As the Apple Turns: Scene 1498: Urban Legend? Tasty Snack (5/2/99)

Urban Legend? Tasty Snack (5/2/99)

Finally, in the spirit of the iMac appearing in Neiman Marcus' new "toys" mail-order catalog, here's a delicious contribution from faithful viewer drow:

This message is sent to you with the hope you will forward it to EVERYONE you have ever even seen the e-mail address of. In the spirit of the originator, please feel free to post it anywhere and everywhere.

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 wife & I had just finished a salad at Neiman-Marcus Cafe in St. Paul & decided to go online to check our email. Because our family are such Macintosh lovers, we decided to try the "Neiman-Marcus iMac" which we saw in their catalog. It dialled out so easily and the interface was so excellent that I asked if they would give me one and they said with a small frown, "I'm afraid not." Well, I said, would you let me buy one? With a cute smile, she said, "Yes." I asked how much, and she responded, "Thirteen." I said with approval to just add it to my tab.

Thirty days later, I received my VISA statement from Neiman-Marcus and it was $1335.00. I looked again and I remembered I had only spent $9.95 for two salads and about $20.00 for a USB floppy drive. As I glanced at the bottom of the statement, it said, "iMac - $1299.00." Boy, was I upset!! I called Neiman's Accounting Dept. and told them the waitress said it was "thirteen," and I did not realize she meant $1300.00 for an easy to use, modern computer in translucent Tangerine plastics.

I asked them to take back the iMac and reduce my bill and they said they were sorry, but because all the Apple computers were this expensive so not just everyone could duplicate any of them using shoddy PC components and bloated Microsoft operating systems... 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 $1299.00 and now I'm going to have $1299.00 worth of fun." I told her that I was going to see to it that every Macintosh lover will have a $1299.00 computer 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.):

1 Pentium-toasting 333MHz PowerPC G3 processor

32 MB SDRAM

1 6GB hard disk drive

1 24x CD-ROM drive

1 built-in 56K modem

1 10/100Base-T Ethernet

2 built-in 12Mbps Universal Serial Bus ports

Choice of flavors: Blueberry, Grape, Lime, Strawberry, Tangerine

Benchmark processor and place with daughterboard in socket. Check the memory and both drives. Add modem, ethernet for simple, high speed LAN or Internet connectivity, and mix with USB for peripherals. Place all components and 15" monitor in a sturdy plastic housing of your choice of flavors. Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes 1 iMac.

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...

Either you get it or you don't. Personally, we thought it was hilarious. ;-)

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The above scene was taken from the 5/2/99 episode:

May 2, 1999: Apple Europe sets the record straight about Apple Germany's no-more-shows comments. Meanwhile, Compaq's recent problems might give you a strong sense of déjà vu, and before you get rooked into paying too much for a Neiman Marcus iMac, consider baking your own...

Other scenes from that episode:

1496: Three of Four Ain't Bad (5/2/99) Whoa, rein in the hounds! Based on an article posted last week at MacWEEK, it looked like Apple Europe had entered some kind of dire financial straits, as it was reportedly reversing a decision announced only a couple of months prior to sponsor four large expos in various European countries...
1497: History Repeats Itself (5/2/99) The comparison between the current woes of beleaguered PC giant Compaq and the near-death-throes of formerly-beleaguered Apple may or may not continue in the mainstream press, but if you ask us, some of the similarities are pretty startling...

Or view the entire episode as originally broadcast...


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