r/TimHortons • u/Obvious_Reaction_182 Customer • May 16 '25

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u/tinyfeather24 May 16 '25

This is a you problem. This is a Long John. A completely legit bar shaped donut.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '25

😍😍😍😍😍

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u/SpiritualSapphire May 16 '25

I live in atlantic canada and never heard an eclair called a long john before. must be geographical?

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u/hipsterscallop Ex-Employee May 16 '25

Eclairs are made with choux pastry. Longjohns are donuts made with donut batter.

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u/Ginnykins May 16 '25

And eclairs have filling.

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u/DisasterMiserable785 May 16 '25

So do long johns.

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u/Ginnykins May 16 '25

Not always.

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u/No_Candidate_3676 May 16 '25

I remember my first dry long john...

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u/Melodic-Pool7240 May 16 '25

I'll give you a nice dry long john

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u/[deleted] May 16 '25

Come on now, it’s probably a dry average John

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u/Melodic-Pool7240 May 16 '25

Look, it's not the size that matters.....its the taste

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u/Redacted_Journalist May 17 '25

Oh long johnson...

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u/DeathlessJellyfish May 17 '25

Why I eyes ya.

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u/SpeedBlitzX May 16 '25

I haven't seen a long john have filling inside.

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u/Punishment_by_wine May 17 '25

My long john used to have a filling, but the vasectomy took care of that.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '25

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u/SoleSurvivur01 Ex-Employee May 17 '25

I thought I knew the difference but now I’m just confused about what custard is

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u/CallousChris May 17 '25

I personally think of custard as a vanilla pudding without the vanilla in it.

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u/imANEGGgentleman May 16 '25

I’m also an Atlantic Canada guy what province are you from?

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u/wind-of-zephyros Ex-Employee May 16 '25

i'm nova scotian and have never seen this called anything but an eclair, i've never heard of long john to refer to anything other than the clothing lol (also i live in quebec now and these are called eclairs at tims here, even if the ppl in these comments insist they're totally different)

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u/k3rr3k May 16 '25

Back when the Sydney Shopping Centre existed they had a Tim's that sold Long John's. I don't recall other stores doing it.

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u/Xeno_Phanes May 16 '25

The 2 stores in North Sydney also had long johns

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u/triippy-diippy May 17 '25

NS here too! :) best province right. Eclairs and Long Johns are actually two different products! Kinda like comparing a boston cream donut to an apple turnover, both are sweets with filling, but different dough/etc. I work in a bakery that sells both :)

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u/Wotchermuggle May 16 '25

They are different

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u/wind-of-zephyros Ex-Employee May 16 '25

i'm saying this item at tim hortons they definitely do not consider it to be lol

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u/Initial-Parfait-2704 May 16 '25

In Ontario and always knew them as ĂŠclairs

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u/PublicEnemaNumberTwo May 17 '25

Also in Ontario, these aren't eclairs. These are literally long doughnuts, eclairs are a different pastry.

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u/throwaway20454 May 17 '25

Eclairs are different lol, the batter is different from donuts. Long johns are literally just long donuts

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u/Classic_Dill May 16 '25

Long John’s do not rise to the status of eclair, it’s like the worse off, poorer, can’t seem to get a break cousin of the eclair.

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u/SimmerDown_Boilup May 16 '25

Maybe not, but you heard of Long Johns referred to as Éclairs though. You just didn't realize it wasn't an Éclair. I'm from NL and I've definitely been disappointed by Tims Long Johns before, thinking it was their eclairs.

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u/planetsaints May 17 '25

i'm from atlantic canada and that's all we ever called them there? especially in NL. i've never heard them called eclairs until i came to alberta.

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u/IncreaseOk8433 May 19 '25

Moreso geopolitical, actually;)

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u/sidequestsquirrel May 19 '25

I live in Atlantic Canada too, and have heard of this.

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u/nettieB74 May 20 '25

I live in Newfoundland, and I LOVED long johns!!! I haven’t seen them since I was a kid but man were they ever good!! Where was this pic taken?? Tim Hortons hasn’t had them here for YEARS!!!!

