> > >Revenge: A True Story:
> > >
> > >The following is a story of a woman who decided to
> > >take revenge against a
> > >company that ripped her off. I thought it was a
> > >nice way to get even and
> > >illustrate the power of people when empowered with
> > >the Internet.
> > >
> > >Enjoy. This is not a joke.
> > >
> > >Can you believe this--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".
> > >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
> > >but you can buy the
> > >recipe". Well, I asked how much, and she responded.
> > >"Only two fifty, it's a
> > >great deal!" I agreed, just add it to my tab I told
> > >her. 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 2
> > >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 told, "Do what
> > >you want, it doesn't matter, and we're not refunding
> > >your money." I waited,
> > >thinking of how I could get even, or even try to get
> > >any of my money back.
> > >I just said, "Okay, you folks got my $250.00, and
> > >now I'm going to have
> > >$25,000.00 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 this recipe....
> > >
> > >THE NEIMAN MARCUS COOKIE (Recipe may be halved):
> > >2 cups butter
> > >4 cups flour
> > >2 tsp. baking 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
> > >One - 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)
> > >Four eggs
> > >2 tsp. baking powder
> > >2 tsp. vanilla
> > >Three cups chopped nuts (your choice, but we liked
> > >pecans best)
> > >
> > >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. The recipe makes
> > >112 cookies.
> > >
> > >Have fun! This is not a joke-this is a true story.
> > >Ride free, citizens!
> > >PLEASE PASS THIS TO EVERY ONE YOU KNOW!
> > >
> > >The following is a story of a woman who decided to
> > >take revenge against a
> > >company that ripped her off. I thought it was a
> > >nice way to get even and
> > >illustrate the power of people when empowered with
> > >the Internet.
> > >
> > >Enjoy. This is not a joke.
> > >
> > >Can you believe this--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".
> > >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
> > >but you can buy the
> > >recipe". Well, I asked how much, and she responded.
> > >"Only two fifty, it's a
> > >great deal!" I agreed, just add it to my tab I told
> > >her. 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 2
> > >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 told, "Do what
> > >you want, it doesn't matter, and we're not refunding
> > >your money." I waited,
> > >thinking of how I could get even, or even try to get
> > >any of my money back.
> > >I just said, "Okay, you folks got my $250.00, and
> > >now I'm going to have
> > >$25,000.00 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 this recipe....
> > >
> > >THE NEIMAN MARCUS COOKIE (Recipe may be halved):
> > >2 cups butter
> > >4 cups flour
> > >2 tsp. baking 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
> > >One - 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)
> > >Four eggs
> > >2 tsp. baking powder
> > >2 tsp. vanilla
> > >Three cups chopped nuts (your choice, but we liked
> > >pecans best)
> > >
> > >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. The recipe makes
> > >112 cookies.
> > >
> > >Have fun! This is not a joke-this is a true story.
> > >Ride free, citizens!
> > >PLEASE PASS THIS TO EVERY ONE YOU KNOW!
