TORONTO — Tim Hortons says it is getting rid of Roll Up The Rim cups due to the novel coronavirus and is moving much of the annual contest to its app.
The coffee-and-doughnut chain is removing all of the contest’s paper cups over health concerns around staff handling items recently gripped and sipped by customers returning them for prizes.
Tim Hortons does not identify COVID-19 as the catalyst, but says “the current public health environment” means “it’s not the right time for team members…to collect rolled up tabs that have been in people’s mouths.”
The company says it will redistribute all $30 million worth of prizes to restaurant giveaways and a digital contest.
On Friday, Tim Hortons and McDonald’s Canada became the latest coffee purveyors to stop accepting reusable mugs brought in by customers amid concerns about the epidemic, with the number of confirmed cases in Canada rising to 57 as of Saturday.
The temporary move followed similar decisions by Starbucks and The Second Cup Ltd. announced earlier in the week.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 7, 2020.
The Canadian Press
Note to readers: This is a corrected story. A previous version said the Roll Up The Rim contest was being scrapped. In fact, the cups are being scrapped but the contest will go ahead without them.
I’m not a slave to fear…. Because fear is a lier!
Maybe we just need to chill about the famine virus. Simple hand washing, use of debit only or your gift card to purchase. Problem solved. Just like SARS. We all survived that.
I agree. Too many people are listening to the media, and it’s getting out of hand.
But touching the money, the pos performer, and then the cups is ok…right.
#BoycottTimHortons
First they screw up the lids now this shit.
Damn I was waiting to roll nothing
Welcome to a world where Chicken Little is KING and the sheep follow.
Giving in to fear…. Of course.😒
So how do you play the game on the app??
Starting bid 80 bucks. Serious inquires only.
Jefferson Majerczak Australia would probably pay good amount for that they are selling out in stores I seen 😂
I never play roll up the rim to win before anyways waste of time just like the monopoly at McDonald’s is a waste never play that either
The world can rest easy now
Well they may as well get rid of all the cups then lol
Terri Lynn seriously? The normal everyday cup isnt saved and given back to them to handle if a prize is won. Use your head.
Jeremy Lidstone it’s no worse than the dam money they handle everyday??? Use your hear 🤔😂😂😂
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its not the reason… they are doing it to save waste. you will get a code to go the app and spin for a chance at a prize.
Lindz Cote if they wanted to save waste they would come up with recyclable cups. They are not allowing reusable cups at this time. There coffee will still be served in cups that are non recyclable
they are going to be giving away thousands of thier reusable cups during roll up the rim for the first two weeks
maybe im wrong, its what an employee told me. but they could be wrong too
We arent giving the reusable cups out anymore either to my knowledge as well as the roll up cups because the concern is saliva interactions on the roll up tabs. Also not accepting any reusable cups at all right now its algoma public health and head office taking precautions to what we are informed. Its unfortunate
Contest is still happening through the app
I think the difference is not that many people tend to slobber all over their money before they pass it along!
David MacLachlan ate you sure about that? 😂
Why do people still go to Hortons ?
D.j. Young because it’s good and not overpriced Starbucks bullshit
You’re still going to get the cup regardless. Unless they have perfected projectile caffeine delivery
Another excuse . I understand the reusable cup thing but Tim Hortons has found excuses for there failures oh no biggy they aren’t the only company that serves.coffee don’t need any contest to have good coffee
Andrew Belsito
Thats stupid
This blows my mind. I “get” it…but money is handled way more than one person’s cup
Karen Lizzi they are concerned about the saliva interaction on the roll up tab .. I said the same thing tho
Danielle Wierzbicki ya that is why I said I “get” it, but then maybe they need to wear gloves? It will certainly be a money saver not doing physical cups, mind you, they are probably all printed now as the campaign is supposed to start in just a few days.
We were talking about this while in drive through and the car in front of us had a dog, who was handed a timbit from an employee, bare handed….how do I know that he didn’t go wash his hands before serving the next order. 🤷♀️
So many things we can just nit pick about to be honest.
Karen Lizzi I know, some things make no sense. And oh boy :/ .. I’m not sure if all are same but one I’m at we arent allowed to do that. Even when the customer pays for one we give it to the customer to give to the dog. I would be wondering the same thing personally if I seen that.
No big deal… Nobody would have won anything anyways
Bard St. Germain
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