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19-03-2008, 12:38 AM

$250 cookie recipe

this was sent to me via email and I thought I would share it with you all
they are nice give it a try
felt sorry for the poor woman who got slugged the 250 Amercian Dollars for it

Please forward when you finish reading!

A little background : Neiman-Marcus, if you don't know already, Is a VERY expensive shop; e.g, they sell a typical $8.00 T-shirt for $50.00.

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.' and as 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 (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 )

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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 approx 112 cookies )

Enjoy !!!

PLEASE KEEP THE RECIPE AND ALSO SEND IT TO EVERY PERSON
YOU KNOW WHO HAS AN E-MAIL ADDRESS!
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19-03-2008, 06:58 AM
Good for her for passing it around the world. Thanks for that, honey, they look delish!
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19-03-2008, 07:15 AM
Thanks for that recipe....looking forward to trying
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19-03-2008, 07:37 AM
Thanks hun guess what we'll be trying over Easter
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19-03-2008, 08:58 AM
Thanks TT - I am always interested in ways of business and I think this story shows both how easy it is to misinterprupt what you are being told and also how slow the Neiman Marcos accounts people were, they would do much better to have 'negotiated' the price.

The only slightly weird thing is how the store waitress would be able to get her hands on the recipe when asked for it!!
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19-03-2008, 09:09 AM
It's probably on a pre printed sheet ready to sell to people! They sound scrummy and I think, whilst I could managed all 112 cookies it is probably better to reduce to about a quarter!
Becky
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19-03-2008, 12:24 PM
I can almost taste them thanks for this China xx

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19-03-2008, 02:22 PM
Originally Posted by Mahooli View Post
whilst I could managed all 112 cookies
Another chocoholic - Good to see I'm not alone
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19-03-2008, 02:23 PM
Thanks for that, I'll give those a go when I get chance. Poor woman that is disgraceful, great way to get back at them though!
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20-03-2008, 01:09 AM
Originally Posted by Mahooli View Post
It's probably on a pre printed sheet ready to sell to people! They sound scrummy and I think, whilst I could managed all 112 cookies it is probably better to reduce to about a quarter!
Becky
I cut it in half with two growning young men plus their mates when they drop in 60 cookies don't last long
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