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From: "Gary J. Rosenmeier" <>
Subject: Re: Expensive Cookie Recipe
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 1997 19:54:31 -0500


Thanks, Brenda, for passing-on the expensive and exclusive N-M cookie
recipe and for
the funny, yet not-so funny story. Revenge, sometimes, can be "sweet!"
I'll try to help out and e-mail the recipe to one of my son's at college
and
to my son and daughter-in-law overseas.

Gary J. Rosenmeier, M.D.

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> Subject: Re: Expensive Cookie Recipe
> Date: Friday, October 10, 1997 7:01 AM
>
> Denn Bottorff wrote:
> >
> > Just in time for Christmas!!
> >
> > I received this from a friend who asked me to pass it along to everyone
I
> > >knew who had an E-mail address, what a better way to send it.
> >
> > >Subject: Cookie Recipe
> > >
> > >Neiman-Marcus Cookies
> > >
> > >THIS IS TRUE----PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ IT AND PLEASE SEND THIS
> > >TO EVERY SINGLE 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."
> > >
> > >{EDITORIAL COMMENT: Neiman's is a VERY EXPENSIVE department store in
the
> > >States}.
> > >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 statutes 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, we don't give a crap, 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
> > >possibly think of. I paid $250 for this...I don't want Neiman-Marcus
to ever
> > >get another penny off of this recipe....
> > >
> > >(Recipe may be halved)
> > >
> > >2 cups butter
> > >4 cups flour
> > >2 tsp. soda
> > >2 cups sugar
> > >5 cups blended oatmeal (Measure oatmeal and blend in a blender to a
fine
> > >powder.)
> > >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)
> > >
> > >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!
> >
>
> ______________________________

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