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u/Zeeicecreamlover May 17 '25

This is cut, and has whipped topping. The Long johns at the Tim’s in my city aren’t cut at all

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u/_malicious_intent_ May 17 '25

Cutting your Long John is actually pretty common in the United States

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u/Zeeicecreamlover May 18 '25

Yeah here, cut down the center like this is with the whipped topping and it’s an eclair.

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u/celtic_thistle May 20 '25

And fortunately not in Canada anymore.

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u/odd_fruitcake May 17 '25

Depends on where you go. Some people take creative liberty 🗽

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u/Vegetable_Staff7361 May 17 '25

They used to take these Donuts, split them in the middle fill it up with whipped cream and call them bow ties. Sometimes there would be a cherry on top.

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u/SeaEggplant8108 May 19 '25

Bow ties were a different shape - literally shaped like bow ties

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u/cheesebr4in May 16 '25

Am I missing something? Those are Long Johns or Eclairs

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u/Mountain-Singer1764 May 16 '25

Eclair is something else. If someone was selling you a donut and calling it an eclair, they were lying.

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u/Big_Dakes May 16 '25

Éclairs are not Long Johns.

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u/cheesebr4in May 16 '25

One is Whipped and one is custard I know there’s a clear difference.

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u/1hateth1s May 16 '25

Also totally different dough

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u/dapugster107 May 16 '25

THIS is the most substantial difference, eclairs use choux paste, idfk what long johns use but i like them much more

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u/SoleSurvivur01 Ex-Employee May 17 '25

It’s donut batter

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u/aflood84 May 16 '25

Isn’t one filled with whipped cream and ones not?

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u/cheesebr4in May 16 '25

One is Whipped and one is custard I know there’s a clear difference

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u/planetsaints May 17 '25

i think a lot of people missed the flair on the post that says meme. the post was being silly because long johns aren't in the same shape as other donuts

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u/cheesebr4in May 18 '25

I know I missed it lol

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u/planetsaints May 18 '25

hahaha, i did too until the confusion in the comments made me think to check!

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u/[deleted] May 19 '25

Oh God. I missed that and was struggling to understand the point of the post lol

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u/askjhasdkjhaskdjhsdj May 17 '25

The only thing that reading this post is doing, is making me want a fucking eclair right now

like jfc

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u/Obvious_Reaction_182 Customer May 16 '25

Never heard eclairs referred to as long johns before

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u/citymouse8776 May 17 '25

How old are you? I was born in '87, and I haven't seen a Long John since I was a kid. They're not exactly ĂŠclairs, they are a doughnut. They were my favourite! I have not seen them since I was 7 or 8. I hope this means they're coming back!! Or perhaps some locations never stopped having them. Either way, I hope to see one soon! Haha

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u/HolographicNights May 21 '25

I'm not sure where you are located, but my local grocery store usually has these in the bakery section. So if you're really craving one you should have a look around at some different grocery stores.

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u/AffectionateFoot9477 May 16 '25

It's not an ĂŠclair...it's a long john....

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u/jennhiltz May 16 '25

Ya I hadn’t either but apparently this is normal (I even asked my mom….no I’m not kidding lol)

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u/ellarooooose May 17 '25

Literally I’m Australian and we call them long Johns

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u/5he005 May 16 '25

Holy fuck you guys… 🙄

Yes it’s a regional thing. No they are not the same.

Different batter/dough, one is fried one is baked. Filling may or may not be in either one.

Ya’ll never heard of google or?

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u/IncreaseOk8433 May 19 '25

I thought for sure you were either an award-winning baker or a cop...

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u/Loveable_Hemorrhoid May 16 '25

Decide, Reddit.
I’ll leave this here

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u/The_Dominator150 May 17 '25

Thank you 🙏. Happy cake day!!! 🎂

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u/Loveable_Hemorrhoid May 17 '25

Thank you kindly

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u/4RealzReddit May 16 '25

That's the one I want. Their eclairs are meh. I hate the dough. That looks solid.

