Thursday, January 08, 2004
10:07 PM
cookies anyone?
i got this from an email, and oh well ...
sharing is caring right?
enjoy and savour the taste of the "hawaiian nut cookie"! ;)
xXx
This is a true story
>
> My daughter and I had just finished a muffin at Famous Amos
> Cafe in Bangsar & decided to have a some cookies.
> Because both of us are such cookie lovers, we decided to try
> the "Hawaiian Nut Cookie".
>
> It was so excellent that I asked if they would give me
> the recipe and the waitress said with a small frown "I'm afraid
> cannot." Well I said,"would you let me buy the recipe?"
>
> With a cute smile, she said YES". I asked how much and she responded,
> "Only two fifty, it's a great deal!" I said with approval, "just add it
> to my bill"
>
> Thirty days later, I received my VISA statement from Famous Amos and it
> was RM285.00. I looked again and remembered I had only spent RM9.95 for
> two muffins and about RM20.00 for a pie. As I glanced at the bottom of
> the statement, it said, "Cookie Recipe - RM250.00".
> That's outrageous!!!
>
> I called Famous Amos's Accounting Dept. and told them
> that the waitress said it was "two-fifty," which clearly does not mean
> "two hundred and fifty dollars" by any POSSIBLE interpretation of the
> phrase. Famous Amos 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 at this point."
>
> I explained to her the criminal statutes which govern fraud in
> Malaysia.
> I threatened to refer them to the Police for engaging in fraud. I was
> basically told, "Do what you want, we dont care, and we're not
> refunding your money.
> " I waited a moment, thinking of how I could get even, or even try to
> get any of my money
> back. I just said, "Okay, you people got my RM250.00, and now I'm going
> to have RM250.00 worth of fun."
>
> I told her that I was going to see to it that every cookie lover in
> Malaysia with an e-mail
> account has a RM250.00 cookie recipe from Famous Amos... for free..
> She replied, "I wish you wouldn't do this" I said, "Well you should
> have thought of that
> before you stole from me", and slammed down the phone on her.
>
> So, here it is!!! Please,please, please pass it on to everyone you can
> possibly think of. I paid RM250.00 dollars for this...I don't want
> Famous Amos to ever
> get another sen off of this recipe....
>
> Recipe may be halved:
> 2 cups butter
> 4 cups flour
> 2 tsp. baking soda
> 2 cups granulated sugar
> 2 cups brown sugar
> 5 cups blended oatmeal (measure oatmeal & blend in blender to a fine
> powder)
> 24 oz. chocolate chips
> 1 tsp. salt
> 1 8 oz. Cadbury bar (grated)
> 4 eggs
> 2 tsp. baking powder
> 3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
> 2 tsp. vanilla
>
> 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... Ride free this isn't some
> stupid chain letter either.. pass it on.. if you don't, you won't die
> or
> get dumped.. you'll just do the world an injustice...
>
>
> JULIA JAAFAR
> Journalist
> New Straits Times,
> 31, Jalan Riong
> 59100 Kuala Lumpur
> Tel: 03-20569378
> Fax: 03-22821434
> e-mail: julia@nstp.com.my
>
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