I seem to recall a discussion about Tim Hortons restaurants on this list
a few years back, but thought they deserved another Honorable Mention...
A large sign atop a display case today at a local (USA) Tim Hortons:
$4.49 369 g Fine Grind Coffee
$11.99 1.1 kg Fine Grind Coffee
...with no mention of antique units on those. The cans themselves are
labeled "369 g 13 oz" and "1.1 kg 39 oz" (no parentheses).
(To be fair, the same sign also mentions the 'Big Tim' container (liquid
-- although I wouldn't exactly call it a 'cup'), for which "each 59 oz
refill [includes ...] six 10 oz cups...")
Meanwhile, another nearby Tim Hortons (both of these in SE Michigan)
for some months has had a different sign with...
Tim Hortons
Take Home Coffee Prices
Cans
369 g Fine or Regular Grind 4.49
369 g Fine Grind Decaf 5.29
1.1 Kg Fine Grind Coffee 11.99
454 g Flavored Cappuccino 5.99
500 g Hot Chocolate 2.99
. . .
Yes, the numbers are "funny" -- but no antique units in sight.
(No snide comments about kelvin-grams, please.)
Bruce H.
PS... About the second sign: I'm standing at the counter a few months
ago, writing this down in my day planner. Kid behind the counter
wonders what the heck I'm doing: "Sir, I don't mean to be rude,
but..." I explain to him briefly that I'm just interested in
documenting increasing metric usage in the US, rattle off a few
words about USMA, and explain to him that I have e-mail friends
around the world who will think that his sign is really neat.
Expecting the worst, to my amazement, the guy actually seems
impressed and interested. Another man behind the counter --
who sort of acts like he could be the manager -- is now paying
attention too. I offer up that the metric usage probably has to do
with Tim Hortons being a nice Canadian company and all.
Manager-type guy points out that TH is now owned by
Wendy's International, and so is based in Ohio! He also remarks
that their ordering "is all metric"(!). He seems quite positive
(or at least not at all negative) about this -- gives a shrug as
if to say something like, "hey, it's really happening"...
[PPS... Yes, it's "Tim Hortons", not "Tim Horton's". Ask them.]
