I love a place where they know my order. They probably don't know my name & I can't remember theirs. Still the BS ladies know a lot about me. One knows that if I'm there twice in one day, my second bagel will be tuna salad. That I love grape juice. That if I order the egg BLT, I didn't get enough sleep the night before. She also lets me know if I'm losing weight and that I shouldn't be losing it "for a boy". I've assured her that I'm not.
With the other, we share descriptions of books we're reading but never the titles. It's our thing.
It's not really that hard to cut and toast a bagel. Or slather spreads and jams on it. But I come here for the experience. I'm always guaranteed to feel a little better after stopping by.