True story of consurmer rip-off.......... you get the binifit.... sorta funny to! Mike

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I had to chuckle with this one! I think you folks might like it also.
Mike
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>> THIS IS TRUE----PLEASE READ IT AND SEND TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS
>AN
>> E-MAIL ADDRESS....THIS IS REALLY TERRIFIC.
>>
>> My daughter and I had just finished a salad at a Neiman-Marcus Cafe in
>> Dallas and 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 with approval, just add it to my tab I told her.
>>
>> 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 was 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 which govern fraud in
>> Texas.  I threatened to refer them to the Better Business Bureau and the
>> State Attorney General's Office for engaging in fraud. I was basically
>told,
>> "Do what you want, it doesn't matter, 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
>> possibly 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!!!

>> PLEASE PASS THIS TO EVERY ONE YOU  KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>> Debbie Poore
>> Tel: 913/438-8181
>> Fax: 913/599-1181
>> e-mail: debidoo@earthlink.net
>>


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