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Charlatan · 04-22-2005, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlatan

I just realized that I had Tim Horton's this moring and I didn't roll up the rim... I think it's still in the car.

...it read Sorry... You Suck.

Sticky · 04-22-2005, 06:52 AM

Ha........

tacobaal · 05-16-2005, 06:51 AM

i have onlt ever won 1 free donut and 1 free muffin, both of which i put on my kitchen counter and had them dissapear 10 mins later so i couldent even enjoy the free tim hortons goodies

fresnelly · 05-21-2005, 02:11 PM

I believe that you don't actually win ownership of the car, but a 1 year lease. I agree that the win to lose gap seems much wider than before.

daze32 · 05-29-2005, 11:43 PM

Yellowknife,NT was really behind on this!!! I went in May 15th/05 and asked them for a large, one sugar with the roll up the rim. They said it was over. Grrr....
When was this over with? I guess I should of went else where in canada for a cup. Oh well, back at home (Fort Smith,NT) With no Timmies in sight!! I'll just have to dream about Honey Cruellers for now.

Sticky · 06-01-2005, 07:27 AM

It was over a long time ago. The Tims that I go to ran out fo the cups on or prior to April 20th.

Sticky · 06-08-2005, 05:24 AM

Ahhhh!

Double Double = Liquid Gold

Sticky · 03-10-2006, 06:05 AM

My streak continues. Another loss.

I have a few articles to post that may stir up some discussion. They are Tim Horton's related but I have to decide where to post them.
- Families fight over winning cup
-Tim Hortons to open in Kandahar

Daval · 03-10-2006, 06:54 AM

out of maybe 12 or 14 cups i've got 1 coffee and 1 donut.

I drink 2 timmies a day, and on saturday mornigns on the way to boyscouts and girlguides we get hot chocolates for the kids, so thats 16 potential rims per week. I've never won a good prize yet, but usually end up with a 6 - 10 or so small wins over that period.

I've always wondered what the big prizes say, does it say TV, or CAR? or is there a pictue and verification number like previously suggested.

Bossnass · 03-10-2006, 07:56 AM

I average 3 or 4 a week, my wife hits 5 or 6. For the last two weeks, we have been 0 for 17. Not even a muffin or a another coffee. This is a disturbing trend, as we went through all of last years rrrrolling time without a single prize.

leftwingx · 03-10-2006, 12:57 PM

Drat, I refilled my regular coffee cup this morning and forgot to ask for the dispensible cup.

I just know that I missed the truck winning cup again.

james t kirk · 03-10-2006, 02:31 PM

There was a story on Q107 the other day that fills my heart with sadness.

Apparently an 8 year old kid picked up a tims cup out of the trash at some school in Quebec.

The 8 year old couldn't manage to roll up the rim, so she asked a 10 year old to help her.

The 10 year old rolls up the rim to see the SUV prize.

So, the 8 year old (not being a dumb 8 year old) figures she's won the prize.

But the parents of the 10 year old are claiming that he is the rightful owner.

Sigh.

But it gets worse.....

The teacher who threw the cup in the garbage is now claiming that the SUV is rightfully hers.

Now, Judge JTK says:

The SUV belongs to the 8 year old.

The parents of said 8 year old should throw the 10 year old 10% of what the SUV is worth out of common courtesy.

The teacher gets nothing because she threw the cup away. So F you buddy.

Daoust · 03-10-2006, 05:16 PM

I heard this story too. I'm glad the youngest one gets it.

I am having a terrible RUTRTW season this year. I'm 1 for 20 I think. Just awful. Terrible. Makes my heart sad.

The only thing that makes my heart sadder is Ken Klee for Luke Richardson, but that's for another thread.

highthief · 03-10-2006, 06:37 PM

Man, I've won 2 cups of coffee out of maybe 10 cups - I'm pretty happy! Usually I just win a tea biscuit or some other thing I don't typically eat.

Lucifer · 03-11-2006, 04:41 AM

so far I'm 0 for 3. Last year at this time, I was 5 for 5, but I'm holding out hope for the plasma!

Leto · 03-13-2006, 07:05 AM

Ding! a Free Cup of Coffee. It's in the car awaiting the cash-in.

