singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:33 AM:
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5 {1 [/ f5 i/ t8 rcanteen only...
3 T2 }& a3 y1 Ntall latte... about $3.50+ tax USD lar

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2 H) o8 d+ W4 ]i thought they might make it cheaper there in the emerald city.

vivienna

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
1 s$ F8 E& W/ t, w; DI never really like starbucks. they...

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johnwu

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
/ l2 x6 t+ L5 v% g5 U8 A7 N" \I never really like starbucks. they...

9 F: ?: e) {% [/ P8 }( i: Jmyabe that's why people are so addited to it

singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
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It depends on how much RMB rose.

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2 I& i! L( L7 r+ @3 `" o1 x$ B, jThey 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:
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5 e! W; ?' X6 C. }4 Q- E& qwhat other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

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I think Delifrance is only HK base?
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8 t! Q4 Q, Y! }0 A% H# DThere 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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I 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:! b0 t  x' \1 I- @& A8 O' G, U0 u

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7 _# R8 m2 m7 S4 T0 v( J! LThey 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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! H! g( p" r0 n1 d9 O, zIf 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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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:& W4 o1 I: W- @, W( j

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# d% E8 E9 y# t) W) U& b# TThere were seattle best coffee (now own by starbuck, I think) and Tully

* k- T) I' Q4 o4 h9 D' e# Z' d' dhey, there is delifrance in Oz. i dont know about other countries though.

vivienna

oh and gloria jeans too