got a donut today, went 1/2! oh sweet donut....mmmmmmm

0 / 3 as of today.

coffee time has a similar promotion going. prizes suck though (hot tub, Softron tax software, Days Inn in Vegas...)

3 / about 20. Two coffees, and a donut.

TV is pretty much fried... really, really want the plasma TV. Or the car. Yeah, the car. I looooove hybrids. At least that's what I'll say when I win one. :thumbsup:

0/8

i'm now about 1/14 - free coffee today. woot.

Another dissapointment

I'm somewhere in the 1 for 20 range right now. Anyone seen the prize distribution list this year? does Ontario get screwed again?

Because I don't have a car this winter, I find myself drinking a whole lot less Tim's. Thankfully there is a Tim's outlet on campus, where just this morning I had my second Tims of this campaign and discovered that I am a whopping 0 for 2!

Wooo! My first win of the year! A free coffee.

I got a free coffee! Whee!

Another loss. I am 0 and I don't know how many

(added on3/15/2007)
And another

(added on3/16/2007)
Woohoo, the streak is finally broken.
So it is true, there are winning cups.
I won a free cup. I don't want anybody calling me for handouts now, you understand?

ding! Un Beigne!

that's 1/13.


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note: poor Charlatan is missing all the fun....

I have won a total of 2 times out of at least 40 cups (2 cups per day every day, sometimes more on the weekends if I am buying coffee for the wife and hot chocolates for the kids). This has to be the worst year for wins I have ever had.

0/0 this year!

A few more losses

ding ... 2 / 14 ( a coffee this time):thumbsup:

just an update....

2/19 so far, both wins were donuts....

my co-worker is a big fat 0/18.

this is by far my worst year for roll up the rim. Have they lowered the chances of winning by chance? I'm still only at 3 wins for like 60-70+ coffee's

I won another coffee! I'm so excited ...

What a good weekend for me.

Friday evening I bought a coffee, and won a free coffee.
Used the free coffee Friday night and won another free coffee.
Used that Saturday morning and... won a free coffee.
Used that Saturday night and... yup won a free coffee. Still have the stub in my wallet to use today on the way to work :thumbsup:

Please Play Again!
 

oh no! Wait 'till next year again???

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I tried a bigger size...lost again

I am at like 0 for 30...i think they need to look at there odds...I think they are a tad wrong..supposed to be 1 in 9...yeah right...last year I never won anything either...

I'm now at 4 for about 20.

It isn't even funny anymore. I have gone the entirety of the last two years and this year without a single win. It is a 5+ per week habit, last year was more. People all around me are winning. I have to be approaching 0 for 200.

Last Friday, an employee of my company went across the street to the very same Tim's that I have spent the majority of my loose change at, and won a car.

This was at the Tim's on Victoria Park, just south of Sheppard in Toronto.

0 for 30 then won a coffee at 31 and a donut at 34. That's all I've won and tonight I was at 72 buys. That is a 1/36 odds pace, four times worse than the advertised 1/9 odds.

Damn! I hate that guy now. I've been there often enough.

I think it was a lady... Friday mornings at about 8:15... that's when I'm usally there.

I've been to that one and never won anything... it's right around the corner from my mother-in-law's place.

I know its a little late but I didn't see this thread before. You are all going to be mad. A girl in a couple of my petroleum classes won a car, yea thats right. She won one of the freakin cars.

[tangent]Kind of makes you wonder how many of us have met before or seen each other, or nodded to each other but have no clue.[/tangent]

I agree, maybe we should adopt an easily recognizable article of clothing. Something like a red or blue bandana may work... Or a lapel sticker that say's Hello, I'm on TFP.....

I had seen on the news a little plastic contraption made specifically to roll up the rim on Timmy's coffee. I thought it was fantastically Canadian. And I know this is old, but I'm a new poster (although a long time reader). I love those things where you just shake your head and say, only in Canada.

Alright, it is that time of year again.
I have not picked up my first yet.

Any of you rolled up and won this season?

tenniels, did you buy one of those plastic contraptions?

(sigh)

Was that a positive or negative sigh Charlatan? You just miss the timmys is that it?

I think this is the greatest "buy more coffee!" idea ever made. I don't even drink coffee and I want to buy one when tims has this on.

it is not only the greatest buy more coffee idea, it is also the greatest come here instead of the other places idea.

Brilliant.

The sigh was because there is no Tim Horton's here...

On Sticky's comment... apparently Coffee Time has launched a similar roll up the rim campaign but has also said they will give a free coffee to anyone presenting them with a losing Tim Horton's cup.

