ENJOY Pauline Phelps wrote: > > > Lisa Newton wrote: > > This came from a friend of a friend...so enjoy it and start baking! > Peace, LA > > THIS IS TRUE----PLEASE READ IT AND PLEASE SEND THIS > TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS AN E-MAIL ADDRESS....THIS IS REALLY > > TERRIFIC. > > > 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." > > 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 statues which govern fraud in Texas, > I > threatened to refer them to the Better Business Bureau and the > State's > Attorney General for engaging in fraud. I was basically told, "Do > what you want, > it > doesn't matter, and we're not refunding your money." I waited, > thinking of > how I could get even, or even try and get any of my 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 possible > think of. I > paid $250 for this...I don't want Neiman-Marcus to *ever* get another > penny > off of this recipe.... > > NEIMAN MARCUS COOKIES (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. > Have fun!!! > > This is not a joke --- this is a true story. Ride free, citizens! > > PLEASE PASS THIS TO EVERY ONE YOU KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!