>> > Here is a story forwarded to me about corporate greed.
>> > THIS IS TRUE----PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ IT AND
>> > LEASE SEND THIS TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS AN
>> > E-MAIL ADDRESS....THIS IS REALLY TERRIFIC.
>> >
>> > 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."
>> > {EDITORIAL COMMENT: Neiman's is a VERY EXPENSIVE
>> > department store in the States}. 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."
>> >
>> > Well, I said, would you let me buy the recipe? With a
>> > cute smile, she said, "Yes." I asked how much, and
>> > she responded, "Only two fifty, it's a great deal!" 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"
>> > 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 statues 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 basically told, "Do what you want, we
>> > don't give a crap, and we're not refunding your
>> > money."
>> >
>> > 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, 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 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 possible think of. I paid $250 for
>> > this...I don't want Neiman-Marcus to *ever* get
>> > another penny off of this recipe....
>> >
>> > (Recipe may be halved)
>> >
>> > 2 cups butter
>> > 4 cups flour
>> > 2 tsp. soda
>> > 2 cups sugar
>> > ** 5 cups blended oatmeal
>> > 24 oz. chocolate chips
>> > 2 cups brown sugar
>> > 1 tsp. salt
>> > 1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)
>> > 4 eggs
>> > 2 tsp. baking powder
>> > 2 tsp. vanilla
>> > 3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
>> > ** 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. Ride free citizens!
>> >