starting spreading the word that he would no longer be called Andrew, only referred to as "2 Tuff". He is coming around now, so when he is not putting on the cool guy show, you can call him Andy.

Andrew will be attending the AMC here in just 4 short days. Will he have what it takes to be at the top? Last year, the 2 store managers that he has been trained under, where both top 4 finalists at this very event in the Leadership meetings. Only time will tell.



When will Andrew become a store manager? Hit comments and cast your vote now. We're getting a betting pool going!

One step ahead of the game

Mall security has been pretty good at catching on to our sticker advertisement tactics...but they havent caught on to this one quite yet. Mountain dew machines. Represent.

DUSCHA DUSCHA DUSCHA!!!

The Sixty-Six Sicks wants to officially congratulate Jackie Duscha on her latest promotion!

Jackie will be transferring from store 045 (Idaho Falls) to store 145 (South Town)

Zumiez is all about Working Hard and Giving Back...

Here is a bit of Jackie's history doing just that!

WORKING HARD

2008 Top 50 Salespeople in the company

Store currently beating district average YTD

Create a savings within store payroll

Last 2 inventory's below a 1.00%

... and so much more!

GIVING BACK

Promoted 2 AM to Store Managers (Chase & Mattie)

Manages District Payroll

Involved in District cultural groups

Fights for her people

Again...

Congratulations and good luck!

-you stay classy

Stagge

Snow Floor Move 1

Snow Season is here!

Chad & Aaron setting up the boot/binding wall

G giving us everything he's made of!

Double A sporting his new Golden Gloves!

Word of the Week - HOT MESS

Meet Adrienne from 035

On my last store visit to 035 Adrienne kept using the phrase "Hot Mess". She referred to a customers style as a "Hot Mess", the 41 boxes of freight we received as a "Hot Mess", the last boy that took her dinner as a "Hot Mess" and last but not least my selling techniques as a "Hot Mess".

So here's to Adrienne.... The Word of the Week - - HOT MESS.

-you stay classy

Stagge

Meet the team at 044!

Jen, Alexis, Paul and Devon

FYI - The team at 044 currently have the highest DPT in the district Period-to-Date. Everybody talks a big game - but this team has straight up dominated this period! Can anyone take this crew down? Only time will tell..... but one thing is certain, Paul and his team won't go down without a fight!

-you stay classy

Stagge

This might be the best video I have ever found on the internet and it really connects with some of our customers just check it out this pic I have posted speaks for the video and no its not offense and there is no bad language.......hahahaha unreal.......http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFlMxSHhabI

COULD THIS BE TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE???

I found this piece of awseome-ness in Idaho none the less.... after I drove off I noticed that there was a SRH decal on the back window. (of course)

RIP Patrick Swayze

Nobody puts baby in the corner

The Rap Battle Begins

As we get closer and closer to our big "RAPtember" event, the rap battle have already begun. I am asking for your help on this one team, I am asking you to be the judges on this episode of "So you think you can rap". Below is the post of a real live rap battle between two members of the Sixty-Six Sicks, that occured via text message over a several hour span. I am leaving the names annonymous so that we can get an accurate and fair vote. Please hit "comments" under this post to cast your votes or text "Rapper 1" or "Rapper 2" to 208-357-6988 and we will be announcing a winner at RAPtember.

Rapper #1: Sorry for the delay I was out making money, and if it don’t make dollars it don’t make sense, like the last like you just dropped…you call that a comeback? That was a bone dry quote, from here on my rebuttles are coming out of my own throat. And please, I don’t need a search engine, I’m just askin Jeeves when you’re gonna stop pretending, like you know hip and you know your stuff, I’d feel more threatened by Shia Labeouf.

Rapper #2: That was last year Don’t believe everything you hear. Your mom was whispering in my ear, I rule the entire western hemisphere. Even when I’m not near, I’m instilling fear. I kill beats like uethenasia, Got more style than youth of asia.