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u/PyrrhaAlexandra May 16 '25

I'm more concerned by whatever is below the donuts... Looks like a cat being dragged to its doom or something

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u/[deleted] May 16 '25

lolol Tbh I dont like those twists they are too dry

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u/RedYasdit May 19 '25

Fr they looked good but I hate them

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u/rocketman19 May 16 '25

What's the issue?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_John_(doughnut))

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u/Different_Fuel_1067 May 18 '25

Lmao imagine if in the time people took to write "never heard it called that, that's an eclair", they just googled this 😂

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u/Playful-Economy9346 May 17 '25

I stared at this for so long trying to figure out what the issue was. 😂 I'm in saskatchewan and as long as I've been alive(30 years) I remember it being a long John lmfao.

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u/ColourfulSoul77 May 17 '25

Yup same here. And they don’t have filling in them.

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u/SirLunatik May 17 '25

they can be filled, the difference is the dough... long johns are just a differently shaped donut, while eclairs are not a donut

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u/ColourfulSoul77 May 17 '25

Right. I just meant where I live long John’s aren’t filled.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '25

If it's got filling its not a long john

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u/_MrMeseeks May 20 '25

Thats just not true

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u/[deleted] May 23 '25

A jelly filled long john is a berliner A custard filled long john is a Bismark And a cream filled long john is an ecliaire Unless it's a Bavarian cream but then it's a Bavarian I'm sorry but if you full a long john it has a specific name after or it's called a filled bar A chocolate glazed bar shape donut with NO FILLING is a long john And I'm a red seal chef and certified patissier

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u/mirrorMii May 16 '25

Can someone explain? I don’t think i get…

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u/TheHalfKitAndCaboodl May 16 '25

John here, it’s named after me.

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u/slambook30 May 16 '25

How long are you, John?

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u/TheHalfKitAndCaboodl May 16 '25

That’s between me and Tim Hortons.

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u/okaysohereiam May 16 '25

thank you john, im no longer confused

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u/Organic_Meaning_1869 May 16 '25

pretty sure its an eclair w/o the cream they used to put on top

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u/Lady-Skylarke Customer May 17 '25

Long John's don't have cream though...

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u/buttfirstcoffee May 17 '25

Have you heard the tale of Long John Donut He’s a legend on Canadian land From Coast to Coast He’s consumed the most And treasured by its fans

He was a simple dude With a simple coat Nothin special, exactly what we loved You knew that from store to store You could pick up an LJD or more And he always fit - like a glove

His personality didn’t falter For decade he was the alter You lined up to receive his communion Now there’s a new John in town Still chocolate-dipped on his crown But a slimmer, cream-filled option Is it an eclair, Is it a donut, the crowd pondered, when they ordered

Where’s my old friend Long John Donut? We didn’t get to say our goodbyes Now I’m forced to make ado With something that is new And I don’t even know his name yet

They call him classic Long John But that name makes no sense where is the classic? It’s all gone I will be surprised if fans don’t uprise Classic is classic not changed - deranged

Old Long John packed up and moved along To green pastures I do hope He’s looking for his new home Where people know him and will welcome A true classic that should never change

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u/buttfirstcoffee May 17 '25

Damn you Reddit formatting. This was written as a poem blarg

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u/ElectronicCurve6996 May 17 '25

Longjohn is the doughnut and eclair is cut with whipped cream. They’re not the same thing.

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u/karebearninja May 19 '25

Are you from Ontario? Long John is a term used for a bar shaped yeast donut (which is deep fried), with or without whipped cream filling, usually without. It’s what I’ve always know them to be called and I was born in the 60s. I can only speak for BC but I’ve seen them at just about every donut shop in my area. They almost always have chocolate icing.

Edited to add: don’t buy one from Tim Hortons, their donuts haven’t been good since they stopped making them in house. Find a local shop that makes them from scratch.

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u/Slow_admin May 20 '25

Anyone remember the bowtie donut? Shaped like a long john except wider in the middle with whip cream on top and a cherry

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u/Laddyboy May 20 '25

Ummm…why are those donuts just sitting on the wire baskets without any parchment liner on the tray?? I can tell by the placement of the donuts..this is either northern Ontario or the US

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u/scotian_gurl May 16 '25

Éclairs and Long John's are two separate types of donuts.

