singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:33 AM:& {+ i% ~. `% L6 r, G
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canteen only...
9 g3 g( E# V2 J% V' c* @tall latte... about $3.50+ tax USD lar

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that's expensive....
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vivienna

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
9 ?, d( ?+ c& Z- m/ m; |& p5 ?6 RI never really like starbucks. they...

9 R0 Z. z% y$ Z: l" f- h; swhat other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

johnwu

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
. v( b; t; V, `/ f! SI never really like starbucks. they...

6 p% E, d1 e- D* f- m8 P' Nmyabe that's why people are so addited to it

singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:6 q: o' Y8 k2 ?5 s% e
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It depends on how much RMB rose.

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( D: Q) H) M1 q" M7 C! i& yThey 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?

" g5 {* U- l. n, x# dI think Delifrance is only HK base?
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" ^* x6 t* w. z  k8 D- d  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:& j% U8 `3 z% G7 I* o1 `2 s
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what other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

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/ M4 N& X1 z9 ^; B, tI 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:0 o8 @9 W9 l  K& l5 `+ L! s

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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.

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! H, F# B7 V" w# YIf it raise too much, it's bad for everybody.

singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:37 AM:* t- N/ N3 S; W+ `  G. S- {

; l, u2 F3 t/ b' x* M) l- umyabe 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:
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6 z0 r7 R! _/ W# W! z* j8 |* ?I think Delifrance is only HK base?
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% O" @9 C. K: }" |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