singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:33 AM:; t: M8 B0 b! a& D

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

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  {- w% L+ {4 A) f, Ii thought they might make it cheaper there in the emerald city.

vivienna

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
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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:
3 ?7 i) [- r4 B) Q- Q1 B, JI 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:
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( o! O5 `6 `9 c0 q4 QIt 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:" w& d$ X* A1 V- r/ o  z& B( O7 d
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what other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

  T2 z2 y2 j( _: m4 A" uI think Delifrance is only HK base?$ ?9 s, }/ f; ^8 m) g

; i& t3 y9 ?6 o- ~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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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:. ~( e' ^: R: @0 |# n" H! L, o
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, P# I8 i; t! E) a1 V. _6 EThey 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:, I# {% i& I* ?  \' n
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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:( k8 K$ f$ A7 o0 _1 K

; B' t' h3 [' O6 h: W6 z$ ~I think Delifrance is only HK base?
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There were seattle best coffee (now own by starbuck, I think) and Tully

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hey, there is delifrance in Oz. i dont know about other countries though.

vivienna

oh and gloria jeans too