Thanks for reading! And thanks for using a Noho Hank gif.  Read more

Thanks for reading! And thanks for using a Noho Hank gif. 

Shep, I am but a humble reader and have had no professional association with the “institute” from which you have taken flight. I have, however, been a reader of Gizmodo and its associated sites since the early ‘oughts. Over that alarmingly long period of time, you have been the. most. consistent contributor that I can…

Shep, I am but a humble reader and have had no professional association with the “institute” from which you have…

Absolute legend, longtime lurker but frequent shopper. You changed how I shop on the internet. This company is poorer for losing you, like so many others. Read more

Absolute legend, longtime lurker but frequent shopper. You changed how I shop on the internet. This company is…

Shep, you convinced me to buy all sorts of questionable things. Most of which I ended up enjoying! I’m thankful for that, and wish you all the best!

Oh! If you’re ever in Chicago, let me know. Your deals have saved more than a few drinks worth of dough for me! Read more

Shep, you convinced me to buy all sorts of questionable things. Most of which I ended up enjoying! I’m thankful for…

So long and thanks for all the fish Instant Pots, headphones, and sous vide immersion cookers you helped me score over the years.

So long and thanks for all the fish Instant Pots, headphones, and sous vide immersion cookers you helped me score…

Thank you, Shep, for your long amd great Deals-wizardry over the years. I’ve been reading Kinja since before io9 joined the Gizmodo/Gawker-verse, and I remember thinking: “What’s up with this Shep McAllister guy? Is he one of those weird Taboola ads?” Read more

Thank you, Shep, for your long amd great Deals-wizardry over the years. I’ve been reading Kinja since before io9…

Shep McAllister is a real person.

Shep McAllister is a real person.

I bought that damn spork. Read more

I bought that damn spork.

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… Read more

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

He’s off with Ernie now, facilitating #content in the heavens

He’s off with Ernie now, facilitating #content in the heavens

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. Read more

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

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

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… Read more

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

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…

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:

I think a previous commentor more eloquently noted how you took an “ugly” side of the business and made it fun, insightful and engaging, so I won’t go into it, but thanks man. Read more

I think a previous commentor more eloquently noted how you took an “ugly” side of the…

I worked with Shep during my entire five and a half years at this once great, and now morally bankrupt, company. So there’s a lot I can talk about when it comes to Shep. For instance, we’ve been to Vegas twice for work and the second time ended with the best flight delay of my life. Read more

I worked with Shep during my entire five and a half years at this once great, and now morally bankrupt, company. So…

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… Read more

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