.weir Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Umm, I'm pretty sure Starbucks doesn't have Rrrrrrrrrrrrroll up the Rrrrrrrrrrrrim to Win! That seals the deal (plus Tim's is awesome - LG Dbl Dbl). BTW, I come from an area where a total of 5 neighbouring towns make up a population of about 100,000, and we have 13 Tim Horton's lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deactivated Account Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Since this is about Tim Hortons i wanted to post some news that was Published: Sunday, March 19, 2006. Fist off want to add this There is about one "Timmies" for every 11,500 Canadians. That's more than double McDonald's ratio of one restaurant for every 21,700 Americans. There are about as many Tim Hortons per Canadian as there are McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's combined per American, points out Peter Oakes, a New York-based analyst with Piper Jaffray & Co. Its long-term goal is to have between 3,500 and 4,000 restaurants in Canada. Oakes, who describes himself as "a steady fan of Tim Hortons -- the Canadian biz, that is," calls that goal "highly unlikely." "That leaves Tim Hortons USA to pick up the slack," also "an unlikely scenario," he said. Say Tim Hortons to many Americans, and the reply will be, "Who?" There are 288 Tim Hortons south of the border, up from 17 in 1995. The company hopes to have 500 by the end of 2008. Buffalo is the most successful U.S. market so far, according to the company, with 48 outlets at the end of 2005. Damn us Canadians sure do love our Tim Hortons Coffee and doughnuts..anyways you can read the News here : Investors to bet on Tim Hortons' growth prospects when shares hit markets | CBC.ca - CBC News - Business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Tim Hortons is about as Canadian as the maple leaf. i remember being in pearson international at 5 am to go on vacation.. we got through the lines for baggage check AND security in less than 10 minutes, but the tim horton's line 50 paces after that was a half an hour wait. too bad it's owned by the americans :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black.ops Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 I want a Tim Hortons here... stupid lame American food (even though Tim Hortons is owned by Wendy's now.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deactivated Account Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 too bad it's owned by the americans :rolleyes: Yeah I know Damn americans :rolleyes: If and when i win the 649 I will try and buy Tim Hortons from Wendy's International, Inc. to bring it back to Canadian Owners.. I hate it when Canadian Business get bought out by Americans it just ****ES ME OFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpablo Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Timmies is still owned by Wendy's, although they will be completely split by end of 2006, I still say Tim Hortons Coffee sucks, Their doughnuts are horrible compared too Krispy Kreme, The Sandwiches @ TH are good though. There are some Tim Hortons in the USA, I've seen Tims in California and Ohio and possibly Nevada too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNay Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Tim Hortons will always be Canadian in my mind despite its been American since 1995. Ever since Wendys bought Tim Hortons all the donuts are frozen, then thawed and cooked. Before that it was all done on the spot, made the mix and then cooked fresh. Gotta love preservatives. :x Btw, Krispy Kreme has shut down and left Ontario (not sure if other places were affected), they couldn't keep up with Timmies :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deactivated Account Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Damn Police i think is to BLAME for Tim Hortons being owned by americans I remember back in the days the Police was geting a FREE Ride (FREE Coffee/Doughnuts) from Tim Hortons. I know this because my Foster father was working for the Toronto Police and he Never had to pay for Coffee/Doughnuts if he walked in to a Tim Hortons.. I added a Photo i think is funny LOL Tim Hortons SAFE - 4 OPP Cop Cars parked outside of Tim Hortons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlerner Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 My personal preference is Starbucks. I just don't like Tim Horton's coffee, it's way too dry and their iced coffees are even worse. I like Starbucks coffee's the best, it is a bit more expensive but it's worth it to me. Although I give props to Tim Horton's donuts, they do make pretty good donuts and they're not too expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiGGA Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 One thing I missed about Canada when I came home was Tim Hortons, I was in that place every single day, maybe 3 times a day. Unbelievabley good value and the Coffee is top notch. :wub: Starbucks - Not got much to say about it, I've only been a couple of times. It was nice coffee but I don't like the prices, bit unrealistic for what you're getting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted March 23, 2006 Veteran Share