Rapper #1: That was alright, but I’ve heard better, I’ve got more style than mr Rogers sweater, but even a little better because I don’t make you itch, I make you tremble like my name was Atticus finch, but how would you know sucker you can’t read, but I’ll teach you a lesson & you’ll learn how to bleed.

Rapper #2: I don’t drop my flow all at once, I gradually work you into a corner like a schoolhouse dunce, I cruise like tom and Penelope. Your shaggy hair cant keep up with me, pay attention…my lyrics convinvcing, you just dreaming while I be livin the dream singing hey ho hey ho everybody be screaming go go go.

Rapper #1: You work slowly but I’ll take it all at once, enough with the tickles fool give me a punch, I got more mic skills than that fool wale, your rhymes are so dull I couldn’t sell them on sale. You’re rollin with Tom? Oh aint that cute…I roll like lebron. I take it straight to the hoop. Can’t get a rebound cuz you aint taking no shots, the only way I bounce back is from hittin the top.

Rapper #2: Last I checked lebron got chumped, you can’t even get humped I’m a lyrical surgeon you just a skinny white boy virgin, piggy back your claim to fame oink oink. Your flow stank like dead skank, skunk, bunk, spitting chunks, im a Gemini twins that only know how to fly waving at you bye bye.

Rapper #1: I got flow like a waterfall fat and clear, yours on the otherhand is more like a tear. Once in a while you drop a good spin, but it ends up dry once it reaches the chin. So pick up your game yeah pick up the pace, you’re an arms length away from bein wiped off the face. I’ll blow you in a tissue, you’re hardly an issue, doubt that theres anyone that would even miss you.

Rapper #2: That was beyond lame, you have no game look at your jump shot, you flowing like a malfunctioning robot, you snagging flow from a thesarous, my flow bigga than a rhinocerous. I roam free you scardy cat stuck in a tree, don’t worry I”ll get you down and drag your wannabe game all over town. You mad at me how could you not be, your like Jeremy shockey but I am a GIANT.

Rapper #1: I like how you emphasize with capital letters, even my smallest words speak louder than headers. Headlines deadlines I make it all happen. I have more crunch than a cereal captain. Giants don’t compare because I am colossal, your words are so dry, more so than a fossil. You make shadows, I make an eclipse, if you’re running out of ideas I can give you some tips, give up, lay down, throw in the towel, the crowds are gonna boo youlike they do simon cowell.

Rapper #2: You playing with fire, I’m the man everybody admire, you playing with yourself, can get anybody to play with your self objects in your mirror are bigger than they appear like dragonflies the size of helicopter, you’re the patient and I’m the doctor, itll take a lot to save ya, but I got skills typically they kills, but this time they heals ya, beyond the beyond I listen to your flow and yawned, stick wit me and you got a chance, right now you stuck without pants.

Rapper #1: Haha…that’s so lame it’s making me laugh, I ain’t got no pants because I’m taking a bath! In here relaxin while you’re out there sweating, trying to write rhymes but they’re far from threatening. You’re getting unsteady don’t st st studder, I’m bout to cut through you like a hot knife through butter. Get off the udder, stop milkin so hard, let’s do this like Vegan deal out the cards. I’ll get the ace, and you’ll get the two, by the time I get to three better not see you, or you’ll be seeing me from your back on the ground, I’ll leave you somewhere you will never be found, but not like most under 6 feet of earth, I’ll leave you for the wolves if you step on my turf.

Rapper #2: I don’t do the dishes but I throw away the plates, don’t play safe leave it on the field, don’t think I’ll ever yield, run you down turn that frown upside down, my name Stagge you know me from the you know got more game than anybody you know I throw below the belt, make all the honey honies melt, sign their chest with a pen that’s felt, no matter what I come home to one, that only one, cus that’s a real don juan, please one on and on and on. Anything else is a disgrace, I spit in your face, can’t keep up with my pace peace.

