singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:33 AM:8 Y$ F* ~) U: _

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  l) Y; E! ^6 s0 I; Jthat's expensive....   D0 [% c7 f7 l
i thought they might make it cheaper there in the emerald city.

vivienna

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:6 \  G$ {% J; n% g
I never really like starbucks. they...

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johnwu

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:2 ]7 L# U$ T7 u8 p  d
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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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:; E4 Q7 ^4 x( r% x! c. L1 G

1 l- D: {  t! rwhat other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

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I think Delifrance is only HK base?7 O6 I* [' _; B7 X6 Q
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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:
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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:, T* c8 r: n& {, z$ H8 z

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6 {* d0 E3 E' B0 y2 L5 j" eThey 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:4 f: o% O& x# x) X3 {, \
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myabe that's why people are so addited to it

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2 G+ r$ K2 t% T/ q% |# 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:
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: B0 Q, S/ R; @. H/ zI think Delifrance is only HK base?5 i8 G) T% I* p! @0 d) g9 i
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There were seattle best coffee (now own by starbuck, I think) and Tully

  {0 V$ D& [* E& n) Shey, there is delifrance in Oz. i dont know about other countries though.

vivienna

oh and gloria jeans too