Comments on: Tim Hortons, Bloggers and Wish Lists

By: greg

greg — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:31:56 +0000

about this Tim card
since i wrote this once and got deleted for invalid email this will be shorter
was about to buy Tim card
thought ok 1.24 X 10 would be 12.40 (10 med)
no it’s 13.75 or something – manager reminded me of the gst exemption on food under $4
so remember this when exceeding the limit ppl
so I’m thinking, they don’t have to account for the card purchase at the time, just when it is used, which will be for one or two at a time.
they can pocket the gst since the actual individual purchases were below the gst limit
(no actual transaction taking place until the coffee is in your hand)
hence a price rise without you, me or the gov being able to say anything about it.
pretty clever
email me with comments – this blog encounter was an accident

By: Lindsay Woodcox

Lindsay Woodcox — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:38:28 +0000

Well it has launched, and it works great, I have been using the TimCard for a couple of weeks now in Fredericton NB without any problems. I love it, Tims was the only thing left that I had to carry cash. No more trips to the ATM for Tim cash. I love it.

By: pat

pat — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:25:28 +0000

That happened to me the first time I tried it at my local tims. I told the clerk that I use it at other stores so she was willing to give it a whirl. She rang up my order, told me the amount, I tapped my card – it beeped and light up – the machine thing that is! She typed the amount on the terminal and that was it! Now she knows me when I come in! They hadn’t seen one of the paypass cards before mine, but they knew about it from their head office. A co-worker told me that she had a problem at first too because the cashier keyed something on the terminal that stopped the paypass machine from working and she had to swipe her card… but now she says they must have figured it out because it works fine.

By: John

John — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:08:46 +0000

I recently got a Citi petropoints Mastercard with the PayPass specifically for use at my local Tim’s here in Winnipeg, and have found the cashiers either say that the Paypass system is not hooked up, or get a blank stare when I mention Paypass… just wondering if this is common?

By: Julie Starr

Julie Starr — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:39:42 +0000

There is a website where you can purchase Tim Horton coffee – http://www.canadaonly.ca or http://www.only-in-canada.com. I am a former Buffalonian transplanted to South Carolina and won’t drink anything else. The price isn’t bad either!

By: Deep Throat

Deep Throat — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:57:16 +0000

Terry.

Been awhile. Interesting question. I looked over the material we received and from what I understand there is a computer chip on the cards that talks to the paypass reader. The information on the chip is similar to what is on the magnetic stripe but different . There is some encryption and hidden security things on the chip that are not possible on the stripe. So it is more secure than the stripe. Plus because the customer retains control of the card itself the opportunity for a cashier to “skim” the card to create a counterfeit from the stripe is avoided. Apparently the chip itself is hard to counterfeit. The card must be within 4cm of the reader to work so it is not like wireless internet where you can catch signals in the air.

Anyways, I see more of these cards each day. Not an avalanche mind you but I’m amazed quite frankly how fast people got okay with using the Mastercard . I saw a thing in the paper that now McDonalds is going to use paypass too. Copy cats.

By: AJ

AJ — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:09:23 +0000

in the states last month and used the new tap and go card at CVS, 7/11 and for a burger at McDonalds. Also saw it at Pioneer in Burlington.

By: AJ

AJ — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:07:30 +0000

the cards work the same way. if you did not purchase goods, your not liable.

By: Terry

Terry — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:38:24 +0000

I haven’t seen these yet, but I’m kinda wondering what security features they have? I know if someone gets their hands on your (regular) credit card they can still get away with racking up charges, but at least the cashier can see the name and check the signature on the card to make sure it looks sorta legit. Kinda hard for a guy to use a credit card with the name “Elizabeth”, you know? lol.

How do these tap ‘n go cards work if someone gets ahold of your card?

By: Pat

Pat — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:00:31 +0000

I’ve had a PetroPoints paypass card for some time now and use it for filling up my tank all the time -the extra 2 cents off works for me too! Last time I was out at my friends near Winston Churchill and 401 I noticed that the canadian superstore there had paypass at the lanes now too – coolio!
I think it’s the neatest thing… no fumbling on what way to swipe my card through those slidy things anymore! LOL… I’ll have to go check out my local Tim’s now too – didn’t realize they had it too… thanks for the tip!