Adam Peddle says he has a growing collection of Tim Hortons Roll up the Rim cups, but they’re not winners — there’s no message at all under the rim.
The popular coffee chain has confirmed a “small batch” of misprinted extra large-size cups were distributed in Atlantic Canada and Alberta for the annual contest.
But Tim Hortons says no major contest prizing has been affected by their supplier’s misprint, because third-party consultants audit the production process and the seeding of prizes.
“We can assure our guests that all odds remain the same,” Tim Hortons said in an email statement.
Peddle, a 39-year-old avid coffee drinker and retail worker in St. John’s, N.L., says he has collected at least 10 cups with either no message under the rim or a message that was cut off.
“I had it happen again this morning,” he said on Friday. “One cup was a winner and was printed fine and the other was cut off.”
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Peddle said he “wasn’t too torn up about it,” adding that he just thought it was weird so he decided to tweet a couple photos of his cups.
“I didn’t think any big winners would have been under the rim,” he said.
Tim Hortons said if a customer comes across a misprinted cup, they can go to any outlet for a free replacement cup filled with a hot beverage of their choice.
News of the misprints seemed to amuse some Twitter users.
“Someone needs to call in the Mounties! This will not stand,” a user named Tom Megginson tweeted.
And Twitter user Michael Dinn wrote: “Given it was Alberta and Atlantic Canada, I think the supplier was just busy having a donair.”
READ MORE: Why you shouldn’t post your Tim Hortons win on Facebook
Watch below: (From Feb. 23, 2016) Newfoundland woman Margaret Coward rolled up the rim of her Tim Hortons cup to reveal a $100 prize. She was so excited, she posted the cup on Facebook – including the PIN code. Someone else saw the code online and used it to claim her prize. Tom Hayes has the story.
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