Tim Hortons USA
Everyone should remember Super Size Me or the book Fast Food Nation. They came out around the same time and made big impacts (though one can argue about how long lived they were) in people’s fast food knowledge and hopefully even habits. Immediately after the success of the film McDonalds removed its Super Sized option for fries and drink but said that it had nothing to do with the movie at all.
Imagine my surprise when in New York state I found a Tim Hortons and ordered a Medium, double double and a small Hot Chocolate…and received a coffee with an ‘L’ on the lid and a Hot Choco with an ‘M’. Feeling rather stuporous, I turned to the cashier and said, “oh..no I wanted a small and medium..” and she replied “Oh! You’re talking about Canadian sizes!”
Our small doesn’t even exist in their realm. One has to wonder about how this came about since the cups still read the “correct”, original sizes. Was it a company decision or a local one!? Starbucks in New York still offered their Tall, Grande and Venti size. (Though I do wonder what a “short” order would have made them do..)
They might not be an only Toronto establishment but Tim Horton’s is a part of our culture here as is coffee, what do you think of this mixed-up sizes message?
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that’s pretty funny. i wonder if it’s just a timmy’s thing or if other US/Canuck chains do this. should find out for wendy’s head office here in canada.
I’m off to New York again til Friday. Maybe when I’m down there I can ask the workers if they know why?
See you all in a couple more days!