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[jstripes]

Yeah Krispy Kreme is bad. That came to Canada too and I think within a year or two most locations closed down.

That was some really bad timing. Krispy Kreme entered the Canadian market just as the "no carbs" Atkins diet fad got into full swing. Donut sales plummeted.

Tim Hortons did fine because they'd been around for decades and offered stuff like wraps and soups.

 

[[KoRp]Jazzman]

Krispy Kreme donuts are amazing compared to any chain we have in Canada, really wish they were more prevalent

 

[Quick]

ALRIGHT ALRIGHT OKAY LET'S GO.

ALRIGHT YOU FUNNY-TALKIN' PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, GET READY FOR THE BEST FOOD YOU'LL EVER TASTE, EH.

TIMMY HORTON'S IS A CANADIAN INSTITUTE, EH. NAMED AFTER ONE OF THE GREAT HOCKEY PLAYERS TO HAVE EVER HOCKEY PLAYED, THIS PLACE IS GREAT. WALK IN, SMELL THAT FRESH COFFEE - IN FACT, IT'S SO FRESH THAT THEY AIN'T NEEDIN' TO MAKE A FRESH POT FOR HOURS ON END. GET YOURSELF A BAGEL AN' A DOUBLE-DOUBLE, AN' YOU'LL BE LIVIN' LIKE A GOOD CANADIAN KID FROM ONTARIO, EH. GUYS LIKE DAVEY BOLLAND, DAVEY CLARKSON, AN' BRENNAN SHANHAHANANAN ARE GOOD ONTARIO GUYS WHO DRINK TIMMYS, EH. BE LIKE THEM AN' NOT A COMMIE.

YOU EVER FEEL LIKE HAVIN' A SOUP? BOY, TIMMYS GOT YA COVERED, EH. SOUP SITTIN' IN CONTAINERS FOR HOURS - BEST WAY TO GET THAT FLAVOUR ROLLIN' IN. DONUTS? YOU NUTS - DO! THAT'S A JOKE DUMB-DUMB RONNIE MACLEAN WOULD MAKE, EH.

ANYHOW, LET ME TELL YOU KIDS A STORY: I WAS IN THE BATHROOM WASHIN' MY HANDS WHEN A BUNCH OF NO-GOOD CLASSLESS AMERICANS CAME IN AND RAN INSIDE A STALL. THEY BROUGHT SOME OF THEM DUNKIN DONUTS STUFF WITH 'EM AN' STARTED EATIN'. BOY, I WAS REAL STEAMED. ALL OF A SUDDEN, ONE OF 'EM BECAME POSSESSED BY THE GHOST OF STALIN AN' STARTED READIN' OFF THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO, EH. A BUNCH OF GOOD CANADIAN KIDS FROM MIMICO, ONTARIO RUSHED IN, SANG THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, SHOOK HANDS, AN' GAVE THE AMERICAN GUY A DOUBLE DOUBLE AN' A HONEY DIP DONUT FROM TIMMYS, EH. STALIN'S GHOST IMMEDIATELY FLEW OUT OF THE GUY AN' HEADED BACK TO MOSCOW, AN' EVERYONE THREW THEIR DUNKIN DONUTS AWAY AN' SWITCHED TO GOOD OL' TIMMYS. WE ALL STARTED SINGIN' THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

THOSE GOOD ONTARIO KIDS REMINDED ME OF BOBBY ORR. GOD LOVE 'EM.

 

[the1npc]

The don cherry post! Amazing

 

[MCN]

Between this and The Crystal Maze, this is the happiest day of my life.

 

[Stasis]

Shanhahanan and the Daveys, lolol.

Grats UK, you just earned a franchise that's slogan should basically be "Mediocrity at a fair price!". It's a decent gathering place for the elderly and the breakfasts are OK but when McDonald's manages to make better coffee than a place that's supposed to be a coffee shop...

Jim Jefferies Freedumb tour had a bit on it for his Canadian shows because the Canadian friend/comic accompanying him kept pimping Tim Hortons, and he was like wtf is this shit? Lol.

