Tim Hortons?

Someone mentioned last year, it was year 3 of a 3 year contract. Does anyone know if Tim's-UD re-signed?
 
I will probably skip it this year. I decided to cut on coffee and sugar for my health. Still a nice entry set for new collectors, but for regular hobbyists, the stuff is too similar year after year. In those products with specific ways of distributions, the Canadian Tire set is my favorite.
 
I hope Tim Hortons does it again this year. It’s a fun set and gets a pile of kids collecting, it reminds me of how popular McDonald’s cards were here in Canada. The Tim’s set is fun to collect and has some fun inserts and some nice jerseys. They had the interactive cards with their website which was really cool as well.
 
lucscaps said:
Love the Canadian tire set. Still looking to complete my set after my summer break
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Agree, the CT set was dabomb.com. I’m slowly putting together the various sets. Next up is the canvas HOF set.

I think somone on eBay is selling the Vs. Auto set. :stare:

Also a fan of the Tims cards. It will be interesting to see if they do them this year.
 
There are still tons of Canadian Tire packs at some stores... one in Brampton still has over 300 boxes in stock... It was a nice set, but may have been a tad overproduces for the distribution channel it used.
 
I’d do Canadian tire again. I will go check that location.
Tim’s I am done this year unless I get the packs ahead of time.
 
will-411 said:
There are still tons of Canadian Tire packs at some stores... one in Brampton still has over 300 boxes in stock... It was a nice set, but may have been a tad overproduces for the distribution channel it used.
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I found when there was a pack limit, (I think it was up to 5 or something when you bought something) the packs lasted forever at the CT near me, once the limit was removed the packs really started to move. I had a lot of fun building the set but I almost gave up on it before I barely started because of the limit. I've never built the Tim's set but have bought lots of packs, there fun to open.
 
weren't there a few guys on here that had inside info? haven't heard anything yet and last year they came out last week of sept.
 
Timmy's is a decent set, and in time will likely gain the same following as Mickey D. Canadian Tire could also gain momentum this way.

My concern is that these represent hobby dollars being pulled away from hobby shops. While I get the "brand exposure" and "introductory product" arguments, I haven't heard that this has translated to an influx of customers for hobby shops.
 
quincy said:
Timmy's is a decent set, and in time will likely gain the same following as Mickey D. Canadian Tire could also gain momentum this way.

My concern is that these represent hobby dollars being pulled away from hobby shops. While I get the "brand exposure" and "introductory product" arguments, I haven't heard that this has translated to an influx of customers for hobby shops.
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I really hope they keep producing this set. Agreed that it could develop a cult following like the McDonald's cards.

In my opinion, I think the exposure that Tim's gives hockey cards is wonderful for the hobby. Consider that the remaining sports card shops are predominantly in larger cities, then consider how far reaching into rural Canada Tims is. Growing up in rural PEI, McDonald's, gas stations and the odd Buck or Two were the only places I could buy packs. McDonalds packs were affordable and available. If I were growing up in my community now, I'd be a regular at the Tims looking for packs, especially considering that gas stations and dollar stores around here don't seem to carry packs anymore.
In PEI there is 1 small hobby shop in Charlottetown. There are upwards of 25-30 Tim Hortons all across the province. I think that reach is invaluable to getting people into the hobby.

Getting a little off topic here, but I don't know if there's anything you can do to drive new collectors to these hobby shops. I'm 27 and McDonalds cards were a big factor getting me into the hobby. Getting into the hobby for me was these message boards, online trading and ebay. There simply has never been a good enough reason for me to go out of my way to frequent a hobby shop. There are Tims Hortons Hockey Card facebook groups with a surprising amount of activity in trading and selling. In my opinion, that is growth in today's market.
 
quincy said:
Timmy's is a decent set, and in time will likely gain the same following as Mickey D. Canadian Tire could also gain momentum this way.

My concern is that these represent hobby dollars being pulled away from hobby shops. While I get the "brand exposure" and "introductory product" arguments, I haven't heard that this has translated to an influx of customers for hobby shops.
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My local LCS does monthly trade nights. During the Timmy Card promotion, the LCS expands their Trade Night advertising to market it as an opportunity to trade Timmy cards. They push this message via their social media and also Kijiji. Last year's Sept, Oct and Nov Trade Nights saw several new and stunned faces. Perhaps 25% of the attendance were newbies. Now, these people may not have bought much from the store in terms of sales. Perhaps a few packs and supplies. However, the important part is that the LCS was able to get those collectors into their store. That's the first critical step. Converting them to long term customers beyond the Timmy promo is the other challenge.

There is an opportunity for local stores to capitalize on this interest, but they still have to work on it. They can't expect the timmy collectors just to walk in off the street with no effort on their part.
 
steveottfan said:
I really hope they keep producing this set. Agreed that it could develop a cult following like the McDonald's cards.

In my opinion, I think the exposure that Tim's gives hockey cards is wonderful for the hobby. Consider that the remaining sports card shops are predominantly in larger cities, then consider how far reaching into rural Canada Tims is. Growing up in rural PEI, McDonald's, gas stations and the odd Buck or Two were the only places I could buy packs. McDonalds packs were affordable and available. If I were growing up in my community now, I'd be a regular at the Tims looking for packs, especially considering that gas stations and dollar stores around here don't seem to carry packs anymore.
In PEI there is 1 small hobby shop in Charlottetown. There are upwards of 25-30 Tim Hortons all across the province. I think that reach is invaluable to getting people into the hobby.

Getting a little off topic here, but I don't know if there's anything you can do to drive new collectors to these hobby shops. I'm 27 and McDonalds cards were a big factor getting me into the hobby. Getting into the hobby for me was these message boards, online trading and ebay. There simply has never been a good enough reason for me to go out of my way to frequent a hobby shop. There are Tims Hortons Hockey Card facebook groups with a surprising amount of activity in trading and selling. In my opinion, that is growth in today's market.
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I agree that Tim Horton's set every year does a great job at giving a platform for new collectors to get started.

I too remember the McDonald's cards, and they were so fun. We are very similar in age, so I feel our card collecting "upbringing" is very similar as well.

It's cheap, convenient, and fun. That's like the secret recipe for drawing new collectors in.

And I don't think it's off-topic at all. This thread is about Tim Horton's after all. :)
 

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