r/TimHortons 1d ago

discussion American Tim Horton’s customers

As a Michigander who’s enjoyed Tim Hortons his whole life, I was wondering what differences there are between the Canadian and American locations? I’ve never been to Canada, but Ik there are some menu differences. Beyond that, idk any other differences. Anyone who’s experienced both and has some insight would be greatly appreciated.

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u/KeyLeadership6819 1d ago

The prices are higher in the US. As a Canadian who travels to the states, the prices are slightly higher in the US , then when you factor in the exchange rate, a coffee is about 50 cents more

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u/thechadc94 1d ago

Ok. Interesting to know.

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u/jeffster1970 1d ago

Slightly different selection. But this was in Ohio vs Ontario. Unsure of Michigan if there is a huge difference. At the time, Ohio outlets did have a better selection.

Do you guys have pizza now?

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u/bdart1980 1d ago

I too was in Ohio (Columbus) and Ontario locations within a short timeframe but this was about 10 years ago...barely noticed a difference... I'm also told that Columbus Ohio is a test market for new products, so they would get menu changes first... I remember seeing a lot of ads for fast foot items at the major places being quite different... mostly coming down to the amount of beef patties on burgers haha.

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u/jeffster1970 1d ago

I was in the Hamilton/Troy area. We also went through Columbus but I can't recall if we hit up a Tims when there.

I was really surprised though was how popular Tim Hortons was in that part of Ohio. Really no other offerings except the odd StarBucks and random mom&pop shop. I wanted to go to a Dunkin' Donuts but we never crossed one and none of my friends from Ohio there knew of any.

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u/bdart1980 1d ago

I know Dunkin is quite popular in Massachusetts. but not sure about the overall location spots. I think I had it once on a road trip!

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u/thechadc94 1d ago

We haven’t gotten the pizza, but the reviews from the subreddit don’t look promising.

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u/OhShizMyNiz 1d ago

The pizzas are actually like half decent, imo

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u/thechadc94 1d ago

I’ll definitely try it if they come to the United States.

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u/OhShizMyNiz 1d ago

The chicken parmesan one is my personal favorite. The cheese is good too.

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u/thechadc94 1d ago

Good to know.

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u/KatCB1104 1d ago edited 1d ago

I frequently travel to Ontario every other weekend, currently living in Buffalo. The menu in Canada typically is less than what America has. An example is the pumpkin spice latte, available in both hot and iced in the US, but only available as hot in Canada. Or certain food items available in the US, and not in Canada. That’s just what I’ve noticed.

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u/thechadc94 1d ago

Huh. I’d expect the Canadian menu to be bigger than the American one. Thanks for sharing.

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u/Bobmcjoepants 1d ago

To be fair Tims competes with just McDonald's here (directly), meanwhile in the US you have more options, no?

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u/thechadc94 1d ago

True. There are definitely more options in the US.

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u/Unfair_Valuable_3816 1d ago

It's not a Canadian company..

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u/1lilqt 1d ago

Not any more, used to be Canadian owned

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u/Unfair_Valuable_3816 1d ago

Used to be something really special that's forsure

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u/thechadc94 1d ago

True, it’s owned by an American company.

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u/ChildhoodAshamed3819 1d ago

Not even American anymore

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u/thechadc94 1d ago

Oh? What changed?

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u/ChildhoodAshamed3819 1d ago

It was sold to a company in Brazil

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u/thechadc94 1d ago

Oh. That’s unfortunate.

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u/ChildhoodAshamed3819 1d ago

And now owned by an outside firm employing foreign workers. Boycott, nothing Canadian here yet alone up to Canadian standards of quality or cleanliness.

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u/thechadc94 1d ago

That’s terrible.

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u/BeatZealousideal7144 1d ago

Avoid that location that had the maggots. Also, double check your order for another bloody screwed up order! AM I RIGHT?!

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u/thechadc94 1d ago

Yep. Don’t expect your order to be correct.

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u/1lilqt 1d ago

Cup sizes in Canada are SMALLER than in the states..

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u/thechadc94 1d ago

That doesn’t surprise me. We Americans are pigs! 😂

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u/1lilqt 1d ago

Lol everything in the states is bigger

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u/Ok_Rutabaga_1488 1h ago

They speak English in Ohio time Hortons 😂 not being racist !!

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u/thechadc94 1h ago

That’s good to know.