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Tim Hortons in Victoria and the south Island
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Mike K.
, Nov 23 2008 09:02 AM
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Posted 16 November 2011 - 08:21 AM
As mentioned by stormy, a Tim Horton's will be opening near the Kettle Creek development in Langford.
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Posted 16 November 2011 - 11:03 AM
I have often said you could build a successful Timmis next to the Timmis in Langford. They love thier Tim Hortons out there. It is clear to see the boom that is happening out there. The face of the West Shore is changing daily and it would be nice to see that kind of economic success in Victoria.
We are starting to see empty retail shops in Victoria and I hope to see new faces in city hall.
We are starting to see empty retail shops in Victoria and I hope to see new faces in city hall.
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Posted 05 May 2012 - 01:41 PM
I was in Timmies today and saw three police officers having their coffee. I didn't recognize their uniforms at first then realized that the side of their car said "Oak Bay" on it.
That got me thinking, again, that Oak Bay needs a Timmies. There can't be more than three Oak Bay police officers, not having a Timmies there leaves the whole municipality in the hands of the protestors.
That got me thinking, again, that Oak Bay needs a Timmies. There can't be more than three Oak Bay police officers, not having a Timmies there leaves the whole municipality in the hands of the protestors.
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Posted 05 May 2012 - 02:13 PM
Someone local rolled the rim last week and won a car.
It was a young UVic student from the Mainland, a psychology student. Sara(h) someone or other. She said she's selling the car to her relatives as she only has an L license and wants the cash for school.
It was a young UVic student from the Mainland, a psychology student. Sara(h) someone or other. She said she's selling the car to her relatives as she only has an L license and wants the cash for school.
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Posted 05 May 2012 - 02:24 PM
Probably a smart move. I can't imagine anyone actually wanting to own a Hybrid 
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Posted 05 May 2012 - 03:11 PM
...not having a Timmies there leaves the whole municipality in the hands of the protestors.
And who then will protect the children from contemporary architecture? The real reason for no Timmies in Oak Bay is that all the locals then would see their "police force" has nothing better to do all day than drink coffee and eat carb-laden, sugary treats.
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Posted 05 May 2012 - 03:58 PM
Someone local rolled the rim last week and won a car.
When I go to have a coffee at Tim Ho's I want it in a real mug, but they give me an empty cup as well just to play the rim up thing. What a waste of trees and all that extra recycling not to mention the added cost of making a cup that I don't need.
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Posted 05 May 2012 - 04:05 PM
I suppose they could give you a scratch and win style ticket with your real mug to save on cups.
I won 6 times this year, one of my best years so far. Granted the winnings were free coffees and muffins but still
Probably consumed fewer coffees this year than in years past too.
I won 6 times this year, one of my best years so far. Granted the winnings were free coffees and muffins but still
Probably consumed fewer coffees this year than in years past too.
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Posted 05 May 2012 - 08:30 PM
When I go to have a coffee at Tim Ho's I want it in a real mug, but they give me an empty cup as well just to play the rim up thing. What a waste of trees and all that extra recycling not to mention the added cost of making a cup that I don't need.
In the grand scheme of things, those extra cups really are a drop in the bucket.
You know how much energy is used and ecology is disturbed to bring you a 1/4 carat diamond for your engagement ring? Probably more than producing 10 million Tims cups.
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Posted 05 May 2012 - 10:19 PM
When I go to have a coffee at Tim Ho's I want it in a real mug, but they give me an empty cup as well just to play the rim up thing. What a waste of trees and all that extra recycling not to mention the added cost of making a cup that I don't need.
At least it supports the forestry industry.... should make you proud to keep people in the hardest hit (economically) parts of the province buttering their bread.... I personally, like to print emails, and make extra copies of stuff, just to support our provinces economy....
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Posted 06 May 2012 - 06:42 AM
At least it supports the forestry industry.... should make you proud to keep people in the hardest hit (economically) parts of the province buttering their bread....
It looks like the cups are made in Cobourg, Ontario, so it might not directly support BC forestry.
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Posted 06 May 2012 - 11:16 PM
It looks like the cups are made in Cobourg, Ontario, so it might not directly support BC forestry.
That's even worse. Think of all the fuel it took to transport them here, trucks idling at the ferry terminal, the loss of jobs in BC. But then I suppose they could put them in the same truck with the donuts.
Do you think a truck full of donuts would get a police escort?
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Posted 07 May 2012 - 05:03 AM
That's even worse. Think of all the fuel it took to transport them here, trucks idling at the ferry terminal, the loss of jobs in BC. But then I suppose they could put them in the same truck with the donuts.
Do you think a truck full of donuts would get a police escort?
I despise Tim Horton's for their awful take on coffee, but most of all how EVERYTHING is prepared off-site, par-baked and trucked across the country. This is what Tim's calls it's "Always Fresh" system. You know, because making doughnuts and such from scratch on-site was somehow not at all fresh, but baking stuff 80% of the way, freezing it, shipping it across the country and reheating it is.
Their marketing VP must be a huge fan of GBS's 1984. "I'd like two dozen 'Always Fresh' doughnuts to the Ministry of Love, please!"
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Posted 07 May 2012 - 06:30 AM
I despise Tim Horton's for their awful take on coffee, but most of all how EVERYTHING is prepared off-site, par-baked and trucked across the country. This is what Tim's calls it's "Always Fresh" system. You know, because making doughnuts and such from scratch on-site was somehow not at all fresh, but baking stuff 80% of the way, freezing it, shipping it across the country and reheating it is.
Their marketing VP must be a huge fan of GBS's 1984. "I'd like two dozen 'Always Fresh' doughnuts to the Ministry of Love, please!"
Thank you. I often feel so alone in this world.
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Posted 07 May 2012 - 10:03 AM
^^ and ^ we are not alone!
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Posted 07 May 2012 - 10:05 AM
I agree. Their coffee is terrible and their baked goods taste like cardboard.I despise Tim Horton's for their awful take on coffee, but most of all how EVERYTHING is prepared off-site, par-baked and trucked across the country. This is what Tim's calls it's "Always Fresh" system. You know, because making doughnuts and such from scratch on-site was somehow not at all fresh, but baking stuff 80% of the way, freezing it, shipping it across the country and reheating it is.
Their marketing VP must be a huge fan of GBS's 1984. "I'd like two dozen 'Always Fresh' doughnuts to the Ministry of Love, please!"
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Posted 07 May 2012 - 10:42 AM
I agree. Their coffee is terrible and their baked goods taste like cardboard.
Do you remember, in the Before Days, the variety of doughnuts and Timbits you could get from Tim's? Try going in there now and ordering a raspberry or straberry filled powedered doughnut. They do not exist (just Timbits).
Now, you can choose from a variety of like six different kinds, plus whatever seasonal crap they have. They're coffee tastes like someone took mouldy a$$ and steeped it in hot water.
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