You have to buy a beverage. But if you aren’t there with a friend, you can’t go to the bathroom without taking your stuff with you, thus giving up your seat.

In the library I have been asking people sitting near me to watch my stuff, although I’m not sure whether all I get out of that is a false sense of security.

Also, why doesn’t AT&T give their wireless customers free internet access at Starbucks like they do with their wifi customers?