In a message dated 15/08/03 01:15:58 Pacific Daylight Time, Bollenbmbrb
writes:
> Subject: Neiman-Marcus Cookie Recipe
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> Perhaps this is a little vindictive but every once in a while I have to
> smile when a big company is taught a lesson by a thinking citizen.
> 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!
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