Re: cookie recipe Neiman Marcus style (fwd) Huh?

["W. David Samuelsen" <dsam@wasatch.com>]

I can't believe this hoax actually circulated this far to this list!

Sammy

Robert Weissman wrote:
> 
> This is an intellectual property story.
> 
> >>>Here is a little something for all of you read it and have a great time
> >>>baking!:
> >>>
> >>>> A great  example of consumer terrorism
> >>>> My daughter and I had just finished a salad at 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 good  that  I  asked if they would give
> >>>> me the recipe and the waitress said with a small frown, "I'm
> >>>> afraid not."... Well,  I  asked, 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 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 care, 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 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, 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 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
> >>>> 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....
> >>>

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