No idea why anyone's likes it. Nostalgia? They're everywhere.

 

[McBradders]

Yeah I think Costa has over 2000 stores, and greggs not far behind.

Think I'll give Tim Hortons a try when I'm in Canada.

There are more Greggs than that in Sheffield alone.

 

[Supermanisdead]

the only good thing at tim hortons is the pretzel bagel with mustard butter, but they got rid of the mustard butter so :/

 

[Derwind]

The quality of Tims here in Canada has been atrocious the past few years, I wouldn't exactly get excited.

Past few years?

Eyy...

I don't drink McD's coffee because Tim Hortons coffee is flavourful & rich & not a hot/watery mess.

Or maybe Tim Hortons outside of my neighbourhood was good at some point.

 

[Alastor3]

This won't last long. A few years back they tried to expand into Massachusetts until everyone here realized it was shit coffee and ran them out of town. There were like 5 Tim Hortons within a 25 mile radius that shut down within a year. I don't see how Canada loves this coffee so much.

we don't, it's the cheap pastry

 

[Pete the Ferret]

If the UK gets Tim Hortons then goddamnit, the US deserves Nando's.

There's a Nando's in North Chicago now...

 

[MegaManTrigger]

Tim Horton's sucks. Avoid it like the plague, Britain.

This. The coffee is atrocious, the hot chocolate is literally diabetes: the drink, and their lunch options are terrible. Eating lunch there is like having a college student make my food for me in the cheapest way possible. Amateur crap compared to other lunches that you should buy.

Donuts are hilariously bad, we're talking like McDonalds charging you 7-some bucks for a small-ass Big Mac. You could finish that donut in 1 bite and it wouldn't leave you feeling satisfied.

Also

UK please avoid this like the plague.

 

[Berserking Guts]

Enjoy my French Vanilla.

 

[What A Time To Be Alive]

I only go to Tim Horton's for a Honey Cruller donut and Frozen Lemonade

Their coffee is nasty. Don't know how my GF drinks it.

 

[capslock]

Without blind patriotism fueling sales, what's left? Terrible coffee and mediocre, but varied, baked goods.

Pretty much. The only reason Canadians go to Timmy's is because it's Canadian.

 

[Symphonia]

Without blind patriotism fueling sales, what's left? Terrible coffee and mediocre, but varied, baked goods.

We already have Greggs for that.

 

[soultron]

We're sorry in advance, UK-GAF.

It's bad and we know already, so don't bother telling us when you try it.

 

[Par Score]

Oh my fucking god, Tim Bits!

Fuck their coffee, just gimme some of that sweet, sweet hot chocolate.

 

[SteveWD40]

Will struggle over here I think, was by far one of the least desirable places I ate in Toronto.

 

[chromatic9]

Tim Horton's has taken over Western NY, some aren't even 2 blocks away from each other around here. Welcome to the club UK!

Can't be that bad if they've taken over west NY

Well UK does have a lot of coffee shops already and I think placement/location is also a key part. Can't seem them finding the right spots and muscling in unless the food stuff is decent and priced relatively cheap.

 

[MCN]

I loves Timmy's when I was based at Kandahar. Used to get a bagel every morning, an iced coffee around early afternoon, and the crew would get a dozen doughnuts every day. That was handy, as there were 12 people on the crew. I made sure to try to grab the honey cruller.

 

[Goldenroad]

As a Canadian, I apologize. I promise you we do actually have good food and coffee here.

 

[trixx]

This won't last long. A few years back they tried to expand into Massachusetts until everyone here realized it was shit coffee and ran them out of town. There were like 5 Tim Hortons within a 25 mile radius that shut down within a year. I don't see how Canada loves this coffee so much.

Just buy ice cap thats it.

 

[vulva]

I totally agree, and it's really cheap too! I really enjoy their morning sandwiches as well as the occasional lunch. You can't compare this to Starbucks as they totally are in 2 different price brackets. I can get a coffee, hash and sandwich at Tim's for the same price as a coffee at Starbucks.

