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>I received this from a friend today - thought everyone would enjoy!
>
>> > > >> PLEASE READ AND FORWARD
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> >THIS IS TRUE
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > ----PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ IT AND PLEASE SEND THIS TO >
>
>EVERY > > > >> >SINGLE PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS AN E-MAIL ADDRESS....THIS
IS
>> > REALLY > > > >> >TERRIFIC.
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> >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."
>> > > >> >EDITORIAL COMMENT: Neiman's is a VERY EXPENSIVE department
>> > > >> >store in the States}. 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."
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> >Well, I said, would you let me buy the recipe? With a cute
>> > smile, she > > > >> >said, "Yes." I asked how much, and she
responded,
>"Only two > > fifty, > > > >> >it's a great deal!" I said with approval,
>just add it to my
>> tab.
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> >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 > > 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'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 statues 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, we don't give
a
>crap, 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, 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 penny off of
this
>recipe....
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> >(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. Have
>> > fun!!!
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> >This is not a joke --- this is a true story. Ride free
>> citizens!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>Good luck, have fun!
>Rick
>
Marshall Mitchell
mitchem(AT)wsu.edu
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