Beyond Shoe Fetish

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Zappos wants to sell you some heavy irony with their new $50,000 "Cease and Desist" T-shirt. Betting that some people are desperate to end their significant other's obsession with Zappos, the shoe e-shop is offering to both give a t-shirt to and permanently ban a user for the price of $50K. The shirt is to be personally delivered by a Zappos staff member, who is then available to hang out for an hour. With the economy the way it is, Zappos shouldn't be trying to ban anybody, least of all someone who can afford to randomly drop that sum. [Luxist]