Neiman Marcus Edition Camaro SS Sells-Out in under Three Minutes

MERRY CHRISTMAS

General Motors says the 100 special-edition 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertibles created for the annual Nieman Marcus Christmas Book sold out in three minutes. According to the automaker, the cars were sold via special telephone reservation process a few hours after the car appeared Tuesday on NBC's "Today Show."

Each of the cars -- which are souped-up Camaro SS versions and which haven't actually been built yet -- feature luxury appointments from Neiman Marcus. The owners take delivery next spring. The $75,000 cars have "Deep Bordeaux" exterior paint, "ghosted" rally stripes, matching fabric top interior and inside windshield frame finished in matte silver.

IT IS A HOT CAR!!!!

OPRAH!!! I wanna JOB!

Companies thank their hard-working employees in variety of ways from end-of-year bonuses to paid vacations to discounts on coveted, and sometimes, not-so-coveted, items. But with continued economic troubles, a pat on the back is sometimes all that's given.

But what about a surprise $10,000 check? Or heck, how about one of those iPads?

That's exactly what the entire O: The Oprah Magazine staff received this past Tuesday. Long known for her "random acts of kindness" (remember when she gave each member of her studio audience a car in 2004?), Oprah struck again at the Hearst headquarters in NYC to surprise O staffers (no matter how long they'd been with the company) with the gifts in honor of the magazine's 10th anniversary.

"These were personal gifts to the staff from Oprah to thank them for their hard work and dedication to the magazine," a Hearst spokeswoman told The Future, confirming the visit and gifts.