I don't believe this to be true. Neiman-Marcus doens't sell cookies :)

On Mon, 13 Nov 1995, Jessica C. Cooke wrote:

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> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 09:46:37 -0500 (EST)
> From: Rachael E. Dyer <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "Julia J. Choe" <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask],
>     "Jessica C. Cooke" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: cookies! (fwd)
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> Date: Fri, 10 Nov 1995 22:25:10 -0500 (EST)
> From: Kristin M. Meyer <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "my crazy new-found-friends -- ms. babeworthyness"
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>     don't go breaking my heart <[log in to unmask]>,
>     badass man <[log in to unmask]>,
>     are you naked yet? <[log in to unmask]>,
>     daytripper <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: cookies!
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> >>>> of the originator, please feel free to post it anywhere and
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> >>>>Okay, everyone....a true story of justice in the good old U.S. of A.
> >>>>Thought y'all might enjoy this; if nothing else, it shows internet
> >>>>justice, if it can be called that.
> >>>>
> >>>>My daughter & I had just finished a salad at Neiman-Marcus Cafe in
> >>>>Dallas & decided to have a small dessert.  Because our family are
> >>>>such cookie lovers, we decided to try the "Neiman-Marcus Cookie". It
> >>>>was  so excellent that I asked if they would give me the recipe and
> >>>>they 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, "Two fifty." 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."
> >>>>Boy, was I upset!! I called Neiman's Accounting Dept. and told them
> >>>>the waitress said it was "two-fifty," and I did not realize she meant
> >>>>$250.00 for a cookie recipe.
> >>>>
> >>>>I asked them to take back the recipe and reduce my bill and they said
> >>>>they were sorry, but because all the recipes were this expensive so
> >>>>not just everyone could duplicate any of our bakery recipes....the
> >>>>bill would stand.
> >>>>
> >>>>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 $250.00 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 will have a $250.00 cookie recipe from
> >>>>Neiman-Marcus for nothing. She replied, "I wish you wouldn't do this."
> >>>>I said, "I'm sorry but this is the only way I feel I could get even,"
> >>>>and I will.
> >>>>
> >>>>So, here it is, and please pass it to someone else or run a few
> >>>>copies....I paid for it; now you can have it for free.
> >>>>
> >>>>(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              3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
> >>>>2  tsp. vanilla
> >>>>
> >>>>** 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..
> >>>>
> >>>>************************************************************
> >>>>That's it. Please, pass it along to everyone you know, single
> >>>> people, mailing lists, etc.....
> >>>>
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