By my first guest blogger, the lovely Alecia W: I’ve been known to be somewhat of a coffee snob. My favourite coffee comes from Greenwell Farms on the Big Island, Hawaii and costs $31.95/lb and can only be bought online directly from the farm. It’s worth every penny. I’m also a big fan of Credo Coffee and Transcend coffee here in Edmonton. There is, however, one time of the year that I give up my coffee snobbery and give into a great Canadian tradition – during Roll Up the Rim to Win season! I hate Tim Horton’s coffee. I honestly do. To me it tastes like someone ground up cigarettes and filtered hot water through it and created Tim Horton’s Coffee. Ever wonder why you have horrible coffee breath after a Timmies? It’s because you just drank tobacco water! And still, as much as I don’t enjoy the coffee, I will suffer through a medium or large cup of that poison in the hopes of winning something – even if it may be another cup of the toxic black stuff! The idea of winning something is quite powerful. It’s strange, I don’t make bets, I don’t hit up the casino, I don’t even participate in the office lotto pool, but for some reason Tim Horton’s has a great power over me. I get nervous with anticipation as I roll up the rim awkwardly with my teeth. Did I see that it said I won a new TV??? Oh wait… it was just the French wording of “Please Play Again.” So far I am 0 wins out of 2 cups of coffee. I am trying to psych myself up enough to want to drink another cup and feel the thrill of the rim rolling. Now, you may be thinking to yourself, “Two Tim Horton’s coffees aren’t very many for someone so thrilled about Roll up the rim…” That’s a good observation! Do you know what tastes even better than having a 1 in 6 chance of winning another crappy coffee? GUARANTEED FREE COFFEE!! Yup, McD’s, you know how to win my heart. For the past week, instead of waiting in lines with crazy Tim’s junkies, I headed towards the lovely Golden Arches and saved up my coffee money for the week. And to come full circle, this all means that I have more money to spend on Tim Horton’s coffee next week when the McDonald’s deal is over!!! Let the rolling continue!!