h Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 a muffin. really, was that worth the time rolling up the rim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 or the extra cup that they give you so that you don't spill coffee all over yourself?....I mean, really - who rolls up the rim before the cup is empty anyhow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 I'll bet it was worth it from the muffin's point of view. Imagine being a muffin, knowing you exist solely to please, to nourish, to feed, people, and having to sit there, getting passed over again and again as people roll up their respective rims, only to find they haven't won you. Then, finally!, your chance! The rim is rolled, anticipation mounts, and you get selected, only to have the person who won you, the person whom fate dictated you join, have a blase attitude. What could be more disheartening? Please, won't someone think of the muffins? Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 a muffin.really, was that worth the time rolling up the rim? Shut yer muffin-hole and quit yer bitchin'...there are children in Scarborough who don't even HAVE muffins (never mind a delicious cup of Timmy Ho-Ho coffee!)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 really, was that worth the time rolling up the rim? Thats a question only you can answer I guess.Was it a good muffin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Large Marge Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 Hey, I met Tim-Ho's marketing guru who invented the roll-up-the-rim campaign... he was signing copies of "Tales from Under the Rim" in Commerce Court a few weeks ago... I told him he was a part of Canadian heritage (I still had to pay for the book) Cheers! Enjoy your muffin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoMack Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 I read today that Tim Hortons accounts for 22% of all litter in Nova Scotia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h Posted March 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 you shut your muffin hole! > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h Posted March 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 heh heh - its also almost my bu bu bu birthday! so watchit you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolarGarlic Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 pretty sure that Timmy Ho isn't even a Canadian owned business anymore...If I remember correctly, the group that owns Wendy's owns Ho's as well...please do correct me if I am spreading false rumours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve from Cleveland Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 That sounds right to me... I know that here in the States, all the NEW Wendy's I've seen go up either have a Timmy's right next door, or they are a combination store... To be honest with you, I had seen Timmy's here around before, but the first time I went to Canada (since I was a kid) I noticed that you guys have them on like every corner. They're more abundant than gas stations, it almost seems like. Anyway, I always get a kick out of coming up there and counting the Timmy's on the way to my destination. They could use them as KM markers... Anyway, keep drinking that black gold up there. (coffee, not crude) A little aside, last time I was in Ontario for NYE, my friend Julia and I stopped at a Timmy's on the 401. I though I had two bucks, or something, and Julia was in the bathroom. Before I realized I DIDN'T have a twonie, I had already ordered the coffee. The guy at the register said it was cool, he'd buy my beverage, and then asked if I took cream or sugar. I said "Both" and he proceeded to put it in the cup for me. I had NEVER heard of such a thing, and was worried that he wouldn't get my "ratio" just right, but damn, I think that was the best cup of coffee I've ever had... They must breed you folks to be extra-charming up there, or something? Nice change of pace, I'll tell you that much... S from C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 There are more Tim Hortons per capita in Canada than there are Dunkin Donuts, Crispy Creme, Starbucks and McDonalds combined in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamo Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 There are more Tim Hortons per capita in Canada than there are Dunkin Donuts, Crispy Creme, Starbucks and McDonalds combined in the US. And I still have to wait in line behind 20 peeps every morning, regardless of which corner I go to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 when i worked at tim horton's (around 1997-2000) it was a canadian company that also was very closely partnered with wendy's. so they aren't american or the same company. a few years ago there was a big coroportate celebration of opening the 150th timmy's in the states. my old boss moved to the states to open one. her neighbourhood was really dangerous and they ended up going bankrupt and closing and moving back here to open one in mississauga where she's making millions now. i guess most americans like that nasty slightly brown tinted hot water they call coffee down there. i don't get it. this thread took a lot out of me, i'm going to get a coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassedOutGuy Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 Hey Steve, its pretty much only when you go to Starbucks or Second Cup that you put the cream and sugar in yourself... mind you, sometimes a double double can taste like a triple sugar depending on where you go... mmm coffee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 somehow i've won three coffee's in seven tries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 The first store opened in Hamilton in 1964 at 64 Ottawa st... Hamilton once boosted the record of most donut shops (not just Tim Hortons) in one city but that may have changed by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 Bridgehead...Roll up the rim...CMON LETS DO IT TWILA!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 I wish I drank coffee so I could contribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolarGarlic Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 I asked jeeves and found an recent article from forbes.com, here is an exerpt: "Wendy's is no stranger to the breakfast concept, either. It also owns the Tim Hortons chain, which sells coffee and baked goods at 2,500 sites throughout Canada, and it would make sense to leverage that knowledge, Penney said. " http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2005/01/27/ap1787592.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve from Cleveland Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 I've been going to some AA/NA/CA meetings, and I find myself picking up a NEW addiction... Crazy... Come home and I can't sleep because I drink like 3-5 cups... Oh well, much worse things I could be doing, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 from one to four cups of coffee per day helps prevent liver cancer............maybe that's why they serve it at AA. what's CA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 I won too not a muffin from Tim Horton's mind you, but a little cash from the good ole 6/49 a couple weeks back :: guess i'll keep buying tix and hope for the big one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve from Cleveland Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Bokonon, CA is Cocaine Anonymous... Similar to AA, but at AA meetings they can sometimes get REALLY bent out of shape if you talk about other drugs. Cocaine was my drug of choice (favourite) and the one that resulted in MOST of my problems, and therefore the one I most need to stop doing altogether. So the CA mtgs are nice because you can be totally open about it, and even better, the folks there UNDERSTAND, unlike most people at AA who have never had 'other drug' problems. It's a bit embarassing, but I'm pretty much over that now, so I really don't care who knows. Sorry if that was too much personal info for you all... And, of course, (I'M NOT trying to be preachy) if anyone is having struggles/issues with these sorts of things, feel free to PM me at anytime, for info, or ANYTHING... I'm living proof that it can get WAY more out of hand than one ever intended it to. Steve Edited to fix my american spelling of the word favourite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaggyBalls Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 if anybody likes to win you'll be happy to know that at Country Style you ALWAYS turn up a winner. I like the coffee just as much and their donuts are always the right size...not tiny. i like tim's but i much prefer the chain WILLIAM'S...it's nicer inside - you can actually relax inside...i think it's the incandescent lighting and cafe atmosphere. the coffee's easily as good and the food's better - but they're only in southwestern ontario. coffee's cool but it makes me ache from time to time...caffiene is a devil...and the devil's got my soul. steve from cleveland - you're definitely a nice guy. you should vacation here more often. think the summer...come together festival...evolve...hillside festival...camping, partying, relaxing in peace... or just come for a coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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