singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:33 AM:
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canteen only...$ n; M, A' ~: s! a2 m
tall latte... about $3.50+ tax USD lar

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% J! d1 c- w" g( l! uthat's expensive....
2 A3 Z  t: U* n. n* [: @i thought they might make it cheaper there in the emerald city.

vivienna

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
/ u; F5 t. W2 R4 S% AI 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:2 T1 E& W9 b+ J) X/ I4 E6 a5 p
I never really like starbucks. they...

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singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
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4 u6 V/ z6 H! U# UIt depends on how much RMB rose.

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' n" L; w+ ^% f$ xThey 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?

  {1 x& D  }0 n4 J% A3 bI think Delifrance is only HK base?
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+ j+ H# U+ A1 D& P; X6 X3 `8 r+ ZThere 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:  |( l0 h4 F: W  l& o9 l# q+ n$ q! i
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& n1 K% m( R8 x0 t. GIf 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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8 a- J+ I4 g& y% y+ x) Omyabe that's why people are so addited to it

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; A( h& C4 G% QAddiction 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 H1 z1 P' c6 [5 V

  I/ ?  ?1 p& bI think Delifrance is only HK base?! X' m2 {0 N! _9 M* `- [0 i
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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