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I don't get Tim Hortons. Maybe because I'm an American but I feel like other Americans don't really get Tim Hortons as much as Canada does.

guiomie 12y ago
I attribute Tim Hortons success in part because of patriotism. People go there because it is Canadian and also because it is cheap. If you drink your coffee "double double", it's fine coffee. As for the food it isn't expensive and has the impression of being fresh. They actually don't bake the donut in store anymore, but un-freeze them. Personally, I'm more of a Starbucks fan since I drink my drip black. My hope is that they close some Timmies down to open some Burger Kings. Burger Kings has the best poutine in my opinion. Burger Kings are rare these days in Canada.
- orbitur 12y ago
  > People go there because it is Canadian and also because it is cheap Because it's cheap, yes, because it's Canadian, probably not. Tim's effectively owns the market for cheap coffee. There's no where else you can go except a gas station, if you want cheap coffee. McD's has made some headway, but they've got their own thing outside of TH's narrow focus.
- slantyyz 12y ago
  >> If you drink your coffee "double double", it's fine coffee If you drink your coffee that way, it's fine coffee flavored sugar. If you drink Tim's coffee as regular, it tastes like water. >> My hope is that they close some Timmies down to open some Burger Kings. In the 416/905, we have a lot of Tim Horton's + Wendy's locations left over from when they were owned by Wendy's. I wonder if the Wendy's half of those locations will be converted to BK.
  - guiomie 12y ago
    That would be a great move. Wendy's is really most trashy fast food chain out there. The one in my city still has carpet in it...
    - johnward 12y ago
      Really? In my area wendy's is probably the best between mcdonalds and BK. BK is disgusting and haven't eaten there in years. I will do mcdonald's or wendy's if I'm not on a diet and in an absolute hurry and need some food.
randomdata 12y ago
I'm Canadian, and I don't get it either. Everyone has their own preferences, I guess.
masmullin 12y ago
Tim Horton's is a Canadian cultural distinction from the US donut stores. The basic saying is that "Americans go to donut stores for donuts. Canadians go to donut stores for coffee." The saying shows a basic difference in how TH emphasizes where they place their quality. TH places the top importance on the coffee (the coffee to be honest is average, but always fresh, and is a good price vs Starbucks). While Krispy Kreme places the emphasis on Donuts. I remember when KK moved into Canada, everyone was raving about how delicious the donuts were, but that the coffee was $4!7. EDIT: Krispy Kreme not Dunkin Donuts
Pxtl 12y ago
Tim Horton's heavily marketed themselves as something patriotic, and it stuck. Lots of heartstring-pulling ads about soldiers and Olympians and backpackers abroad jonesing for Tim's and having melodramatic homecoming family moments with a cup of coffee in-hand. Canadians aren't really bombarded/innoculated with patriotic imagery the way Americans are, so this didn't get the kind of eye-rolling reaction it deserved. See also Canadian Tire, which is basically Wal-Mart's hardware section after it invaded and took over the whole store... somehow buying duck-tape and WD-40 from a confused teenager is patriotic too.

guiomie 12y ago

I attribute Tim Hortons success in part because of patriotism. People go there because it is Canadian and also because it is cheap. If you drink your coffee "double double", it's fine coffee. As for the food it isn't expensive and has the impression of being fresh. They actually don't bake the donut in store anymore, but un-freeze them. Personally, I'm more of a Starbucks fan since I drink my drip black. My hope is that they close some Timmies down to open some Burger Kings. Burger Kings has the best poutine in my opinion. Burger Kings are rare these days in Canada.

orbitur 12y ago
> People go there because it is Canadian and also because it is cheap Because it's cheap, yes, because it's Canadian, probably not. Tim's effectively owns the market for cheap coffee. There's no where else you can go except a gas station, if you want cheap coffee. McD's has made some headway, but they've got their own thing outside of TH's narrow focus.
slantyyz 12y ago
>> If you drink your coffee "double double", it's fine coffee If you drink your coffee that way, it's fine coffee flavored sugar. If you drink Tim's coffee as regular, it tastes like water. >> My hope is that they close some Timmies down to open some Burger Kings. In the 416/905, we have a lot of Tim Horton's + Wendy's locations left over from when they were owned by Wendy's. I wonder if the Wendy's half of those locations will be converted to BK.
- guiomie 12y ago
  That would be a great move. Wendy's is really most trashy fast food chain out there. The one in my city still has carpet in it...
  - johnward 12y ago
    Really? In my area wendy's is probably the best between mcdonalds and BK. BK is disgusting and haven't eaten there in years. I will do mcdonald's or wendy's if I'm not on a diet and in an absolute hurry and need some food.

randomdata 12y ago

I'm Canadian, and I don't get it either. Everyone has their own preferences, I guess.

masmullin 12y ago

Tim Horton's is a Canadian cultural distinction from the US donut stores. The basic saying is that "Americans go to donut stores for donuts. Canadians go to donut stores for coffee." The saying shows a basic difference in how TH emphasizes where they place their quality. TH places the top importance on the coffee (the coffee to be honest is average, but always fresh, and is a good price vs Starbucks). While Krispy Kreme places the emphasis on Donuts. I remember when KK moved into Canada, everyone was raving about how delicious the donuts were, but that the coffee was $4!7. EDIT: Krispy Kreme not Dunkin Donuts

Pxtl 12y ago

Tim Horton's heavily marketed themselves as something patriotic, and it stuck. Lots of heartstring-pulling ads about soldiers and Olympians and backpackers abroad jonesing for Tim's and having melodramatic homecoming family moments with a cup of coffee in-hand. Canadians aren't really bombarded/innoculated with patriotic imagery the way Americans are, so this didn't get the kind of eye-rolling reaction it deserved. See also Canadian Tire, which is basically Wal-Mart's hardware section after it invaded and took over the whole store... somehow buying duck-tape and WD-40 from a confused teenager is patriotic too.