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I do recall walking into some outpost of Tim Hortons just near Leicester Square. Obviously I left quickly and went for a pint.

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A rather old thread but for the UK residents who think they are missing out on a Timmies you can look at the following, I cant find a more updated version

http://www.canadian-expats.com/forum...php?f=45&t=150 :rofl:

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I don't know if it's true or not but I heard that, in Calgary, the Tim Horton's on Bow Trail (near Westbrook Mall) was closed down by the cops because the lineups were causing massive problems with the traffic on Bow Trail.

The premises are now a Mr Lube, so one could argue that commuters now have tastier brown sludge available.

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This actually surprised me as in busiest

Its busiest branch is located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories; prior to its November 2010 expansion into Nunavut,[18] it was also its northernmost store

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Can I ask what you guys stick in your perculator/coffee machine at home? Best we've found so far is NABOB full cosmopolitan.

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Im a lazy git and invested in a Keurig plus its environmently friendly :lol:

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Tim Hortons:p

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Classic response :rofl:

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We don't drink it, but that is what we have on hand in case visitors want a coffee.

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Illy Coffee

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Starbucks or Costco

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I go to starbucks to buy coffee (it's the closest coffee shop that's not timmies) or we use that fancy Doi Chaang coffee at home, well, that or something else that's poncy and organic from SE asia.

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Maybe the more refined posters on BE will arrive shortly and perhaps suggest one of these

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art35924.asp

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Van Houtte, either French Roast or Colombian.

Judging from my nail-storage tins in the garage, we've previously tried Folgers and Maxwell House.

We also have a jar of instant for knuckle-dragging visitors. It's been there for a while and may have gone off but who'd know?

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Well, not a lot of other options up there.

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Ever notice that we Canadians/Pr's and others living here get as passionate about any threads that mention Tim Hortons/Crappy Tire etc than some of the threads that mention Pikies or Travellers :rofl:

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Glad to see TO is the centre of the universe. I've been drinking lattes in Tims for a month :)

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You're quite right! After all, the Brits have the most delicious and healthy diet in the world, don't they. Seriously, I think that all the noobs from the UK are really wishing they moved to Basingstoke or somewhere like that , the way they bemoan the lack of Costa Coffee, Next, Debenhams, etc.

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Earl Grey Tea.

All day, every day. Gallons of it.

Though, as a treat for my tea-drinking Canadian colleague, last time coming through Heathrow I bought a tin of Fortnum & Mason Christmas Tea, and it is amazing... incredibly good tea.

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ooooh.

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+1.
stored whole, ground as required, then brewed in an old-fashioned steam driven espresso machine.

For more than a couple of cups at once, or if I just fancy something a little lighter than an espresso, I have a drip filter machine, which usually brews President's Choice full roast beans.

Tim Hortons is OK for a road trip, but I don't think I'd bother if there was a realistic alternative within easy reach. I really, really don't understand people who line up in their trucks for a double double within a couple of miles of leaving home. I mean, in the amount of time it takes you to line up you could have brewed several cups at home before leaving - and it would both taste better and save money.

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Nice. We've got some fancy christmas tea from bettys. It's very tasty.

http://www.bettys.co.uk/product/Spic...19206,225.aspx

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Sorry - But it was actually an extra large and I was really really hung over ;)

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Southampton Residents are obviously big fans!!! :thumbsup:

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Shite football team, shite coffee match made in heaven :lol: or did they expect that disembarking cruise passengers would flock to these locations to get a decent cup of java.

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Love Tim Hortons. It's liquid gold, as far as I'm concerned.

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Shareholder :lol:

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I suspect your analysis is spot on.

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I think that analysis is way off personally and pretty stupid. My parents loved Tim Hortons when they visited, and some of my American friends have commented how much they love Tim Hortons when I talk about Canada.

That being said, I've never had just a regular coffee there, I always get French Vanilla, and the main part I like are the Bagels and the Muffins http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...iley_drool.gif Mmmm...Everything Bagel with Cream Cheese....

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If Tim Horton's is a representation of the wider Canadian culture then that goes someway to explain the passion expats have with their embracing of the dull throbbing mediocrity that's so pervasive here.

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Could be. I spent enough there.

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My neighbour just brought around a box of Timbits for the kids ... and big kids. I have to say that they're lush.:thumbsup:

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Go to Mickey Dees instead. Much better coffee.

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That just proves my point. Tourists go there because they think they are doing something quintessentially canadian - which I guess they are. Still, it doesn't stop their coffee tasting like cats have been pissing in it.

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Do you think tourists give a toss/know that's it's Canadian? I doubt it. Until recently it was in America's hands anyway. They probably think: I want a donut and cheap coffee, I'll go there.

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Hahahaha too similar to my usual - FVC with a shot of mint, and a toasted everything bagel with strawberry cream cheese :thumbup:

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ah well, that's acceptable then.

next time try the good old scottish hangover cure - irn bru mixed with lucozade!

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what's the strawberry cream cheese like?? never been brave enough to try it - i'm boring and always have the cinnamon raisin bagel with butter.

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+1 and 2 from Piffs house:thumbsup:

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I am a tea drinker, but I prefer to buy my tea in second cup because their large is the same price as the small (mainly because they use one teabag and just add more water in a bigger cup - works fine for me because I drink my tea black and dont like it too strong).

Tim Hortons charge more for a large tea, despite doing the same - one teabag in a larger cup and just add more water...

Yes I am cheap!