singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:33 AM:
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canteen only.... x' d! D( E1 j* F% w3 S
tall latte... about $3.50+ tax USD lar

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i thought they might make it cheaper there in the emerald city.

vivienna

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
% r! k5 A+ @) B0 Z, D, P) ZI never really like starbucks. they...

. l- w3 u+ ^0 l, `# Q* w& j2 \# N' owhat other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

johnwu

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
3 O! p' ~/ U' k- T. O6 v+ LI never really like starbucks. they...

" I: M$ o, O% k" Wmyabe that's why people are so addited to it

singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:- b5 K9 t) |6 L
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It depends on how much RMB rose.

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2 R' T4 W; K! [They can let it rise by a little (claiming that it takes time to reform the existing system) to ease some of the pressures from the US government or to shut some congressmen up for a little while.

johnwu

Originally posted by vivienna at 2005-6-24 04:36 AM:& u# _9 i  d0 Q0 d; P1 L
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what other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

+ _' N9 ~% R! c+ W( z; n) JI think Delifrance is only HK base?
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0 E8 b! F. e, n( WThere were seattle best coffee (now own by starbuck, I think) and Tully

singgeihot

Originally posted by vivienna at 2005-6-24 04:36 AM:
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7 x" x' ?5 M$ F  S/ wwhat other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

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" m6 U' F( \1 d" p: f  dI can't remember, but starbucks was tested along with chains on the east coasts (Canada & US)

johnwu

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:38 AM:
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They can let it rise by a little (claiming that it takes time to reform the existing system) to ease some of the pressures from the US government or to shut some congressmen up for a little while.

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6 f2 B5 b! C2 _9 LIf it raise too much, it's bad for everybody.

singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:37 AM:% U9 V# L& K6 x; n; Y
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myabe that's why people are so addited to it

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' t( r8 O5 X" V* U8 yAddiction is bad. I hope we're not addicted to 26FUN. I'm starting not to come here this often.

vivienna

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:39 AM:( T+ L& q( O5 k. e; v

3 {" V5 a- S( ~; O; ~I think Delifrance is only HK base?
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There were seattle best coffee (now own by starbuck, I think) and Tully

/ U; q0 ?# E5 T6 v  Whey, there is delifrance in Oz. i dont know about other countries though.

vivienna

oh and gloria jeans too