----- Original Message ----- From: Joanna Redman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Lee Love (E-mail) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Steph Acton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; John Bale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Susan Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Will Bradbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Simon Brentford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Simon Brentford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; jason brister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; andy burgess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Chris Cartwright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Steve Champ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Paul Channin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Rupert Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Ruth Covell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Kat Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Kat Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; catherine dyson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; John Fletcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Marie Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; ben frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; sara Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 3:55 PM Subject: recipe
> Another "true" story? > > It figures, another large corporation trying to screw > the little man - > this > should teach them!!!!! Pass it on - it is one way to > get them back!!!! > > > > This is great. > > > >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. > > > >Let's 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 > > > > ===== > An English professor wrote the words, "Woman without her man is nothing," on the blackboard and directed the students to punctuate it correctly. > The men wrote: "Woman, without her man, is nothing." > The women wrote: "Woman! Without her, man is nothing." > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Everything you'll ever need on one web page > from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts > http://uk.my.yahoo.com