At first I thought that was smart to...
...but I am not sure how smart it is.
What would a normal person do, pay for coffee at Tim's to get the roll up the rim. If they win, great. If they lose then they take the losing cup to Coffee Time and don't pay there. They keep going back to Tim's.

Also, CoffeeTime is just not as appealing as Tim's. I am not sure why.

I suppose they view it as a loss leader. If they come in and try the coffee maybe they will like it and come back.

The Coffee Time just south of Danforth on Broadview always had lousy coffee that sometimes tasted of floor cleaner. I agree with you that there is just something off about Coffee Time (not that I am a huge fan of Tim Horton's either).

That is exactly it. There is just something off about Coffee Time.
I am not a big fan of Tim Horton's either, they just do this something better.
Also, I am not a huge fan of Starbucks but they do that same something even better. Fo some reason when I see a Starbucks cup, I just want the coffee - even though the coffee is just OK.

That's weird. I have the same urge when I see the Starbucks' cafe or logo. But then I remember how much I dislike their coffee.

Branding is a bitch.

I have rolled up the rim and lost twice already this season.

I have rolllllled four times and one once. My mother won a BBQ once. Since then my family has been plagued with a lack of Tim-fortune.

edit: Is anyone ever annoyed that when you roll up the rim it is nothing like it is on TV. I'm not stupid, I realize ads are ads, but at least at McD's you get a Big Mac that looks like the ad once in your life time. Mine never roll up perfectly cut with pictures illustrating my winnings. Damn you false advertising.

It's Country Style that will be honouring Tim's Try Agains during the week of March 9.

I've been stopping at the Country Style on the way to work, because of the smaller line up and the almost identical coffee. Their boston cream doughnuts taste a lot better too. But so far in the past 3 weeks, I've one free coffee or food about 50% of the time. The remainder of the rims have things like 10% off Mark's Work Wearhouse, or Liberty Tax etc. Not really winning at all.

Starbucks was giving out free large coffees between 10 and noon today. I admit... I went down and scooped a free coffee.

Charlatan, only one?



Rolled and lost again.

yes... only one. The whole office went down, though so it added up to around 25 coffees total.

Once or twice a year the office building I work in does that. They pay for complimentary coffees and muffins (from one of the coffee places in teh building) to everyone (alot of people) who works in the building.

Lost a few more times.

I am about to roll up the rim and lose again.

rolled and lost today and yesterday.

There has not been any real talk of winnings this season yet.

Still no rolling here... but I am having a very tasty cup of coffee.

no... just prior to the Timmy's rollup the rim, Country Style had their contest running. In the space of a couple of weeks I won 2 coffees, a 6 pack of mini doughnuts, a cookie and a doughnut.

Since the Timmy's contest started, I've only won a coffee.

About two weeks into it my grand total is two coffee's and one donut. Total bought probably about 20ish coffee's so thats actually not too bad, although all three wins have been with the last 5 coffee's.

I really want a Garmin! (well car would be awesome too but virtually no chance of winning that)

I tried a different location and lost again.

bought a breakbast sandwich and cashed in my free coffee wining and... got a please play again.

Sandwhich hit the spot tho.

I had a nice little run there. Five free coffees in a row. Then I won a cookie. I have won nothing after the cookie. Damn cookies :)

I have one 1!! lousy coffee this year, and I buy maybe twice a day. Damn you tims.

They ran out of roll up the rim cups at the closest Tim Horton's to work.
I still have not won.

goodbye for another what... year?

Incidentally, the "some" menu items that increased in price at Tim's included coffee. The little warning signs that they posted for the week prior to the increase made me think that the "some" menu items would be, you know, muffins, cookies, maybe fancy doughnuts.

But if they meant coffee too, why not just say all menu items???

So now, It costs $1.28 for a medium coffee (a five cent increase). So I say, off I go to Country Style, because their mediums (which taste identical) are probably still a buck and a quarter.

But nooooo.. $1.30 at Country Style. Also a nickle increase. Tell me there's no collusion.

Saw this story and thought it was relevant... Interesting that everyone seems to be winning less. Could Tim's have reduced the number of prizes?

LINK

'Tis the Season - Roll up the Rim 2009
 

1 cup - 1 loss

my streak of losses continues.

damn... I just stopped at Country Style instead. But they have a winner in every cup (if you call 10% off at Mark's Work Wearhouse a win...).

Checking today's country style cup....

And it's a free Brookside Almond Sample! A winner of sorts.

