Oh, the e-mails that I receive.
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The following is a true story written by a lady who decided to take
>revenge
> > against a company that ripped her off. I thought it was a nice way to
>get
> > even and illustrates the power of people when empowered with the
>Internet.
> > Enjoy......
> >
> >
> >
> > This is not a joke.....
>My daughter & I had just finished a salad at Neiman-Marcus Cafe in
>Dallas
> > 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, just add it to my tab I told her. Thirty days later,
>I
> > received my VISA statement from Neiman-Marcus and it was $285.00. I
>looked
> > again and I remembered I had only spend $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's 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 statutes which govern
>
>fraud
> > in Texas. I threatened to refer them to the Better Business Bureau
>and
>the
> > State's Attorney General for engaging in fraud. I was basically told,
>"Do
> > what you want, it doesn't matter, and 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 $250.00, and now I'm
>
>going
> > to have $250,000.00 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 $250.00 for this ..... I don't want
>Neiman-Marcus
> > to ever get another penny off of this recipe.......
> >
> > **********************************************************************
>
> >
> > 2 cups butter
> > 4 cups flour
> > 2 tsp. Baking soda
> > 2 cups sugar
> > 5 cups blended oatmeal (measure oatmeal and blend into to a fine
>powder).
> > 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, but we like pecans best)
> >
> > 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 (I only baked ours for about 8
>minutes
> > because I like them soft and chewy - Lee).
> >
> > Makes 112 cookies.
> >
> >
> > Have fun!!!!! This is not a joke- this is a true story. Ride free, citizens!! *** PLEASE PASS THIS TO EVERY ONE YOU KNOW!!!!!! ***
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<hr>
The following is a true story written by a lady who decided to take
>revenge
> > against a company that ripped her off. I thought it was a nice way to
>get
> > even and illustrates the power of people when empowered with the
>Internet.
> > Enjoy......
> >
> >
> >
> > This is not a joke.....
>My daughter & I had just finished a salad at Neiman-Marcus Cafe in
>Dallas
> > 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, just add it to my tab I told her. Thirty days later,
>I
> > received my VISA statement from Neiman-Marcus and it was $285.00. I
>looked
> > again and I remembered I had only spend $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's 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 statutes which govern
>
>fraud
> > in Texas. I threatened to refer them to the Better Business Bureau
>and
>the
> > State's Attorney General for engaging in fraud. I was basically told,
>"Do
> > what you want, it doesn't matter, and 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 $250.00, and now I'm
>
>going
> > to have $250,000.00 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 $250.00 for this ..... I don't want
>Neiman-Marcus
> > to ever get another penny off of this recipe.......
> >
> > **********************************************************************
>
> >
> > 2 cups butter
> > 4 cups flour
> > 2 tsp. Baking soda
> > 2 cups sugar
> > 5 cups blended oatmeal (measure oatmeal and blend into to a fine
>powder).
> > 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, but we like pecans best)
> >
> > 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 (I only baked ours for about 8
>minutes
> > because I like them soft and chewy - Lee).
> >
> > Makes 112 cookies.
> >
> >
> > Have fun!!!!! This is not a joke- this is a true story. Ride free, citizens!! *** PLEASE PASS THIS TO EVERY ONE YOU KNOW!!!!!! ***
