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Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Realtor details of a property we were viewing mentioned Tim Horton's was nearby one particularly nice house. I can't see too many Brit estate agents boasting that a house was a few doors down from MacDonalds so could someone explain the cultural phenomonem that is Tim Horton's and is it worth living within smelling distance of one?
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Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
The realtor sounds desperate...it's just a bloody coffee shop. The big selling point with Tim's is every morning the drive-thru is clogged with impatient commuters waiting to get their paper cup with "Tim Horton's" printed on it. That's it.
McDonald's coffee actually tastes better if you can believe it. :lol: |
Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by sonofcanadian
(Post 8725659)
Realtor details of a property we were viewing mentioned Tim Horton's was nearby one particularly nice house. I can't see too many Brit estate agents boasting that a house was a few doors down from MacDonalds so could someone explain the cultural phenomonem that is Tim Horton's and is it worth living within smelling distance of one?
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Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by sonofcanadian
(Post 8725659)
Realtor details of a property we were viewing mentioned Tim Horton's was nearby one particularly nice house. I can't see too many Brit estate agents boasting that a house was a few doors down from MacDonalds so could someone explain the cultural phenomonem that is Tim Horton's and is it worth living within smelling distance of one?
I would not want to live anywhere near any fast food or coffee outlet. |
Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by Bleepedy Bloops
(Post 8725682)
McDonald's coffee actually tastes better if you can believe it. :lol:
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Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by Steve_P
(Post 8725770)
Can't say I've ever seen this done before. Sounds like a desperate attempt to flog the place.
I would not want to live anywhere near any fast food or coffee outlet. |
Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by The Aviator
(Post 8725774)
Who know maybe he is on commission and is trying to populate the area with Timmies cusotmers?
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Tim Horton's is a past-time here I think. People say" i gonna get a timmie's - want one?" or "going on a timmie's run ...want anything?" It is as commonplace as "would you like fries with that?"
Recently there was a comparative done on Forbes website, comparing the cost of the coffee to the caffeine content to the cup size. Timmies was the most expensive, gave the smallest cup sizes (in ounces) and had the least caffeine (mostly hot water). In this study they looked at Timmie's, Starbucks and Second cup and maybe one other. I think Second Cup was the best value. We looked at one weeks of spending at timmie's - turns out hubby and I spent around $100 in one week. Each coffee is just under $2 for a decent size - each getting one on the way to work at lunch and on the way home - that was 12 a day. then if we bought for co-workers(like rounds at a bar) that topped it up to around 100. DAYAM! We have both given up the timmies habit! it is like giving up smoking - hard as hell! |
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Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by CanadaJimmy
(Post 8725773)
McDonalds coffee is always very good, it's actually one of the few places you can get a decent cup of coffee in the UK.
Originally Posted by reeni
(Post 8725809)
Tim Horton's is a past-time here I think. People say" i gonna get a timmie's - want one?" or "going on a timmie's run ...want anything?" It is as commonplace as "would you like fries with that?"
Recently there was a comparative done on Forbes website, comparing the cost of the coffee to the caffeine content to the cup size. Timmies was the most expensive, gave the smallest cup sizes (in ounces) and had the least caffeine (mostly hot water). In this study they looked at Timmie's, Starbucks and Second cup and maybe one other. I think Second Cup was the best value. We looked at one weeks of spending at timmie's - turns out hubby and I spent around $100 in one week. Each coffee is just under $2 for a decent size - each getting one on the way to work at lunch and on the way home - that was 12 a day. then if we bought for co-workers(like rounds at a bar) that topped it up to around 100. DAYAM! We have both given up the timmies habit! it is like giving up smoking - hard as hell! |
Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by fledermaus
(Post 8725820)
yeugh, McDonals coffee is nasty.
A large cup of Timmies fills two mugs, I get one on my way to work drink part then nuke the rest later on. $1.52. What on earth do you consider a decent size?? :eek: 12 extra large coffees per day, that's some pastime. ...and hubby used to do the same (so multiply all that X 2). and our offices would have timmie's runs thru out the day. that tasty crueller or boston cream ... once or twice a week (yummy!). It can really hit the pocket book was all I was saying. People see timmies as a part of life ...like Air or water (exaggeration but you get the idea). People don't even include it in their budget...yet so many peeps spend a goodly amount there. Not me anymore lol |
Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by reeni
(Post 8725966)
lol we always get a x-large( $1.87 ) each time and it takes me thu to lunch then i used to get another which takes to going home time ...then i have one for the long fricking commute in the QEW/403 traffic jam or parking lot as some call it!
