Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 19:06:49 -0400
Reply-To: Sudhir Desai <cdes@WELCHLINK.WELCH.JHU.EDU>
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From: Sudhir Desai <cdes@WELCHLINK.WELCH.JHU.EDU>
Subject: Re: True Story....not junkmail
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JUNK MAIL!!!!!!!!
On Mon, 18 May 1998, Dane Tessler wrote:
> > "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).
> > 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 statutes that govern fraud in Texas, I
> > threatened to report 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 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 dollars 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.
> > Enjoy cooking the most expensive cookie in the world - FREE !! THIS IS
> > TRUE----PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ IT AND PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERY
> > PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS AN E-MAIL ADDRESS.
>
Sudhir H. Desai 1984 VW Vanagon 3.4 liter Chevy V-6
cdes@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu 1996 Subaru Outback 2.2 liter flat-4
sudhir_desai@geocities.com 1997 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 liter I-6
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1889
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