Rapper #1: You use felt pens? I use sharpies, I play with all the girls like they’re just barbies. You say I know you from the you know? The you know what? Oh Stagge the dude that didn’t make the cut? Yeah I remember him what a disgrace, wonder how it feels to end up in last place? But I wouldn’t know because I’m leading the pack, filling the sacks, fillings the seats, taking congrats, taking the heat, coolin off and coming right back, anyone that sees me walkings tippin their hats, anyone that hears me talkin is head bobbin like that, like what like whoa, we needed that rain but chase is makin it snow.

Rapper #2: Leggo my eggo you got a major ego, you can’t even talk the talk, let alone walk the walk, I roll 13 million you can even get it 7 digits, like midgets you small, too small, so small can even claim you work in a mall, when inventory rolls hope you don’t take the fall, results speak louder than words…ya heards, like cattle this aint no rap battle cuz you got smoked, try ta act stoked, just got joked, poked you bloke.

That’s it. Starts with mine ends with yours. May the best man win.

Working Hard and Giving Back

I can't begin to do this charity event and the story behind it justice. Please check it out online. Click on the link below:
www.bridgethegap.tmblr.com


Meet Melvin.... aka DBuck, Danny - but never Daniel.
DBuck is the Store Manager at the Washington Square Zumiez in Oregon. Over the past few years DBuck and I have gotten pretty tight. Homedude is a shredder, a seller, a comedian a chef and so much more! DBuck is an inspiration to all those lucky enough to be near him! If you haven't had a chance to meet him make sure you spot him out at this year RAPtember event!

DBuck and his team are organizing this charity event for his lady's mother! DBuck may rep Oregon - but he is still family! We are with you!!!

Good luck and God bless
Sixty-Six Sicks....

Raptember

The 2009 AMC is just around the corner, and this year there has been some changes. This year, we decided to only bring the top 40 assistant managers in our entire company! Theoretically, this would mean that about 2 assistants per region will be able to attend. This is a HUGE honor and opportunity to anyone who is chosen.

Not only do the Sixty-Six Sicks have an assistant heading to Everett to represent us in battle, we are home to !2! assistant managers who will be attending! This says a lot about what we are doing here in our district to train and promote the next store managers!

Congratulations to Andrew representing the 026 and Ben coming straight from 030. We are all so proud of what the 2 of you have done and we will all be there supporting you and cheering you on! Lets show them what 666 is made of!

Another boring sunday night..........

Gavin - Welcome to the Family...

Gavin (left) & Chase (right) headed into work today. Gavin was hired during the middle of peak season as a 2nd AM at the South Town Zumiez. In a few short weeks he climbed to 6th place in the AMOP contest and has continued to show his hustle at every opportunity!
Today during my store visit he told me that he really wants to be a part of the family! No invite needed, my man.... YOU ARE FAMILY!
Welcome.... keep pushing and good luck!

oh yeah.... G and Chase are having a little wager on their beard situation. The bet is simple.... who can go the longest without shaving any facial hair. Although it looks like Chase recently shaved, this is not the case - as he is currently 9 weeks without a razor.

I think Chase might win by default! But lets be real.... that's the only way Chase can win at anything.


-you stay classy
Stagge

FLASHBACK FRIDAY

Here we have the greatest team ever assembled hanging out at Noodles and Company the night after Couch Tour '09! That was a great event - a lot of hard work, but a lot of fun!

The next day we all decided to hit up the local bowling alley and knock down some pins. Here's a few of us taking a break chillin like a bunch of villain's.

-you stay classy

Stagge

BtS FIGHT NIGHT

This Back To School the Sixty-Six Sicks held our first annual "Fight Night" contest.
We measured two vital stats: % of $100 sales and % of transactions compared to LY. Each week was treated like a new round - from the first sound of the bell to the final swing this was a fierce competition. We had lead multiple lead changes, we had upsets and of course.... 6 rounds later - we had a winner!
This years Fight Night Champion walked away with a $100 sponsorship from Visa, a $300 sponsorship from Zumiez and a pair of Golden Gloves...


This years Champion is none other than the one, the only....
DOUBLE A from South Towne. Aaron and his team pulled through in the last 2 weeks with a memorable climb to the top. Although Aaron and the team at 145 never led in either category their overall performance was just too much for everyone else!


