This is a hoax that goes back to snail mail, major urban myth status. megan Pauline Phelps wrote: > > 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- Megan Zurawicz, National Coordinator USGenWeb pigolit@ix.netcom.com * cochonnet@aol.com after September 1,1998 address USGW questions to: Nancy Trice * trice@vci.net