As far as on the go coffee and food goes, IMO Tim's is perfect. I work on a military base and the lineups in the morning for Tim's are crazy long!

Lemme get this straight. You can get those 3 things for 2.57? Iirc that's what a coffee costs for the largest size at Starbucks in Canada.

 

[aceface]

Breakfast sandwiches are good, ice caps are super addictive.

 

[FrigidEh]

Tim Hortons is alright. Just an average fast food restaurant conveniently located every 100 metres. I've seen an actual Tim Hortons across the street from a Tim Hortons in a gas station more than once. I think my university has 5 different locations too. The bagels (cinnamon raisin with creme cheese) are pretty good and Iced Caps are amazing. I find it hard to hate on it.

 

[Lebon14]

I don't personally drink coffee or caffeinated drinks (a rarity it seems) but from the various opinions I've heard, people around me really like Tim Horton's coffee and meals. In my dad's opinion, "US coffee tatstes like hot horse piss" and drinks a Tim coffee almost (if not all) every morning when he's in town.

However, I can talk for pastries and wraps. I find them very good. However, of course, I'm paying for fast food so it's not like the stuff you do at home or restaurants that specialises in "home-style" food. You can't do that in a chain.

My 2¢.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

ALRIGHT ALRIGHT OKAY LET'S GO.

ALRIGHT YOU FUNNY-TALKIN' PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, GET READY FOR THE BEST FOOD YOU'LL EVER TASTE, EH.

TIMMY HORTON'S IS A CANADIAN INSTITUTE, EH. NAMED AFTER ONE OF THE GREAT HOCKEY PLAYERS TO HAVE EVER HOCKEY PLAYED, THIS PLACE IS GREAT. WALK IN, SMELL THAT FRESH COFFEE - IN FACT, IT'S SO FRESH THAT THEY AIN'T NEEDIN' TO MAKE A FRESH POT FOR HOURS ON END. GET YOURSELF A BAGEL AN' A DOUBLE-DOUBLE, AN' YOU'LL BE LIVIN' LIKE A GOOD CANADIAN KID FROM ONTARIO, EH. GUYS LIKE DAVEY BOLLAND, DAVEY CLARKSON, AN' BRENNAN SHANHAHANANAN ARE GOOD ONTARIO GUYS WHO DRINK TIMMYS, EH. BE LIKE THEM AN' NOT A COMMIE.

YOU EVER FEEL LIKE HAVIN' A SOUP? BOY, TIMMYS GOT YA COVERED, EH. SOUP SITTIN' IN CONTAINERS FOR HOURS - BEST WAY TO GET THAT FLAVOUR ROLLIN' IN. DONUTS? YOU NUTS - DO! THAT'S A JOKE DUMB-DUMB RONNIE MACLEAN WOULD MAKE, EH.

ANYHOW, LET ME TELL YOU KIDS A STORY: I WAS IN THE BATHROOM WASHIN' MY HANDS WHEN A BUNCH OF NO-GOOD CLASSLESS AMERICANS CAME IN AND RAN INSIDE A STALL. THEY BROUGHT SOME OF THEM DUNKIN DONUTS STUFF WITH 'EM AN' STARTED EATIN'. BOY, I WAS REAL STEAMED. ALL OF A SUDDEN, ONE OF 'EM BECAME POSSESSED BY THE GHOST OF STALIN AN' STARTED READIN' OFF THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO, EH. A BUNCH OF GOOD CANADIAN KIDS FROM MIMICO, ONTARIO RUSHED IN, SANG THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, SHOOK HANDS, AN' GAVE THE AMERICAN GUY A DOUBLE DOUBLE AN' A HONEY DIP DONUT FROM TIMMYS, EH. STALIN'S GHOST IMMEDIATELY FLEW OUT OF THE GUY AN' HEADED BACK TO MOSCOW, AN' EVERYONE THREW THEIR DUNKIN DONUTS AWAY AN' SWITCHED TO GOOD OL' TIMMYS. WE ALL STARTED SINGIN' THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

THOSE GOOD ONTARIO KIDS REMINDED ME OF BOBBY ORR. GOD LOVE 'EM.

