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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that's expensive....
# m6 l7 N3 d% ti thought they might make it cheaper there in the emerald city.

vivienna

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:/ b2 K5 Y; `$ g' T  F
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:
" V$ z5 R5 ?0 I0 xI 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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' E! h7 d* q; l$ p3 m2 Y) Q6 _/ C4 F$ ^It depends on how much RMB rose.

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7 S5 M$ T( R" p7 N; I9 IThey 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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4 f: O* e6 O* T8 H2 Mwhat other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

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I think Delifrance is only HK base?! {8 A9 V9 g* `7 M  P# V( i' Y9 d
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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:' n  n  x# q1 T6 {9 x1 g
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what other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

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/ F) e: n; Y0 d- sI 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:. }6 R( s9 _! t
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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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) Z0 F4 g: h/ \& M4 FIf it raise too much, it's bad for everybody.

singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:37 AM:3 B# I5 i" `9 E

1 D& G; r1 d6 G9 u5 Mmyabe that's why people are so addited to it

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# \% `- S, r. |4 VAddiction 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:5 T; M; [% B% m$ K# F5 P6 T3 x9 J  ]

2 w) v+ P, S) t6 M+ j. oI think Delifrance is only HK base?
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* d* b/ \6 L  VThere 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