Customers not warm on charity coffee
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reserve">reserve</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="start">start</span>.</p><p><span word="Chiato">Chiato</span> <span word="Coffee">Coffee</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="operates">operates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pudong">Pudong</span> <span word="Library">Library</span> <span word="hall">hall</span>, <span word="began">began</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 16 - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="participant">participant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="program">program</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> 31 <span word="cups">cups</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taken">taken</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manager">manager</span>, <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="Hang">Hang</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="originates">originates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="cafes">cafes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Naples">Naples</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="exams">exams</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>," <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Customers">Customers</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> 12 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($2) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> - <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Americano">Americano</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="cups">cups</span>.</p><p><span word="Wooden">Wooden</span> <span word="plates">plates</span> <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cashier">cashier</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>.</p><p>"<span word="People">People</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="fetch">fetch</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="plate">plate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="plates">plates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taken">taken</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>," <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> 40<span word="s">s</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="trying">trying</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lacked">lacked</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>.</p><p>"<span word="She">She</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>," <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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