Charlatan · 03-13-2006, 07:10 AM

I just don't go to Tim Horton's... of the six or seven coffee places I pass on the way to work, not one is a Tim Horton's.

Starbucks
Second Cup
The Roastery
Le Gourmond
The Sandwich Tree
The Peter Street Deli
Lettieri

(and a Country Style is opening this week).

Temporary_User · 03-13-2006, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlatan

I just don't go to Tim Horton's... of the six or seven coffee places I pass on the way to work, not one is a Tim Horton's.

Starbucks
Second Cup
The Roastery
Le Gourmond
The Sandwich Tree
The Peter Street Deli
Lettieri

(and a Country Style is opening this week).

I never understood why people refer to Timmy's as a coffee shop. Its a dounut shop. McD's, Mac's all of them serve coffee aswell. Can someone help me w/ this.

highthief · 03-13-2006, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlatan

I just don't go to Tim Horton's... of the six or seven coffee places I pass on the way to work, not one is a Tim Horton's.

Starbucks
Second Cup
The Roastery
Le Gourmond
The Sandwich Tree
The Peter Street Deli
Lettieri

(and a Country Style is opening this week).

That's unpossible.

Tim's has been set up in so many locations that you cannot fail to pass one on your way anywhere in the GTA.

Charlatan · 03-13-2006, 09:34 AM

I think I do pass one, but it's kind of hard to get the streetcar to stop so I can get off and get one while they wait.

There isn't one on my way to the streetcar from my house and there isn't one on the way from one of the three stops I can get off to go to work.

The closest that I am aware of is at King and John and given the plethora of coffee available closer to work, I'm not walking the extra distance.

Daniel_ · 03-13-2006, 01:49 PM

We had a similar promo in the UK from McDonalds a few years ago.

As for Tim Hortons outside Canada, we have a few in the UK and Ireland apparently (http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/...to_the_uk.html)

highthief · 03-14-2006, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlatan

I think I do pass one, but it's kind of hard to get the streetcar to stop so I can get off and get one while they wait.

If you tell the driver (conductor? pilot? I dunno, what do you call the guy who drives the streetcar?) you'll grab him a coffee and a small box of tim-bits, he'll make an exception to the union rules, I'm pretty sure!

Daoust · 03-14-2006, 05:03 PM

Just to update you, I won a coffee the other day, only my second win in about 25 purchases. Anger beyond words. And yet, I will return there tomorrow, as usual.

m0rpheus · 03-14-2006, 11:16 PM

I've bought about 25 cups, grand total of 1 muffin, and 2 coffee's

A friend of mine won one of the BBQ's of course he lives in an apartment, and has no family in the area so he isnt quite sure what the hell he'll do with it...

Daval · 03-15-2006, 06:22 AM

I've now just won my second prize of the promotion - another coffee.

Charlatan · 03-15-2006, 06:23 AM

He can give it to me... my BBQ is due to be replaced.

Lucifer · 03-15-2006, 06:27 AM

I was on the phone with my ex last night, and she said she'd won the BBQ! I've only won a freaking donut. But I said that when I get back to Ontario and we are dividing up our posessions, I'm taking the old one!

Charlatan · 03-15-2006, 06:38 AM

Hey! I'm right here... no need to fight over the new BBQ. I have a nice backyard for it to sit in...

james t kirk · 03-15-2006, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by highthief

That's unpossible.

Tim's has been set up in so many locations that you cannot fail to pass one on your way anywhere in the GTA.

Actually, I always thought that Toronto is under-Timmed.

But, maybe because I grew up in Hamilton (the birthplace of Tim Hortons by the Way, Store No. 1 is on Ottawa Street and Ron Joyce was a cop in the Hammer at one time).

It seems like there are tim hortons on every major intersection in Hamilton.

On Upper James, I think there are four within about a 5 mile stretch of each other. (I never really count the ones in gas stations though, and I never buy stuff at them because I always consider them Faux Tim Hortons.)

Where I live - Bloor West Village, there are no Tim Hortons. There's a mini one on Dundas just west of Jane, but they are usually sold out of everything. And the one on Jane and Enterprise, is almost Eglinton and, well, Tim Hortons can vary quite a bit, and it's one of the worse ones. (Renforth, just south of Eglinton is one of the better ones for example.)

There are none in Parkdale that I can think of either.

None in the High Park Area.

