[Steppes] Fw: Nieman Marcus Cookie Recipe

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Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 3:15 PM
Subject: Nieman Marcus Cookie Recipe


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>Subject: FW: Nieman Marcus Cookie Recipe
>
>My daughter and I had just finished a salad at a Neiman-Marcus Cafe in
>Dallas and 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 with approval, just add it to my tab I told her.Thirty days later,I
>received my VISA statement and it 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 Dept. and told
>them the waitress said it was "two-fifty," which clearly does not mean "two
>hundred and fifty dollars" by any *POSSIBLE* 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 you money at this
>point." I explained to her the criminal statues which govern fraud in
Texas.
>I threatened to refer them to the Better Business Bureau and the State
>Attorney General Office for engaging in fraud. I was basically told, "Do
>what you want, it doesn't matter,  we're not refunding your money." I
>waited, thinking of how I could get even, or even try and get any of my
>money back. I just said,  "Okay, you folks got my $250, and now I'm going
to
>have $250.00 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
$250.00
>cookie recipe from Neiman-Marcus...for free. She replied, "I wish you
>wouldn't do this."  I said, "Well, you should have thought of that before
>you ripped me off," and slammed down the phone on her. So here it is!!!
>Please, please, pass it on to everyone you can possibly think of. I paid
>$250 for this...I don't want Neiman-Marcus to *ever* get another cent for
>this recipe.
>
>  NEIMAN MARCUS COOKIES
>  (Recipe may be halved)
>  2 cups butter
>  4 cups flour
>  2 tsp. soda
>  2 cups sugar
>  5 cups blended oatmeal ***
>  24 oz. chocolate chips
>  2 cups brown sugar
>  1 tsp. salt
>  1  8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)
>  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 SEND TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS ANE-MAIL ADDRESS.
>THESE COOKIES ARE TOTALLY DIVINE! ENJOY ! ! !
>This is not a joke-this is a true story.
>Ride free, citizens!
>
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