singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:33 AM:
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canteen only...
  [# s: }- m& ~& F6 Htall latte... about $3.50+ tax USD lar

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that's expensive.... . x+ u: ~- u, Y: a
i thought they might make it cheaper there in the emerald city.

vivienna

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
% C$ ~) w/ U2 ^- {9 g! GI 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:
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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:
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It 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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what other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

& n9 D* r% W7 s9 kI think Delifrance is only HK base?- O% S; F* V: P/ R" [

( E' u0 h+ O$ T! @' q& C4 x+ aThere 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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0 Q1 g- M2 ]1 |' \% F+ |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:& V! Z# }, r5 {+ {
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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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myabe that's why people are so addited to it

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7 V7 N# [% y2 V1 mAddiction 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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( `6 a6 S& `  `$ u* O: m$ QI think Delifrance is only HK base?
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There were seattle best coffee (now own by starbuck, I think) and Tully

6 ]& u% H2 s% J# B: V) Y5 They, there is delifrance in Oz. i dont know about other countries though.

vivienna

oh and gloria jeans too