singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:33 AM:9 V- A2 ^* e0 l  F8 B
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canteen only...+ r3 f4 ?+ Y) B! }; k# t
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:
6 d3 C7 d3 o& e* U. E5 V, @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:9 J5 l% q4 N! h6 b# J# X4 d7 J
I never really like starbucks. they...

" H3 b+ E- \& n4 @8 ymyabe that's why people are so addited to it

singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:. V7 y; D/ i" Y* P% W
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It depends on how much RMB rose.

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4 z: v/ Q7 G; C5 P, tThey 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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what other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

& z; s) |# N; h/ \2 ?( ?I think Delifrance is only HK base?
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- }: s2 Z3 M7 i+ e- gThere were seattle best coffee (now own by starbuck, I think) and Tully

singgeihot

Originally posted by vivienna at 2005-6-24 04:36 AM:0 f7 P5 m& H4 d# x/ s/ A
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what other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

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+ W0 B8 ]3 P. s5 k1 h+ U* n8 X' c- |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:  o% {3 j8 I  o. J* Q: m( \

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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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/ x$ ~3 J4 i7 i+ ~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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9 M, D8 b$ c, e. _+ g" J5 Cmyabe that's why people are so addited to it

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/ A, g. r# ~$ jAddiction 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:3 k6 \& V7 }7 r9 n5 v
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I think Delifrance is only HK base?  N1 f9 X1 E! J" m* _4 R  X* ~( q+ }

( {; M$ S0 |3 }There were seattle best coffee (now own by starbuck, I think) and Tully

" n. u$ w/ N% Ihey, there is delifrance in Oz. i dont know about other countries though.

vivienna

oh and gloria jeans too