Posted by CHRISTY on March 26, 2001 at 20:58:54:
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Date: 2/9/01 6:57:31 AM Pacific Standard Time
From: lkimball@sarpy.com (Lynn Kimball)
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From: Boslady911@aol.com
To: DSTEW4347@aol.com
Date: Saturday, January 27, 2001 5:25 PM
Subject: ref:cookies
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>> >Hello All I got this from a friend of mine and the Neiman Marcus company
>>deserves in return only what they've done to this gentleman. Please read
>and
>>pass.
>>
>>> > > Subject: Fwd: Neiman Marcus Cookies
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > > THIS IS NOT A JOKE ::: PLEASE READ AND FORWARD TO
>>> > > >> > > EVERYONE YOU KNOW
>>> > > >> > >
>>> > > >> > > 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, 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 AN
>>> > > >> > > E-MAIL ADDRESS.
>>> > > >> > >
>>> > > >> > > THESE COOKIES ARE TOTALLY DIVINE!
>>> > > >> > > ENJOY ! ! !
>>> > > >> > >
>>> > > >> > > This is not a joke-this is a true story.
>
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