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Anonymous
map-marker Toronto, Ontario

Fault

Hello, I wanted to order about a month ago, they wouldn't let me pay, but they charged me $32.00, which they took off, and I didn't get it back and I didn't receive my order either.

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Guest

Same thing happened to me this morning, I placed order for 11.87. Submitted order and money instantly came out of my bank account. Then I waited and never received order and told 8-10 days i may get refund, instead of them making the order complete today when I ordered it

Anonymous
map-marker East Amherst, New York

Still haven’t heard from them regarding my inability to scan & pay problem.

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On my phone app I have no bar code to scan to pay. Therefore unable to use phone app to access funds on my card.

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Anonymous
map-marker Etobicoke, Ontario

If you complete a survey that it’s good for a dollar beverage, hot chocolate, French vanilla or iced coffee. Any size within 30 days… Some staff will not accept the offer

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AI Highlights
  • - Union Station Tim Hortons refused a survey receipt for a $1 drink.
  • - Another Tim Hortons location accepted the receipt.
Tim Hortons - If you complete a survey that it’s good for a dollar beverage, hot...

I went to a Tim Hortons at Union Station Via Rail Tim Hortons to place an order with a survey receipt which allows a $1 + tax hot chocolate, French vanilla or ice coffee any size within 30 days of an order. The staff member wouldnt allow it so I went to another location which accepted it.

User's recommendation: Yes for regular orders

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Brianna C Ldf

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Unhelpful and disrespectful employee and manager

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  • - At 8910 Westheimer Rd, Houston, the restroom had no toilet paper and staff ignored requests; the manager would not share name or contact info.
Tim Hortons - Unhelpful and disrespectful employee and manager

My mom and I went inside and bought food from 8910 Westheimer Rd. Houston, TX.

My mom and I needed to use the restroom. When I went in the ladies room there was no toilet paper or anything. I asked the employee politely and she ignored me. I asked the manager and they both looked at me and said they didnt have the keys to get the toilet paper.

I then asked if they could just give me the toilet paper but they refused to help me.

I asked the manager if she can give me her name and number and she refused to give me her information. I finally ended up using the mens restroom and the whole time the 2 Hispanic ladies where being rude and wouldnt come near to me.

Pros:
  • Clean place
Cons:
  • Bad customer service

Preferred solution: Apology

User's recommendation: Don’t let them rude managers/employees treat you with contempt

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Thelma A Tat

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Being confronted by staff after completing a survey online

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  • - Completed the email survey; it's their last.
  • - In-store issues were not addressed; unprofessional employee questioned the survey after escalation.

I recently filled out one of your surveys that came in my email. It's not the first one, but it will be the last one.

After complaining in the store many, many times about a couple of issues, I filled out the survey. I was hoping for a better outcome because approaching it in store was to no avail. Once the survey was read, we were approached by a very unprofessional employee, and she questioned us about the survey. I feel that if she was truly concerned about the issues, she should have addressed them at store level once she was told about it.

She chose not to, and once it went to a higher level, that's when she wanted to speak to us. I didn’t appreciate that at all.

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Guest

Wasn’t the whole point of filling out a survey to have corporate force the issue be addressed and hopefully corrected at store level?

Guest

"After complaining in the store many, many times", so this makes you a fool. Why do you keep going back?

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Ashley F Gyu

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| map-marker Hornell, New York

Horriable customer service

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Refused to complete the order and wouldn't give a refund till the cops showed up and forced them to. Had to wait for over 30 mins for the process to go through.

Cons:
  • Rude employee

Preferred solution: Both the manager who sat there and did nothing to resolve the issue as well as Alex the rude cashier need to be fired

User's recommendation: Never go here

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Randy W Mll

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I was at tim Hortons in Toronto at the via rail station in the food court I asked her for a medium double double there was only 3 people there for about 6 minutes I still didn't get my coffee afterenI

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I ordered a coffee at Tim Hortons in the VIA Rail station. There were only 3 people there.

For 6 minutes, I still never got my coffee. After 15 minutes, I asked for my money back.

