singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:33 AM:0 ^# }/ u/ ?8 ~1 O5 @, r

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tall latte... about $3.50+ tax USD lar

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that's expensive....
& m  y$ \& d2 Fi thought they might make it cheaper there in the emerald city.

vivienna

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:2 k) i( x+ Y+ @; |& ]5 P& ]
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:
7 [# I  Q) U# Q/ q' }I never really like starbucks. they...

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myabe that's why people are so addited to it

singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:" B! `) b% @$ O, b$ u- j! ]/ u* v0 a

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' z" C. X- Y& w+ T- q2 M8 jIt 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:
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5 u% A5 q1 h+ W- X/ `what other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

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There 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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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:
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. P4 Y# a* l0 YThey 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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9 s+ `3 `2 L: O7 G; I, P/ Z& P; F1 QIf 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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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:2 T& x6 ~" T8 Z* G  u+ D3 f# Z

2 V/ x1 ]' v+ ^; h; KI think Delifrance is only HK base?
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There were seattle best coffee (now own by starbuck, I think) and Tully

9 z' o/ ~, X, ?+ V* _$ {7 ahey, there is delifrance in Oz. i dont know about other countries though.

vivienna

oh and gloria jeans too