singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:33 AM:
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$ T" i0 j9 O3 Xcanteen only...
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that's expensive....
7 r+ |, t4 l; D7 G0 Qi thought they might make it cheaper there in the emerald city.

vivienna

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
( ^) |+ h( K' u2 s5 v. SI never really like starbucks. they...

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johnwu

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:7 J- L2 g3 H6 R4 I! H6 l7 w$ i0 I
I 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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It 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:6 K4 M' g; g4 q2 v' n7 L! i4 o/ h* u0 ^

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I think Delifrance is only HK base?
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2 N: t; L( P4 I9 E' p- mThere 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:; ~% _$ y% r" s/ f! A

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) [% I; v' H* ~4 HThey 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:9 n4 I: \% A1 T, d+ V

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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:. n* c1 S- p& p9 I9 j; w

7 U. g4 C7 i9 ]6 r7 g$ b7 FI think Delifrance is only HK base?- [' I1 R" Z( X( j  `
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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