The manager pretty much said no and made my coffee, but at that point, I didn't want my coffee anymore. Plus, I think it was discrimination because I was the only white guy there, and personally, I think I should be compensated for the ignorance I had to put up with.

User's recommendation: Don't go to Tim Hortons in via rail

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Mukhtar A Xkr

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INGREDIENTS INQUIRY

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Greeting,

Hello. My name is Mukhtar and I am a Tim Hortons regular customer. In fact, my family is very fond of Tim products. On a minimum, we do purchase once a day from Timmy's.

My concern is about the ingredients as I am restricted to strictly no non-veg products where any of the products that I consume has to be free from any source of animal ingredients or enzymes of animal source in whatsoever means.

I humbly request you to provide me with a list of the products that are 100% free from animal sources or animal derivatives or enzymes of animals. Egg is an exception.

Following are the ones which we consume on a regular basis:

1. Coffee & cold coffee (dark roast and regular with cream)

2. Ice caps mostly caramel toffee with whipped cream.

3. Quenchers (peach and watermelon)

4. Muffins; almost we tried all flavors.

5. Tim bits; almost all

6. Croissants (plain, butter, and chocolate)

7. Donuts; almost all

I would humbly request you to clarify the above products' ingredients list and update me with other products that we can go for.

Apologies for the inconvenience. Looking forward.

Regards

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Guest

How do you know that TH follows halal in the preparation, storage and cleaning of what is used in-house?

Guest

Everything you listed has milk or cream in it.

Guest
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I should have mentioned i don't mentioned consume anything which is not halal, it would have made more sense. My apologies

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Sidonia Aoy

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Rude manager

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For the complaint it was handled well . The customer service at the store was absolutely terrible.

The manager was very rude and didn't want to listen to my complaint. She argued with me and spoke over me.

I will not be returning to this store nor will my co workers .

The whole experience was terrible

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Babatunde S Mcq

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My Points on purchase remain at zero

Updated by user Aug 30, 2025

no clue

Original review Aug 15, 2025

Just came back to Canada from a brief visit to the USA and was forced to load my account afresh to make purchases. Also, my former balance before I traveled disappeared, while my new balance shows zero points.

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Anonymous
map-marker La Prairie, Quebec

New croissant egg and bacon

Not at all what was advertised. Very little eggs in middle Very disappointing. Looks good but not enough eggs

User's recommendation: Make sure that their is enough eggs

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Anonymous
map-marker Montreal, Quebec

Complaint for bad food served

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Tim Hortons - Complaint for bad food served

I was driving, while coming back from quebec to Toronto, I stopped at tim hortons ultramar at 716 exit HIGHWAY 401 Prescott, ON , I was hungry so I ordered a slow cooked habenero chicken wrap and medium french vanila for $13.31, I have eaten just littlebit and what I feeled that rice in the wrap was rotten and so hard and it was unchewable and next moment my root canal cap came out , It was so disappointing , nobody contacted my yet. Please help me out otherwise I will going to contact my lawyer

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Marc S Ckd

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| map-marker Springville, New York

Tim Hortons Franchise Springfield NY

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Stopped on November 4th, 2024, around 7:30 pm. There was one other customer in the place who had already been served.

I stood there for 4 minutes before someone even said hello, and that was the guy working the take-out window. He had to get someone from the back to help me. I just wanted a dozen timbits and a large black coffee. I was handed a box of timbits and told, 'Here are your 10 timbits,' then passed my hot coffee with no cardboard hot sleeve.

I got that myself after figuring out where they were, including napkins for the timbits. I left because I was on my way back to Canada. I would have stopped at the Ellicottville location, but it was closed when I went by, and they have good service and coffee. However, the service at the Springville NY Tim Horton's location was bad, the coffee tasted like warm water, and the chocolate-glazed timbits tasted more like dough than donuts; it was all terrible.

I contacted Tim Hortons on November 5th, 2024. It's now November 16th, and I have been promised three times that someone will call me.