Always happy to see a Don Quick post

 

[BigDes]

Weird. I thought they were already here. There is one next to ikea in Warrington

 

[User 479360]

Lucky Brits

 

[AlphaTwo00]

I only get Tims out of convenience. If I want decent coffee, Starbucks or McDonalds.

Tim Horton is just a hair above Dunkin Donuts. There I said it.

 

[newtypepilot]

Timmy Ho's has been going downhill in the past several years. They don't make their donuts fresh anymore. Their coffee is worse than McDonalds IMO. Their breakfast sandwiches are also more expensive than McDonalds. People go there because of convenience (a lot of locations are open 24 hrs). I think people just go there due to habit.

Personally, I wish they'd start using anti-spill lids on their coffee cups. I don't get why they still use those crappy lids that doesn't close properly.

 

[balohna]

It's an okay place to get lunch or a snack, fairly cheap and very common in Canada. A step sideways from usual fast food, and often open 24 hours. Coffee is mediocre, iced cappuccinos and some other drinks are good once in a while.

Nothing to get excited about, but hating it is a bit overblown. It's whatever.

 

[Sanjuro]

Tim Hortons has already been run out of New England. The only thing they did better than any rival chain was iced coffee.

Everything else was dire.

 

[EhoaVash]

Avoid it, place is pretty meh all around. Awful doughnuts. dukin doughnuts is so much better.

 

[Depths of Orion]

I really don't get the hate for Tim's. The regular coffee isn't that great but I find the dark roast pretty good. Also the sandwiches and wraps are pretty good for fast food. It's true though, the baked goods haven't become noticeably worse over the years

 

[Liberty4all]

I prefer Starbucks but for cheap garbage tier coffee Timmy's is not bad. It's basically Canada's country style / dunkin donuts.

 

[zedge]

Speaking of Costa.. We have the machines at some Shell gas stations here in Canada now. The coffee from this machine is 10x better then the slop Tims serves. Went to Costa every day in England. So good.

Tims is cheap, thats why its so popular. Dark Roast is not bad. Although right now all the McDonalds are selling every sized coffee for a $1. Way better than Tims again.

 

[Jeffolation]

I eat their lunch sandwiches a fair bit. They're only ok but I don't feel like garbage after eating one.

The coffee is as bad as people are making out to be though. The decaf is always dire.

 

[lunarworks]

ALRIGHT ALRIGHT OKAY LET'S GO.

ALRIGHT YOU FUNNY-TALKIN' PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, GET READY FOR THE BEST FOOD YOU'LL EVER TASTE, EH.

TIMMY HORTON'S IS A CANADIAN INSTITUTE, EH. NAMED AFTER ONE OF THE GREAT HOCKEY PLAYERS TO HAVE EVER HOCKEY PLAYED, THIS PLACE IS GREAT. WALK IN, SMELL THAT FRESH COFFEE - IN FACT, IT'S SO FRESH THAT THEY AIN'T NEEDIN' TO MAKE A FRESH POT FOR HOURS ON END. GET YOURSELF A BAGEL AN' A DOUBLE-DOUBLE, AN' YOU'LL BE LIVIN' LIKE A GOOD CANADIAN KID FROM ONTARIO, EH. GUYS LIKE DAVEY BOLLAND, DAVEY CLARKSON, AN' BRENNAN SHANHAHANANAN ARE GOOD ONTARIO GUYS WHO DRINK TIMMYS, EH. BE LIKE THEM AN' NOT A COMMIE.

YOU EVER FEEL LIKE HAVIN' A SOUP? BOY, TIMMYS GOT YA COVERED, EH. SOUP SITTIN' IN CONTAINERS FOR HOURS - BEST WAY TO GET THAT FLAVOUR ROLLIN' IN. DONUTS? YOU NUTS - DO! THAT'S A JOKE DUMB-DUMB RONNIE MACLEAN WOULD MAKE, EH.

