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January 24th, 2005 · 7 Comments

Justin Blanton mused that there were 45 Starbucks locations within five files of his house.

I'm not sure where the nearest Starbucks is, but being a good Canadian boy I could probably rhyme off about a dozen Tim Horton's locations without exerting too much effort.

Inspired by Justin, I decided to find out for sure with the Tim Horton's Store Locator. No word on the actual search radius, but I suspect it's fairly small. I've got 18 stores in my vicinity. You?

Come to think of it, what about Canadian Tire's Store Locator? I've only got a measly five in my postal code. What if I need to buy teflon-coated windshield wipers on my way back from grabbing a coffee?

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  • 1 Steve // Jan 24, 2005 at 7:54 pm

    I've only got 7!

  • 2 Daejin // Jan 25, 2005 at 3:32 pm

    Gold!
    I've got a whopping 16 within the vicinity of work but nary a one where I live. One of a very few Timmy deadzones in Southern Ontario. *sigh

  • 3 Chad // Jan 25, 2005 at 11:40 pm

    Only 7 for me...

  • 4 Andrew // Jan 27, 2005 at 6:28 pm

    There isn't a single Tim Horton's in my state :(

  • 5 Paige // Jan 30, 2005 at 2:02 pm

    I live just off campus at University of Western Ontario, and we have 16+ Timmies on campus (which is more than some towns have) and the locator says there are 65 near me. 65!!!

    I am so over-saturated with Tim Hortons that I no longer can drink his coffee. So I go to Starbucks, despite feeling like a bad Canadian (where oh where are the Second Cups!)

    And I love your blog-- the Canadian patriotism is verrry attractive. :)

  • 6 dennis // Jan 30, 2005 at 5:27 pm

    Paige: Where the hell are all the Seconds Cups? That's a good question. And thanks -- flattery will you get everywhere! :)

  • 7 Blogeois // Jan 31, 2005 at 2:55 pm

    Thanks for the locator. I'm still fuming over having to drive 350 miles to reach a Tim Horton's, yet I have eleven (11) Starbuck's within a three-mile radius of my house. In the name of Tim's, I revolt!

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