Bagel Madness

First off, I want to preface this by saying that, "I AM NOT A BITCH!"
I just want what I want.
And what I want is a perfectly toasted bagel that ISN'T BURNED.
Is that so hard?
Apparently.
Einstein's Bagels (TM) makes a very bagel with lox on it. Which is great. But usually they either burn it, or it's served mostly raw. Every time I go there I have to explain that I don't want it burned or raw. The last time I went, they burned it, so I returned it. And then they were out of onion bagels. Of course. And then the poppy seed one was raw. I just didn't have the heart to return THAT. What a nuisance!
But since the craving today is for an onion bagel with cream cheese, I just don't know. Perhaps I should just buy a frozen bagel pack at Frye's and some organic cream cheese and make it myself. I don't HAVE a toaster, but I reckon I can bake it perfectly in the oven. Which means turning on the oven. Not to be redundant here, but let's go over what it means to turn on the oven. Basically, a lot. And for ONE bagel? I don't know. Perhaps I should risk it and go to Einstein's(TM). Or Starbucks(TM) (NOOOOOO!) I just don't know. Readers?