ANYHOW, LET ME TELL YOU KIDS A STORY: I WAS IN THE BATHROOM WASHIN' MY HANDS WHEN A BUNCH OF NO-GOOD CLASSLESS AMERICANS CAME IN AND RAN INSIDE A STALL. THEY BROUGHT SOME OF THEM DUNKIN DONUTS STUFF WITH 'EM AN' STARTED EATIN'. BOY, I WAS REAL STEAMED. ALL OF A SUDDEN, ONE OF 'EM BECAME POSSESSED BY THE GHOST OF STALIN AN' STARTED READIN' OFF THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO, EH. A BUNCH OF GOOD CANADIAN KIDS FROM MIMICO, ONTARIO RUSHED IN, SANG THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, SHOOK HANDS, AN' GAVE THE AMERICAN GUY A DOUBLE DOUBLE AN' A HONEY DIP DONUT FROM TIMMYS, EH. STALIN'S GHOST IMMEDIATELY FLEW OUT OF THE GUY AN' HEADED BACK TO MOSCOW, AN' EVERYONE THREW THEIR DUNKIN DONUTS AWAY AN' SWITCHED TO GOOD OL' TIMMYS. WE ALL STARTED SINGIN' THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

THOSE GOOD ONTARIO KIDS REMINDED ME OF BOBBY ORR. GOD LOVE 'EM.

I alway get a kick out of these because David Clarkson is my cousin and I've been to his family home in Mimico many times.

 

[capitalCORN]

Timmy's has the most inexplicable menu out of all coffee chains. FUCKING WEDGES?!?!!? Also, I will never forgive them for utterly destroying the independent donut shop culture.

 

[TheWorst]

I doubt this will be very successful. In Canada you get food/drinks from Tim Hortons because they're literally everywhere, not because of the quality.

 

[RaySpencer]

Just get Iced Capps. They are great.

 

[SirMossyBloke]

I really don't get the hate for Tim's. The regular coffee isn't that great but I find the dark roast pretty good. Also the sandwiches and wraps are pretty good for fast food. It's true though, the baked goods haven't become noticeably worse over the years

I'll tell you how to easily hate Tims. Order a breakfast sandwich on an english muffin. Sausage and egg. Now, when you get it and the rubbery and half cold egg is staring at you, and you also realise the english muffin is half raw, then you'll realise that Tims is fucking awful.

Seriously. I don't understand how Tims even passes its food inspection with breakfast garbage like that. Especially when you can go to A&W and get the best damned breakfast sandwich ever created.

 

[TemplaerDude]

What kind of donuts are you guys eating that Tim Horton's is "god - tier"? You've got to be kidding me, that pre-frozen garbage?

 

[Shaanyboi]

...Iced Caps are pretty good. Timbits are literally just the cut out donut holes. And everything else sucks.

 

[RaySpencer]

What kind of donuts are you guys eating that Tim Horton's is "god - tier"? You've got to be kidding me, that pre-frozen garbage?

Yeah the only thing "god tier" about them is that there is always 5 tims near you, so you can always get donuts 24/7.

 

[frontovik]

As a Canadian, I don't understand the craze for Tim Hortons... their beverages and sweets aren't worth writing about.

 

[diamount]

I guess they have a chance in London if they market themselves as superior.

 

[HyperCroutons]

Can't be that bad if they've taken over west NY

Well UK does have a lot of coffee shops already and I think placement/location is also a key part. Can't seem them finding the right spots and muscling in unless the food stuff is decent and priced relatively cheap.

Yea that's why I'm wondering if they'll be that successful in the UK, here in the US or at least were I live Tim Hortons and Dunkin Donuts are popular because of the drive-thru, people line up around 7 AM in their cars and pick up coffee before work. Also the only thing Tim's has going for it is their coffee because their donuts suck.