Lucky, I envy you.
Chinese Economics Thread
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I wonder what will happen if a Chinese fast food enters US and also goes mainstream, how will they do an anti-China spin to try to ban it. Chinese spying inside the store? Chinese poisoning Americans? Chinese using low-quality ingredients?
none of those reasons would actually work because it would make them look weak if they can't even control a simple fast food chain on their home turf. the one thing that they value most is face. and it would make them look even worse if sued.
look at how they kicked BYD out even when BYD has 5 star safety ratings in European tests and is objectively the best EV company in the world: putting up bureaucratic and trade barriers that make it not worth the trouble. You don't need to make something illegal to make something not happen.
Unsurprising, I was traveling during CNY and tried Luckin Coffee because they had a "first time customer" offer of 20 Yuan off first purchase. It tastes good and the coffee quality is good , not a big coffee drinker though. The coconut latte was genuinely good though, only complaint was the rather sweet taste despite ordering half sugar. Mocha was good too, but was 28 yuan so it better be.
Anyways, the ordering experience is also pretty good, you can just order and select a pickup location on the app. By the time I got into the train station, the order was ready just in time and the shop is extremely clean and quiet. So customer experience is pretty good too.
The prices are a bit steep for some coffee (though to be fair it is in a train station) so it won't be something I would regularly buy.
AssassinsMace
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Sorry wrong thread
Chinese economy is tanking so hard that they can only afford junk food.
My experience with Luckin Coffee is that it is mainly a take-away coffee service. Some stores don't have sit-down areas; others just have a small table or two.
It is a different experience from Starbucks, which is big on the sitting-down atmosphere and the experience. They target two different audiences, with Luckin Coffee more downscale.
The coffee itself is fine.
It is a different experience from Starbucks, which is big on the sitting-down atmosphere and the experience. They target two different audiences, with Luckin Coffee more downscale.
The coffee itself is fine.
Do they round up the purchase and give it to the needy?
Institutions and others must be "sh,,,,,ng" themselves when the Chinese SE went back up after they sold out and exited the market altogether.