Post by SupremeSohni on Jun 20, 2007 20:33:22 GMT 10
INTERESTING STORY...
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-arcus...
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 (500 ml) cups butter
24 oz. (680 g) chocolate chips
4 (1000 ml) cups flour
2 (500 ml) cups brown sugar
2 tsp. (10 ml) (Bicarb) soda
1 tsp. (5 ml) salt
2 (500 ml) cups sugar
18 oz. (500 g) Hershey Bar (grated). (Cadbury
chocolate for Australians & South Africans)
5 (1250 ml) cups blended oatmeal
4 eggs
2 tsp. (10 ml) baking powder
2 tsp. (10 ml) vanilla
3 cups (375 ml) chopped nuts ( optional )
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 °C ) 375 degrees.
The above quantities make 112 cookies.
Enjoy!
This is not a joke-it's a true story . [/color]
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-arcus...
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 (500 ml) cups butter
24 oz. (680 g) chocolate chips
4 (1000 ml) cups flour
2 (500 ml) cups brown sugar
2 tsp. (10 ml) (Bicarb) soda
1 tsp. (5 ml) salt
2 (500 ml) cups sugar
18 oz. (500 g) Hershey Bar (grated). (Cadbury
chocolate for Australians & South Africans)
5 (1250 ml) cups blended oatmeal
4 eggs
2 tsp. (10 ml) baking powder
2 tsp. (10 ml) vanilla
3 cups (375 ml) chopped nuts ( optional )
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 °C ) 375 degrees.
The above quantities make 112 cookies.
Enjoy!
This is not a joke-it's a true story . [/color]
SupremeSohni
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