Rant time!!

It has been quite a while since I last ranted so this is overdue. I have been seeing a lot of bloggers and business pages on Facebook asking what their followers dream Valentine's Day gifts are and it seems the majority of answers come from women who feel they are the only one in their relationship to be celebrated. This is a rant for them.

Ok seriously women, you are no more entitled than your partner so why is it on Valentine's Day you think your significant other should bring you breakfast in bed, clean the house, do all of the chores and take care of the kids while you sleep in, have long baths and "relax". I didn't realize it was "Turn Your Partner Into a Slave Day". How about you *both* do these things together or *don't* do the unnecessary things at all. Valentine's Day is about celebrating your love for one another *TOGETHER*, not cracking the whip at your loved one while acting like a self entitled, pampered bleep bleep bleep all day. Get over yourselves!

Rant Over!

Ok, the title has some sarcasm in it if you hadn't noticed.

I have been seeing signs posted on all the Tim Hortons I frequent in Eastern Ontario for weeks now, so the price hike has been expected. On Monday morning prices did go up, $0.05 for a medium, $0.07 for a large, etc. It seems a lot of people are upset by this. Sure maybe they have a right to be, I mean... OH MY GOD! How will I be able to afford such an increase??

That seems to be the general reaction.

Some reactions posted on a CityTv article online: “Five cents in the middle of the recession, come on,” and “I’m a poor old pensioner,” Are they for real? Over 5-7 cents???

I've also seen status updates on Facebook saying they won't be going there anymore.. Hmm, did they stop going the last time the prices increased, if so for how long?

With the cost of coffee beans and wheat on a rise, the prices of a cup of coffee and a donut need to rise as well. The minimum wage has been increasing slowly over the last few years also, which means companies are paying their employees more. In order for a business to keep it's profits going up they have to raise prices. Isn't it better to raise the price by a few pennies than to start laying off employees or closing stores? Eventually that's what would happen if Tim Hortons didn't keep up with expanding costs and wage increases. "Timmy's" has done a pretty good job at keeping their prices down. A few cents every year or two sounds fair to me.

What makes me rant is nobody is forcing you to buy at Tim Hortons. Home coffee machines were invented just for that reason. Oh but I should mention, tins of coffee prices have also risen drastically lately, but that wasn't on the news. Not too long ago I paid around $6 for a large tin of Maxwell House, now the (not on sale) price is around $10!

It all comes down to whether or not you WANT to pay not if you can afford to, because face it, if you can't afford 5-7 cents then realistically you can't afford the other $1.50. If you are that down and out you shouldn't be buying Tim Hortons coffee to begin with.

The easiest way to get out of paying the increased price is to bring your own travel mug. You save $0.10 on every refill, and you're helping to save the environment.

(Most cities do NOT recycle "Timmy's" paper cups...Straight from the Tim Hortons website: "Yes the cup can be recycled but it is not accepted for recycling everywhere at this time")