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Some time after I became familiar with Shep’s presence, I recall believing he was a DealsBot concocted by Ryan Brown with assistance from a friend at an ecommerce AI startup. He kind of just appeared on the blogs, which led me to assume S.H.E.P. was created to enable Shane to become a full time coffee and landscape

Some time after I became familiar with Shep’s presence, I recall believing he was a DealsBot concocted by Ryan Brown

I swore (I even specifically told Shep) I wasn’t going to take part in any Shep’s Last Day Goodbyes or Shenanigans. Then I woke up this morning and since then have been annoyingly consumed and distracted by the heavy realization that he is leaving our team.

I swore (I even specifically told Shep) I wasn’t going to take part in any Shep’s Last Day Goodbyes or Shenanigans.

Wait what was awkward about the interview?

Wait what was awkward about the interview?

Tennis Slack was and continues to be one of the only worthwhile slacks 

Tennis Slack was and continues to be one of the only worthwhile slacks 

Hate to see you go, but good luck to you and thanks for all the savings. You’re an excellent deal hunter and from reading all the posts a top notch guy. I hope you find success where ever you land.

Hate to see you go, but good luck to you and thanks for all the savings. You’re an excellent deal hunter and from

lol thats even better. I saved almost ALL Shep love in a screenshot folder... so, yes, this tracks.

lol thats even better. I saved almost ALL Shep love in a screenshot folder... so, yes, this tracks.

I’m actually too bereft about Shep’s departure to write anything remotely thoughtful — literally the day before he told me he was leaving, I’d been saying to a GMG or G/O or G-whatever-the-fuck-we’re-calling-it-this-week colleague how much working with Shep (and Ryan, and Chelsea) had done to restore my faith in this

I’m actually too bereft about Shep’s departure to write anything remotely thoughtful — literally the day before he

Shep was the stealth tennis editor for the last three years. ESPN hire this man.

Shep was the stealth tennis editor for the last three years. ESPN hire this man.

Kinja Deals will never be the same without Shep. And the world will never be the same without Shep at Kinja Deals.

Kinja Deals will never be the same without Shep. And the world will never be the same without Shep at Kinja Deals.

Shep and Giri and I had a little slack group for talking about tennis. It was fun, but I quickly realized that it was ALSO incredibly useful because Shep knows everything about tennis and instinctively knows what would make a good blog. In fact, tennis slack was so good that we reconstituted it elsewhere after we all

Shep and Giri and I had a little slack group for talking about tennis. It was fun, but I quickly realized that it

I wrote this two weeks ago. Leave me alone, I’m experiencing GRIEF. 

I wrote this two weeks ago. Leave me alone, I’m experiencing GRIEF. 

You literally told Shep to eat shit 20 minutes ago.

You literally told Shep to eat shit 20 minutes ago.

It brings me no great pleasure to tell you all that things are dire now. Really dire. Shep, a man who has done nothing but live and breath this organization has finally said “uh there’s other air elsewhere.” If that is the case, and it truly might be, what HAS everyone been breathing these last few years! Maybe he’ll

It brings me no great pleasure to tell you all that things are dire now. Really dire. Shep, a man who has done

Every day, we’re provided tons of evidence that there aren’t any good people left in the world. But here’s the deal: Shep McAllister is proof they exist. And, yes, he lives up to the hype.

Shep is equal parts talented, patient, hard-working, supportive, witty, and wise. He’s the Greta Thunberg of deals.

Look—I know

Every day, we’re provided tons of evidence that there aren’t any good people left in the world. But here’s the

Long live the ugly shoe. Ugly shoe good? No.

Long live the ugly shoe. Ugly shoe good? No.

Hello, it’s me, Chelsea/baby, and I’m here bestow upon my former boss Shep his farewell roast. Here we go:

Hello, it’s me, Chelsea/baby, and I’m here bestow upon my former boss Shep his farewell roast. Here we go:

Shep. Sheo. Sheppo. Shepperino. Our Shepperoni Pizza. Will I ever work on a team again that allows me to absolutely drag my boss on a daily basis, with his encouragement? Definitely not. You make it so easy to bully you. You wash your face with soap. I’m never letting you live that down, you absolute psycho. You’re

Shep. Sheo. Sheppo. Shepperino. Our Shepperoni Pizza. Will I ever work on a team again that allows me to absolutely