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But no longer... Timmies has decided to go the way of almost every other take-out coffee provider and use cardboard sleeves to protect the hands of Canadians. Smart, right? Less plastic, less waste, less everything. Except... you're not alone if you're getting a sense of deja-vu. We've been here before... seven years ago to be exact.
Apparently, Tim Horton's flirted with cardboard sleeves in the past... in 2013 to be precise...at least in Winnipeg. What happened to the cardboard sleeves? Did they not take off? Was it too much trouble? Oh, and it wasn't just Winnipeg... I found this article which talked about McMaster's University in Ontario... I've sent a Facebook Message to Tim Hortons headquarters asking what happened to the first double-cupping switcheroo... and what makes this switcheroo different. We'll see if/with what they respond.
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| Tim Horton's cardboard sleeves - 2013 From Inside Timmies site |
On the other hand, at least they've gotten rid of the practice of handing out disposable Roll-up-the-Rim cups with your porcelain mug of coffee when you eat-in. That was also kind of crazy.
Of course, the best thing to do is bring your own reusable coffee cup but... in the age of covid-19, that is frowned upon and a bit hard to do in a drive-thru. Ah well... Maybe this version of cardboard sleeve will stick around at Timmies...
Tim Hortons has always been my nemesis. It’s not only the long lines but friends and coworkers acting like addicts. My coworkers would insist it’s “Timmies” or nothing so when it was my turn to pick up I had to go TH. I could make two stops or just drink it...even though I had suspicions about the sugar content of their cream or the true size of their teaspoons. I’m obsessed with being on time...getting better as I age. In the a few past serial tardy folks used to make my blood pressure rise when they would walk in 25mins late with TH in hand. Their cavalier attitudes and smug ass faces after being repeatedly reminded about respecting other people’s time did not seem register because they got their TH fix!
ReplyDeleteSo true!! I can't tell you how many workshops I've been to and a gaggle of people would walk in late, all bearing their extra-large double double and nary a word of apology. What did we all do before Tim Hortons?
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