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$250 for cookie recipe?


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frantique

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I received the following today in an email from my friend. I should point out that I have not attempted to research it's authenticity. I am posting the actual recipe in the pinned "Official Geeks to Go Recipes" thread in Random Discussion forum.

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 Café 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 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!”


Edited by frantique, 16 February 2007 - 02:01 AM.

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Sorry, frantique, I had to beat the monkey to it!

http://www.snopes.co...umer/cookie.asp

This story has been in circulation since the 1940s, but with different companies/chefs as we've moved through the decades. Thanks for the recipe, though!
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dadburnit!.....i love being the "hoax' buster :whistling:....i already knew that one though..no need for the snopeses
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You're very good sari! :whistling:
After my last unresearched report thought I'd better cover myself

I should point out that I have not attempted to research it's authenticity

Will try out the recipe and let you know how they are ... if it's also over 50 years old, it might be a beauty!!

Just got an email notification sound ... bet it's the monkey, also burning me!
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I did see your disclaimer, frantique. :whistling: I had to post the Snopes link anyway - I have a reputation for research to uphold! (And I do like beating the monkey - hehe).
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Yeah reckon he's probably long overdue for a beating! :whistling:
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