singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:33 AM:
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canteen only...
' ?9 ^5 k+ l; _8 a( I3 utall latte... about $3.50+ tax USD lar

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( d* S: B9 R& A2 O: S. H$ cthat's expensive....
: F, b6 w2 Z$ n7 _+ d9 K& bi thought they might make it cheaper there in the emerald city.

vivienna

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
" J& C" A1 [" y  W/ eI never really like starbucks. they...

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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:
$ p+ p" G1 z$ g) ?% }9 rI 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:$ N8 @0 H! s* u8 d" t# o) e" }
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what other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

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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:) a' V. N% W" p& i7 ~- _

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6 m0 w. y' ]# l! h1 d5 lI 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:( G/ u) {" t% L8 A, C# f4 G
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; C# o- C9 t9 l$ 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:3 h5 |- N. O  t5 X3 _) _+ y1 c

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9 L$ I$ o* k$ VAddiction 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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I think Delifrance is only HK base?% k, j9 K% c) l# e9 ~* g
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There were seattle best coffee (now own by starbuck, I think) and Tully

1 O% }$ a2 ]1 ]hey, there is delifrance in Oz. i dont know about other countries though.

vivienna

oh and gloria jeans too