Great work out there Aaron and team! We are proud of you.... but know this.... you are now Public Enemy # 1!!!



-you stay classy
Stagge

Wilderness Wednesdays - "Monsty"

Meet Monster, Jen's little tiny 4.3 pound dog. Jen talks about Monster aka Monsty all of the time as if it were a real person, and by real, I mean living in Jen's dream world reality.

Here are some examples of things Jen does with her dog. "Monsty and I just flew to Vegas for the weekend" (a total lie) "Monsty and I are sippin' margs on Nessy's back" (Jen's translation: My dog monster and I are drinking margaritas on the back of the lock nest monster) "Monsty is just driving me around town today" "Monsty, Edward and I are all just hanging out on the couch" (Remember 5 things that make Kristin Buckley weird? It was really about her obsession with Edward, who was my cat in high school that ran away from home about 6 years ago, who she never even met)

This was my first encounter with Monsty, which was about a week ago in Ogden. It is kinda small and scary and sheds a lot, so I kept my distance.

I am sure Monster will be posting his own blog any day now.

I think this says it all...

My kind of luck..

In the short time I've worked at Zumiez, Marci and the 030 team has had the chance to see the things that would only happen to me.. i.e.:

-A crazy lady hurling herself over the cashwrap to steal money out of the register.

-Around closing a drunk came in, who proceeded to slur to me what he doesn't like about his marriage, and then about longboards, then somehow combining the two topics. Then as he was leaving, he decided to "help us out" by clearing off part of the Krew table.

-An ex-uncle of mine, who is now an "ex-aunt," came in during a big rush, making that particular moment for me uncomfortable, but oh so entertaining for the rest of the team. Especially L-Train who was brave enough to try and make a sale to "her". Which was a fail.

-Then there was the customer who insisted to tell me, and the other customers around, that I was like an Ed Hard shirt and that they wanted to "wear me." Then wouldn’t stop until I agreed.

-And then the two boys who came in today (the one day Stagge was visiting), stole a pair of FW jeans by stuffing them into a Build-A-Bear box. One kid was particularly nervous, for a good reason. Cops found that the little smarty had a stash of pot on him. haha. sucker.

As Marci says "It would only happen to Cassidy.."

Yay karma!

REDNECK!!!

Stagge didn't believe I would put a picture up of a deer I killed. well here it is!!! I might just be the biggest redneck zumiez has ever employed

Flashback Fridays

We are flashing it back to 100K 2007. In the photo, Jono Shoff, web department customer service manager now, my 1st assistant in the flashback, MFM, who used to be my snowboarding love interest, but if you know me now, you know it has changed to Mason, and myself, dressed in "pirate" theme.

While at this 100K I remember the store manager of 058 at the time, Chad, coming up to me and asking "What are you supposed to be? Mrs. Claus? .....in the adult section?" and I also remember it was the year of the mechanical bull. Bob Powell was my DM and he, taking advantage of a girl who had been drinking at the event, made me ride the bull. I think I lasted a total of point 5 seconds and was thrown off, legs straight up in the air....there are pictures to prove it!

Man do I love 100K and all Zumiez national events! I also love Jono! Shout out to my boy! "How you livin Big E Smalls?"

Snap, Crackle, Pop

Today at Provo The WOW! whipped out this gigantic box of Rice Krisipies. As she devoured the imaginary cereal we had a nice little surprise...


Look who walks in.... a customer with - you guessed it - a Rice Krispies T-shirt.... RANDOM! We automatically deemed her "The Customer of the Day" even though she didn't buy anything.

Keep up the great work!

PBJ & the Can...

I found this in the bathroom at Provo...

I needed to vomit after seeing this...
If you are anything like me you will find this picture absolutely disgusting. Nothing like a PB&J while visiting the can! RamRod insists on storing and making his lunch in the bathroom.
I hope it is as good going out as it was going in...



-you stay classy
Stagge