None in the Roncessvailles area.

There's all of one on the Queensway, if the Queensway was in Hamilton, there would be 5 or 6 along its length.

No, Toronto definitely needs more Tim Hortons (and good ones, not those crappy mini ones in Gas Stations.)

james t kirk · 03-15-2006, 10:29 AM

Store No. 1

http://www.timhortons.com/en/news/ne...ive_1999b.html

BTW, Tim Hortons shares are going to IPO in the near future.

Could be a buy, however, unless they catch on in the states (doubtful), where is the growth going to be?

highthief · 03-16-2006, 05:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by james t kirk

Actually, I always thought that Toronto is under-Timmed.

But, maybe because I grew up in Hamilton (the birthplace of Tim Hortons by the Way, Store No. 1 is on Ottawa Street and Ron Joyce was a cop in the Hammer at one time).

It seems like there are tim hortons on every major intersection in Hamilton.

On Upper James, I think there are four within about a 5 mile stretch of each other. (I never really count the ones in gas stations though, and I never buy stuff at them because I always consider them Faux Tim Hortons.)

Where I live - Bloor West Village, there are no Tim Hortons. There's a mini one on Dundas just west of Jane, but they are usually sold out of everything. And the one on Jane and Enterprise, is almost Eglinton and, well, Tim Hortons can vary quite a bit, and it's one of the worse ones. (Renforth, just south of Eglinton is one of the better ones for example.)

There are none in Parkdale that I can think of either.

None in the High Park Area.

None in the Roncessvailles area.

There's all of one on the Queensway, if the Queensway was in Hamilton, there would be 5 or 6 along its length.

No, Toronto definitely needs more Tim Hortons (and good ones, not those crappy mini ones in Gas Stations.)

We're currently at Yonge and Finch. We work at Yonge and Sheppard. I pass 3 Tims in that space (2 subway stops) and there are 2 more just to the south within walking distance before hitting the 401, and one more just north of Finch. Oh, and one in the Finch subway station. That's 7 Tims within 5 minutes drive of one another.

Of all of them, however, only 2 are obvious - the rest are smaller jobbies inside the subway, the Dominion, the Esso station.

highthief · 03-16-2006, 05:18 AM

http://web.sa.mapquest.com/timhorton...=5km&x=44&y=23

store locator thingie

Charlatan · 03-16-2006, 06:23 AM

It's funny, I remember reading a news item that was all about Tim's finally cracking the Toronto core. It went on about the two closest Tim's (there is on street level at Colege and Yonge and one right below at the entrance to the Subway).

I can remember, not too long ago, when it was very hard to find a Tim's down here (by the way, Yonge and Finch is hardly down town -- I lived at both Yonge and Finch and Yonge and Sheppard... I know

).

If you look at the map, Parkdale, Queen West, Bloor West, King West (there is one in the gas station at Stachan and King), Dundas West, Little Italy, etc. do not have Tim's.

The closest to me, at my office at Richmond and Spadina, is Front and Peter, Spadina and Nassau or King and John. But by the time I actually walked to those locations, I would have to pass a large number of other places that offer superior product.

By the way, there is something screwy about the store locator. I widened the search to 10K around Toronto... It shows two locations at Dundas and West (stores 68 and 69). I can safely say that there are no Tim's there as I drive through that residential neighbourhood everyday.

Sticky · 03-16-2006, 06:33 AM

Another loss yesterday.

Here is a live one, if every body is ready, I am about to rrrroll up the rrrrrim.

Read...

The top is off....

The rim has been wiped dry....

Rrrrrrrroling (or should it be unrrrrolling?)...

Wait...a...minute....

Can it be......?

Yes, it can...another loss.

Charlatan · 03-16-2006, 06:43 AM

Congratulations Sticky!!!!

Sticky · 03-16-2006, 07:02 AM

Thanks,

I am looking for the worst record.
I don't buy that many coffees, but how many of you can say that you have a 0 winning percentage?

Daval · 03-16-2006, 07:30 AM

I just won another coffee. So that is 4 wins total now I think.

Daval · 03-16-2006, 07:31 AM

Link to Story

Not all rims rrroll up equally
Last Updated Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:09:06 EST
CBC News

The odds of winning a big prize when you roll up the rim on a cup of Tim Hortons coffee depend on where you live, CBC News Online has learned.