...and hubby used to do the same (so multiply all that X 2). and our offices would have timmie's runs thru out the day. that tasty crueller or boston cream ... once or twice a week (yummy!). It can really hit the pocket book was all I was saying. People see timmies as a part of life ...like Air or water (exaggeration but you get the idea). People don't even include it in their budget...yet so many peeps spend a goodly amount there. Not me anymore lol |
Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by fledermaus
(Post 8725820)
yeugh, McDonals coffee is nasty.
A large cup of Timmies fills two mugs, I get one on my way to work drink part then nuke the rest later on. $1.52. What on earth do you consider a decent size?? :eek: 12 extra large coffees per day, that's some pastime. Cheers Karen |
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I can't imagine being persuaded to buy a house that had a Timmies close by. Just the opposite in fact, as Timmies is the kind of place for Canadians who haven't been abroad and realize good coffee exists, or for Brits who were brought up on instant coffee.
Really good coffee is hard to find in Canada, so buy a good coffee machine and good beans and make your own. Fill a large thermos flask for work and save a ton of money. Timmies, indeed . . . |
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Ahhh, the coffee snobs. Surely "good" coffee is the type you like. A bit like "good" lager, "good" wine, or "good" art?
Anyway, I never drink the coffee as I can't stand the stuff and my body is a temple and I wouldn't want to place such crap into it I only eat or drink "good" food and liquids. I wouldn't want to live near a Timmies as the thought of having little alternative but to look at people waddling in and out of it all day would make me sick. Each to their own though. One good point about living so close is that you wouldn't burn as much fuel in your car as you would if you lived 500 metres further away driving there and back for a coffee each day.:thumbsup: |
Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by Almost Canadian
(Post 8727082)
Ahhh, the coffee snobs. Surely "good" coffee is the type you like. A bit like "good" lager, "good" wine, or "good" art?
Anyway, I never drink the coffee as I can't stand the stuff and my body is a temple and I wouldn't want to place such crap into it I only eat or drink "good" food and liquids. I wouldn't want to live near a Timmies as the thought of having little alternative but to look at people waddling in and out of it all day would make me sick. Each to their own though. One good point about living so close is that you wouldn't burn as much fuel in your car as you would if you lived 500 metres further away driving there and back for a coffee each day.:thumbsup: |
Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by twinsmom65
(Post 8726303)
My days of drinking one or two coffees a day has really diminished here..... just can't afford it. Oh and don't get me started on the price of cigarettes here... time to quit that habit soon as well.
Cheers Karen |
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Can't stand Timmie's coffee, although the doughnuts are good. Much prefer the real coffee shops that serve proper coffee.
The wife went into one with a friend and asked if they had Cappacino, the girl asked of she wanted vanilla or ... (can't remember the other 'flavour' was), the wife said no, just a normal one, the girl looked at her stupid as if she never heard of it. She couldn't have a normal one as they did not have a tin of that. What I hate (most) about them is the long, long lines of cars, they queue out into the road blocking traffic, why can't the lazy buggers park up and walk inside. |
Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by PeterF
(Post 8727385)
What I hate (most) about them is the long, long lines of cars, they queue out into the road blocking traffic, why can't the lazy buggers park up and walk inside.
I have no idea why people would do this at any time but especially on their way to work. :confused: Spend an extra 15 minutes at home make a cup of decent coffee and save a pile of money. |
Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by fledermaus
(Post 8727159)
That would be one of those mixed message irony type posts??
The second line is taking the piss. I stuff all kinds of bad stuff into my mouth each day, although, never coffee. I can't see the attraction. The third line also reflects how I feel. I wouldn't want to look at people walking in and out of any store and wasn't a particular reflection of the people that walk into Timmies. As we all know, most that buy products at Timmies never leave their vehicles to do so. The fourth line was intended to be good advice, the closer they live, the less gas they will burn travelling there. See the paragraph above.:rofl: |
Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by Almost Canadian
(Post 8727796)
The first line reflects how I feel.
The second line is taking the piss. I stuff all kinds of bad stuff into my mouth each day, although, never coffee. I can't see the attraction. The third line also reflects how I feel. I wouldn't want to look at people walking in and out of any store and wasn't a particular reflection of the people that walk into Timmies. As we all know, most that buy products at Timmies never leave their vehicles to do so. The fourth line was intended to be good advice, the closer they live, the less gas they will burn travelling there. See the paragraph above.:rofl: |
Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by sonofcanadian
(Post 8725659)
Realtor details of a property we were viewing mentioned Tim Horton's was nearby one particularly nice house. I can't see too many Brit estate agents boasting that a house was a few doors down from MacDonalds so could someone explain the cultural phenomonem that is Tim Horton's and is it worth living within smelling distance of one?
