Best chain store Coffee??

Idriveplane · Post by **Idriveplane** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 5:11 am

what do you guys vote best chain store coffee? Tim Hortons, Robins, Mr Mug, Country Style, etc??

Golden Flyer · Post by **Golden Flyer** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 7:26 am

STARBUCKS HAS ME HOOKED!

Idriveplane · Post by **Idriveplane** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:01 am

never had starbucks

Is it pricey?

Dust Devil · Post by **Dust Devil** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:09 am

starbucks 100%.

ya it's not cheap

Golden Flyer · Post by **Golden Flyer** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:45 am

Idriveplane wrote:never had starbucks Is it pricey?

Pricey but worth it! Once you get on, you can't get off!

AEROMONKEY · Post by **AEROMONKEY** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:41 am

STARBUCKS SUCKS! Any coffee that costs 4 bucks isn't worth it!

cyxe · Post by **cyxe** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:53 am

Starbucks coffee tastes terrible. Too bitter.
Their other drinks are good, but you need to be a linguistics major to order them. Doulbe mocafrappcino blended no fat latte cream whatever the hell gimme a friggen break drink....that'll be $7.36 please...oh and would you like a Sheryl Crow CD with that?

Tim Hortons gets my vote.

. ._ · Post by **. ._** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:14 am

Timmies has my vote.

Ain't nothin' better than a large double double with a dutchie.

The breakfast of champions!

-istp

CD · Post by CD » Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:20 am

I've always preferred Robins but since I can't get my fix here anymore, I settle for Tim's...

dangerous · Post by **dangerous** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:25 am

My vote is for Timmy's. You don't have to speak Italian to read the menu, and they still serve coffee flavoured coffee. Avid coffee drinkers should watch this video. Hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDYyaEa03Ho

Out of Control · Post by **Out of Control** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:38 am

STARBUCKS ALL THE WAY

Golden Flyer · Post by **Golden Flyer** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:49 am

cyxe wrote:Starbucks coffee tastes terrible. Too bitter.
Their other drinks are good, but you need to be a linguistics major to order them. Doulbe mocafrappcino blended no fat latte cream whatever the hell gimme a friggen break drink....that'll be $7.36 please...oh and would you like a Sheryl Crow CD with that?

Tim Hortons gets my vote.

I am now a starbucks lingustics major!

dhc-t2 · Post by **dhc-t2** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:09 am

Used to do the Tim Hortins on first leg to work. Could no longer handle the 20 min. line up to get in & out.
Now it's Starbucks all the way. $2.25 for a tall cup of Americano & i'm fixed for the morning anyway.
If you can't roll "Americano" off your tongue then you'd better roll up the rim in hope to win at Tim's.

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:23 am

They're all a bloody rip off. Tim's is the most $$ after you factor in the gas you waste in the drive through.
Starbuck's is just way too gay (not that there's anything wrong with gay) for me. I want a cup of coffee. A medium double/double! Not some "gay" tall, vende, or grande.....whatever the Hell that is!
Country Style tastes like week old socks.
Robin's is better in Man, than Ont...now that makes sence.
BTW, Tim's is more $$ in Man, than Ont??
Buy a good bean. Grind it and use a press.....best coffee anywhere. If you guys that frequent Tim's or Starbucks actually did the math...you'd shit yourselves!

Go Guns · Post by **Go Guns** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:31 am

Coffee has been kinda hard on my stomach lately, but when I do go, it's Tim's all the way. Starbucks is too expensive and doesn't taste as good.

Nice link there Danger. Dennis Leary cracks me up

dhc-t2 · Post by **dhc-t2** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:38 am

I'm scared to know my annual coffee bill. Probably more than gas & insurance. Maybe a mild crack habit would be cheaper.

Golden Flyer · Post by **Golden Flyer** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:39 am

Nah... Starbucks is the shit! Once you visit frequently, you'll eventually catch on to the lingo. Don't be afraid people, if you made a mistake a and say small, medium or large.. Someone will correct you! Nothing but a learning proscess! Timmy's? Second Cup is better than Timmy's. Second Cup is also my second choice.

hazatude · Post by **hazatude** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:39 am

Tim Hortons. I would kill anyone that tried to take it away from me.

ei ei owe · Post by **ei ei owe** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:27 pm

Grind your own the night before and set the machine to have a pot waiting for you in the morning before you head out into the cold. I can make 50 pots for 12 bucks and I go to the roasting house where they do all the work. Beans are still hot when I get em!

Greg87 · Post by **Greg87** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 3:33 pm

Tim Hortons all the way

coming from a three year veteran of tim hortons

TerrainTerrain · Post by **TerrainTerrain** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 3:50 pm

I alternate. Probably frequent Starbucks more. They have many different beans and the variety can be fun and interesting. And if its a matter of sitting inside either, I'd much rather sit inside a Starbucks. No question.

Speaking about YYC airport specifically, a good portion of the Timmy's are horrible. Shit service. Shit coffee. They can't understand you. You can't understand them. A double double means 1 sugar, 5 creams. Slow as molasses.

Starbucks is quicker at making incredibly more complicated drinks than Timmy's is at just pressing the cream/sugar buttons and pouring it into a cup. Its all really quite silly.

I agree with those who say buy your own and grind it yourself. Cheaper to buy the beans yes. But the coffee maker, grinder, etc. does run a bit high. Worth it, but its not a matter of pulling up to a drive thru and saying 'XL Double Double.'

You get what you pay for.

Norskman · Post by **Norskman** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 4:28 pm

I make my own Tim Hortons usually. Grinds cost more then superstore hojo, but its cheaper then paying for the cup (except when its roll up the rim time).

Chantal · Post by **Chantal** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 4:49 pm

Hey! You're full of beans!

I've never seen Tim's coffee beans for sale! I've only seen tins of ground coffee for sale which you can keep in the fridge for some freshness. Then brew it anytime with a clean pot, for great tasting coffee.

I'm sure you can buy coffee beans and grind them at Safeway and at the Second cup.

ei ei owe · Post by **ei ei owe** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 4:56 pm

TerrainTerrain wrote: I agree with those who say buy your own and grind it yourself. Cheaper to buy the beans yes. But the coffee maker, grinder, etc. does run a bit high.
You get what you pay for.

Got my grinder for $3 at the Goodwill store.

What was I doing in the Goodwill store? Well the FO salary's not quite the grandest.

Norskman · Post by **Norskman** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 5:03 pm

Chantal wrote:Hey! You're full of beans!

I've never seen Tim's coffee beans for sale!

Neither have I.... who said they got TH beans?