Neiman-Marcus - A True Story

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.

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 fo r 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 canget 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 eg gs
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!

PLEASE KEEP THE RECIPE AND SEND IT TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS AN EMAIL ADDRESS.

Posted: 9:32 p.m. EST February 13, 2008 by me ts