singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:33 AM:
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tall latte... about $3.50+ tax USD lar

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vivienna

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:+ O- u' }2 K5 \6 M$ A+ H" J/ K
I never really like starbucks. they...

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johnwu

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:$ T6 x6 a7 e& j3 }4 N
I never really like starbucks. they...

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singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
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: V; ]. y0 B5 c. DIt depends on how much RMB rose.

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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.

johnwu

Originally posted by vivienna at 2005-6-24 04:36 AM:. J: U/ e+ H4 K: N0 v
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what other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

* l; j4 P+ M( t# m" K! \I think Delifrance is only HK base?
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8 E  Z' R/ n( o5 X: Y* O; mThere 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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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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1 Q3 y; n/ F/ w9 b! `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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myabe that's why people are so addited to it

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vivienna

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:39 AM:
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hey, there is delifrance in Oz. i dont know about other countries though.

vivienna

oh and gloria jeans too