07-24-2013, 05:59 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Calgary
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Not to be outdone, Calgarian buys Tims coffee for 500
What is going on?
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Customers at the Crowfoot Tim Hortons in northwest Calgary received a pick-me-up Wednesday afternoon after a mystery man purchased 500 coffees in an act of goodwill.
This comes just one day after an Edmonton man did the same thing at a Tim Hortons in the province’s capital city.
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http://metronews.ca/news/calgary/747...es-in-calgary/
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An Ottawa man donated cash for the equivalent of hundreds of Tim Hortons coffees, as well as some breakfasts, making it the third identical gesture in Canada this week.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa...samaritan.html
Your move Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal...
Last edited by Acey; 07-26-2013 at 01:46 AM.
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07-24-2013, 06:03 PM
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#2
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Franchise Player
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Reverse Terrorism
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07-24-2013, 07:00 PM
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#3
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Corporal Jean-Marc H. BECHARD, 6 Aug 1993
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07-24-2013, 07:03 PM
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#4
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Behind Nikkor Glass
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Probably some guy testing a stolen credit card, trying to get good karma before they overload the card on a shopping spree.
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07-24-2013, 07:05 PM
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#5
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Powerplay Quarterback
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500 coffees, gee he could have bought beer for like 3 people for that.
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07-24-2013, 07:31 PM
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#7
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: (780)
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Probably a radio station pr scheme.
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I PROMISED MESS I WOULDN'T DO THIS
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07-24-2013, 09:02 PM
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#8
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Craig McTavish' Merkin
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Copy/paste press release. I'm a journalist now!
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07-25-2013, 08:32 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Deelow
Probably a radio station pr scheme.
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I suspect so as well. Sure it's possible some guy came into some money and thought "you know, I'm gonna drop damn near a grand at Tim's to help my fellow man" and then some other guy saw that and thought "that's a great idea! I'm gonna do it too!"
But the cynic in me suspects we're gonna see a few more "random acts of kindness" over the next few weeks here leading up to something.
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07-25-2013, 08:38 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by puckluck2
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Interesting thing about Tim Horton's:
Notice how their roll up the rim always coincides with lent. They always run the program during lent because they noticed a sales lull as Catholics like to give up coffee and doughnuts.
2013:
Lent starts Feb 13
RUTR: Feb 18
2012:
Lent starts Feb 22
RUTR: Feb 20
2011:
Lent starts March 9
RUTR: Feb 21
you get the point................ so replace Ramadan with Lent and that picture would depict actuality.
Last edited by terminator; 07-25-2013 at 08:47 AM.
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07-25-2013, 08:42 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: In a van down by the river
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Quote:
Originally Posted by terminator
Interesting thing about Tim Horton's:
Notice how their roll up the rim always coincides with lent. They always run the program during lent because they noticed a sales lull as Catholics like to give up coffee and donoughts.
2013:
Lent starts Feb 13
RUTR: Feb 18
2012:
Lent starts Feb 22
RUTR: Feb 20
2011:
Lent starts March 9
RUTR: Feb 21
you get the point................ so replace Ramadan with Lent and that picture would depict actuality.
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I think you're reaching.
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07-25-2013, 08:48 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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A company does this during a sales low to boost sales. Not exactly surprising.
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07-25-2013, 08:49 AM
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by terminator
Interesting thing about Tim Horton's:
Notice how their roll up the rim always coincides with lent. They always run the program during lent because they noticed a sales lull as Catholics like to give up coffee and donoughts.
2013:
Lent starts Feb 13
RUTR: Feb 18
2012:
Lent starts Feb 22
RUTR: Feb 20
2011:
Lent starts March 9
RUTR: Feb 21
you get the point................ so replace Ramadan with Lent and that picture would depict actuality.
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Or you know, maybe they just started on the 3rd monday of February three years in a row.
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07-25-2013, 08:51 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by rd_aaron
Or you know, maybe they just started on the 3rd monday of February three years in a row.
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Simply because Lent is in that Vicinity.
As MMF said, known sales lulls are normally accompanied by promotions.
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07-25-2013, 08:53 AM
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Sep 2008
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I was at McDonalds in Crowfoot last night and some guy bought ice cream for everyone there. Not a bad trend to see growing.
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07-25-2013, 09:12 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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I just want someone who does this when I'm there to go all Oprah on everyone.
"A whopper for you!!, whopper for you!, whoppers for everyone!!!"
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07-25-2013, 09:15 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Calgary
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I'm hoping one of these samaritan's shows up in front of me at Costco.
"Why thank you for paying for my $170 of Costco ####!"
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07-25-2013, 09:17 AM
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Franchise Player
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Doubt it's because of Lent. It's just a coincidence.
Last edited by MoneyGuy; 07-25-2013 at 09:21 AM.
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07-25-2013, 09:18 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by terminator
Interesting thing about Tim Horton's:
Notice how their roll up the rim always coincides with lent. They always run the program during lent because they noticed a sales lull as Catholics like to give up coffee and doughnuts.
2013:
Lent starts Feb 13
RUTR: Feb 18
2012:
Lent starts Feb 22
RUTR: Feb 20
2011:
Lent starts March 9
RUTR: Feb 21
you get the point................ so replace Ramadan with Lent and that picture would depict actuality.
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But there are about 20 days in between lent and roll up the rim in 2011...
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