I spent $10 on breakfast at Dunkin', Starbucks, and Tim Hortons. One chain provided the best value by a long shot.
I compared $10 meals at popular coffee chains like Dunkin', Starbucks, and Tim Hortons to find the best value. M. Suhail/iStock; Iryna Tolmachova/iStock; Marvin Samuel Tolentino Pineda/iStock I went to Dunkin', Starbucks, and Tim Hortons with a $10 budget to order breakfast. Dunkin' and Tim Hortons both had $6 meal deals, but Starbucks didn't have a similar offering. Overall, I thought the meal from Tim Hortons offered the best value and flavor. As a New Yorker, there's nothing I love more than picking up an egg sandwich and some coffee from my local deli. But sometimes, a quick, convenient breakfast from a coffee chain hits the spot. So, I decided to visit Dunkin', Starbucks, and Tim Hortons — to see where my money would go the furthest. Setting a budget of $10 per breakfast, and using each chain's app to make sure I didn't miss out on any deals, I ordered similar meals to see which provided the highest return on my investment — and the tastiest offerings. Here's how it went. I started out at my local Dunkin'. Ted Berg I started the comparison at a Dunkin' in Manhattan. I ordered via the app, choosing the $6 meal deal, which included a medium hot or iced coffee and two Wake-Up wra