singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:33 AM:
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1 ^5 @- d0 G2 a' H# K, ucanteen only...
/ G* ]' l% f5 d- M& ytall latte... about $3.50+ tax USD lar

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vivienna

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:/ k# g6 k" m. ^# H, z
I never really like starbucks. they...

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johnwu

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
7 E; A4 I3 P) I4 o- N. c' j7 m4 ^0 VI 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:$ d3 e" \0 t& M# M6 Q) h8 B5 s9 _
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1 b# u) \: @7 Y( E% bIt 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:4 c6 q  |9 M! D$ K$ z1 E

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I think Delifrance is only HK base?
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" r% v; s* a5 \5 ~; Y. zThere were seattle best coffee (now own by starbuck, I think) and Tully

singgeihot

Originally posted by vivienna at 2005-6-24 04:36 AM:- y2 ^/ `# l' a+ G0 X  A/ \; Y
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what other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

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9 N" l- P+ q3 r% c; y4 ?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:
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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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If it raise too much, it's bad for everybody.

singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:37 AM:+ G6 Q. c+ C$ w& {# f# `* s" W
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myabe that's why people are so addited to it

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$ |. @0 J- B8 L! gAddiction 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:( m( {, L5 o, `! L
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I think Delifrance is only HK base?8 R8 L' ~4 [( X& E) h1 d
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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