On a sales trip throughout Ontario several years ago I came upon a Tim Horton s in the middle of nowhere. I was on a back road between towns, about 40 miles from nowhere, when Lo and behold at an intersection sat a Tim Horton s. I could not see another building in any direction but the place was very busy at lunchtime???

Not Tim Horton s related but funny. Under the same circumstances, 40 miles from nowhere, I stopped at a tiny gas station to ask directions to another town. The attendant told me to take a right at the next light and follow my nose, bear in mind, I did not see very many structures much less a town. After a while I though I must have missed the light, but how could I have; out in the middle of nowhere. THIRTY miles later I came to a stop light, again, no buildings to be seen. I made a right and followed my nose to my destination.

John

The donuts were ok. I had a 1/2 dozen before. They ain’t nothing on KK and DD? Now if you think something is good at Tim Hortons, try their cookies and sandwiches.

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Originally posted by Beer&Snausages

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Originally posted by Teena27

I’m quite shocked that my fellow Canadians failed to mention that Tim Horton’s has kicked Krispy Kreme’s ass in Canada–after opening 3 (I think–could have been a couple more) stores, KK was forced to file for bankrupcy protection.

Teena,
I think the problem is that Krispy never wore a Hockey sweater! It’s tough to compete with a Maple Leaf legend. [:D]

PS Thanking the heavens that Hockey is back and my Red Wings will hoist the Cup!

Go RED WINGS!

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I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life, but the only games I can get to are the ones played here.

Well, at least we agree on something hockey wise[:D]. When cable first started out in the late 70’s, the only games I could get in Ill/Iowa were the Rangers on the Madison Square Garden Network. I loved those teams of the late 70’s, especially the ’79 season when they lost to hated Les Habitants in the Stanley Cup. Man the memories of them fighting with the Isles with the likes of Davidson, Dugay, Maloney, Beck, Grestchner, Tkaczuk. Man what a team that was.

But alas, my love for them waned when I moved to Michigan and found a better team.[;)][:o)]

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Originally posted by Beer&Snausages

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Originally posted by Michael Hoffman

While I appreciate the fact that you know it’s a sweater and not a jersey, I must point out that your Red Wings were soundly defeated by the Blue Jackets last night — a sign, perhaps, that your octopus-loving figure skaters won’t be hoisting any cups at the end of this glorious season that aren’t strictly for holding beer.

Tsk Tsk Michael, 3-2 in OT is hardly a sound defeat. Besides you know that preseason and regular season are just a warmup to the real season [8D]. We’ll see who’ll be hoisting that cup, drinking whatever out of it, taking it home with them, to the top of mountains…..besides if it isn’t the beloved Red Wings, at least I can hope it’s not those hated Avalanche that grasp it from our grip[:(!].

Let’s see what’s CMH known for? Home of Wendy’s? Home of Victoria Secrets, the Limited? You say you have a COSI? Home of Max & Erma’s? Easton? How many cups have the BJ’s held aloft?[8)]

BTW I have my picture taken with it in ’97, ’98 & ’02 [:p].

Bring on the season!

While the most important thing CMH is noted for is me, the mere fact that it has the Bluejackets is very impressive. In fact, I’m not a real Jackets fan. I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life, but the only games I can get to are the ones played here.

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Originally posted by Michael Hoffman

While I appreciate the fact that you know it’s a sweater and not a jersey, I must point out that your Red Wings were soundly defeated by the Blue Jackets last night — a sign, perhaps, that your octopus-loving figure skaters won’t be hoisting any cups at the end of this glorious season that aren’t strictly for holding beer.

Tsk Tsk Michael, 3-2 in OT is hardly a sound defeat. Besides you know that preseason and regular season are just a warmup to the real season [8D]. We’ll see who’ll be hoisting that cup, drinking whatever out of it, taking it home with them, to the top of mountains…..besides if it isn’t the beloved Red Wings, at least I can hope it’s not those hated Avalanche that grasp it from our grip[:(!].

Let’s see what’s CMH known for? Home of Wendy’s? Home of Victoria Secrets, the Limited? You say you have a COSI? Home of Max & Erma’s? Easton? How many cups have the BJ’s held aloft?[8)]

BTW I have my picture taken with it in ’97, ’98 & ’02 [:p].

Bring on the season!

While I appreciate the fact that you know it’s a sweater and not a jersey, I must point out that your Red Wings were soundly defeated by the Blue Jackets last night — a sign, perhaps, that your octopus-loving figure skaters won’t be hoisting any cups at the end of this glorious season that aren’t strictly for holding beer.

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Originally posted by Teena27

I’m quite shocked that my fellow Canadians failed to mention that Tim Horton’s has kicked Krispy Kreme’s ass in Canada–after opening 3 (I think–could have been a couple more) stores, KK was forced to file for bankrupcy protection.

Teena,
I think the problem is that Krispy never wore a Hockey sweater! It’s tough to compete with a Maple Leaf legend. [:D]

PS Thanking the heavens that Hockey is back and my Red Wings will hoist the Cup!

I’m quite shocked that my fellow Canadians failed to mention that Tim Horton’s has kicked Krispy Kreme’s ass in Canada–after opening 3 (I think–could have been a couple more) stores, KK was forced to file for bankrupcy protection.

I saw in the paper that Wendy’s plans to spin off Tim’s. Tim is going to move hard into the lunch biz, and senior mgmt saw the time when the 2 brands would compete with each other. Some stockholders have been looking for a spinoff because they feel that Tims alone is worth more than the whole combined biz is trading for.

Tim Horton’s IS fantastic, but they have made a bit of a decline in quality in the past 5 years. Up to that point, the doughnuts were baked on premisis (large drums of batter were delivered daily). While the actual doughnuts were squeezed out of a batter gun, the fritters were scooped out and shaped by hand. This would result in large and odd shaped fritters (that’s a good thing!!).

These days, half baked pre shaped doughnuts are shipped out to each location frozen then speed baked.

They still taste pretty damn good though!!

Cheers,

Michael

It would be simply unpatriotic of me to say I don’t enjoy a donut from Timmy’s every so often. I love the maple and double chocolate ones, though I was pleasantly surprised when I went to Buffalo to see how the American Tim Horton’s stand up against ours. I had something called the Vanilla Creme, which is basically a Boston Creme donut, but with a sweeter filling; not quite as custard-like. I’ve never seen those in any of our stores. The chocolate icing on top was richer than any I’ve ever tasted, as well. Come to think of it, it’s been a while since I’ve seen any chocolate-coconut donuts at Timmy’s…those are heavenly…

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Tim Horton’s has been in South Portland-Maine Mall exit for a while-in front of Toy’s R’Us.
Also love the iced cappuchinos.

My grandson is addicted to their iced cappuchinos. [:)]

I know, but on vacation, I at least get the chance to walk off the calories.
I also applaud Tim Horton’s for serving a lunch menu with soups and sandwiches…something that all Dunkin Donuts do not do-croissant wiches aside.
Most Dunkin Donuts do not carry soup at all.
Dunkin Donuts marketing people realize that this is a failure in certain locations-hence the combination stores with Togo’s.

Oh, and to DaveM, and everyone else who mentioned Tim’s iced cappuccinos…yes, they are delicious, but just remember: one of those bad boys has almost the same amount of fat as a Big Mac. They do taste good, though…