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Date:         Mon, 18 May 1998 17:30:09 -0700
Reply-To:     Dane Tessler <dane714@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
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From:         Dane Tessler <dane714@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject:      True Story....not junkmail
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> ABSOLUTELY " TRUE STORY" > "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.


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