A $250.00 cookie recipe yours free
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> > A little background: Neiman-Marcus, if you don't know
> >
> > already, is a very expensive store; i.e., they sell
> >
> > your typical $8.00 T-shirt for $50.00. Let's let them
> >
> > have it!
> >
> > THIS IS A TRUE STORY
> > My daughter and I had just finished a salad at a
> > Neiman-Marcus Cafe in Dallas, and we decided to have a
> > small dessert. Because both of us are such cookie
> > lovers, we decided to try the "Neiman-Marcus cookie.
> > It was so excellent that I asked if they would give me
> > the recipe, and the waitress said with a small frown,
> > "I'm afraid not, but you can buy the recipe." Well, I asked
> > how much, and she responded, "Only two fifty--it's a
> > great deal!" I agreed to that, and told her to just
> > add it to my tab. Thirty days later, I received my
> > VISA statement, and the Neiman-Marcus charge was
> > $285.00! I looked again, and I remembered I had only
> > spent $9.95 for two salads and about $20.00 for a
> > scarf. As I glanced at the bottom of the statement, it
> > said, "Cookie Recipe-$250.00". That was outrageous! I
> > called Neiman's Accounting Department and told them
> > the waitress said it was "two fifty", which clearly
> > does not mean "two hundred and fifty dollars" by any
> > reasonable interpretation of the phrase. Neiman-Marcus
> > refused to budge. They would not refund my money
> > because, according to them, "What the waitress told
> > you is not our problem. You have already
> > seen the recipe. We absolutely will not refund your
> > money at this point." I explained to the Accounting
> > Department lady the criminal statues which govern
> > fraud in the state of Texas. I threatened to report
> > them to the Better Business Bureau and the Texas
> > Attorney General's office for engaging in fraud. I was
> > basically told, Do what you want. Don't bother
> > thinking of how you can get even, and don't bother
> > trying to get any of your money back." I just said,
> > Okay, you folks got my $250, and now I'm going to have
> > $250 worth of fun." I told her that I was going to see
> > to it that every cookie lover in the United States
> > with an e-mail account has a $250 cookie recipe from
> > Neiman-Marcus...for free. She replied, "I wish you
> > wouldn't do this." I said, "Well, perhaps you should
> > have thought of that before you ripped me off!" and
> > slammed down the phone. So here it is! Please, please,
> > please pass it on to everyone you can possibly think
> > of. I paid $250 for this, and I don't want
> > Neiman-Marcus to EVER make another penny off of this
> > recipe!
> >
> > NEIMAN-MARCUS COOKIES (Recipe may be halved)
> > 2 cups butter
> > 24 oz.chocolate chips
> > 4 cups flour
> > 2 cups brown sugar
> > 2 tsp. soda
> > 1 tsp. salt
> > 2 cups sugar
> > 1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)
> > 5 cups blended oatmeal
> > 4 eggs
> > 2 tsp. baking powder
> > 2 tsp. vanilla
> > 3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
> >
> > Measure oatmeal, and blend in a blender to a fine
> > powder. Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and
> > vanilla, mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt,
> > baking powder, and soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey
> > Bar, and nuts. Roll into balls, and place two inches
> > apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 375
> > degrees. Makes 112 cookies.
> >
> > PLEASE READ THE RECIPE AND SEND IT TO EVERY PERSON YOU
> > KNOW WHO HAS AN E-MAIL ADDRESS!
> >
> > THIS IS REALLY TERRIFIC!!
> > Have fun!!! This is not a joke--it's a true story.
> > Ride free, citizens!
