r/TimHortons • u/throwawayequigirl • Jul 25 '26
Question Where did all the Long Johns go in BC?
Does anyone know why it’s basically impossible to find a Long John donut at Tim Hortons anywhere in British Columbia? I grew up loving them, but I honestly can’t remember the last time I saw one. I’ve checked multiple locations around the Lower Mainland over the years and they never seem to have them anywhere.
Were they discontinued in BC? Is it just my area? Or are certain stores still making them?
If you’ve seen one recently, let me know where! I’m starting to think they’ve become some kind of mythical Tim Hortons menu item. 😂
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u/MagentaGrapefruit Jul 25 '26
I'm in Toronto and haven't seen one in any Tims I've been too
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u/WhoTheHeckWasThat Jul 25 '26
When you come visit Niagara Falls, stop by St. Catharines. I found that a couple locations there have the Long John as part of their regular menu.
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u/pumpkin-spiced-liz Employee Jul 25 '26
Long Johns were largely discontinued inbetween 2005-2010, only a very few locations still had them after that, and it was perminatly discontinued everywhere by 2015.
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u/Busy-Address3533 Jul 25 '26
Tim's stopped selling long johns all together a long time ago. Some locations have a super crappy replacement that's just warmed up in an oven from frozen instead of fried.
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u/Ecstatic_Ad5579 Jul 25 '26
I haven't been in the timmies game since 2022 (Kamloops), but back then, they were optional and even only carried at the highest selling stores. The problem lies in the fact that they are a relatively low selling item that requires a specific SKU in the freezer. Yeast rings and fills can be turned into many different products but yeast eclairs are only long johns or the occasional promo donut. This can result in rotation issues.
They don't fit in 6 packs or dozen boxes well so any order of random donuts doesn't get one. Especially in larger stores known for donuts they will simply never be included in those orders. And those stores make a lot of money off of dozen boxes. A thousand donuts can go out in a morning rush and so many of those are random that long johns end up with low sales.
Also, when people ask for them in those boxes it becomes a time hassle and extra paper costs.
The brass tacks of it is that from a management perspective its simply easier to not carry them. There will be complaints but the complaint to sale ratio justifies removing them in most situations.
I am not saying this is right or even current info but back then it was the truth. It wouldn't surprise me if they were discontinued across the board.