I haven't heard a single thing from anyone in Customer Service. If you fill out their questionnaire online on how they did, they give you a $0.01 credit for your time, so don't bother.

Loss:
$6
Pros:
  • Most location good
Cons:
  • Timbits
  • Coffee
  • Springville ny tim hortons bad service

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Stay away from the Tim Horton's in Springville NY, and if you ever have an issue with a Franchise location, Tim Horton's H.O. doesn't seem to care

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Guest

I've been a loyal customer to Tim Hortons all over Canada & since they expanded into the USA. First real bad experience I've ever had.

I've been going to Tim Hortons for more than 40 years, Started at the 4 franchised location ever opened when they use to cook the donuts fresh at the store. I've Probably spent more than $40,000.00 at Tims over the years.

I also have a little background in Corporate developement so I pay attention to things, & no worries just ignore the challenged individuals. MBA: Marketing / Psychology Business Ergonomic Engineer The Principles of Scientific Management Business Functionality, Marketing, Sales, Service, Product & Employee Development

Guest

Three Weeks & it would seem they (tim hortons / burger king / and the Springville Tim Hortons Franchise Owner) Don't care... Christopher (Tim Hortons) Nov 20, 2024, 9:50 PM EST Hi Mr., Thank you for taking the time and effort to contact us at Tim Hortons.

I'm sorry again that you have not heard back from the management team of the location as yet. I know how strongly you feel about this. Thank you for also providing a screenshot and more details on the matter. I completely understand that you would need this resolved quickly.

The store would be able to provide the best resolution based on the case and your request. I have updated your case and it has been sent again to the restaurant management team so they can follow up with you about this as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, I do not have a time frame for when they will contact you, but rest assured that we'll have it escalated.

Thank you again for being patient with us. Kindly, Christopher Tim Hortons Guest Services

Ewell Jud

In other words you are NOT entitled to a refund. I bet you have excuses as to why you cannot return the food. There are soup kitchens for people like you.

Guest
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What are you on about? If you can read, they apparently don't even live in the U.S.

Amir E Ava
reply icon Replying to comment of Ewell Jud

It sounds like you are sad and lonely. Maybe you need to give free food to poor people. Since you have a problem with it.

Ewell Jud

But you ate the terrible donuts. You drank the terrible coffee. You pay.

Marc S Ckd

Stay away

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Marc S Ckd

Tim Hortons can be a hit or miss. I just generally avoid them altogether.

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-2614532

Ellicotteville Tim Horton's is excellent, Great Coffee & the Donuts are good. Springfield was just overall bad; Bad service, terrible coffee, & the donuts tasted like flower.

Coffee went out the window onto the highway, I ate the Timbits... you'll eat almost anything when you're hungry.

Just wish the Ellicotteville Tims was open later... Since Burger King bought Tim Horton's things have gone down hill, especially it would seem with new Franchises

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-2614532

And what would you recommend?

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Anonymous

Bad customer service

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I was picking up an order located @ 1533 Jane St. While there were 3 people working in the front counter I was waiting over 10 minutes.

A girl working comes out with a bucket and mop, starts telling me to move and proceeds to mop my feet, I was wearing flip flops and the dirty mop swept my toes. This is diskusting. She wanted to start a confrontation with me and clearly I had enough.

Tim Hortons no more. You lost my business.

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Rashmi D Eyl

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Concern about the quality of your coffee cup lids.

I am writing to raise a serious concern about the quality of your coffee cup lids. I have been noticed that the plastic around the drinking outlet often rips off when opening it, and small pieces of plastic comes out when I try to clean it with my fingers, which if ignored can end up in the drink.

I have been noticing this since few weeks now and every outlet I go to, it is the same. It takes 4-5 times to clean the plastic with finger completely.

This raises a significant health concern, as ingesting microplastics can be harmful to the body.

I urge you to review the design and material of these lids to ensure they are safe for customers and do not pose a risk of plastic contamination.

I hope this issue will be addressed promptly, as it impacts both the customer experience and health safety. I will be further emailing the Contact the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) about the same.

Thanks!

User's recommendation: Better quality of coffee lids

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