Bagel Robbery

Dear Cucina in the Rockefeller Center concourse,

I have been a daily visitor of yours for over a year now. Each morning I emerge from the F/V train and walk out of my way to stop in and get a toasted whole wheat bagel with butter from your establishment. I've become such a regular that Chris, the giant man behind the bagel counter, sees me coming and starts preparing my order as soon as I walk in the door. We say nothing more than a, "good morning" then, "thank you" each day. I even voluntarily pay $1.07 for your bagels, because no where else on my commute can I find a bagel of equal deliciousness. But today, Cucina in the Rockefeller Center concourse, you have broken my trust.

Every day I hand the cashier a dollar bill and a dime. Today it wasn't enough. The cashier told me I owed $1.46. Yes- one dollar and forty six cents. I said, "Wait, is that right?" She said, "oh" and applied my Rockefeller Center discount, lowering the total to a whopping $1.31. I said, "I only got a bagel with butter" and gave her a look like, "Remember? I get this every day!" She said the total was correct because they had raised the prices. I said, "That's a rindonkulous amount to pay for a bagel. That stinks" paid and left.

I will no longer be stopping by each morning, Cucina in the Rockefeller Center concourse. Charging $1.31 for a bagel is, well, ridonkulous. I will now be purchasing my morning breakfast from the street cart by my apartment. The bagels might not taste as good, and their origins may be unknown, but they only cost $.75

Regards.
-Pat