Towered
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Such a tone-deaf corporate exercise - "Hey folks, never mind all the inedible items on our menu and bottom-of-the-barrel coffee! Look at all these fancy pippypoos and doodads!"
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The seemingly terminal decline of Tim Hortons
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Such a tone-deaf corporate exercise - "Hey folks, never mind all the inedible items on our menu and bottom-of-the-barrel coffee! Look at all these fancy pippypoos and doodads!"
AlvinofDiaspar
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The Tim Hortons "Innovation Cafe" at 130 King West has closed:
Tim Hortons shuts down their flagship Innovation Cafe in Toronto
The Tim Hortons Innovation Cafe in Toronto unfortunately didn't last long, largely due to the exodus of office workers from the area where it was loc…www.blogto.com
It innovated itself out of existence. I wonder if anyone is going to write a report to see if any of the "innovations" percolated to the rest of the chain.
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christiesplits
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I don't know why someone in the Finance District would pay $4 for a "gourmet donut" when you could purchase a far superior, hand crafted pastry for the same price.
Richard White
Senior Member
My mother commented last night that every time she went there the selection was minimal at best. Not worth a special trip and once the hype died down so did the traffic.
Personally I prefer me a sour cream glazed.
Jonny5
Senior Member
I never got the connection until just now that this was opened in the building where Tim Horton's moved its headquarters from Oakville, and right at the same time they moved in. This store was a play-thing for the head office staff, who probably got everything free, or at a steep discount.The Tim Hortons "Innovation Cafe" at 130 King West has closed:
Tim Hortons shuts down their flagship Innovation Cafe in Toronto
The Tim Hortons Innovation Cafe in Toronto unfortunately didn't last long, largely due to the exodus of office workers from the area where it was loc…
They probably secured the space there nominally "rent free" as a part of their leasing deal with the building (it was really included in the rent of their floor of the building.)
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syn
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I actually enjoyed the Innovation Cafe when I visited last year (pre-pandemic). Nice atmosphere and we all enjoyed the specialty doughnuts.
Admiral Beez
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On my twice or thrice daily wfh covid walk with the Missus I sometimes pop into Timmies to get a treat for the spawn, and we’re almost always disappointed with the lack of selection. What‘s the point of offering assorted Tim Bits if you only have three kinds?
We’ve pretty much given up and now walk to http://absolutecafe.ca/ for some of the best pastries in the area.
AlvinofDiaspar
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Back to basics, part two - somehow #TimsColdBrew is trending.
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Admiral Beez
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Ha!Back to basics, part two - somehow #TimsColdBrew is trending.
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Tim Hortons asked customers to describe their new Cold Brew drink. It did not go well
'Tasted like piss water,' reads the tweet of someone who claimed to have tried the drink
nationalpost.com
AlvinofDiaspar
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Ha!
Tim Hortons asked customers to describe their new Cold Brew drink. It did not go well
'Tasted like piss water,' reads the tweet of someone who claimed to have tried the drink
What a sad tale. Serious "cold brew" at Tim's - who are they fooling?
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Northern Light
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Ha!
Tim Hortons asked customers to describe their new Cold Brew drink. It did not go well
'Tasted like piss water,' reads the tweet of someone who claimed to have tried the drink
Deserves excerpts:
Old adage for lawyers...............never ask a question to which you do not know the answer.
I assume Tim's Social Media staff didn't go to law school.....
Richard White
Senior Member
It is probably just the same coffee they made 3 hours before. It will be cold at that point.
Midtown Urbanist
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Richard White
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Northern Light
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The majority of us visit this thread to share or read the latest takedown of Tim's.
I'm not a humour column kind of guy...........but I caught Vinay Menon's column today which is a Tim's takedown for the ages.
www.thestar.com
For those that need a boost past the paywall:
outline.com
Excerpts from the above:
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"After every sip, I bolted for the bathroom to brush my teeth and exfoliate my tongue with an old loofah sponge."
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That's only a part of what he said in print..............
Pretty sure he's off their Christmas list.....
I'm not a humour column kind of guy...........but I caught Vinay Menon's column today which is a Tim's takedown for the ages.
Vinay Menon: Why is Tim Hortons expanding into cold coffee when they haven’t figured out how to make hot coffee yet?
I wanted nothing more than to tell Star readers I tried the Tim Hortons Cold Brew on Wednesday and it was indeed ‘a bold and delightful coffee experience.’ Is a gag reflex considered bold? Is it delightful to get a mouthful of bland joe that’s colder than the Pfizer vaccine but not as yummy...
www.thestar.com
For those that need a boost past the paywall:
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Excerpts from the above:
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"After every sip, I bolted for the bathroom to brush my teeth and exfoliate my tongue with an old loofah sponge."
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That's only a part of what he said in print..............
Pretty sure he's off their Christmas list.....
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