Neiman-Marcus Cookies
> > When decent people get screwed over, this is the result!
> >
> > 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.
> > 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 statutes 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, 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!!
> >
> > Even if the people on your e-mail list don't eat sweets send it to
> > them and ask them to pass it on. Let's make sure we get these
> > ladies' $250.00 worth. Enjoy the cookies, they really are good