singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:33 AM:4 W- x& F3 M8 G! A* V4 e. h
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canteen only...
0 j, c. I: \. I5 y! U. mtall latte... about $3.50+ tax USD lar

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4 i  F/ _& c( i6 ?that's expensive....
5 u, D/ i4 n2 y2 D4 @) T# ti thought they might make it cheaper there in the emerald city.

vivienna

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
( s' O. V4 X. v& u0 U: NI never really like starbucks. they...

+ X' g' j& k: k, y6 mwhat other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

johnwu

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
- E: n& t- m  |+ a6 w) A: o2 ZI never really like starbucks. they...

0 E1 d% [8 x- F! Z3 fmyabe that's why people are so addited to it

singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:: D; x. ?% U) K& Q4 O
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' b/ W5 v9 o5 ?5 \! _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:
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; P2 l& o$ F& J4 y- x0 |what other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

1 K* _& w% Z' g5 B7 x  j/ }I think Delifrance is only HK base?
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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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# w2 S7 ?& ^0 a; wwhat other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

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5 d+ J2 q9 r4 x/ o' OI 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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/ @. R: o$ I: \+ f3 A% 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.

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  u" J) K# U4 C8 p& _8 SIf 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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6 l( v6 ~+ u" Q% l0 x0 oAddiction 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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( @2 ?$ }* K* ]+ [I think Delifrance is only HK base?
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; w) y* H8 K8 s, o$ N1 C. |There were seattle best coffee (now own by starbuck, I think) and Tully

8 \( I4 s8 t/ J& {( P2 phey, there is delifrance in Oz. i dont know about other countries though.

vivienna

oh and gloria jeans too