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Mick
Yearling
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 Posted - 24/07/2009 : 09:10:55
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Just got this via e-mail thought some of you may like 
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 boutique
shop (they sell a typical $8.00 T-shirt for $50.00)
My daughter and I had just finished lunch at a Neiman-Marcus Cafe in
Dallas , USA . 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. I looked at it again, and I remembered I had only spent $9.95
for two sandwiches and about $20 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 as this makes heaps)
2 (500 ml) cups butter
680 g chocolate chips
4 (1000 ml) cups flour
2 (500 ml) cups brown sugar
2 tsp.. (10 ml) Bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp. (5 ml) salt
2 (500 ml) cups sugar
500 g Grated Cadbury chocolate
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 bicarbonate of soda. Add chocolate
chips, grated Chocolate and nuts. Roll into balls, and place two inches
apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees (180 C).
The above quantities make 112 cookies. Enjoy!
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. |
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PunkAsF82
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Posted - 24/07/2009 : 10:10:55
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| haha thats brilliant. ad those sound slike niiice cookies :D I think i will be making these at some point :) |
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Mick
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/07/2009 : 10:13:55
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| Defo gonna give em a try like ;) |
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/07/2009 : 10:18:46
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| rofl good for him/her! i dont think there is anything more frustrating in all the world than having money unfairly taken- the bank charged me the other day for something, so I didnt have enough money in my account to pay for something else, went £15 over my OD limit and they charged my 81 quid! and you cant claim any charges back atm because they are "currently in negotiations with the OFT" - but they can still take my money. Grrrrr..... |
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Mick
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/07/2009 : 10:38:02
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| thats no good SB, that happens to us all the time, dont know how she does it but my wife kicks up a stink and they let her off lol, we ask how she does it ;) |
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Mick
Yearling
United Kingdom
721 Posts |
Posted - 24/07/2009 : 10:51:31
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| My wife says "If I was them I would just phone up the bank and say that the amount is ridiculous and tell them they are not paying it. But it depends what bank it is and how long there were overdrawn for." dont know if thats any help, but it kinda works for her lol |
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/07/2009 : 12:03:32
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| problem is with banks, if they charge you it they just take it straight out of your account! cheeky b***erds! |
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lee2308
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/07/2009 : 12:43:47
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| lewy will like this for his cooking website |
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Mick
Yearling
United Kingdom
721 Posts |
Posted - 24/07/2009 : 13:40:09
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Originally posted by lee2308
lewy will like this for his cooking website
lol nice one ;)
i forgot about his site, gonna check it out again |
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HannahB
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/07/2009 : 23:24:32
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ooooh def gna try that at some point..if anyone manages to make some before me let us know what they are like  |
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Posted - 25/07/2009 : 20:54:03
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OH bought me a ring in Turkey a few years ago, paid with VISA, and when we got back the back had charged us £25 for exchanging currency!!!! Got no joy with them though, maybe Mick could lend us Mrs Mick to haggle with the banks for us |
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27/07/2009 : 20:26:31
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they were YUMMY... not worth $250 though! |
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BlueTongueDan
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 27/07/2009 : 20:31:14
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Originally posted by SexyBear77
they were YUMMY... not worth $250 though!
They were nice? Does that mean you've eaten them all? And not saved some for us? 
They look awesome, Thanks for making me hungry |
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27/07/2009 : 20:37:23
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| lol I'm the cookie monster! none for anyone but me! |
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Mick
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27/07/2009 : 22:11:17
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Nice one, I still haven't been out to buy the ingredients
my mouth just filed up... |
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 28/07/2009 : 11:13:02
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Originally posted by Mick
Nice one, I still haven't been out to buy the ingredients
my mouth just filed up...
not with cookie though!  |
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Mick
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 28/07/2009 : 13:08:42
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| Go on, rub it in... lol |
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Posted - 29/07/2009 : 11:41:05
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Sorry to ruin the fun...
http://www.snopes.com/business/consumer/cookie.asp
However the cookies sexychef baked do look amazing. I think im gonna try baking them myself tonight |
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Mick
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 29/07/2009 : 12:45:58
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boooooooo!!!!
still wanna make em lol |
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
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Posted - 29/07/2009 : 13:23:15
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Originally posted by EmmaApple
However the cookies sexychef baked do look amazing. I think im gonna try baking them myself tonight
sexychef???!?! or me?!?!?!? |
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Posted - 29/07/2009 : 13:52:39
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Originally posted by SexyBear77
sexychef???!?! or me?!?!?!?
Sorry! I saw the sexy part and got you confuzzed with another member  |
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Revenge is VERY sweet...
