Tim Hortons surprised a southwest Calgary neighbourhood on Tuesday morning by turning a residential home into a full-service coffee shop overnight.
The stunt, which took place at a home in Oakridge, Alta, was part of a creative campaign to help fill more than 5,000 job openings across the country.
It’s the little details that make a house feel like a home… #TimsNextDoor pic.twitter.com/RMUTJlah5n
— Tim Hortons (@TimHortons) September 23, 2014
Doug Gunn, director of marketing for Tim Hortons in Western Canada, told cp24.com that crews secretly renovated the home overnight to surprise residents in the morning.
"We knew that it would be kind of a surprise for everyone," he said.
"But we were completely blown away by the amount traffic that we had."
Was having a bad day until I saw this place. Thank you Tim Hortons for making it better! #TimsNextDoor pic.twitter.com/slfpLKtx0h
— Steven Phan (@ShteevePhan) September 23, 2014
Please don't eat the donut soap. free real donuts inside. #timsnextdoor @CorkscrewStir timsnextdoor @CorkscrewStir pic.twitter.com/lv5VGRx4xI
— Brent Kawchuk (@BJFKawchuk) September 23, 2014
Awesome campaign by @TimHortons! They transformed a house in #yyc into a pop-up shop! #TimsNextDoor pic.twitter.com/CasrMIPOcl
— OMG (@omgcalgary) September 23, 2014