It’s been a mere few hours since Tim Hortons dropped its Justin Bieber–branded Timbits merchandise, and Canadians are proving extraordinarily hungry for it.
The Canadian espresso big introduced earlier this month that it had teamed up with Bieber for its newest advertising and marketing marketing campaign, in an try to draw new clients.
And it appears prefer it’s working — no less than on day one.
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Toronto artist Keenan D’Abreo celebrated the launch by making a portrait of the Stratford, Ont.-raised performer out of… you guessed it: Timbits.
D’Abreo used 150 of the deep-fried treats to create his murals, earlier than taking it right down to Yonge-Dundas Sq. in downtown Toronto to point out off to passersby.
Along with launching three new flavours of Timbits – chocolate white fudge, bitter cream chocolate chip, and birthday cake waffle – there was additionally a drop of limited-edition #TimBiebs branded merchandise.
Throughout Twitter, folks had been fast to point out off their new tote baggage, toques and fanny packs.
And, after all, it wouldn’t be a real merch drop if folks weren’t scrambling to promote their newly bought swag on Fb Market at an especially excessive markup.
This Toronto Fb vendor listed numerous #TimBiebs branded merch for $200.
Screengrab / Fb Market
Regardless of the corporate making an attempt to restrict clients to a complete of three merch gadgets per buy, the limited-edition goodies began popping up all around the promoting platform by the handfuls.
This Calgary vendor is unloading dozens of toques, totes, and fanny packs.
The partnership aligns with the Canadian singer’s frequent social media posts in regards to the restaurant, which have ranged from snapshots of a holiday-themed Tims cup to complaints a couple of new lid.
Bieber has shared posts way back to a decade in the past about lacking Tim Hortons whereas travelling exterior Canada.
“Doing a Tim Hortons collab has all the time been a dream of mine,” Bieber mentioned in an announcement. “I grew up on Tim Hortons and it’s all the time been one thing near my coronary heart.”
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