Tim Hortons to Implement "Slight" Price Increase on August 2
By Simon Hung
July 28, 2017August 1 update: A reliable source has provided us with a list of all menu items affected by the price increase. Hot beverages include coffee (all sizes), coffee mocha (formerly café mocha, all sizes), specialty tea (all sizes) and steeped orange tea (all sizes). Breakfast items (standalone or in a meal) include the bacon breakfast sandwich, croissant breakfast sandwich, egg and cheese breakfast sandwich, grilled bagel breakfast sandwich, grilled breakfast wraps and sausage breakfast sandwich. In addition, bottled pop will now be subject to an additional surcharge when added to a meal and half paninis will be discontinued.
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Your morning coffee will soon be a little pricier, because Tim Hortons will be increasing the prices of some hot beverages and breakfast menu items as of Wednesday, August 2.
As seen on signage posted in some restaurants, the price increase will be “slight” and the coffee chain cites rising operational costs as the reason behind the price hike. The exact amount is not specified and the affected menu items are unknown. It’s also unclear if the change will affect all locations nationwide, but signage has been spotted in restaurants in Ottawa and Toronto.
One way you can identify the price changes is to track the differences between now and August 2 with the new Tim Hortons app. The app supports mobile ordering and prices are identical to restaurant pricing, but itemized pricing isn’t visible until you assemble an order. We had positive first impressions of the new app in our day-one review and utilizing it to track pricing is the easiest way to spot any changes without visiting a location.
According to a report from Yahoo Finance Editor Tori Floyd, this will be the second price increase in the past three years, as Tim Hortons had previously raised the prices for hot beverages and breakfast sandwiches in November 2014 by approximately $0.10 and it's not unreasonable to expect a similar increase come August 2.
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Tim Hortons is arguably too cheap. We are spending hours of our lives waiting in line when we have access to almost free coffee at work and at home. If they charge more, the lines will be shorter and those of us who really value the coffee or food will be served faster.
That being said I'm eager to try their new pre-order Tim Hortons app (not to be confused with their TimmyMe app). Apparently it works by GPS and the clerks are supposed to start preparing orders when customers are "3 minutes away". Seems hopelessly optimistic, but we'll see. I'll be turning on the data and pointing my phone to the sky as I walk to the outlets. Not sure how the app figures out the mode of transportation. I'll try to resist the urge to jog or stop to tie my shoes along the way.
I stopped buying donuts for the summer because they melt by the time you get home so I was going to buy some bagels and they told me they don't have blueberry bagels being sold anymore
did something happen to the price or laws to sell blueberries? they stopped the blueberry fritter and also mcdonalds stopped blueberry pie's
For FF, the one that first comes to mind is KFC - even with the coupons, the prices have gone up.
Housing prices skyrocket as the Canadian Dollar decreases in value .... happiness that was earned through hard work and dedication.
Price of coffee increases as the Canadian Dollar decreases in value .... riots.
a large coffee and muffin is around 3.75 now, at MCDs its 2.30 and you can get a free refill later in the day.
Exactly, they should be happy that they are basically living in million dollar homes, and should be accustomed to that lifestyle, spending money like they have money.
Tim Hortons pre-tax small coffee prices: NWT: $1.69, BC & AB: $1.49, SK: $1.39, MB: $1.33, Ontario: $1.43, QC, NB, NS, PE: $1.35, NF: $1.37. There are slight intra-province variations, for example Tim Hortons in Banff charges $1.59. But mostly prices are province-wide.
The pre-tax prices vary in the USA as well. From US$1.45 in Buffalo NY to US$1.75 in Bangor Maine!
Something to consider: Based on experience and social media research, tipping at Tim Hortons is quite common in Quebec and Atlantic Canada and quite rare in Ontario and Alberta. Although it might also be a rural-urban thing. Tipping in this context is in the tradition of To Insure Prompt service, as the money is given to the cashier, often before the drink is prepared.
Minimum wages across Canada:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_Canada
Small Icecaps made with chocolate milk instead of cream: $2.29 accros most of Canada. $2.69 in Yellowknife and WoodBuffalo. $2.19 at one downtown Vancouver location. US$2.39 in all USA locations (chocolate milk not available in Buffalo).
Small Ice coffee made with chocolate milk instead of cream: on sale for $0.99 across the country including Yellowknife. Regular price $1.59 across the country except Yellowknife at $1.99.
On sale for US$0.99 in Bangor, regular price US$2.19 !!!
Buffalo: US$1.99 and chocolate milk not available.
The menu in the new app changes based on the time. For example, at 23:24 Sunday night, I can't price food. 10 Timbits would be a good comparison item as there is no GST/HST. The higher small coffee prices in Ontario, Alberta and BC seem motivated by their provincial tax exempt status.
Ok got it:
NWT: $1.69,12.50
BC 1.49, 12.20
AB: $1.49, 10.85
SK: $1.39, 10.72
MB: $1.33, 11.00
Ontario: $1.43, 11.40
QC, 1.35, 11.25
NB, 1.35, 11.00
NS, 1.35, 10.85
PE: $1.35, 11.25
NF: $1.37. 10.75
So BC is getting a free ride, SK & AB getting short changed...and I'm sure transportation logistics are a little more complicated for NF than SK....
Usual crock o shit from a crappy company.
Gotcha'.
In most places, I think they probably charge less than everyone else for coffee. So it is all about the psychology of paying $1.50 ish.
Could be based on hydro rates, but then Quebec and Manitoba Tim Hortons would charge much less.
In all provinces and Yellowknife, they charge $1.59 plus tax for 237ml of milk. Donuts are the same price from Newfoundland to Ontario: $5.59 (too late in the day to order donuts online out west).
By the way, if you decide to pull a Steve Fonyo and walk across Canada, if you arrive at the estimated time in the app (you can switch from car to foot), your order will be ready when you arrive. Corporate will send the order to the franchise 3 minutes before you are predicted to arrive. You can turn your phone off after you ordered, doesn't matter. Not sure what happens if you arrive more than 3 minutes early. If you arrive late, your coffee will be cold.
If you order for the drive-through, your order will be prepared when you arrive at the drive through. Tell the speakerphone person your name or give them your order number, and they will start preparing it. You can then skip the cash window. Although don't drive to fast as they are preparing your food while you drive from the speakerphone to the pickup window.
I plan on using the time savings working in a soup kitchen and building houses for the more fortunate with Habitat for Humanity.
“While RBI continues to be profitable, the same cannot be said for Tim Hortons franchisees,” according to David Hughes, president of the Great White North Franchisee Association
http://business.financialpost.com/news/ ... 7324b52cdc
By the way, you don't need data on your phone to use the app, wifi wherever will do. The estimated time of arrival the app provides (you can switch between car and foot), is when your order will be ready. Unfortunately you can't place more than one order at a time for different locations.
cheapest coffee being offered which is lukewarm at best, gets cold within minutes even in hot summer weather
I'm so glad I invested in a good thermos years ago and don't need to lineup for that garbage. Save time and money.
Can't believe there's still so many people lined up daily for garbage fastfood which shrinks and sees a price increase every few months.
Wish we had more competition in Canada though....
Thanks
P.S. I will have to wait until the morning
Is August any size $1 coffee at McDonald's country wide? I've dramatically cut down on my Tim Hortons visits as a result. Wait times at McDonald's are significant though. Even by skipping the line and using the order kiosks, you still have to wait for them to poor your coffee, and they seem to go in order. Twice now they've deleted my order from "Now serving", so I've had to go up to to counter, ask about my order, and then wait. Argh! I'm almost looking forwards to September so I can go back to Tim Hortons.