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Tim Hortons changing cup sizes across the country
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Date: Mon. Jan. 16 2012 6:02 PM ET
You won't be getting double when you order your next double-double at Tim Hortons, but you will be getting a little more. The coffee giant is boosting the sizes of all its cups, starting next Monday.
That means if what you really want is a small coffee, you'll need to order an extra small, because the current medium-sized coffee will now be called a small.
What is now a large coffee will be a medium, while the extra large coffee becomes the large size.
And taking over for the extra large is a new, giant 24-ounce cup. (At 710 millilitres, that works out to roughly 3 fluid cups. Best to plan your washroom pit stops before taking one of those on the road.)
The prices for each cup size will not change, just their names.
The new sizes are being phased in after the popular coffee chain tested the new sizes in a couple of markets over the fall and early winter.
"The response has been overwhelmingly positive," said Dave McKay, the director of brand marketing for beverages at Tim Hortons. "Our guests also told us that they love our small eight-ounce cup, so we will continue to offer that size (as the extra small)."
The cup size change also brings Tim Hortons sizes more in line with competitors, including Starbucks, Second Cup and McDonald's.
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Sheila
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fed up
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Retired in Burlington
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Jim
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Just say thank you Timmies and move on. Life is way much better when you are positive. Lets have a positive 2012 not a negative one all the time
Ila
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frank
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For those who say we will be paying more, I'm guessing math and english aren't your strong suit since it CLEARLY says, price will remain the same but you are getting more if you are ordering the same cup size as before.
Always Frozen
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Darlene
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Now if only I could convince them to sell their steeped tea in the grocery stores like they do coffee. I still would buy at the stores.
Thank you Timmy's
Now can I please have an extra large steeped tea double, double :O)
BA
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I hate to admit it, but McDonald's serves a better cup of coffee for the money, and so does A&W. Tim's prices have been creeping up, and their quality has been diminishing. How can you legally run with the slogan 'Always Fresh' when most of your crap is made in a factory down east, freezed, shipped, and thawed-out at store level?
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LMG
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Tired of Tim's
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maty
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what's up with all the haters out there and what does the size of your cup have to do with obesity. if your used to drinking a large coffe now just ask for god damn medium and there you go. ppl always need something to complain about. i find this to be a great thing.
Steven Fisher
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I think this will bring the sizes more in line what people expect.
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steveottawa
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Glad I switched !!!
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AV
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You call that coffee
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Smarter Conservative
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Your medium will have the same volume as the old large you will order, and you will pay the same price as the large. So, lets say the old large was 14oz and $1, the new medium will be 14oz and $1. Nothing changes for you except what you call the size.
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