Starbucks 2006 Taiwan VISX set MEGA RARE MINT

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Starbucks Coffee International Promotional Cards MEGA RARE VISX SET With Sleeves This is Taiwan's 17th issue and promotional Cards issued by VISX, a laser vision correction institution. VISX is an American company and has expanded to various countries including Taiwan w 1,000 lasik operations are performed a month. The Asian market for lasik is potentially vast: 60% of Japanese suffer impaired vision, as well as more than half the population of Hong Kong. An estimated 95% of Taiwan's hard-studying college students are nearsighted. Prices in Asia are often around half the $2,500 per eye that surgeons in the U.S. charge for the procedure. In Thailand, w the Tourism Authority is promoting the country as a destination for low-cost, quality medical services, lasik goes for as little as $600 an eye.About the Cards. The "Flaming Eye" Card was sent to eye correction clients who had cataract/lasik surgery. It's just a guess but we believe it was designed as a 'Thank you' for the client. The Comfy Red Chair knock-off with the orange and yellow chairs is another story. We're told this Card is very difficult to get, as you need to visit 12 shops (assuming it's VISX) to receive 12 stamps for a travel passport. Once completed, you can obtain this Card. In short, it means that you have to travel all around Taiwan to these various 12 shops (don' read more

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