Posted March 23, 2006 Timmies is still owned by Wendy's, although they will be completely split by end of 2006 Tim's stock in short supply ANDY HOFFMAN AND OMAR EL AKKAD From Thursday's Globe and Mail It may be unnecessary hype for the most hyped Canadian IPO in years. In the early hours of Friday morning, a massive trailer bearing the Tim Hortons logo will park in front of the Toronto Stock Exchange. Inside the mobile restaurant, they'll be brewing coffee and baking doughnuts to feed the hundreds of franchisees and other guests invited to the largest listing ceremony in the exchange's history. Brokers across the country don't need reminding that Tim's is going public. They've been fielding calls for weeks now, months in some cases, from clients and non-clients alike looking for a taste. ?I've asked for about a quarter of a million shares, and if I get 5,000, I'm going to have a party,? said Gerald Freedman, an RBC Dominion Securities Inc. investment adviser in Medicine Hat, Alta. Even though RBC is the lead Canadian investment dealer on the initial public offering, Mr. Freedman, a 25-year industry veteran, isn't expecting much stock for his clients. Whatever Tims stock he does get will be divvied up among 10 lucky clients drawn from a hat containing about 100 names. Mr. Freedman, who manages about $450-million in client funds with his partner, said the IPO is drumming up new business he won't be able to take. ?I even had a guy e-mail Wednesday I don't even know. He said my name is so-and-so and I used to live in Medicine Hat and I'd like all the Tim Hortons you get.? In other parts of the country, the meagre supply of Tims stock has become a curse for some brokers. ?It's really been more of a pain than anything,? said one adviser who asked not to be named. ?Our best clients who normally we would look after on this, we have to tell them, ?We're the lead but we've got no stock.'? For clients who can afford to buy $50,000 or $100,000 worth of stock, the adviser said, it's almost offensive to offer them $1,000 or $2,000 worth of Tims. ?It's like offering to buy you lunch and limiting it to a bread stick,? he said. Even Ron Joyce, who sold the chain to Wendy's International Inc. back in 1994 and co-founded the franchise with hockey star Tim Horton, is hearing from people who want stock. ?I've been getting calls from all over. I'm no different from anyone else,? said Mr. Joyce, who added that he hasn't been able to help those looking for stock. ?I'm just a citizen.? Mr. Joyce said his own broker expects to get just 1,500 shares for his high-net-worth clients. ?I think it'll come out fully valued. I don't know what the price is going to be, but there seems to be a lot of hype on it,? he said Wednesday. ?If it comes out way over its listing price, there may not be a lot of upside.? Jim Dennis, an investment executive at Scotia Capital Inc., said he received questions about the IPO from retail investors up until Wednesday morning. Since the beginning of this week, he's gotten about 10 calls, which is unusual given that investment advisers tend to be the ones calling clients, not the other way around, he added. The intense media coverage surrounding the IPO has only added to investor interest, Mr. Dennis said. However, Scotia Capital, one of the firms involved in the IPO this side of the border, isn't even sure how much of the offering it will get. As such, Mr. Dennis has had to repeatedly explain to clients that getting in on the ground floor simply may not be an option. ?It seems people want what they can't obtain,? he said. ?But at some point, you have to tell them, ?Well, how many ways can you divide zero?'? But so far, Mr. Dennis has fielded calls from investors he otherwise almost never hears from. Since Tim Hortons' raised the price range on the offering this week, demand has eased somewhat, he said, but not nearly enough. ?[Raising the price range] puts some cooling water on the flames,? Mr. Dennis said. ?But will it extinguish it? I don't think so.? That sentiment is common among investment advisers across the country. ?Whenever it's good, you can't get enough of it,? said Ron Beer, an RBC adviser in St. John's. ?I just think it's brand recognition. Most people have probably had a coffee or two from there, right?? http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...y/Business/home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gundam_unit1 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 I prefer Starbucks but I have never tried Tim Hortons so I'm biased. I don't see a Tim Hortons where I live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoXY Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Tim Horton coffee is terrible. Yes I know you can get them dirt cheap, but I rather pay more for a nice cup of coffee than ones from Tim Horton...:/ But...since StarBucks is burning a hole in my wallet, I'm going to a independednt coffee house now :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Carlton Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 I'm gonna say it, ALL coffee tastes terrible, it's too hot and too bitter, that's why people like to add sugar and milk and chocolate and anything else they can to it. having said that, I like tim hortons english toffee coffee...cuz it's pure sugar. and the doughnuts are good...and so's all the other food. AND it doesn't make me feel like a snob when I enter the building...stupid starbucks. And to all the KK people, yes I've had their one type of donut (round, hole in the middle, 8 lbs of sugar) and I didn't like it...and no one else did and the store closed...like 3 years ago...now they're only available at mcdonalds...and no one orders them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodcase Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Timmies all the way. I dont live in the morning withought my large double double. