Sent to me by a friend, thought you’d all like this.

A little background: Neiman-Marcus, if you don’t know already, Is a VERY expensive shop; e.g, 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 Cafe 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.’ and as 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)

2 (500 ml) cups butter
24 oz. (680 g) chocolate chips
4 (1000 ml) cups flour
2 (500 ml) cups brown sugar
2 tsp. (10 ml) (Bicarb) soda
1 tsp. (5 ml) salt
2 (500 ml) cups sugar
18 oz (500 g) Hershey Bar (grated). Cadbury chocolate for Australians & South Africans)
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 )

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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 Bicarb (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 (180 °C ) 375 degrees.

( The above quantities make approx 112 cookies )

Enjoy !!!

PLEASE KEEP THE RECIPE AND ALSO SEND IT TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS AN E-MAIL ADDRESS!

The Neiman Markus Cookie Recipe E-mail Retaliation

One day, I was walking along the sidewalk when I saw a small boy sitting in his yard making mud pies.

I remarked, "Those look pretty good."

"Yep," he said. "Wanna try one?"

I laughed and said, "No, but I would like to buy the recipe." I was feeling good and thought that would please the small boy.

He was pleased and said, "OK, I'll run into the house and write it for you and it will only be 5."

Well, 5 cents to please a small boy was fine with me so I said, "Do it." He soon came running back out and handed me the recipe. I started to hand him the nickel but he wouldn't take it and started yelling for his mom. His mom came outside and asked what I was doing to her son. I started explaining about the deal. When I was through, she glared at me and said, " It's 5 dollars, not 5 cents."

Well, the kid was crying now, the neighbors were coming out of their houses and were staring at me, so I took out a 5 dollar bill and threw it at the kid, grabbed the recipe and walked away.

After a few steps, I turned around and said, "This is a rip off and I am going to share this recipe with everyone I know."

Well, the kid cried louder and the mother said, "I wish you wouldn't do that."

"Too late for that, lady." I said.

So here it is, folks. One free mudpie recipe. Enjoy!

	One cup dirt, sifted. 
	One cup water. 
	Mix well and spread on a paper plate. Makes one.