2 cups - 1 losses

0 for 2, bummer

3 cups, 1 free hot chocolate.

Woohoo. I finally won something - a free cup of coffee.

I had a strong start to the contest with about 4 free coffee's in my first 8 or so cups. I've had another 8 or so cups since then though with no wins. :(

frickin' Timmy should stay on ice....I bought a lb. of Gold Coast coffee (my favorite) ground Turkish at Starbucks today and got a free coffee and a free apple fritter just because I'm a good customer.

I am 0 for 14 so far.....

will be ordering 3 large in about 2 hours.... we'll see.

(Starbucks? It's not the same...)

strike 3!

0 for 5. This year just sucks.

this is bad. Every purchase has yielded the dreaded please play again except for one hot chocolate so far. But I heard that Coffee Time will honour your losing cups from Timmie's for a free cup of joe at their place.

So, the Star has this article in it today. Shows how consuming this institution is in Canada:


I also read in one of the comments, that there are NO grand prizes under the rims of the medium coffees. You need to at least purchase a large to win the car.


Tim Hortons contest odds give Ontarians reason to cry over double-double - Yahoo! Canada News

Tim Hortons contest odds give Ontarians reason to cry over double-double

Wed Mar 11, 3:11 AM


TORONTO (CBC) - Tim Hortons lovers across Canada are rolling up rims of coffee cups and, although millions dream of seeing a shiny new car reveal itself under the lid, documents show that's not likely to happen especially if they live in Ontario.



Debra Deveau, a Tim Hortons server in Saint John, N.B., watches traffic at the popular coffee shop mushroom during the annual "Roll Up the Rim to Win" contest, where customers can roll up the rim of their cups to see potential prizes.


"I've seen people come in and buy tons and tons of larges," Deveau said.


"You'll get six, eight, 10 ... cups of large coffees from people who will come in the run of a day, compared to when the contest is not running."


Tim Hortons has issued 281.7 million special contest cups for its popular springtime contest, which runs across Canada and in 11 American states.


The average Canadian adult will roll up a rim 10 times before the company closes the promotion May 1.


Top prize is a $32,000 Toyota Venza and is hidden beneath the rim of 35 of the cups, but company documents show they are not distributed equally across the country.


For example, although 52.5 per cent of all contest cups will be sold in Ontario, only 15 of those 35 grand prize cups or 43 per cent have been allotted to the country's largest province.


That's three fewer than provincial coffee drinkers could have expected under a proportional distribution of top prizes.


Instead, those three cups have been slipped, one each, into stores in British Columbia, Quebec and Atlantic Canada.


Tim Hortons lists the overall chances of winning a Toyota Venza as slightly more than one in eight million.


But because of the distribution of cups those odds vary across the country. The best chance to win big is in British Columbia (one in 5.9 million) and the worst is in Ontario (1 in 9.9 million).


Tim Hortons gives no reason in its contest documents for the uneven placement of the car cups around the country.


All other prizes are distributed proportionately.


A call to Tim Hortons headquarters in Oakville, Ont., about the issue was not returned.


Still, many customers say they have their sights set lower than the grand prize anyway.


Katie Burtt, a student at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John, said she would happily celebrate a free doughnut.


"I keep a tally. I've had 26 coffees and won nothing," Burtt said.

Finally today, a free doughnut! That makes it 1 for 6!

Geez, after about 15- 18 or so cups I am now at a grand total of 5 coffee's.

Another few cups and then a win again. Awesome - fee coffee.

Another few and a dougnut.
I am doing much better this year.

not me, another week, still no prize....

I am planning on winning a car with this cup in fron to fme now.

are you drinking an Irish coffee now, or just having a Twisted Fingers day?

rawr

Unfortunately it was not Irish. I did win a doughnut though.

another large "please play again" .

I'm 1 of 10-ish so far. I won a coffee from a large cup (surprisingly, it's the only large coffee I bought). Maybe larger cups have better chances?

0 for 1 on the first day of Roll up the Rim 2010

0:1 as well.

This is the RUTR I've been looking forward too, ever since I started my new job, driving the ferry back and forth between halifax and dartmouth: there is a Tim Horton's in each terminal!!!


but so far I'm 0 for 2 :(

omg Lucifer, how are you going to handle that? How many trips a day do you make?