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deactivated Account Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Maybe this guy did this because he could not get any Tim Hortons Stocks?. Blast at Toronto doughnut shop kills manLast Updated Sun, 02 Apr 2006 16:44:08 EDT CBC News A man died in an explosion at a Tim Hortons outlet in downtown Toronto on Sunday, police say. Later in the afternoon, a police robot was used to remove a parcel from the store, which is on Yonge Street just north of the intersection with Bloor Street. Explosives experts then detonated the package. The initial blast took place just after 1 p.m. EDT. Police said the victim was not a Tim Hortons employee. Toronto Police Service Insp. Nick Memme said the explosion occurred "in the washroom area" at the back of the shop. Emergency officials walk outside a Tim Hortons on Yonge Street in Toronto on Sunday. Full Story: CBC News: Blast at Toronto doughnut shop kills man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sin-ergy Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Starbucks sells overpriced ****. Tim hortons sells COFFEE. I can't wait to go back to Canada :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raum Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Never had either, not a coffee fan. Seems unhealthy and so many people seem utterly dependant on it. Prettymuch the same reasons I stayed away from cigarretes. If it's your thing, go for it...but I like to perk myself up my own ways in the morning I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soham Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 speedway coffee is good, I like to make my own coffee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawtai Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 I'd say Tim Hortons, but not for their coffee. They just offer a little bit more in terms of food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Ark Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Starbucks anyday! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MulletRobZ Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Pfft! Quelle type de question est ?a?:pp Pour nous, les Canadiens et Canadiennes, Tim Hortons' est le meilleur car ?a repr?sente la fiert? canadienne et ?a r?unit les anglophones et francophones! Oui, il y a de temps en temps quand je d?sire d'obtenir du caf? pr?mium, puis je vais chez Starbucks pour ?a. Mais j'ai entendu des rumeurs aussi que Tim Hortons' essayera ? vendre du caf? pr?mium comme les latt?s et "mochachinos" avec un prix qui sera plus bas que Starbucks. Quand ?a s'occupera, je n'irai plus ? Starbucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axon Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Pfft! Quelle type de question est ?a?:pp Pour nous, les Canadiens et Canadiennes, Tim Hortons' est le meilleur car ?a repr?sente la fiert? canadienne et ?a r?unit les anglophones et francophones! Oui, il y a de temps en temps quand je d?sire d'obtenir du caf? pr?mium, puis je vais chez Starbucks pour ?a. Mais j'ai entendu des rumeurs aussi que Tim Hortons' essayera ? vendre du caf? pr?mium comme les latt?s et "mochachinos" avec un prix qui sera plus bas que Starbucks. Quand ?a s'occupera, je n'irai plus ? Starbucks! Yea I heard that too. If Timmies does start offering a "high-end" line of brews, I might give'er a go. Especially if it is priced lower than Starbucks. -Ax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMarsten Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Pfft! Quelle type de question est ?a?:pp Pour nous, les Canadiens et Canadiennes, Tim Hortons' est le meilleur car ?a repr?sente la fiert? canadienne et ?a r?unit les anglophones et francophones! Oui, il y a de temps en temps quand je d?sire d'obtenir du caf? pr?mium, puis je vais chez Starbucks pour ?a. Mais j'ai entendu des rumeurs aussi que Tim Hortons' essayera ? vendre du caf? pr?mium comme les latt?s et "mochachinos" avec un prix qui sera plus bas que Starbucks. Quand ?a s'occupera, je n'irai plus ? Starbucks! To my shock and surprise I actually understood that .. It's been probably 4years since I last had a french class .... anyways as every Canadian on this site will say, how is this even a question, Tim Hortons hands down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Allen Veteran Posted April 6, 2006 Veteran Share Posted April 6, 2006 I'd take Starbucks over Timmy's any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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