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About 3% profit in 2021 to 10% profit in 2022. The positive story may have been to charge customers more to maybe meet increased profit targets for 2024.

Do you have evidence of that?

The key word is selling coffee and sugary creamy sweet calorific drinks and snacks. Thats where they make their money.

Gave up drinking starbucks coffee's about 10 years ago. Find smaller brands much better and equally as good. The problem with starbucks one had to tell them everytime to not dilute their cups of coffee with milk. Find Amazon, Ithanin, Leaf Cafe and Coffman coffee superior to starbucks and these dont need to be told everytime to put less milk in their coffees. Also the prices are far cheaper averaging 50 to 60 baht compared to starbucks 150 baht.

There are 474 starbucks outlets in Thailand, one of the top 10 in the world. Lots of money to be made by them. Their 5 baht increase will add billions to their bottom line.

No that is false. They already state which cuts beef are in the burgers (chuck, round and sirloin) They do not use these https://www.tastemade.com/articles/mcfact-were-busting-8-myths-about-mcdonalds/ From npr.org "As part of that effort, the company is inviting questions via Facebook and Twitter. And it has enlisted the help of Grant Imahara, former co-host of the Discovery Channel's Mythbusters, to help address some of the most persistent concerns. In a video posted on the company's website, Imahara tours a factory in Fresno, Calif., run by Cargill, which supplies the beef used in McD's burgers. During the tour, we learn that no, there are no eyeballs or lips in the meat and no, there's no ammonia or lean, finely textured beef (the so-called pink slime), either. "Beef in and beef out — nothing else is added," one Cargill worker tells Imahara."

Here is what it contains "Every one of our McDonald's burgers is made with 100% pure beef and cooked and prepared with salt, pepper and nothing else—no fillers, no additives, no preservatives. We use the trimmings of cuts like the chuck, round and sirloin for our burgers, which are ground and formed into our hamburger patties"

Here what reuters reports https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/has-putin-threatened-use-nuclear-weapons-2022-10-27/ "- Lavrov: The West keeps trying to say that Russia is voicing nuclear threats yet Putin has been clear that Moscow's nuclear policy is defensive. Russia, he said, remained committed to the Jan. 3 pledge by major nuclear powers that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought."

Does upperclass mean Hiso?

Its ground beef, info is available on the web.

Traveling around Europe by overnight train and arrive at the station early morning, observed people attired in business suits drinking beer, only what was observed. There's a DW article https://www.dw.com/en/beer-before-work-why-is-it-so-normal-in-germany-to-drink-alcohol-in-the-morning/a-19024870 In the UK observed office people at lunch drinking beer as well.

Did you eat at any restaurants? In the 80's travelling in Austria and Germany, observed people at 7 in the morning dressed in business suits drinking beer.

How does someone play tennis on only one side of the court? Is it a public venue? Did you not go and talk to the other alien to see what the fuss is all about.

Wokeness is a concept for all the young disadvantaged in the world who have access to social media and who are trying to get their voices and opinions heard whilst they cry out in pain at all the injustices they endure.

My first experience eating macdonalds was at age 30 in Madrid Spain. Remember ordering 2 big macs and their milkshake. When I put them down on the table a thief stole one of them and ran. I gave chase and caught him outside the store and he handed my burger back to me.

Thanks will have a look tomorrow.

Is there some kind of special or one needs to use coupons? This is what I find on their website

Office Mate?

I think you could write a book starting with part one.

Many people. The Turkish are very friendly.

Pop along to the bank and ask them. They provide that option.

That takes a steady hand and a lot of learning and skill.

Yes 14'' has always been my go to size for a notebook as well.

Can you not go to some shops in the mall and try your swiping techniques on the phones on display there. Once you find one that is responsive to the swipes you require and meets your swiping technique specifications then you could try to find a 2nd hand model of that one.

Here are some laptop sizes. Need to choose. Ultrabook/Chromebook: 9-13.5" x 8-11" x <1" @ 2 to 3 lbs. Ultraportable: 9-13" x 8-9" x .2-1.3" @ 2-5 lbs. Thin and Light: 11-15" x <11" x .5-1.5" @ 3-6 lbs. Desktop Replacement: >15" x >11" x 1-2" @ >4 lbs. Luggables: >18" x >13" x >1" @ >8 lbs. 14 or 15 inches seem to be the popular sizes. Any laptop with i5 Apu, 16gb ram, 500gb ssd will suffice. Brand Acer, Dell, HP, Asus, MSI etc... Just look whats available and what you can afford. I'd say there is nothing wrong with your exist notebook, just add more ram and an ssd and it will speed up.