Canada's biggest fast-food chain is running its annual spring promotion that offers customers a chance to win prizes ranging from a cup of coffee to a $33,000 sport utility vehicle.
The Roll Up the Rim contest offers customers a chance to win prizes ranging from a cup of coffee to a sport utility vehicle. (CBC Photo: Cheryl Krawchuk)

Albertans and Atlantic Canadians have nearly twice the opportunity of driving off in one of the 30 SUVs as people in Toronto or southwestern Ontario.

If you live in Quebec, where Tim Hortons is battling for market share with rival Dunkin' Donuts, your chances are even better – a one in four million shot at the SUV, versus one in eight million for B.C. and one in 11 million for southern Ontario.

The same is true to a lesser extent for the three other big rewards: 100 plasma televisions, 500 cash prizes of $1,000 and 10,000 barbecues.

A spokesman at the company's headquarters in Oakville, Ont., was initially unaware of the prize distribution breakdown and had to check with corporate lawyers before confirming that the odds have been skewed for at least the past couple of years.

"There are only 30 cars," Greg Skinner said. "If it was all equalized, some places like P.E.I. or New Brunswick might not get one at all. This is just about trying to create some excitement."

The overall odds advertised by the company of winning one of the SUVs is one in 8,296,300. While a longshot, the chances are at least better than those of picking up the Lotto 6/49 jackpot, which are roughly one in 14 million.

highthief · 03-16-2006, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlatan

It's funny, I remember reading a news item that was all about Tim's finally cracking the Toronto core. It went on about the two closest Tim's (there is on street level at Colege and Yonge and one right below at the entrance to the Subway).

I can remember, not too long ago, when it was very hard to find a Tim's down here (by the way, Yonge and Finch is hardly down town -- I lived at both Yonge and Finch and Yonge and Sheppard... I know

).

If you look at the map, Parkdale, Queen West, Bloor West, King West (there is one in the gas station at Stachan and King), Dundas West, Little Italy, etc. do not have Tim's.

The closest to me, at my office at Richmond and Spadina, is Front and Peter, Spadina and Nassau or King and John. But by the time I actually walked to those locations, I would have to pass a large number of other places that offer superior product.

By the way, there is something screwy about the store locator. I widened the search to 10K around Toronto... It shows two locations at Dundas and West (stores 68 and 69). I can safely say that there are no Tim's there as I drive through that residential neighbourhood everyday.

I never said Yonge and Finch was downtown - it is Toronto, however. Tim's is smart, they go where the traffic is and where people will stop. A lot of the ones you guys aren't seeing are in gas stations, grocery stores and subways. Of the 7 I mentioned in my area, only 2 are storefronts. The others are within other structures (Esso, the subway, Dominion).

Are you trying to say Dundas and Weston? Dundas and Bloor West?

Anyway, Canada411 your local Tim's if the locator is not to your liking.

http://canada411.yellowpages.ca/sear...rectory&Se=smp

Charlatan · 03-16-2006, 08:56 AM

The Store Locator shows stores located at Dundas East and West Ave... These stores are actually located at Dundas West and The West Mall.

It's amusing.

As for Finch and Yonge being in Toronto... I wasn't clear with what I was saying. I was attempting to tie it to my point about the core being the last hold out for Tim's.

I agree, they have been expanding like crazy all over Toronto. The closest to my house is at Logan and Danforth (it used to be a Tim and Wendy's combo but they just closed the Wendy's). I am surprised they aren't in Parkdale... Liberty Village could really use a Tim's.

You are right about the traffic. The other two Tim's close to me are all about the car. The one at Carlaw and Lakeshore (in a new gas station) and the one at Leslie and Lakeshore are not especially pedestrian friendly.