There's coffee wars happening: Macdonalds has launched a free coffee campaign for the next two weeks. By my calculations that beats the odds of Timmie's RUTR by 100%

how does the promo work? do you have to buy anything else? :)

How is Macdonalds coffee now? Haven't had it in about 9 years or so, and then it was like paint, awful, vile liquid.

you just walk in ask for a coffee. You don't have to order anything else. The coffee is vastly improved now, nothing like the awful, vile paint from the days of yore. I think they invested in premium coffee production a coupleof years ago, but I've noticed that it is very flavourful, with a stronger taste than Tim's. Although, I prefer dark roast and find Tim's to be a bit bland.

Double-double trouble from McDonald's | Canada | News | Toronto Sun

Double-double trouble from McDonald's
By DON PEAT, Toronto Sun

Last Updated: March 2, 2010 9:47am


Coffee will be a hot topic this month.

While Tim Hortons was rolling out the next instalment of its 24-year-old contest, McDonald's announced it would be pouring free small coffees throughout the day for the next two weeks across Canada.

Can you smell a coffee war brewing?

McDonald's communications manager Stephanie Sorensen stressed the golden arches wasn't trying to rain on the roll-up parade.

"This is actually a promotion that we had planned beforehand," Sorensen said. "The program has been very, very successful for us."

McDonald's has had the giveaway twice before but this time is extending the free coffee offer to the entire day instead of just at breakfast.

While not divulging specific numbers, Sorensen says the giveaway eventually does translate to sales, noting last year McDonald's saw a 30% increase nationwide in coffee sales.

McDonald's isn't the only one taking a shot at coffee giveaways.

Country Style announced that participating locations will serve up a free medium coffee on Wednesday morning as part of its Coffee Lover's Day promotion.

0:3

Love this thread!

0 for 2 so far....

Got McDonalds today instead ot Tim's. It is free and there will be plenty of time to win a free coffee in a couple of weeks.

McDonalds' coffee is pretty good. They make a good Americano and the pricing is good compared to any of the more expensive places and very similar to Tim's.

how many trips a day??? Well, a shift is 9 hours long, the distance is only about .8 of a mile, approx 8 minutes across, plus time to unload/load. A single trip is 15 minutes, round trip 30 minutes, so 4 crossings an hour, so I'm coming into contact with a Timmies about 36 times per shift.

0 for 4

yeow! How long have you been on this job? next time I'm in the neighbourhood - I'll knock onthe door. I've been there 3 times in the past 6 years so it's not out of the realm of possibility.


0 for 2 now

Tim's is going to open a bunch of new stores:

Tim Hortons aims for 600 new Canadian stores, 300 in U.S. by 2013 - omgMoney - MSN CA

By THE CANADIAN PRESS, cp.org, Updated: March 5, 2010 7:53 AM
Tim Hortons aims for 600 new Canadian stores, 300 in U.S. by 2013



OAKVILLE, Ont. - Tim Hortons (TSX:THI) is preparing to serve up a new restaurant format as part of its expansion plans over the next three years.

The new restaurant concept will be piloted in at least 10 existing locations. The redesign is intended to more sharply define Tim Hortons image with what the company calls "enhanced finishes, fixtures and seating areas."

The iconic Ontario-based company known for its coffee, doughnuts and light meals says it expects 900 new stores of various formats by 2013.

They would include 600 stores in Canada where Tim Hortons already has more than 3,000 locations under its banner.

Up to 60 locations in Canada will be converted to include the Cold Stone Creamery concept in partnership with an American ice cream chain.

The restaurant operator says it plans to spend $180 million to $200 million this year to support its growth initiatives.

The plans were outlined ahead of a Friday investors conference hosted by the Oakville, Ont.-headquartered company, which currently has 563 locations in the United States.

The company is aiming for same-store sales growth of three per cent to five per cent in Canada and two per cent to four per cent in the United States.

It's also aiming to earn between $1.95 and $2.05 per share.

Beyond 2010, Tims has set the goal of 12 per cent to 15 per cent compound annual average growth in earnings per share from 2011 to 2013.

"Our strategies will continue to transform Tim Hortons, not only adding significant scale but also introducing important additional growth layers to our business platform to extend our position as a leader in the North American restaurant industry," said Don Schroeder, president and CEO.

"We are a growth company with significant long-term opportunities in Canada, and we are also excited by the prospects of continued profitable growth in the U.S., and potentially internationally in the longer term."

Much of the growth in Canada this year will be focused on Quebec, western Canada and major urban locations. In the United States, it will be focused on major regional markets such as New York, Ohio and Michigan.

The company says it plans to spread out from these bases, with about 30 per cent of its development activities between 2010 and 2013 in markets adjacent to its existing territories.