[kj] OT Fighting Corporate Rip-offs

Tue, 27 Jan 2004 08:40:26 +0000

<html><div style='background-color:'>Next week on "Lucy Cornwell Reveals"... the Loch Ness Monster is really one of David Icke's blood-drinking "Reptilians". Same time, same channel ;-) 
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"A Whoopee cushion packed with Semtex"</DIV>&gt;From: killing joke <AKILLINGJOKER@YAHOO.CO.UK>&gt;Reply-To: gathering@misera.net &gt;To: gathering@misera.net &gt;Subject: RE: [kj] OT Fighting Corporate Rip-offs &gt;Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 08:22:06 +0000 (GMT) &gt; &gt;shame lucy that... &gt;was a good age of greed story till then &gt;lol &gt; &gt; &gt;Lucy Cornwell <LUCY.CORNWELL@VETSTREAM.COM>wrote: &gt;http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBUrbanMyths.shtml#niemanmarcus &gt; &gt;Neiman-Marcus Cookie Hoax &gt;May 2003 &gt; &gt;This particular hoax has been going around for years and years though for some reason I never included it here. It is pretty obviously a hoax as it has lots of errors. Consider, the writer would have to sign her VISA credit receipt. Don't you think whe would have noticed the $250? Also, her VISA statement would only list Nieman-Marcus and a total. It does not list the items. &gt;Something I missed when I read it (and was informed of by a reader) is that the total on the statement does not add up. It says, &gt; $250.00 - Cookie &gt; $20.00 - Scarf &gt; $9.95 - 2 salads &gt; -------- &gt; $279.95 - Total While the hoax says $285??? The difference is too small to be sales tax so I guess the writer cannot add. &gt;You can actually go to the Neiman-Marcus website and download the cookie recipe. The recipe on the website is a little different from the recipe in the hoax. The hoax recipe contains oats, a hershey bar, and nuts while the official recipe contains espresso powder. I have been told that both recipes are very good. &gt; &gt;-----Original Message----- &gt;From: gathering-admin@misera.net [mailto:gathering-admin@misera.net]On Behalf Of Tom Foolery &gt;Sent: 27 January 2004 07:16 &gt;To: gathering@misera.net &gt;Subject: [kj] OT Fighting Corporate Rip-offs &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; This is a true story. Please forward when you finish reading! &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; A little background: Neiman-Marcus, if you don't know already, is a &gt;very expensive shop; i.e. they sell a typical $8.00 t-shirt for $50.00. &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Let's let them have it! &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; THIS IS A TRUE STORY &gt; &gt; &gt; My daughter and I had just finished lunch at a Neiman-Marcus Cafe in &gt;Dallas. Because both of us are such biscuit lovers, we decided to try &gt;the &gt; &gt; &gt; "Neiman-Marcus cookie". It was so excellent that I asked if they &gt;would &gt;give me the recipe. The waitress said with a small frown, "I'm afraid &gt; &gt; &gt; not, but you can BUY the recipe." &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; I asked how much, and she responded, "Only two fifty - it's a great &gt;deal!" I agreed to that, and told her to add it to my bill. &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Thirty days later, I got my VISA st atement, and the Neiman-Marcus &gt;charge was $285.00. I looked at it again, and I remembered I had only &gt;spent &gt; &gt; &gt; $9.95 for two sandwiches and about $20.00 for a scarf. At the bottom &gt;of &gt;the statement, it said, "Cookie Recipe-$250.00". That was outrageous! &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; I called Neiman's Accounting Department and told them the waitress &gt;had &gt;said it was "two fifty", which clearly does not mean "two hundred and &gt; &gt; &gt; fifty dollars" by any reasonable interpretation of the phrase. &gt;Neiman-Marcus refused to budge. They would not refund my money because, &gt;according to them; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; "What the waitress told you is not our problem. You have already &gt;seen &gt;the recipe. We absolutely will not refund your money." &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; I explained to the Accounting Department lady the criminal statutes &gt;which govern fraud in the state of Texas. I threatened to report them to &gt;the &gt; &gt; &gt; Better Busines s Bureau and the Texas Attorney General's office. I &gt;was &gt;basically told: Do what you want. Don't bother thinking of how you can &gt; &gt; &gt; get even, and don't bother trying to get any of your money back." &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; I said, OK, you've got my $250, and now I'm going to have $250 worth &gt;of &gt;fun." I told her that I was going to see to it that every cookie lover &gt; &gt; &gt; in the world with an e-mail account gets a $250 cookie recipe from &gt;Neiman-Marcus... for free. She replied, "I wish you wouldn't do that." &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; I said, "Well, perhaps you should have thought of that before you &gt;RIPPED &gt;ME OFF!" and slammed down the phone. &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; So here it is! Please pass it on to everyone you can possibly think &gt;of. &gt;I paid $250 for this, and I don't want Neiman-Marcus to EVER make &gt;another &gt; &gt; &gt; penny from this recipe! &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; NEIMAN-MARCUS COOKIES (Recipe may be halved) &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; 2 cups butter &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; 24 oz. chocolate chips &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; 4 cups flour &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; 2 cups brown sugar &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; 2 tsp. (Bicarb) soda &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; 1 tsp. salt &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; 2 cups sugar &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; 1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated) &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; 5 cups blended oatmeal &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; 4 eggs &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; 2 tsp. baking powder &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; 2 tsp. vanilla &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; 3 cups chopped nuts (your choice) &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; Measure oatmeal, and blend in a blender to a fine powder. Cream &gt;the &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; butter &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla, mix together with flour, &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; oatmeal, &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; salt, baking powder, and Bicarb (soda). Add chocolate chips, &gt;Hershey &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; Bar, &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; and nuts. Roll into balls, and place two inches apart on a cookie &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; sheet. &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; Bake for 10 minutes at (180) 375 degrees. &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt;&gt; The above quantities makes 112 cookies. &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; PLEASE KEEP THE RECIPE AND SEND IT TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS &gt;AN &gt; &gt; &gt; E-MAIL ADDRESS! This is not a joke-it's a true story. &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;luv from &gt; &gt;Stimro &gt; &gt;"Mummy, what's a Killing Joke?" &gt; &gt;"A Whoopee cushion packed with Semtex" &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;--------------------------------- &gt;Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. _______________________________________________ Gathering mailing list Gathering@misera.net http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering &gt; &gt;--------------------------------- &gt;BT Yahoo! 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