Guangzhou 2023-Life AFTER COVID. (Tim Hortons)

 Tim Horton's, historically an iconic Canadian coffee. No very much just a painful reminder of how in this world, money can buy nearly everything including one's nostalgic blue collar upbringing. 

Being born in Hamilton, there is still a yearning for the smell of coffee and cigarettes that will forever make me think of Saturday mornings on the construction site with my Dad. I know how that may come across as strange and unfortaunte, but I mean, the 90's. 

Fast forward to Tim Horton's in China (specifically GZ), I mean, being here in China for their first debut in Shanghai and Beijing, it was interesting to hear and see. The iconic Tim Horton's vibe did not make it through the focus groups though, Tim Horton's very much became an upscale competitor with Starbucks, being featured in the fancy malls of cities and in some airports, its not too far off from what someone coming from Canada might expect, then again I am speaking from the expectation that in Canada there are too "beaver" character mascots slapped on coffee cups and stitched into plushies. 

I have not been back in Canada since the summer of 2019, so, realistically, I have no idea what is happening in Tim Horton's in Canada now, but I do remember what it was-and I remember MacDonald's being a large competitor after the the coffee bean suppliers being revisited at Tim Horton's. 

So this post, well this post comes from a place of wonder and awe. I hear of and see more of the "Starbucks Reserve", I cannot help but think, either Tim Horton's is trying to get one over the competition-or someone couldn't choose whether or not it would be better to open up a bar or a coffee shop, check it out, 


Very curious, where the beer selection originated from, I mean, there are beers here that I see in many convenient stores around China in general, however, one would imagine the selection being, I don't know, a selection that wasn't so much based on "fruitese flavours" rather than just a "refreshing lager"?


Tim's swag on the the right side. My family and I were at a Tim's earlier that month actually where we were greeted with a free tumbler :D



My son was more than willing to partake in the Bagel craze. Some things never change, "Everything Bagel with cream cheese"-sold out.


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