[Lincolnian]

Tim's wasn't just coffee. They had sandwiches and soups too. I liked their chill and their coffee rolls. I didn't get the cold stone addition because it was only a limited number of novelties. Cold Stone is too pricy and Tim's was not.

[Fredddy]

Does anyone know if the Wakefield, RI store is affected?

[smackfu]

Interesting. I've never seen one in CT. Just in NYC, where one of the Dunkin Donuts franchisees switched over a bunch of their stores.

They ran a lot of radio ads, so they had the brand awareness, but they just didn't have the saturation that DD has. There are 20 DD of various kinds within 10 miles of me.

[DawnMTL]

Originally Posted by Fredddy

Does anyone know if the Wakefield, RI store is affected?

That one doesn't seem to be affected, at least as per this article:

The Day - Day for tears at Tim Horton's | News from southeastern Connecticut

I didn't see it listed as closing in any other article, either, but I only skimmed a few.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by Fredddy

Does anyone know if the Wakefield, RI store is affected?

The articles I have seen said ALL of the Tim Horton's in Connecticut and Rhode Island are closing, plus a couple in Maine and Massachusettss. Their regional office in Rhode Island has closed as well. While I understand a business closing, I think this was a bit abrupt. It does not seem there was much of a warning that they would close. The company just called its employees and said don't come in. Not very nice if you ask me. Jay

[Stratford, Ct. Resident]

Originally Posted by smackfu

There are 20 DD of various kinds within 10 miles of me.

There's more than that. There's 20 within 5 miles of your town. 20 within 4 miles of my zip. Not too over saturated.........

[Lincolnian]

Originally Posted by Stratford, Ct. Resident

There's more than that. There's 20 within 5 miles of your town. 20 within 4 miles of my zip. Not too over saturated.........

And as they expanded they have diminished the quality of the product. The donuts used to be decent. Now they are very small and shipped in from a central location and are often stale.

Their breakfast sandwiches are all precooked/prepared for the microwave. I have found that there is inconsistency in the way they are handled by the workers since sometimes the eggs are still cold inside. The same holds true for the coffee, from place to place you don't always get a regular cup of coffee mixed the same way. Some shops have installed premeasured cream and sugar machines and others have not. However, there still is a lot of inconsistencies.

Tim Horton's had better quality control and better tasting products in my opinion.

[andthentherewere3]

Originally Posted by smackfu

but they just didn't have the saturation that DD has. There are 20 DD of various kinds within 10 miles of me.

That made me laugh, "saturation". I can't believe anyone eats donuts with all the saturated fats in them. No wonder the country is so obese. I would hope people are only eating donuts as an occasional treat. Then again I know people who eat them every day. Some people think chain donuts are low-fat, not the case. (how anyone can think that is beyond me)



Trans-fat-free doughnuts

[7 Wishes]

Originally Posted by smackfu

Interesting. I've never seen one in CT. Just in NYC, where one of the Dunkin Donuts franchisees switched over a bunch of their stores.

If you're not often in the Hartford area, you wouldn't see them (I see your profile says you live in Naugatuck, for some reason they tend to be north and east of Hartford, the Rocky Hill store is one of the few I know that is not in that direction, I don't believe there are any near Waterbury). They are not in other parts of the state. In metro New York, they are only found in Manhattan. After that, going away from New England, you have to go up to the westernmost 1/3 of NY State (i.e. Buffalo/Rochester areas) where they'll be more common than Dunkin Donuts.

[Stratford, Ct. Resident]

Originally Posted by 7 Wishes

If you're not often in the Hartford area, you wouldn't see them (I see your profile says you live in Naugatuck, for some reason they tend to be north and east of Hartford, the Rocky Hill store is one of the few I know that is not in that direction, I don't believe there are any near Waterbury). They are not in other parts of the state. In metro New York, they are only found in Manhattan. After that, going away from New England, you have to go up to the westernmost 1/3 of NY State (i.e. Buffalo/Rochester areas) where they'll be more common than Dunkin Donuts.

They did have a presence in the SE portion of CT. I remember trying them in Groton, and then another time in Ledyard.