singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:33 AM:
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canteen only...7 l6 ~' |4 m9 z1 ?
tall latte... about $3.50+ tax USD lar

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that's expensive.... 4 g3 _  \/ b1 w% ^* W: a8 c
i 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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what other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

johnwu

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
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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:1 V# R, C4 ^/ C

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It depends on how much RMB rose.

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, q  @% s6 @6 ?9 e" GThey 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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+ n3 f! V( t9 j$ [! o7 H4 B8 h; |$ rwhat other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

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. \% U- L" O2 X* Y+ OThere were seattle best coffee (now own by starbuck, I think) and Tully

singgeihot

Originally posted by vivienna at 2005-6-24 04:36 AM:+ }% _& q' `! J2 i8 u

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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:9 s2 q% P8 \. P0 }9 d, B9 u
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. t) G! b! k* @If 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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5 ~+ S9 [) Z% t8 v5 i# U7 Jmyabe that's why people are so addited to it

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2 j2 z# ?% `) v6 `* {/ N4 q/ AAddiction 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:
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; b+ F, \9 ?$ a) V! 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