Tim Hortons?

[3113]

What is a Tim Hortons? Can it be trusted?

 

[trysail]

What is a Tim Hortons? Can it be trusted?

In short: Dunkin' Donuts— version Canadien.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=apAawKA9l2pY

Many Canucks can't live without 'em.

 

[rgraham666]

Tim Hortons is a donut shop chain. Basically you stop in first thing in the morning for coffee and donuts. Quality of said items is fair but not great.

A minor factoid. There are seven times as many donut shops per capita in Canada than the U.S. I have two within three minutes walk and five within ten minutes.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

" . . . fair but not great"? Rob, you do Tim an injustice. Their donuts are so superior to anything we can get this side of the border that I'm almost unable to express it. And the variety? Wow! 3, be warned. Tim Horton's donuts are a dress size disaster waiting to happen. Do not patronize, on pain of diet!

 

[Tio_Narratore]

Tim's? An Institution! Founded by a hockey player, part of the profits funds camps for disadvantaged kids and a winter ice hockey program focused on fun rather than competition alone.

And the donuts! Dunkin' closed in my parts; couldn't compete with Tim's. Sandwiches, soups, and chilis are good too.

But the coffee...flavoured cappucinos are great and a lot less expensive than Starbucks and the like. No pretensions, either: an extra-large is an "extra-large," not a "vente."Tim's coffee always wins a taste test, but I'll let you know the secret - Tim's uses 18% cream; the others use 10%. Tim's coffee always tastes richer (watch your dress sizes!).

To top it off, there's also a jargon at Tim's (pay heed, wordsmiths): you can get your coffee "double-double" (two creams, two sugars), "triple-double" (three creams, two sugars), even "quadruple-quadruple!"

Tim's has been in a few places in the US for a while; I first found them about four years ago in Erie, Pa. Enjoy the expansion, southern neighbors!

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Tim's has been in a few places in the US for a while; I first found them about four years ago in Erie, Pa. Enjoy the expansion, southern neighbors!

But not far south enough!

 

[Selena_Kitt]

Never been. I sadly don't like donuts.

 

[3113]

Tim's has been in a few places in the US for a while; I first found them about four years ago in Erie, Pa. Enjoy the expansion, southern neighbors!

Not far enough, indeed. I'm in Montreal right now, which is why I'm askin' about 'em. I recall hearing about them, but this is the first time I've ever laid eyes on one.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

Tim's isn't as big in Quebec as in the rest of the country, but if you're downtown, there's one on the corner of Guy Street and de Maisonneuve, just across from the statue of Norman Bethune. Do try the coffee. Add a donut if you like. (and if you don't like the gooey, yeast-raised that were so characteristic of Dunkin' Donuts, try a 'Honey Stick' - it's a honey-soaked cake-type donut).

 

[TheeGoatPig]

Tim Hortons is a donut shop chain. Basically you stop in first thing in the morning for coffee and donuts. Quality of said items is fair but not great.

A minor factoid. There are seven times as many donut shops per capita in Canada than the U.S. I have two within three minutes walk and five within ten minutes.

I have four Dunkin Donuts within a mile of my office. One a mile up the highway, one a mile down the hill, and two next door to each other across the street from me. There is another one two miles down the highway from me as well.

Those are just the ones I know about from here.

 

[FallingToFly]

I hate you TGP.

I MISS my Dunkin Donuts.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

I hate you TGP.

I MISS my Dunkin Donuts.

Those are just the ones around my office. There is one in my town a block from my house, I pass two more on the highway on my way to kung fu class (with a third across the street from one of them), another one down the block from my kung fu school, if I take the back roads home from class I pass another one. If I go a block out of my way I can find another one.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

Those are just the ones around my office. There is one in my town a block from my house, I pass two more on the highway on my way to kung fu class (with a third across the street from one of them), another one down the block from my kung fu school, if I take the back roads home from class I pass another one. If I go a block out of my way I can find another one.

