The seemingly terminal decline of Tim Hortons

[lenaitch]

I really enjoy his columns. I never read him when he covered entertainment as the subject didn't interest me but I think he's found his niche. Much better than some of their other regulars who are either completely issue-driven or just broken toys.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

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.

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:

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

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.....

Me, I don’t get why Timmies keeps introducing new products when its core competency is crumbling like a stale apple fritter chucked out the window at the drive-thru. If the company’s mad scientists still can’t brew a half-decent cup of regular joe, why are they screwing around with Mocha Iced Capps and Salted Caramel Creamy Chills and Mexico Chiapas Iced Lattes? Why would I take a chance with the Cortado when the old-timey double-double is still quadruple gross.

QED.

AoD

 

[Fritter]

@Northern Light Just to let you know, both links lead to the paywalled article.

 

[Northern Light]

@Northern Light Just to let you know, both links lead to the paywalled article.

Thanks!

Fixed!

 

[DKsan]

Perhaps the Tim Hortons Canada team needs to bring the Tim Hortons UK team to make the coffee taste better? I picked up a coffee the last time I was in Manchester and it tasted great. I suspect the competition from chain with good coffee (Costa, Cafe Nero, Pret a Manger, etc) has meant that they had to step up. Seems to be working, as I've blinked and they've open up more than a dozen locations in north England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Nothing in London yet (despite the probably thousands of Canadians here, they're probably be swallowed up, chewed up and spit out if they were here first), but creeping further south. My cousin in Birmingham says pre-pandemic, the location was popular with lines regularly out the door so they must be doing something right.

 

[Richard White]

Perhaps the Tim Hortons Canada team needs to bring the Tim Hortons UK team to make the coffee taste better? I picked up a coffee the last time I was in Manchester and it tasted great. I suspect the competition from chain with good coffee (Costa, Cafe Nero, Pret a Manger, etc) has meant that they had to step up. Seems to be working, as I've blinked and they've open up more than a dozen locations in north England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Nothing in London yet (despite the probably thousands of Canadians here, they're probably be swallowed up, chewed up and spit out if they were here first), but creeping further south. My cousin in Birmingham says pre-pandemic, the location was popular with lines regularly out the door so they must be doing something right.

Honestly, Costa and Nero are better than Tims.

 

[christiesplits]

Honestly, Costa and Nero are better than Tims.

Agreed. Travelling on a budget in London, they were both great spots to pick up a quick breakfast or lunch. Their coffee and food was exponentially better than Tims.

 

[Richard White]

Agreed. Travelling on a budget in London, they were both great spots to pick up a quick breakfast or lunch. Their coffee and food was exponentially better than Tims.

When I was in London I went to Costa solely for the coffee. I stuck to McDonalds for everything else given I was always on the go.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Anyone else heard that the big Timmies at Carlton and Parliament is closing?

 

[Richard White]

Anyone else heard that the big Timmies at Carlton and Parliament is closing?

I am not that surprised. They are closing alot of their larger stores in favor of redevelopment potential.

 

[lenaitch]

I am not that surprised. They are closing alot of their larger stores in favor of redevelopment potential.

When you core business is sliding, go to Plan B - real estate. Many of these large chains are essentially real estate holdings anyway

 

[Admiral Beez]

I am not that surprised. They are closing alot of their larger stores in favor of redevelopment potential.

They don’t own the Winchester Hotel building, they’re just tenants.

 

[Towered]

Anyone else heard that the big Timmies at Carlton and Parliament is closing?

Fantastic news - that stunning building deserves something far better than such a trash retail chain.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Fantastic news - that stunning building deserves something far better than such a trash retail chain.

Agreed. The worry is another pot store, whilst the hope on FB is a yoga studio. My preference would be another cafe, as we'll have only Jet Fuel once Timmies is gone. Maybe Starbucks will make a return. I know it's a dying biz, but Book City would be welcome. Worse case is another A&W or fast food joint or national drugstore chain.

 

[Quint]

Agreed. The worry is another pot store, whilst the hope on FB is a yoga studio. My preference would be another cafe, as we'll have only Jet Fuel once Timmies is gone. Maybe Starbucks will make a return. I know it's a dying biz, but Book City would be welcome. Worse case is another A&W or fast food joint or national drugstore chain.

I agree we don't need another A&W or pot store (at last count 4 pot stores opened up in the last year in the neighborhood) but I wouldn't mind a Burger King or McDonalds. There is a lack of quick serve affordable food places in the area which I can't understand given the population size. The only good place we have now IMO is Souvlaki Express which opened in the last year just north of Carlton on Parliament.