Subject: FW: Cookies > Good story and we get cookies out of it too! > > > Biscuit Recipe > This is a true story. Please forward when you finish reading! > A little background: Neiman-Marcus, if you don't know already, is a very > expensive shop; i.e. they sell a 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 lunch at a Neiman-Marcus Cafe in > Dallas. Because both of us are such biscuit lovers, we decided to try > the "Neiman-Marcus cookie". It was so excellent that I asked if they > would give me the recipe. The waitress said with a small frown, "I'm > afraid not, but you can BUY the recipe." I asked how much, and she > responded; > > "Only two fifty - it's a great deal!" I agreed to that, and told her to > add it to my bill. > > Thirty days later, I got my VISA statement, and the Neiman-Marcus charge > was $285.00. I looked at it again, and I remembered I had only spent > $9.95 for two sandwiches and about $20.00 for a scarf. 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 had > 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." > 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. > > 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 said, OK, you've 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 world with an e-mail account gets a $250 cookie recipe from > Neiman-Marcus... for free. > > She replied, "I wish you wouldn't do that." 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 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 from > 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. (Bicarb) soda > 1 tsp. salt > 2 cups sugar > 1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated). (Cadbury chocolate for Australians) > 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 Bicarb (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 (180) 375 degrees. > The above quantities make 112 cookies. > > PLEASE KEEP THE RECIPE AND SEND IT TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS AN > E-MAIL ADDRESS! This is not a joke-it's a true story......yeah, yeah, yeah!
Daisy from California let me know if it goes down a treat! -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England
