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I got this e-mail from Katie and I have sent it to some of you already, but I thought I would publicaly share it. I just think it's so unfair! Please post this in your LiveJournal or Xanga or whatever! Or you could e-mail it to anyone possible! Please spread the word!
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RIP-OFF RECIPE
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 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, please, 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 this ladies $250.00 worth.
Enjoy the cookies, they're good...
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I am going to try to start putting together a real post to update you all on my hectic life. So much to talk about that I missed in the past month. I need to collect my thoughts......
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RIP-OFF RECIPE
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 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, please, 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 this ladies $250.00 worth.
Enjoy the cookies, they're good...
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I am going to try to start putting together a real post to update you all on my hectic life. So much to talk about that I missed in the past month. I need to collect my thoughts......