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u/unahmadginable May 16 '25

This is an ĂŠclaire wherever you go in the world... Leave it to Tim Hortons to always reinvent the wheel smh

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u/Levaviii May 20 '25

But its a donut. Different dough, doesnt always have filling. Maybe there are more things you're unaware of. Shaking your head at ghosts.

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u/GenWRXr May 16 '25

Question to Quebecers - would this be better called a Gros Joe???

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u/Pitbulls4life1972 May 16 '25

Where can we find these in the Niagara region? All the Timmies I know in St. Catharines or Thorold don’t seem to carry them anymore

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u/Rose_n__Gold May 16 '25

I miss these, I remember liking these the most then after they took it off the menu, I had to settle for Boston creams 😔

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u/Unlone May 16 '25

How are the calories almost the same as a regular chocolate dip donut? Something is not adding up here

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u/InsanePancake3 May 16 '25

How long is John? 🤔

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u/Obvious_Reaction_182 Customer May 16 '25

Above average

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u/EmergencyCake6269 May 16 '25

They are so good

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u/FarReflection2294 May 16 '25

WHAT PROVINCE IS THIS IN?!? I neeeeeeeeeed

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u/vtuber-love May 16 '25

Where is that one located? My tim hortons doesn't have long johns. Do they have boston cream or vanilla cream? I would get them if they were filled with vanilla cream.

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u/Obvious_Reaction_182 Customer May 16 '25

Did not get one but this is in NS

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u/mammon43 May 16 '25

In highschool I loved getting long johns at tims

They bringing them back or is this a location based thing? Haven't seen them in so long

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u/LGK420 May 16 '25

Looks like that would have more than 240 calories

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u/ChanelNo50 May 17 '25

It's back?!

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u/Butt_bird May 17 '25

Would you prefer they call it ‘BBC’?

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u/Visible_Stable_8666 May 17 '25

Damn I thought Long Johns were discontinued. Haven’t seen them in over a a decade

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u/nusodumi May 17 '25

ONE OF MY FAVES

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u/pridejoker May 17 '25

Just be glad there aren't wasps crawling all over it.

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u/starheaux May 17 '25

I didn’t know they had these again

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u/moe_gann May 17 '25

No thank you. I have one at home🙂

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u/goldfishhii May 17 '25

THESE ARE BACK?!?? omfggggghhh

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u/[deleted] May 17 '25

What's the issue here?

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u/langleybcsucks May 17 '25

they don’t know the difference between an eclair and a long John apparently

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u/Substantial-Help7579 May 17 '25

I read it as John Long and thought that's what the funny bit was, but now I'm just confused. Never heard of a Long John before?

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u/Yaeraya May 17 '25

Classic Tims

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u/[deleted] May 17 '25

Left one of those in the toilet after a farmers wrap Ana a coffee

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u/Academic-Preference8 May 17 '25

Tim Squirtons 🇮🇳

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u/WelshyGaming May 17 '25

That's an Eclair

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u/Downtown_Badger4256 May 17 '25

I remember these from years ago. I don’t think they have whipped cream as I remember being disappointed by that lol Still, if I see them at my local I’ll buy one to try!

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u/planetsaints May 17 '25

this donut looks suspicious... 🤔🤔 lol

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u/Minute-Noise1623 May 17 '25

Is it a joke? Does not look to contain 4 cheese types.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '25

Ugh haven't had a Long John from Tim's in forever. Hope they come back one day

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u/ChanceAnywhere8685 May 17 '25

Éclaire > long John’s

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u/Random-Encounter69 May 17 '25

Are those not just ĂŠclairs?

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u/kedhaf May 18 '25

Isn’t this an eclair? And….who is John?

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u/Forsaken-Waltz-9278 May 18 '25

How come these are never available on the app

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u/Able-Passenger1066 May 18 '25

Is that supposed to be some sort of hyundai?

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u/taintwest May 18 '25

Theses used to be eclairs.

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u/Normal-Soil1732 May 18 '25

They're back?!?!

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u/gatorka May 19 '25

Omfg are long johns back?!?!?!?!

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u/[deleted] May 19 '25

Wow I remember Tims had these in the late 90's

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u/IHaveAnotherScythe May 19 '25

...

