{"id":37436,"date":"2017-11-07T20:41:55","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T20:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=37436"},"modified":"2017-11-07T23:32:19","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T23:32:19","slug":"tim-hortons-voxpop-one-coffee-shop-many","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/business\/tim-hortons-voxpop-one-coffee-shop-many","title":{"rendered":"Tim Hortons voxpop: one coffee shop too many?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>What do the locals think about Tim Hortons? The people of Cardiff spill the beans about another coffee shop opening in the city<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37624\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1080px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-37624 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/thumbnail-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/thumbnail-15.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/thumbnail-15-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/thumbnail-15-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/thumbnail-15-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/thumbnail-15-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/thumbnail-15-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new Tim Hortons cafe opening in Queens Arcade<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons &#8211; which is famous across the pond for its donuts known as \u2018Timbits\u2019 &#8211; is set to open soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no secret that Cardiff is overflowing with coffee shops. Queen Street is caffeinated to the brim with the likes of Starbucks, Costa Coffee and Second Cup.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier this year,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestcoffees.com\/blog\/coffee-shops-vs-pubs\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honest Coffees conducted a study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the UK to measure how many coffee shops there are in each city in comparison to pubs. The study revealed Cardiff topped the list in the UK. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their infographic showed \u201c46% of drinking establishments are coffee shops\u201d in Cardiff, beating out London by 2%.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"honest-coffee-mapper\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.honestcoffees.com\/hcmain\/pub-vs-coffee-infographic\/js\/embed-coffee-map.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It might not be so surprising, then, that another coffee shop is opening its doors in the coffee capital of the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> But\u00a0does the addition of another coffee shop on the high street leave a bitter taste in our mouths? Or is the Canadian coffee chain a welcome addition to the world of coffee in Cardiff? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alt.Cardiff took to the streets to ask how people felt about yet another coffee shop opening in the city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Espresso yourself:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Joyce-Oshea-e1510065030457.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Joyce-Oshea-e1510065030457.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Joyce-Oshea-e1510065030457-234x312.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Joyce-Oshea-e1510065030457-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Joyce-Oshea-e1510065030457-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Joyce-Oshea-e1510065030457-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Joyce-Oshea-e1510065030457-1350x1800.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Joyce Oshea, 71, retired, Barry<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think there\u2019s enough. Because you\u2019ve got coffee shops within big shops, you\u2019ve got coffee shops around the city. Good luck to them, but no, I think there\u2019s enough.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37502\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ophelia-Parsons-e1510065281926.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ophelia-Parsons-e1510065281926.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ophelia-Parsons-e1510065281926-234x312.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ophelia-Parsons-e1510065281926-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ophelia-Parsons-e1510065281926-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ophelia-Parsons-e1510065281926-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ophelia-Parsons-e1510065281926-1350x1800.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Ophelia Parsons, 25, bank clerk, Bridgend<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI can\u2019t wait for Tim Hortons because I hear the Canadians love it, and I trust their opinion!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37536\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Frederick-Badger-e1510066572903.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Frederick-Badger-e1510066572903.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Frederick-Badger-e1510066572903-234x312.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Frederick-Badger-e1510066572903-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Frederick-Badger-e1510066572903-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Frederick-Badger-e1510066572903-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Frederick-Badger-e1510066572903-1350x1800.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Frederick Badger, 26, biomedical scientist, London<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s a new experience so I can\u2019t see that being a particularly bad thing \u2013 better than having just the same chains everywhere all the time. Though I realise it\u2019s a big chain in Canada.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37537\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lisa-Jane-Meates-e1510066687875.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lisa-Jane-Meates-e1510066687875.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lisa-Jane-Meates-e1510066687875-234x312.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lisa-Jane-Meates-e1510066687875-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lisa-Jane-Meates-e1510066687875-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lisa-Jane-Meates-e1510066687875-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lisa-Jane-Meates-e1510066687875-1350x1800.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Lisa-Jane Meates, 28, self-employed photographer, Newport<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m more a fan of small independents, mainly because I\u2019m self-employed myself. If it brings a bit more trade here that might be great, but again that may impact small businesses rather than helping them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37538\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Edward-Williams-e1510066819424.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Edward-Williams-e1510066819424.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Edward-Williams-e1510066819424-234x312.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Edward-Williams-e1510066819424-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Edward-Williams-e1510066819424-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Edward-Williams-e1510066819424-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Edward-Williams-e1510066819424-1350x1800.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Edward Williams, 25, insurance manager, Wiltshire<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNot really a big fan of coffee myself. It\u2019s the latest trend that everyone seems to be jumping on, coffee, stuff like that. But I personally wouldn\u2019t really go there myself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37542\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Michael-Reece-e1510066941807.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Michael-Reece-e1510066941807.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Michael-Reece-e1510066941807-234x312.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Michael-Reece-e1510066941807-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Michael-Reece-e1510066941807-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Michael-Reece-e1510066941807-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Michael-Reece-e1510066941807-1350x1800.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Michael Reece, 52, probation officer, Swansea<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cIt doesn\u2019t make any difference to me. I go to McDonalds, it\u2019s cheaper!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The new Tim Hortons cafe is opening 14 November 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do the locals think about Tim Hortons? 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