singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:33 AM:( @" C2 W7 ]7 j2 m8 A0 t- Q
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canteen only...& q- k+ p9 Q+ x5 u/ G3 [
tall latte... about $3.50+ tax USD lar

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% f$ p( `: E9 M. Y1 x' Othat's expensive....
- g/ h9 P( E4 x; A! X; ei 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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johnwu

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
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. ]) ^! w6 X. k' D" X" e  Z1 Cmyabe that's why people are so addited to it

singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:6 s# @9 K: B5 y/ S2 U5 ^! R
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It depends on how much RMB rose.

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' Q9 I; r* M5 Z0 y2 @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:8 P6 ]; S" T, Q3 |+ e4 ?8 {
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what other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

7 l- s5 P# S9 J# u8 N% OI think Delifrance is only HK base?
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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:! q5 ?: d) |9 R
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what other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

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! l& S2 _, O6 L( k3 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:/ n& p& j3 s8 h! y1 O

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( h- }" ~% N/ }- J. k  u8 Y) oIf it raise too much, it's bad for everybody.

singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:37 AM:4 E) v5 _6 a! R/ J4 H, v2 m
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myabe that's why people are so addited to it

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/ C1 [' j* _& K6 h7 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:" T& [9 P; `8 ?5 U
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I think Delifrance is only HK base?' N/ D. t0 d/ m$ r
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There were seattle best coffee (now own by starbuck, I think) and Tully

! V! E  K* H) T; _hey, there is delifrance in Oz. i dont know about other countries though.

vivienna

oh and gloria jeans too