Are you trying to torment the poor soul, deprived as he is of his apparently favourite (well, maybe not quite favourite given that he's a litster) creature comfort? Perhaps we should take this conversation to the BDSM chat. Or else find the man an available Dunkin' Donut shop...

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Mmmmm....donuts!

Dunkin' two blocks down ... mmmmm

Shippleys two blocks down ... mmmmm

Krispy Kream never liked them...yuk!

I only order cake type donuts!

 

[Tio_Narratore]

Mmmmm....donuts!

Dunkin' two blocks down ... mmmmm

Shippleys two blocks down ... mmmmm

Krispy Kream never liked them...yuk!

I only order cake type donuts!

I can concur, Zeb, but do try Tim's cake donuts if you ever get a chance. (Who said Krispy Kream were good? They introduced them here and they bombed out completely).

 

[TheeGoatPig]

Are you trying to torment the poor soul, deprived as he is of his apparently favourite (well, maybe not quite favourite given that he's a litster) creature comfort? Perhaps we should take this conversation to the BDSM chat. Or else find the man an available Dunkin' Donut shop...

First, I'm pretty sure FallingToFly is a woman.

Second, yes, I am evil.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

If so, my profound apologies to FTF; the profile doesn't state and the avatar is ambiguous.

My suspicions were well-founded, I see. I commend you on your subtle form of torture, Thee R-less GoatPig...

 

[john-the-author]

" . . . fair but not great"? Rob, you do Tim an injustice. Their donuts are so superior to anything we can get this side of the border that I'm almost unable to express it. And the variety? Wow! 3, be warned. Tim Horton's donuts are a dress size disaster waiting to happen. Do not patronize, on pain of diet!

VM is correct about all of this. The only thing to the South of Trudeau's Wall that is as good/better is Krispy Kreme, and they're hard to find, particularly on the West Coast. Tim Horton's coffee is pretty good stuff, too.

And I would fully agree about the calories: you just can NOT stop nibbling and should only eat the doughnuts once you're safely in the car and cannot say "Oh, I'll get just one more for the road!"

The Babe and I would always enjoy making road stops at T.H. when driving in the Midwest.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

I can concur, Zeb, but do try Tim's cake donuts if you ever get a chance. (Who said Krispy Kream were good? They introduced them here and they bombed out completely).

They don't have them down here in the bayou country yet!

 

[Tio_Narratore]

Well, mosey on Northward a bit...and if you're from the bayou, don't forget to parlez when you get here...

 

[TE999]

Krispy Kreme donuts are happiness personified. Get a dozen hot from the conveyor and eat them like peanuts, washed down with strong black coffee.

Dunkin Donuts are what we call sinkers...right to the bottom of the cup.

 

[Tx Tall Tales]

No Tim's in TX that I know of, but it's a big favorite in this family - every visit north of Border usually includes at least one stop for Donuts & Coffee.

 

[trysail]

Aug. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Tim Hortons Inc., Canada’s largest coffee-and-doughnut chain, said second-quarter profit gained 3.7 percent, fueled by sales growth in U.S. stores.

Net income advanced to C$77.8 million ($72.5 million), or 43 cents a share, from C$75 million, or 41 cents, in the year- ago period, the Oakville, Ontario-based company said today in a statement. Earnings matched the average of 11 estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Sales gained 8.9 percent to C$556.1 million from C$510.7 million last year.

Sales at stores open at least a year rose 1.7 percent in Canada and 3.3 percent in the U.S. The U.S. segment also had a benefit of C$1.2 million from the closing of restaurants in New England last year.

President and Chief Executive Officer Don Schroeder has introduced co-branded stores with ice-cream chain Cold Stone Creamery in 38 U.S. locations and opened 12 Tim Hortons stores in New York City. On June 29, Tim Hortons filed to reorganize as a unit of a Canadian-based parent company to reduce its tax rate. The move cost C$2.7 million in the quarter.

Tim Hortons rose 45 cents to C$29.90 yesterday on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The shares have declined 14 percent this year.

 

[Handprints]

Tim's donuts can put you at one with Atman.