That plus their locations map in the GTA is hilarious. Despite having a dozen or so locations, it's as if they think the only people who like bagels live on or near Bathurst St.

+1

Mar 11th, 2017 4:27 pm

carmageddon: Deal Addict; Nov 21, 2015; 3800 posts; 6047 upvotes; Toronto, ON

Mar 11th, 2017 4:27 pm

all locations participating ?

Mar 11th, 2017 9:16 pm

whataicecream: Deal Addict; Jun 19, 2015; 1469 posts; 827 upvotes; North York, ON

Mar 11th, 2017 9:16 pm

Lasted year, my mom and I went pass by What a Bagel and decided to stop. We went in and out less than 10 minutes.

Mar 11th, 2017 10:46 pm

MP3_SKY: Deal Guru; Jul 12, 2003; 12431 posts; 4988 upvotes; Toronto

Mar 11th, 2017 10:46 pm

ManCaveGamer wrote: ↑ when i saw the lineup last year i just walked away and said nope

way too busy and not worth it

Same for Crispy Creme, the line up at out to the door.
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Mar 12th, 2017 12:08 pm

eLiguL: Newbie; Apr 3, 2006; 79 posts; 86 upvotes; Toronto

Mar 12th, 2017 12:08 pm

toguy wrote: ↑ ...

There is a concentration of bagel shops along Bathurst because its predominately Jewish. That is where their core customer base is.

Mar 12th, 2017 1:06 pm

toguy: Deal Expert; Jun 23, 2005; 26916 posts; 219035 upvotes; GTA

Mar 12th, 2017 1:06 pm

eLiguL wrote: ↑ There is a concentration of bagel shops along Bathurst because its predominately Jewish. That is where their core customer base is.

I get that, and if they want to be a specialty place/best in Toronto with one or two locations, that's one thing, but they have about a dozen shops in that area. If you look at other bagel chains, they tend to be more geographically spread out across the GTA.

Mar 21st, 2017 3:49 am

wayne61: Sr. Member; Dec 23, 2010; 695 posts; 1842 upvotes; Richmond Hill

Mar 21st, 2017 3:49 am

whataicecream wrote: ↑ Lasted year, my mom and I went pass by What a Bagel and decided to stop. We went in and out less than 10 minutes.

It really depends on the location and time of day. I've been to one where the line-up was 10 minutes outside and then a wait for them to make the bagels, but there was another location with almost no line-up and unless you wanted a particular variety of bagel, no wait either.