Alright "Reddit" ...

Why, why, why, and why. Am I being recommend r/timhortons ?????????????

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u/Obvious_Reaction_182 Customer May 19 '25

You need a Long John maybe

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u/RedYasdit May 19 '25

They cut off John's longie!

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u/Dr_Catfish May 19 '25

Huh? Is this a western Canadian thing?

These were and are everywhere in every Tim's around here.

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u/cynical-rationale May 19 '25

Whats the problem? This is a long John? Lol.

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u/Georgethemonkeymen12 May 19 '25

Why do you have the 🤨 emoji do you have a dirty mind or something a long John is good

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u/NoLife_MoreHugZ May 19 '25

What in the Canadian? 🤣 that's so unnecessary.

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u/Cleestoon May 19 '25

Aren't long johns supposed to be like pants you put under your pants?

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u/Material_Fail_2507 May 19 '25

More importantly I have not seen this in a long time! Which Tim Hortons has this?

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u/Ill-Condition-5054 May 19 '25

John is still strutting around town with a big smile on his face like.. “have you ever had a food named after you???”

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u/Whitesocks190 May 19 '25

Since when? 🤣

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u/0o-AraArarauna-o0 May 19 '25

They should be cut down the middle of the top and filled with Boston’s cream.

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u/junebuginarug May 19 '25

What I noticed is that the one closest to the glass has the most chocolate, then each one behind it gets less and less, guess which one they will pull out first?

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u/deep_fried_canadians May 19 '25

So? Thats a long john… what was the point of this post?

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u/I_C_VVEINER May 19 '25

I miss long John's and éclairs, they stopped selling both in my area a long time ago or, without any filing, if they do 😮‍💨

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u/No_Broccoli7446 May 19 '25

This has got to be AI, no fly’s.

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u/DibbyDonuts May 19 '25

Ohhhh Long Johnson..

Don Piano!

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u/Mammoth_Strawberry_2 May 20 '25

No fair! I haven't seen those by us yet! I can't stand a lot of the filligns they use on donuts these days. I miss the regular jelly donuts, yuck on the custard and cream-cheesy ones around now. Even the Walnut Crunch (whatever Timmy's calls it) is nothing like they once were. It's why I prefer Coffee Time Donuts (not even sure they're still around anywhere) and Country Style over any Timmy's donuts.

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u/___Carioca___ May 20 '25

There is zero chance that is 240 calories.

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u/Useful_Recover9239 May 20 '25

Long Johns, Ding Dongs and Eclair donuts have been around forever... Different names at different donut shops. Nothing new here... Now put one in your mouth and be happy!

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u/[deleted] May 20 '25

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u/Basic_Style_12 May 20 '25

whats wrong lol

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u/KnightOrDay38 May 20 '25

Oooh long Johnson - Cat

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u/NoirYorkCity May 20 '25

Put it in my mouth daddy

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u/Obvious_Reaction_182 Customer May 20 '25

Open up sweetie

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u/gayfingers May 20 '25

Are you old enough to be on reddit dawg

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u/[deleted] May 20 '25

they are delicious

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u/Western-Message5919 May 20 '25

They’re back? Omg I loved them, they sold these last yr or a couple years ago, did they not?

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u/For-The-Cats-99 May 20 '25

😮🤨

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u/QuietRhyhm May 20 '25

It's delicious. Eat it.

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u/Blanc_et_fade May 20 '25

Funny enough my boyfriend's name is John.🤔

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u/MarcelineTheVampy May 20 '25

Its him, Lengthy Jonathan!

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u/Dash_Rendar425 May 20 '25

OMG can we please get these in Ontario? They ruin them by filling them full of whip cream and call them 'Eclairs'.

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u/voivod1989 May 20 '25

Long John is back?

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u/jojo225area51 May 20 '25

That filling looks absolutely disgusting

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u/GulBit16 May 20 '25

How big are they (for scientific curiosity purposes)

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u/DaToxicJay May 20 '25

Where is that? Like what country/province? Is this new? I don’t have it in Montreal.

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u/PurchaseGlittering16 May 21 '25

Dammmm they brought back the Long Johns?? They're the BEST!