Tim's creams Starbucks in survey

OTTAWA -- The double-double and cruller have it over the latté and biscotti hands down, a new poll suggests.

The survey suggests that fans of the iconic Tim Hortons brand -- which has outlets from Kelowna to Kandahar -- outnumber Starbucks people 4-1.

And it indicates that Tim Hortons' popularity cuts across political lines and unites old and young, rich and poor.

Stephen Harper was labelled the Tim Hortons prime minister by MacLean's in 2006, but the poll results suggest that the coffee shops draw in roughly equal proportions from every political party.

Folklore portrays the average Tim's customer as a pickup-driving Everyman in a flannel shirt and baseball cap who scorns frappucinos, isn't sure what a latté is and embraces hockey and hunting.

The poll suggests, though, that the well-off Tory is almost as likely to drop in to Tim's as the blue-collar New Democrat or the downtown Liberal.

The Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey found 49 per cent of respondents called themselves Tim Hortons people, as opposed to 12 per cent who preferred Starbucks.

About 26 per cent chose neither company and 11 per said they didn't drink coffee.

The same rough 50-10 split showed up when Tim's customers were asked about their political preferences.

Among those calling themselves Conservatives, 53 per cent went with Tim Hortons and 10 per cent chose Starbucks. Among Liberals, the divide was 49-13. For the NDP, it was 54-11 in favour of Tim's, the Greens split 50-14 for Tim's and BQ supporters divided 44-12.

-- The Canadian Press

love&hate wrote:I prefer Starbucks to Tims

love&hate wrote:but Tims is wayyyyy more convenient. So many of them, and they all have drive thrus.

AGEsAces wrote:

love&hate wrote:I prefer Starbucks to Tims

You should probably have your head examined or your tongue replaced.

love&hate wrote:but Tims is wayyyyy more convenient. So many of them, and they all have drive thrus.

no...they don't ALL have drivethrus...but since it only takes them about 10seconds vs. 4 minutes to make a coffee...for them to have them at all is more reasonable .

Goth_chic wrote:Starbucks tastes burnt to me. I hate waiting 10-15 minutes for a fricken coffee.

sputnik wrote:

Goth_chic wrote:Starbucks tastes burnt to me. I hate waiting 10-15 minutes for a fricken coffee.

How do you wait 10-15 minutes for drip coffee?

Most people I know ordering drip coffee from Starbucks get it right away.