Tim Horton or StarBucks? The best coffee is from..

Skeeedunt

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What's a Tim Hortons? I don't hate starbucks, but their brewed coffee is terrible.
 

RichardE

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Originally posted by: wazzledoozle
Where is the " have no idea what Tim Horton's is, but I love Starbucks!" option?

There isn't one, sorry. :p

Most people when confroted with this problem and this list of choices would select number two. Don't make this overcomplicated :p
 

clickynext

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Tim Hortons, definitely. And Tim Hortons won't break the bank. $1.13 for a refill, $.85 for a donut, and those are canadian dollars too.
 

paulney

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Well, let's see. Tim's coffee has sewage taste in it. Starbucks... doesn't.
Starbucks wins!
 

Descartes

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The best coffee generally isn't found in a franchise unless you live in a very small town. Most cities of any reasonable size have real coffee shops.
 

UNCjigga

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Where's Dunkin? Gotta love the pure liquid sugar they pour perfectly into my cup...and I don't feel guilty because they poured it so I don't know how much is in it! :D
 

Playmaker

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Not a big coffee fan, but if I buy from a franchise I definitely prefer Caribou.

Sucks for you guys that don't have them yet.
 

Leros

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I've never heard of Tim Horton. While Starbucks is ok, I prefer the atmosphere of an independantly owned coffee shop. They have cheaper prices, better coffee, and a better atmosphere.

For the .0001% chance that someone from Lubbock is reading this. I'm a fan of Daybreak.
 

eros28

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A better coffee than both... Seattle's Best Coffee

Doesn't taste burnt like Starbucks and doesn't taste weak like Tim Hortons
 

RichardE

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Originally posted by: eros28
A better coffee than both... Seattle's Best Coffee

Doesn't taste burnt like Starbucks and doesn't taste weak like Tim Hortons

Does Starbucks purposely burn there coffee? I have always wondered that.
 

eros28

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Actually they do...

They start roasting at 13 minutes (industry standard - light roast) and while a lot of companies stop at 15 - 16 minutes (dark roast) Starbucks continue to 18 - 20 minutes.

They do this to have a bigger bean. The longer you leave a coffee bean in the roaster the more oils and sugar you extract but at the same they burn the oils and sugar cause they leave the bean in the roaster for a longer time.
 

sandorski

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Should have put Dunkin Dougsnuts in for the US voters.

I've never had Tim Hortons coffee, had Starbucks though. I like Starbucks, but usually only have 1 coffee waking up and make that myself.
 

RichardE

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Originally posted by: DainBramaged
Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
Starbuck's coffee is gross.

I'm sorry, but apparantly most people think you are wrong.

Not sure if most people think he is wrong, or everyone suffers in silence because Starbucks is the coffee to be carrying :p
 

theslickvik

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I like my coffee and thats why I dont go to starbucks like the millions of other @holes who go there to look cool. I use my FrancisFrancis X1 espresso machine to make my own Chinchilla~latte~chino.