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....
  q  o, q* g- F2 c' A4 _8 |8 u. Ri thought they might make it cheaper there in the emerald city.

vivienna

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
2 N7 g8 L7 i. i# ~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:6 q6 c' p- c# ^. c8 [' g
I never really like starbucks. they...

$ Q5 t- m4 h. r9 F, n; f$ Vmyabe that's why people are so addited to it

singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:0 ~& t8 W7 G$ D# A' q! t' m/ I

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It depends on how much RMB rose.

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$ l+ v: ]  S/ O. TThey 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:4 _9 ^* y2 G! q: P1 s; |
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what other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

& Z- o' h" s- j& dI think Delifrance is only HK base?. X, \5 O! D0 |9 E$ f# I

9 M  A/ p' I; y1 g4 QThere 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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" R$ P* v; V* ~: P: ^+ jI 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:
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! j+ v( F+ {$ T( G! }  jThey 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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0 O) O5 D" d5 J0 |# L; y- xIf it raise too much, it's bad for everybody.

singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:37 AM:6 G! o, M" t5 r1 W6 Z3 h
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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:: T% B2 x4 M$ n, i9 e4 K$ Z/ W. B
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I think Delifrance is only HK base?- W' ~" W) d3 K
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There were seattle best coffee (now own by starbuck, I think) and Tully

, N8 ~" N6 i: u& A8 C! M, _+ ~hey, there is delifrance in Oz. i dont know about other countries though.

vivienna

oh and gloria jeans too