What You Need to Know About Tim Hortons Refreshed Rewards Program

Tim Hortons New Rewards Program

Tim Hortons just updated their rewards program, which will be effective starting Feb 21, 2023. Today, we will look at the changes and if the new Tim rewards programs is better or worse than before.

Tim Hortons Old Rewards Program

Here is a quick look at the current rewards program that will be obsolete starting Feb 21.

- Every purchase earns 10 points

- 50 cents minimum

- 30 minutes interval in between purchases to get points again

- To get free a Coffee and Donut you would require 70 and 50 points

Tim Hortons New Rewards Program

- Every $1 purchase earns 10 points

- 10 cents minimum

- Points will be converted from the old to the new program by multiplying 6.2

- To get free Coffee and Donut you would require 400 and 300 points

- No points buying or reloading Tim Cards

- Points expire after 1 year

Tim Hortons Devalues Its New Rewards Program

I will do a demonstration to prove that Tim Hortons new Rewards Program deteriorates from the old. Assuming you are spending $10 under the new program and $10 under the old program and ignoring the fact that you need to wait 30 minutes under the old program to get points again:

New Program – you would have to spend $40 to get a free coffee (400 points) and $30 to get a free donut (300 points).

Old Program - you would have to spend $3.50 to get a free coffee (70 points) and $2.50 to get a free donut (50 points).

For more details on how I derived these numbers, visit my video here:

New Tims Rewards Program - What You Need to Know Now

Even though the new program is not as lucrative as the old one, I will continue collecting points (instead of wasting them) and recommend doing so to make the most out of it.

50 Cent Shave by A Village Barber in Bangladesh

The Village Barber Gave Me the Ultimate Shaving Experience for 50 Cents

I always wanted to try a different type of shaving experience and the opportunity came when I was shooting my 24 Hours Living in A Bangladesh Village video.

My journey took me to a rural Bangladeshi village in Gaibandha, a district in Northern Bangladesh, in the Rangpur Division. The village barber shop was in the local market and there were only 2 barber shops I saw.

The barber shop was a run-down place with all the charm of a typical Asian village barber shop. My contact told me that they don’t use a shaving brush for hygiene purposes, so he would use his hand to generate lather.

I was surprised at how much later he produced with his fingers and shaving cream rubbing on my face. He used a professional straight edge barber razor and broke a double edge razor blade into pieces to fit in it.

He took his time to shave me and he even trimmed some of my hair before starting to give me a clean look. There were curious people who came to see a foreigner getting a shave and video recording everything. I was expecting only 2 passes for my shave, but he did 3 passes.

My contact told me that if I was a local, he wouldn’t have put this much time and care into it. And I felt that too. This was a type of experience I had never had before.

My bill was only 50 cents (after converting to US currency). I asked my contact to double it and pay him $1. He was very happy and appreciative.   

To watch this experience in a video, please visit here: My Ultimate Village Barber Shaving Experience

My One-Month Bangladesh & Morocco Trip Brief Highlights

Two Continent – Two Countries – One Month Trip (Bangladesh & Morocco)

After a one-month trip covering various popular tourist destinations, I am finally back home in Canada. I visited two countries in Asia and Africa, Bangladesh and Morocco, during this time.

Although both of these destinations are exotic and out of the ordinary, they differ vastly from each other and offer very different travel experiences.

I haven’t written any day-by-day, diary-style trip reports, but I am hoping to write the most important aspects of these trips in the future.

In Bangladesh, I was blown away by Cox's Bazar, the world's longest natural sand sea beach. Cox's Bazar beach has a gentle slope and an unbroken, uninterrupted length of 155 km (96 mi).

 Cox's Bazar is often termed the "the longest natural unbroken sea beach" in the world. It is so big that there are many beaches on its unbroken shore with different names.

I was able to visit some of the places in Morocco that I have been dreaming about since I was a kid. These include places such as the night markets of Jemaa El-Fna Square in Marrakech, The Souk and Tanneries of Fez, a stunning view off the cliffs where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Mediterranean Sea in Tangier, and much more.

Due to a weather change, from extreme hot to cold, I got sick after landing in Toronto and I’m still recovering. I will slowly work on writing more about my experience in the upcoming days.

NIVEA MEN Shaving Cream Review | Men’s Best Shaving Cream (Budget-Friendly)

NIVEA MEN Protect & Care Moisturizing Shaving Cream | Best Shaving Cream

I have learned to love the Nivea scent since I was a kid and anything bearing the Nivea name or scent would pique my interest enough to try it. This feeling is even more strong when the product is a men’s product.

Nivea regular shaving cream for men was something I wanted to try and review for some time. Nivea has a few variations of men's shaving cream. Today I will look at the NIVEA MEN Protect & Care Moisturizing Shaving Cream.

Its blue package is a classic and showcases the Nivea logo and design. I was looking for where it was made, but it was not clear. I am assuming this is made in Germany, but I may be incorrect.

Some of the Nivea Men shaving cream ingredients are Aloe Vera & Pro-Vitamin B5. My skin felt creamy and supple while shaving with Nivea Men shaving cream.

I used a shaving brush and double-edge razor. I found its lather to be not too overwhelming and just right. The razor glide was very smooth and kept my face moisturized throughout the shave. I felt the Nivea Men shaving cream game to be a balanced shave without too much lather or heavy fragrance, which may be a common thing for other shaving creams.

One thing no other shaving cream can beat Nivea Men shaving cream on is its price. I saw it priced at $4 CAD in the past, but now it ranges around $4.50 to $6.50, which is a bargain for a quality shaving cream.

I am happy with Nivea Men shaving cream and you can’t go wrong with this product. This is not a paid or affiliated review.

You can view my video review here: Nivea Men shaving cream review

Why Is My Monitor Not Detecting My Computer?

How to Fix Laptop Not Detecting Monitor

A common problem I face with my laptop and monitor is that all of a sudden, my monitor fails to detect my laptop. I have a small work space, so I need to switch back and forth between my two work laptops and my personal laptops. This particular issue happens only with my personal laptop.

There is an easy fix for this, which only applies when you have checked everything else and can’t find any other problem. For example, you checked your connections, your dongle or hub is not overheated, your HDMI cable is working properly, and so on.

This issue happens to me every two to three weeks and here is my fix, which is super simple.

First, turn off your monitor, unplug it from the power outlet, then unplug your power input cable from the monitor as well. Turn off your laptop or computer. Wait for one minute. Then start connecting power to the monitor, turn it on, and turn on your laptop or computer.

This sounds too good to be true, but this works for me most of the time and my monitor starts working again. I believe the reason behind this is that when you unplug, keep your monitor off for one minute and restart, it registers a new session and recognises the laptop.

If the above solution does not work, that means the problem lies somewhere else. For example, in the past my dongle got burnt and I had to change to a new dongle to make my monitor work again.