03-10-2006, 06:54 AM	#89 (permalink)
Daval Junkie Location: The True North Strong and Free!	out of maybe 12 or 14 cups i've got 1 coffee and 1 donut. I drink 2 timmies a day, and on saturday mornigns on the way to boyscouts and girlguides we get hot chocolates for the kids, so thats 16 potential rims per week. I've never won a good prize yet, but usually end up with a 6 - 10 or so small wins over that period. I've always wondered what the big prizes say, does it say TV, or CAR? or is there a pictue and verification number like previously suggested. __________________ "It is impossible to obtain a conviction for sodomy from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it." Winston Churchill

03-10-2006, 05:16 PM	#93 (permalink)
Daoust "I'm sorry. What was the question?" Location: Paradise Regained	I heard this story too. I'm glad the youngest one gets it. I am having a terrible RUTRTW season this year. I'm 1 for 20 I think. Just awful. Terrible. Makes my heart sad. The only thing that makes my heart sadder is Ken Klee for Luke Richardson, but that's for another thread. __________________ I have faith in a few things - divinity and grace But even when I'm on my knees I know the devil preys

03-10-2006, 06:37 PM	#94 (permalink)
highthief Junkie Location: Ontario, Canada	Man, I've won 2 cups of coffee out of maybe 10 cups - I'm pretty happy! Usually I just win a tea biscuit or some other thing I don't typically eat. __________________ Si vis pacem parabellum.

03-11-2006, 04:41 AM	#95 (permalink)
Lucifer Husband of Seamaiden Location: Nova Scotia	so far I'm 0 for 3. Last year at this time, I was 5 for 5, but I'm holding out hope for the plasma! __________________ I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls. - Job 30:29 1123, 6536, 5321

03-13-2006, 07:05 AM	#96 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	Ding! a Free Cup of Coffee. It's in the car awaiting the cash-in. __________________ You said you didn't give a fuck about hockey And I never saw someone say that before You held my hand and we walked home the long way You were loosening my grip on Bobby Orr http://dune.wikia.com/wiki/Leto_Atreides_I

04-22-2005, 06:52 AM	#82 (permalink)
Sticky	Ha........ __________________ Sticky The Stickman

05-16-2005, 06:51 AM	#83 (permalink)
tacobaal Tilted	i have onlt ever won 1 free donut and 1 free muffin, both of which i put on my kitchen counter and had them dissapear 10 mins later so i couldent even enjoy the free tim hortons goodies

05-21-2005, 02:11 PM	#84 (permalink)
fresnelly Functionally Appropriate Location: Toronto	I believe that you don't actually win ownership of the car, but a 1 year lease. I agree that the win to lose gap seems much wider than before.

05-29-2005, 11:43 PM	#85 (permalink)
daze32 Upright Location: Fort Smith, NT	Yellowknife,NT was really behind on this!!! I went in May 15th/05 and asked them for a large, one sugar with the roll up the rim. They said it was over. Grrr.... When was this over with? I guess I should of went else where in canada for a cup. Oh well, back at home (Fort Smith,NT) With no Timmies in sight!! I'll just have to dream about Honey Cruellers for now.

06-01-2005, 07:27 AM	#86 (permalink)
Sticky	It was over a long time ago. The Tims that I go to ran out fo the cups on or prior to April 20th. __________________ Sticky The Stickman

06-08-2005, 05:24 AM	#87 (permalink)
Sticky	Ahhhh! Double Double = Liquid Gold __________________ Sticky The Stickman

03-10-2006, 06:05 AM	#88 (permalink)
Sticky	It's That time of year again. My streak continues. Another loss. I have a few articles to post that may stir up some discussion. They are Tim Horton's related but I have to decide where to post them. - Families fight over winning cup -Tim Hortons to open in Kandahar __________________ Sticky The Stickman Last edited by Sticky; 03-10-2006 at 06:40 AM..

03-10-2006, 07:56 AM	#90 (permalink)
Bossnass Détente Location: AWOL in Edmonton	I average 3 or 4 a week, my wife hits 5 or 6. For the last two weeks, we have been 0 for 17. Not even a muffin or a another coffee. This is a disturbing trend, as we went through all of last years rrrrolling time without a single prize.

03-10-2006, 12:57 PM	#91 (permalink)
leftwingx Upright Location: Calgary, AB	Drat, I refilled my regular coffee cup this morning and forgot to ask for the dispensible cup. I just know that I missed the truck winning cup again.

