value of $

These items costed RMB 140.00 this morning. The coffee will be
consumed within the hour and the coffee beans will be used in over a
week or so. They costed more than one week of our housekeeper coming
in twice a week, 3 1/2 hours each time.

Hence we don't do Starbucks here that often. And I import my coffee
beans from Macau. For the price of RMB 140.00, I could have two 2-lb
bags of nice Italian beans that will last for 4 months! Welcome to
Shanghai.