singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:33 AM:, _; ~. _' t0 ~. @
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canteen only...
9 [! [0 S2 p5 H" U# Vtall latte... about $3.50+ tax USD lar

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3 A) m7 L; O7 u3 f+ V& Hthat's expensive.... : M7 Q* Q1 v  x$ y% o2 _
i thought they might make it cheaper there in the emerald city.

vivienna

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
, \! ^4 u3 P, `" c' T5 Y! g- N2 K1 {I never really like starbucks. they...

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what other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

johnwu

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:& S( @7 J" }& x) N3 f" H
I never really like starbucks. they...

6 k2 }+ L* P- y; C- omyabe that's why people are so addited to it

singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:0 T6 Q" f( F/ i/ j# J
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  V1 W% |" X: ~It depends on how much RMB rose.

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% ?1 j! O- d0 pThey 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:6 C, Q9 f4 c/ f. E2 s
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what other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

8 l# A. d8 x4 tI think Delifrance is only HK base?4 L$ g2 ?8 S: l1 m( J" ?6 j5 C

- j  F( t, K, w5 M) F+ hThere 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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what other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

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4 i8 C2 A7 q4 Y. |, }9 E2 y  oI 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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If it raise too much, it's bad for everybody.

singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:37 AM:
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" c5 i5 q- T% u" r. zmyabe that's why people are so addited to it

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( W/ p/ G% E: U6 p& V+ c) k7 B  _Addiction 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:
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I think Delifrance is only HK base?9 U) A& c! a+ \

9 _5 F, j3 w9 G2 Y7 b9 YThere were seattle best coffee (now own by starbuck, I think) and Tully

: X& i' K+ F/ U, l" q, p2 X0 _hey, there is delifrance in Oz. i dont know about other countries though.

vivienna

oh and gloria jeans too