03-10-2006, 02:31 PM	#92 (permalink)
james t kirk Junkie Location: Toronto	There was a story on Q107 the other day that fills my heart with sadness. Apparently an 8 year old kid picked up a tims cup out of the trash at some school in Quebec. The 8 year old couldn't manage to roll up the rim, so she asked a 10 year old to help her. The 10 year old rolls up the rim to see the SUV prize. So, the 8 year old (not being a dumb 8 year old) figures she's won the prize. But the parents of the 10 year old are claiming that he is the rightful owner. Sigh. But it gets worse..... The teacher who threw the cup in the garbage is now claiming that the SUV is rightfully hers. Now, Judge JTK says: The SUV belongs to the 8 year old. The parents of said 8 year old should throw the 10 year old 10% of what the SUV is worth out of common courtesy. The teacher gets nothing because she threw the cup away. So F you buddy.

03-15-2006, 06:23 AM	#106 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	He can give it to me... my BBQ is due to be replaced. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

03-13-2006, 07:10 AM	#97 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	I just don't go to Tim Horton's... of the six or seven coffee places I pass on the way to work, not one is a Tim Horton's. Starbucks Second Cup The Roastery Le Gourmond The Sandwich Tree The Peter Street Deli Lettieri (and a Country Style is opening this week). __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

03-13-2006, 09:34 AM	#100 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	I think I do pass one, but it's kind of hard to get the streetcar to stop so I can get off and get one while they wait. There isn't one on my way to the streetcar from my house and there isn't one on the way from one of the three stops I can get off to go to work. The closest that I am aware of is at King and John and given the plethora of coffee available closer to work, I'm not walking the extra distance. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

03-13-2006, 01:49 PM	#101 (permalink)
Daniel_ Evil Priest: The Devil Made Me Do It! Location: Southern England	We had a similar promo in the UK from McDonalds a few years ago. As for Tim Hortons outside Canada, we have a few in the UK and Ireland apparently (http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/...to_the_uk.html) __________________ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════╗ Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air, And deep beneath the rolling waves, In labyrinths of Coral Caves, The Echo of a distant time Comes willowing across the sand; And everthing is Green and Submarine ╚═════════════════════════════════════════╝

03-14-2006, 05:03 PM	#103 (permalink)
Daoust "I'm sorry. What was the question?" Location: Paradise Regained	Just to update you, I won a coffee the other day, only my second win in about 25 purchases. Anger beyond words. And yet, I will return there tomorrow, as usual. __________________ I have faith in a few things - divinity and grace But even when I'm on my knees I know the devil preys

03-14-2006, 11:16 PM	#104 (permalink)
m0rpheus bad craziness Location: Guelph, Ontario	I've bought about 25 cups, grand total of 1 muffin, and 2 coffee's A friend of mine won one of the BBQ's of course he lives in an apartment, and has no family in the area so he isnt quite sure what the hell he'll do with it... __________________ "it never got weird enough for me." - Hunter S. Thompson

03-15-2006, 06:22 AM	#105 (permalink)
Daval Junkie Location: The True North Strong and Free!	I've now just won my second prize of the promotion - another coffee. __________________ "It is impossible to obtain a conviction for sodomy from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it." Winston Churchill

03-15-2006, 06:27 AM	#107 (permalink)
Lucifer Husband of Seamaiden Location: Nova Scotia	I was on the phone with my ex last night, and she said she'd won the BBQ! I've only won a freaking donut. But I said that when I get back to Ontario and we are dividing up our posessions, I'm taking the old one! __________________ I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls. - Job 30:29 1123, 6536, 5321

03-15-2006, 06:38 AM	#108 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Hey! I'm right here... no need to fight over the new BBQ. I have a nice backyard for it to sit in... __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

03-15-2006, 10:29 AM	#110 (permalink)
james t kirk Junkie Location: Toronto	Store No. 1 http://www.timhortons.com/en/news/ne...ive_1999b.html BTW, Tim Hortons shares are going to IPO in the near future. Could be a buy, however, unless they catch on in the states (doubtful), where is the growth going to be?

03-16-2006, 05:18 AM	#112 (permalink)
highthief Junkie Location: Ontario, Canada	http://web.sa.mapquest.com/timhorton...=5km&x=44&y=23 store locator thingie __________________ Si vis pacem parabellum.

