Every morning millions of Canadians pull up to a Tim Hortons® to get their morning coffee, whether walking in or going through the drive-thru. They'll order anything from a small black coffee to an extra large double double ( double cream and double sugar). I understand that some people will even order a quadruple quadruple! Many will grab a breakfast sandwich or a baked good to go along with their coffee. Tim Hortons® is the number one food services operation in Canada, larger than McDonald's® in both the number of outlets and total sales. There's even a Tim Hortons® outlet on the military base in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Now I enjoy the occasional coffee but definitely not on a daily basis so it's hard for me to understand this amazing fascination that we Canadians have for this beverage and everything Tim Hortons®. I know many people who absolutely must have their Tim Hortons® coffee each morning, not a Starbucks®, nor a Second Cup®, only Tim Hortons®. They crave it!. My brother-in-law even buys the Tim Hortons® brand of ground coffee so he can brew it at home in his Tim Hortons® coffee-maker.

Timmys, as many Canadians affectionately call it, is now expanding into the U.S. with over 300 outlets so far. So to our American neighbours (yes we spell neighbors with a "u"), go lightly into that local Tim Hortons® outlet. As a nation you could find yourself yearning for your morning cup of coffee from nowhere else but a Timmys.

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