Theos-Talk Archives (November 1995 Message tl00363)

Friends:

The following msg I received from a friend of mine was forwarded to one of
the recipients of Theos-L. The recipient suggested that I should post it on
Theos-L as some of the participants may like it. hence I am posting it here.

..Doss

>Date: 17 199511 205905 -0600
>X-Sender: weston@mailhost.icsi.net
>From: "Peter V. Weston M.D." <weston@ICSI.Net>
>Subject: Free Nieman Marcus Cookie recipe
>
>>> This message is sent to you with the hope you will forward it to
>>> everyone you have ever even seen the email address of. In the
>>spirit of
>>> the originator please feel free to post it anywhere and everywhere.
>>>
>>> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>>* *
>>>
>>> >Okay everyone....a true story of justice in the good old U.S. of
>>A.
>>> >Thought y'all might enjoy this; if nothing else it shows internet
>>> >justice if it can be called that.
>>> >
>>> >My daughter & I had just finished a salad at Neiman-Marcus Cafe
>>> >in Dallas & decided to have a small dessert. Because our family
>>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 they
>>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 "Two fifty." 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." BOY WAS I UPSET!! I called Neiman's accounting dept.
>>and
>>told
>>> >them the waitress said it was "two fifty" and I did not realize
>>she
>>> >meant $250.00 for a cookie recipe. I asked them to take back the
>>recipe
>>
>>> >and reduce my bill and they said they were sorry but because all
>>the
>>> >recipes were this expensive so not just everyone could duplicate
>>any of
>>> >our bakery recipes....the bill would stand. 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 $250.00 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 will have a $250.00 cookie recipe from
>>Neiman-Marcus
>>> >for nothing. She replied "I wish you wouldn't do this." I said
>>"I'm
>>> >sorry but this is the only way I feel I could get even" and I
>>will.
>>> >
>>> >So here it is and please pass it to someone else or run a few
>>> >copies....I paid for it; now you can have it for free.
>>> >
>>> > Recipe may be halved.
>>> >
>>> > 02 cups butter 04 cups flower
>>> > 02 tsp. soda 02 cups sugar
>>> > 05 cups blended oatmeal** 24 oz. chocolate chips
>>> > 02 cups brown sugar 01 tsp. salt
>>> > 01 8 oz. Hershey Bar grated 04 eggs
>>> > 02 tsp. baking powder 03 cups chopped nuts
>>yourchoice
>>> > 02 tsp. vanilla
>>> >
>>> > ** 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
>>> > 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..
>>> >
>>> > ************************************************************
>>> > That's it. Please pass it along to everyone you know
>>single
>>> > people mailing lists etc.....
>>> >
>>> > Ride free citizen!
>>
>Peter V. Weston M.D.
>Private Practice Gynecology San Antonio.
>weston@icsi.net
>