[kj] OT Fighting Corporate Rip-offs
Lucy Cornwell
gathering@misera.net
Tue, 27 Jan 2004 08:36:14 -0000
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I know but they start to get boring and sometimes irritating.
Another thing that occasionally bothers me is why some people believe the
crap in chain letters...
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From: gathering-admin@misera.net [mailto:gathering-admin@misera.net]On
Behalf Of killing joke
Sent: 27 January 2004 08:22
To: gathering@misera.net
Subject: RE: [kj] OT Fighting Corporate Rip-offs
shame lucy that...
was a good age of greed story till then
lol
Lucy Cornwell <lucy.cornwell@vetstream.com> wrote:
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBUrbanMyths.shtml#niemanmarcus
Neiman-Marcus Cookie Hoax
May 2003
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.
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,
$250.00 - Cookie
$20.00 - Scarf
$9.95 - 2 salads
--------
$279.95 - Total
While the hoax says $285??? The difference is too small to be sales tax
so I guess the writer cannot add.
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.
-----Original Message-----
From: gathering-admin@misera.net [mailto:gathering-admin@misera.net]On
Behalf Of Tom Foolery
Sent: 27 January 2004 07:16
To: gathering@misera.net
Subject: [kj] OT Fighting Corporate Rip-offs
> > This is a true story. Please forward when you finish reading!
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Let's let them have it!
> >>>
> > 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 st atement, 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 Busines s 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)< BR>> >>> 2 cups
butter
> >>> 24 oz. chocolate chips
> >>> 4 cups flour
> >>> 2 cups brown sugar
> >>> 2 tsp. (Bicarb) soda
> >>> 1 tsp. salt
> >>> 2 cups sugar
> >>> 1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)
> >>> 5 cups blended oatmeal
> >>> 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 Bicarb (soda). Add chocolate chips,
Hershey
> >> Bar,
> >>> and nuts. Roll into balls, and place two inches apart on a
cookie
> >> sheet.
&g t; >>> Bake for 10 minutes at (180) 375 degrees.
> >>>
> >>> The above quantities makes 112 cookies.
> >
> > PLEASE KEEP THE RECIPE AND SEND IT TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO
HAS
AN
> > E-MAIL ADDRESS! This is not a joke-it's a true story.
luv from
Stimro
"Mummy, what's a Killing Joke?"
"A Whoopee cushion packed with Semtex"
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but they start to get boring and sometimes =
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D406243408-27012004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#008080 =
size=3D2>Another thing that occasionally bothers me is why some people =
believe the=20
crap in chain letters...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
gathering-admin@misera.net=20
[mailto:gathering-admin@misera.net]<B>On Behalf Of </B>killing=20
joke<BR><B>Sent:</B> 27 January 2004 08:22<BR><B>To:</B>=20
gathering@misera.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [kj] OT Fighting Corporate =
Rip-offs<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>shame lucy that...</DIV>
<DIV>was a good age of greed story till then</DIV>
<DIV>lol</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Lucy Cornwell =
<lucy.cornwell@vetstream.com></I></B>=20
wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#008080 size=3D2><A=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#008080 size=3D2>
<H3><A name=3Dniemanmarcus>Neiman-Marcus Cookie Hoax</A></H3>
<P>May 2003 </P>
<P>This particular hoax has been going around for years and years =
though for=20
some reason I never included it here. It is pretty obviously a hoax =
as it=20
has lots of errors. Consider, the writer would have to sign her VISA =
credit=20
receipt. Don't you think whe would have noticed the $250? Also, her =
VISA=20
statement would only list Nieman-Marcus and a total. It does not =
list the=20
items.=20
<P>Something I missed when I read it (and was informed of by a =
reader) is=20
that the total on the statement does not add up. It says,=20
<DL>
<DD>$250.00 - Cookie=20
<DD>$20.00 - Scarf=20
<DD>$9.95 - 2 salads=20
<DD>--------=20
<DD>$279.95 - Total </DD></DL>While the hoax says $285??? The =
difference is=20
too small to be sales tax so I guess the writer cannot add.=20
<P>You can actually go to the Neiman-Marcus website and <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/service/nm_cookie_recipe.jhtml"=
>download=20
the cookie recipe.</A> The recipe on the website is a little =
different from=20
the recipe in the hoax. The hoax recipe contains oats, a hershey =
bar, and=20
nuts while the official recipe contains espresso powder. I have been =
told=20
that both recipes are very good. </P></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT =
face=3DTahoma=20
size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20
gathering-admin@misera.net =
[mailto:gathering-admin@misera.net]<B>On Behalf=20
Of </B>Tom Foolery<BR><B>Sent:</B> 27 January 2004 =
07:16<BR><B>To:</B>=20
gathering@misera.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> [kj] OT Fighting Corporate =
Rip-offs<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR>> > This is a true story. Please forward when you =
finish=20
reading!<BR>> ><BR>> > A little background: =
Neiman-Marcus, if=20
you don't know already, is a<BR>very expensive shop; i.e. they =
sell a=20
typical $8.00 t-shirt for $50.00.<BR>> ><BR>> > Let's =
let them=20
have it!<BR>> >>><BR>> > THIS IS A TRUE =
STORY<BR>>=20
> My daughter and I had just finished lunch at a Neiman-Marcus =
Cafe=20
in<BR>Dallas. Because both of us are such biscuit lovers, we =
decided to=20
try<BR>the<BR>> > "Neiman-Marcus cookie". It was so =
excellent that I=20
asked if they<BR>would<BR>give me the recipe. The waitress said =
with a=20
small frown, "I'm afraid<BR>> > not, but you can BUY the=20
recipe."<BR>> >>><BR>> > I asked how much, and =
she=20
responded, "Only two fifty - it's a great<BR>deal!" I agreed to =
that, and=20
told her to add it to my bill.<BR>> >>><BR>> > =
Thirty=20
days later, I got my VISA st atement, and the =
Neiman-Marcus<BR>charge was=20
$285.00. I looked at it again, and I remembered I had=20
only<BR>spent<BR>> > $9.95 for two sandwiches and about =
$20.00 for a=20
scarf. At the bottom<BR>of<BR>the statement, it said, "Cookie=20
Recipe-$250.00". That was outrageous!<BR>> >>><BR>> =
> I=20
called Neiman's Accounting Department and told them the=20
waitress<BR>had<BR>said it was "two fifty", which clearly does not =
mean=20
"two hundred and<BR>> > fifty dollars" by any reasonable=20
interpretation of the phrase.<BR>Neiman-Marcus refused to budge. =
They=20
would not refund my money because,<BR>according to them;<BR>>=20
><BR>> > "What the waitress told you is not our problem. =
You have=20
already<BR>seen<BR>the recipe. We absolutely will not refund your=20
money."<BR>> ><BR>> > I explained to the Accounting =
Department=20
lady the criminal statutes<BR>which govern fraud in the state of =
Texas. I=20
threatened to report them to<BR>the<BR>> > Better Busines s =
Bureau=20
and the Texas Attorney General's office. I<BR>was<BR>basically =
told: Do=20
what you want. Don't bother thinking of how you can<BR>> > =
get even,=20
and don't bother trying to get any of your money back."<BR>>=20
>>><BR>> > I said, OK, you've got my $250, and now =
I'm=20
going to have $250 worth<BR>of<BR>fun." I told her that I was =
going to see=20
to it that every cookie lover<BR>> > in the world with an =
e-mail=20
account gets a $250 cookie recipe from<BR>Neiman-Marcus... for =
free. She=20
replied, "I wish you wouldn't do that."<BR>> =
>>><BR>> >=20
I said, "Well, perhaps you should have thought of that before=20
you<BR>RIPPED<BR>ME OFF!" and slammed down the phone.<BR>>=20
>>><BR>> > So here it is! Please pass it on to =
everyone you=20
can possibly think<BR>of.<BR>I paid $250 for this, and I don't =
want=20
Neiman-Marcus to EVER make<BR>another<BR>> > penny from this =
recipe!<BR>> >>><BR>> >>> NEIMAN-MARCUS =
COOKIES=20
(Recipe may be halved)< BR>> >>> 2 cups =
butter<BR>>=20
>>> 24 oz. chocolate chips<BR>> >>> 4 cups=20
flour<BR>> >>> 2 cups brown sugar<BR>> >>> =
2 tsp.=20
(Bicarb) soda<BR>> >>> 1 tsp. salt<BR>> =
>>> 2 cups=20
sugar<BR>> >>> 1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)<BR>>=20
>>> 5 cups blended oatmeal<BR>> >>> 4 =
eggs<BR>>=20
>>> 2 tsp. baking powder<BR>> >>> 2 tsp.=20
vanilla<BR>> >>> 3 cups chopped nuts (your =
choice)<BR>>=20
>>><BR>> >>> Measure oatmeal, and blend in a =
blender=20
to a fine powder. Cream<BR>the<BR>> >> butter<BR>>=20
>>> and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla, mix together =
with=20
flour,<BR>> >> oatmeal,<BR>> >>> salt, baking =
powder,=20
and Bicarb (soda). Add chocolate chips,<BR>Hershey<BR>> =
>>=20
Bar,<BR>> >>> and nuts. Roll into balls, and place two =
inches=20
apart on a cookie <BR>> >> sheet.<BR>&g t; =
>>> Bake=20
for 10 minutes at (180) 375 degrees.<BR>> =
>>><BR>>=20
>>> The above quantities makes 112 cookies.<BR>> =
><BR>>=20
> PLEASE KEEP THE RECIPE AND SEND IT TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW =
WHO=20
HAS<BR>AN<BR>> > E-MAIL ADDRESS! This is not a joke-it's a =
true=20
story.<BR><BR><BR>
<DIV>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Black, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif">luv =
from</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Black">Stimro</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif"><EM>"Mummy, what's a =
Killing=20
Joke?"</EM></FONT></P>
<P><EM>"A Whoopee cushion packed with =
Semtex"</EM></P></DIV></DIV><BR=20
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