03-16-2006, 06:23 AM	#113 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	It's funny, I remember reading a news item that was all about Tim's finally cracking the Toronto core. It went on about the two closest Tim's (there is on street level at Colege and Yonge and one right below at the entrance to the Subway). I can remember, not too long ago, when it was very hard to find a Tim's down here (by the way, Yonge and Finch is hardly down town -- I lived at both Yonge and Finch and Yonge and Sheppard... I know ). If you look at the map, Parkdale, Queen West, Bloor West, King West (there is one in the gas station at Stachan and King), Dundas West, Little Italy, etc. do not have Tim's. The closest to me, at my office at Richmond and Spadina, is Front and Peter, Spadina and Nassau or King and John. But by the time I actually walked to those locations, I would have to pass a large number of other places that offer superior product. By the way, there is something screwy about the store locator. I widened the search to 10K around Toronto... It shows two locations at Dundas and West (stores 68 and 69). I can safely say that there are no Tim's there as I drive through that residential neighbourhood everyday. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

03-16-2006, 06:33 AM	#114 (permalink)
Sticky	Another loss yesterday. Here is a live one, if every body is ready, I am about to rrrroll up the rrrrrim. Read... The top is off.... The rim has been wiped dry.... Rrrrrrrroling (or should it be unrrrrolling?)... Wait...a...minute.... Can it be......? Yes, it can...another loss. __________________ Sticky The Stickman

03-16-2006, 06:43 AM	#115 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Congratulations Sticky!!!! __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

03-16-2006, 07:02 AM	#116 (permalink)
Sticky	Thanks, I am looking for the worst record. I don't buy that many coffees, but how many of you can say that you have a 0 winning percentage? __________________ Sticky The Stickman

03-16-2006, 07:30 AM	#117 (permalink)
Daval Junkie Location: The True North Strong and Free!	I just won another coffee. So that is 4 wins total now I think. __________________ "It is impossible to obtain a conviction for sodomy from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it." Winston Churchill

03-16-2006, 07:31 AM	#118 (permalink)
Daval Junkie Location: The True North Strong and Free!	Link to Story Not all rims rrroll up equally Last Updated Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:09:06 EST CBC News The odds of winning a big prize when you roll up the rim on a cup of Tim Hortons coffee depend on where you live, CBC News Online has learned. Canada's biggest fast-food chain is running its annual spring promotion that offers customers a chance to win prizes ranging from a cup of coffee to a $33,000 sport utility vehicle. The Roll Up the Rim contest offers customers a chance to win prizes ranging from a cup of coffee to a sport utility vehicle. (CBC Photo: Cheryl Krawchuk) Albertans and Atlantic Canadians have nearly twice the opportunity of driving off in one of the 30 SUVs as people in Toronto or southwestern Ontario. If you live in Quebec, where Tim Hortons is battling for market share with rival Dunkin' Donuts, your chances are even better – a one in four million shot at the SUV, versus one in eight million for B.C. and one in 11 million for southern Ontario. The same is true to a lesser extent for the three other big rewards: 100 plasma televisions, 500 cash prizes of $1,000 and 10,000 barbecues. A spokesman at the company's headquarters in Oakville, Ont., was initially unaware of the prize distribution breakdown and had to check with corporate lawyers before confirming that the odds have been skewed for at least the past couple of years. "There are only 30 cars," Greg Skinner said. "If it was all equalized, some places like P.E.I. or New Brunswick might not get one at all. This is just about trying to create some excitement." The overall odds advertised by the company of winning one of the SUVs is one in 8,296,300. While a longshot, the chances are at least better than those of picking up the Lotto 6/49 jackpot, which are roughly one in 14 million. __________________ "It is impossible to obtain a conviction for sodomy from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it." Winston Churchill

03-16-2006, 08:56 AM	#120 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	The Store Locator shows stores located at Dundas East and West Ave... These stores are actually located at Dundas West and The West Mall. It's amusing. As for Finch and Yonge being in Toronto... I wasn't clear with what I was saying. I was attempting to tie it to my point about the core being the last hold out for Tim's. I agree, they have been expanding like crazy all over Toronto. The closest to my house is at Logan and Danforth (it used to be a Tim and Wendy's combo but they just closed the Wendy's). I am surprised they aren't in Parkdale... Liberty Village could really use a Tim's. You are right about the traffic. The other two Tim's close to me are all about the car. The one at Carlaw and Lakeshore (in a new gas station) and the one at Leslie and Lakeshore are not especially pedestrian friendly. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke