Tim Horton's

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  • Hunnergomeow
    Hunnergomeow Posts: 231 Member
    Tim's all the way (type this as I drink my hot chocolate from Tim Hortons)! I don't drink coffee except for the occasional ice capp, and to me Tim's hot chocolate tastes way better, and is way cheaper, than Starbucks hot chocolate - the only reason I'd drink Starbucks hot chocolate is for the whip cream anyway.:wink: Plus, Tim's has other great options: real fruit smoothie, chicken snack wrap, and the occasional donut. And don't forget roll up the rim!
    If I go to Starbucks it's as a treat - or I'm in the States on a day trip or something. The only thing I'd get there is Strawberry & Creme frap, and maybe banana bread (my cat once went through my purse and took the banana bread and ate the whole thing...). To me, Starbucks is over-priced and really not that tasty, plus their food options (sandwiches etc) in the display case look so disgusting it's not even funny.
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
    I'll happily buy a box of Timbits, but their coffee is vile. I'd rather go without than have their coffee. Then again, I've only been in Canada for five months, so maybe I'm still in training.
    No, their coffee is awful. Canuck, born and raised.
  • toolzz
    toolzz Posts: 163 Member
    I prefer Country Style but they are hard to find! The Tims around me have line ups all day long. I love Starbuck Chai Lattes tho...
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    I am amazed at the number of people I've seen lately say that they like McDonald's coffee. It truly is the worst coffee I've ever had. Every time I've had it, it's been burnt so badly that it was nearly impossible to drink. And that's at several different McDonald's. I'm always like, "it'll be fine here." Nope.


    Oh, and Dunkin' Donuts, if there's one around and I was unable to fix coffee myself that morning - such as when I leave the gym and go directly to work.
  • sheens0011
    sheens0011 Posts: 18 Member
    Tim Horton's all the way!! Cannot stand Starbucks, would never drink it again. I go to Tim's and now thankfully they have the K-cups for my Keurig! :)
  • charmarbobar
    charmarbobar Posts: 251 Member
    OMG Timmie's all the way! I'll settle for McDonald's but HATE Starbucks for regular coffee.
  • Kaylaef
    Kaylaef Posts: 194 Member
    I am all about timmies, I mean, I actually really enjoy Mcdonalds coffee too, but it is out of my way. The starbucks pike is probably one of my fav k-cups though.

    I won a coffee today on my rroolll uppp the rrriimm!!
  • Kaylaef
    Kaylaef Posts: 194 Member
    Also...most Canadian thread ever?
  • tedrickp
    tedrickp Posts: 1,229 Member
    Tims coffee.
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    And their food outside of timbits.
  • patrickblo13
    patrickblo13 Posts: 831 Member
    I go to Tim's multiple times a day. Their coffee is so addicting. I could do without the food
  • BrawlerBella
    BrawlerBella Posts: 400 Member
    I live in South Texas and my amazing co-workers in Windsor fly TimmyHo's in for me when they visit!
  • fitandfortyish
    fitandfortyish Posts: 194 Member
    Never developed a taste for Timmie's coffee--donuts however... :heart: Starbucks Americano all the way, McDonalds in a pinch--never Timmies. Would rather have tea.
  • ewarlow
    ewarlow Posts: 71 Member
    I can't stand coffee or tea, so I really don't frequent Tims and Ive never set foot in Starbucks.

    My kids like donuts and I get my kid his sandwich for lunch sometimes there but thats about it... Makes my life easy after a 16 hour workday....
  • lilbearzmom
    lilbearzmom Posts: 600 Member
    I am in love with Starbucks. As a coffee place AND a company...them and Amazon...my two favorite companies of all time.

    But I like TH too. I would probably go there more if they had more sugar free/fat free options. I'm so into Starbucks skinny lattes it's crazy.

    I've got like 60 bucks on my Starbucks card right now...I use my phone to pay...I am an addict.
  • quellybelly
    quellybelly Posts: 827 Member
    Isn't going to Tim's a Canadian law or something?

    Yes. Especially when it's roll up the rim time!
  • penrbrown
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
    I don't go to either.

    Caffeine is the actual cause of all madness...

    Literally.

    Quite literally.

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    Not really. I just find a shot or orange juice gives me more energy than caffeine really.
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    I prefer my Timmies. Can't live without my double double with a shot of espresso... and my bagel belt on boxing days!
  • melmckay99
    melmckay99 Posts: 358
    I'm surprised to see how many Tim's fans are out there! I live in Ottawa and I would say that the TH and SB presence is about equal (there's one of each at every corner!). I would pick a SB coffee over TH coffee anyday. TH coffee tastes like watered down garbage juice.... Ottawa has another chain in town called Bridgehead, they are handsdown the best coffee shop in town. I'm not sure if they've started to venture out of Ottawa yet, but if they do,... look out SB and TH!
  • myrealname
    myrealname Posts: 90 Member
    I prefer Starbucks coffee but it's too expensive. I don't frequent either place very often - I love my Keurig!
  • Junepal
    Junepal Posts: 148 Member
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  • melmckay99
    melmckay99 Posts: 358
    lol @ double-double homocide :)
  • NGFive
    NGFive Posts: 125 Member
    Since there are no Tim Horton's around here, I drink homemade, McDonald's, Flash Foods, or Starbucks. My cappuccino maker died I can't fix homemade lattes at present :sad:
  • EmmieBaby
    EmmieBaby Posts: 1,235 Member
    ROLLL UP THE RIIMMM TO WIN!
  • dandandee
    dandandee Posts: 301 Member
    Tim's ice caps > star buck's frapucinos
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,206 Member
    Tims coffee.
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    And their food outside of timbits.
    Yeah, timbits work well. Last time there, also last resort status because I was just entering the 401 and was in for a long drive, I ordered a med black and they had a new almond croissant, so I grabbed one. The most vile tasting thing I've ever had from any donut shop. I know I wasn't expecting Pierre Hermé of Paris but to this day I don't know how they, in head office would collectively taste it and say, yeah this is great, people will love it. The pastry wasn't pastry, it was some bread product and the almond paste has a metallic and chemical taste that was absolutely unacceptable, I actually spit it out......the coffee, well I knew what I was getting. They could have gone the other way originally but they sold out to the franchise dream.
  • GTAFrank
    GTAFrank Posts: 730 Member
    I'm a Tim's fan boy and love the new K-Cups but my legendary failure rate at Roll Up The Rim is really starting to get to me.

    They owe me a car damn it! :angry:

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  • sprintto50
    sprintto50 Posts: 410 Member
    We don't have a Starbucks but I am not upset since I don't like their overpriced coffee. I am a McDonald's coffee fan, personally.
  • 1shauna1
    1shauna1 Posts: 993 Member
    I don't like Starbucks (don't shoot me!). I find their coffee always too strong/burned tasting. I usually make my own but would prefer Tim's. Actually, McD's coffee is really good now too.
  • krash567
    krash567 Posts: 1 Member
    I used to love Tim Horton's coffee before my diet. Having 3 or 4 x-large double doubles a day was the norm for me. Now that I waned myself off cream and sugar, I don't find their coffee very appealing without the cream and sugar. I think what makes Tim Horton's coffee so popular and addictive is actually the 18%+ fat cream they use. Other coffee shops mostly use 10% cream.

    Donuts (especially apple fritters) use to be huge before being mass produced in Oakville and then shipped across the country partially baked and frozen. I buy donuts from Safeway which is almost double the size for the same price.

    My obsession started a couple of decades ago when Tim Horton's had only a few stores in Hamilton. The jolt I got after my first sip got me hooked. It definitely doesn't compared to their coffee today.

    Now, I actually prefer the current McDonalds' coffee when drinking it black. I found out that they currently use Tim's original blend. Ah.. no wonder... But nothing beats coffee freshly grounded and brewed at home. I love my Breville SmartBrew
  • marshrowan
    marshrowan Posts: 64 Member
    I'm a huge coffee drinker and I like starbucks coffee better, its stronger and the people that work that give great service

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