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They opened up a Timmies on the ground floor of my building at work. I could not believe the line-ups, and suspect that all the other food offering on campus have taken a severe hit on their income.
It is, however, perfect student fodder - cheap. Unfortunately, those Honey Cruellers have turned out to be perfect ann m fodder too :o :D |
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There's also a thing on the internet that you can plan journeys around Timmies stops.
We've been known to detour just fro these :o |
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The only good thing about Timmies is that you can sneak in and use the bog without anyone noticing. Useful on road trips.
The coffee is foul. |
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I bet Novo would love to live within easy reach of their ham and cheese and mustard sandwiches.
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I find their coffee bland to be honest. As somebody else mentioned, I find McDonalds coffee far more drinkable. However, their Ice Mocha's in summer are a bit addictive.
I've often wondered about the phenomenon that is T.H.'s & why so many Canadians are happy to sit in a car line to purchase a paper cup of the dubious product that is Tim Hortons coffee? The peak time for lines is often 7.30am onwards when many are going to work. Why, when chances are they have come from home & probably had a pot of coffee brewed, would they want to then line up for a cup of Hortons watery product? There's always been the blurb about being traditionally Canadian. Until recent times that wasn't actually the case as the parent company were the same lot that owns the Wendys hamburger chain. |
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It is a conditioned thing from when they are little and onwards. My sister who came to Canada and never ping ponged like me, is truly Canadian. Her and her hubby have been taking the kids to timmies since they were babies, their eldest was allowed his 1st "double double" - I was doing the whole :huh::blink::rolleyes::rolleyes::rofl: thing. At least I held my tongue and did not say ..."GET A LIFE"
We have a beautiful coffee bar at home, it makes espressos, cappo's, lattes, has a froffer and makes drip coffee or tea, it grinds the beans when it makes the drinks. I love it to be honest and i have been changing the types of bean i buy till i find the ones I like. It has been fun. |
Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by ann m
(Post 8728093)
They opened up a Timmies on the ground floor of my building at work. I could not believe the line-ups, and suspect that all the other food offering on campus have taken a severe hit on their income.
It is, however, perfect student fodder - cheap. Unfortunately, those Honey Cruellers have turned out to be perfect ann m fodder too :o :D |
Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by ann m
(Post 8728093)
Unfortunately, those Honey Cruellers have turned out to be perfect ann m fodder too :o :D
Originally Posted by Tuppence
(Post 8729249)
They are very dangerous. More sugar on them than donut, which I'm thinking might be bad for you :rofl:
1 Honey Cruller nutritional content: Calories:320, Fat:19g, http://www.timhortons.com/nutrition/images/spacer.gifProtein:1ghttp://www.timhortons.com/nutrition/images/spacer.gif, Carbs:37ghttp://www.timhortons.com/nutrition/images/spacer.gif, Fibre:0ghttp://www.timhortons.com/nutrition/images/spacer.gif, Sugar:23g :eek: Source: Tim Horton's Nutrition Calculator |
Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by Steve_P
(Post 8729272)
There's always someone to spoil the fun. :(
1 Honey Cruller nutritional content: Calories:320, Fat:19g, Protein:1gCarbs:37g, Fibre:0g, Sugar:23g :eek: Source: Tim Horton's Nutrition Calculator |
Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by ireland2canada
(Post 8729300)
But.... but...it's gone in less than 30 seconds :ohmy:
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Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
So does this mean that the fact I am miles from the nearest Timmies is a positive selling point?
How about absence of cell phone signal, no annoying work related calls once you get home to your family... Am I sitting on a potential Gold mine here? |
Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by iaink
(Post 8729553)
So does this mean that the fact I am miles from the nearest Timmies is a positive selling point?
How about absence of cell phone signal, no annoying work related calls once you get home to your family... Am I sitting on a potential Gold mine here? |
Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 8729679)
Experience suggests not.
Maybe a change of marketing strategy, aim it squarely at the Timmies haters! |
Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by iaink
(Post 8729701)
LOL, no takers for the "farm" yet then:(
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Here in hamilton they are ALL over. I think my hubby said that the have a bylaw about how many timmie's per block you can have!
I have at least 2 with in easy walking distance:eek: |
Re: Tim Horton's as a selling point?!
Originally Posted by iaink
(Post 8729553)
So does this mean that the fact I am miles from the nearest Timmies is a positive selling point?
How about absence of cell phone signal, no annoying work related calls once you get home to your family... Am I sitting on a potential Gold mine here? |
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