It is not at all clear why the costs of serving a highly loyal customer should in principle be different from those of serving any other type of repeat customer.

为什么服务一个高度忠诚的顾客的成本原则上与服务其他类型的回头客的成本是不同的，这一点完全不清楚。

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Mr. Lee. I consider myself a very loyal customer. In fact, I often spend a lot of money here. Could you give me a discount, please?

李先生，我认为我是一个非常忠实的客户。事实上，我在你这常常花很多的钱买东西。你能给我一个折扣吗？

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I felt really upset, for I have been a loyal customer of your store for many years and until this incident, never have had any complaints.

对此，我深感不满，因为我多年来一直是贵店的忠实顾客，在此事件之前，从来没有过任何投诉。

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But, from the perspective of this loyal customer, it is another case of Starbucks breaking faith.

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This allowed us to build up a loyal customer base and keep growing while keeping our spend low.

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