Garrett Anderson on 3 Mar 2001 19:15:12 -0000


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No revolution on an empty stomach, yo.

G


>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.
>
> 
>
>Lets 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 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  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 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 your
>
>money at this point." I explained to her the criminal statues which govern
>
>fraud in Texas. I threatened to report them to the Better Business Bureau and
>
>the State Attorney General Office for engaging in fraud. I was basically
>
>told, "Do what you want. Don't bother thinking
>
>of how you can get even, or even try and get any of your 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 and Canada 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 penny off of 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 READ IT AND SEND TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS AN E-MAIL ADDRESS
>
>THIS IS REALLY TERRIFIC.
>
> 
>
> Have fun!!!
>
> This is not a joke- this is a true story.
>
> 




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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.
 
Lets 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 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  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 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 your
money at this point." I explained to her the criminal statues which govern
fraud in Texas. I threatened to report them to the Better Business Bureau and
the State Attorney General Office for engaging in fraud. I was basically
told, "Do what you want. Don't bother thinking
of how you can get even, or even try and get any of your 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 and Canada 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 penny off of 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 READ IT AND SEND TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS AN E-MAIL ADDRESS
THIS IS REALLY TERRIFIC.
 
 Have fun!!!
 This is not a joke- this is a true story.