cookie story

[allzen3]

Subject: I love cookies!
> >
> >
> > 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!!
> >
> >
> > 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 these ladies
> > $250.00
> > worth. Enjoy the cookies, they are good

[WinterSnow]

wow....$250 for a recipe ..what a rip-off !!!

[vi3txTigaH]

Omg omg omg I'm gonna make these >=D

[xbabymichx]

lol... does this recipe work? o.O? :O :o
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xBabyMichx

[Andy22]

thiss lookS more like those emails that wanTs ppl to send lol

[butterfly07vang]

is this an actual recipe to make cookies??