With its red, cursive font, the sign on the outside of the café looks eerily familiar.
While there is no Tim Hortons franchise in South Korea, that hasn’t stopped people from wondering about the story behind “Tim House,” a soon-to-open coffee house in Daerim, a neighbourhood in Seoul.
Earlier this week, a photo of Tim House attracted international attention. The picture was taken by A.J. Specht, a Canadian English teacher who was biking by and noticed the familiar-looking sign.
She posted a snapshot on Facebook, and it began to attract attention from Canadians in South Korea and at home.
But the Tim House logo is where the resemblance ends, at least for now. Tim House has yet to open, and its owner isn’t talking. [CBC News]
You can read more at the link, but there is much bigger brand ripoffs than this coffee shop in a little known district of Seoul.
