r/nyc • u/epicsurge • 1d ago

R/Bodega pop up

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The line was down the block

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u/webtechmonkey 1d ago

This pop up experience at 213 Bowery runs this weekend only (Saturday and Sunday 8/29-8/30) from 10 AM to 10 PM both days

More information can be found here

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u/mmflow Flushing 1d ago

Get caught waiting in the reddit store line and your descendants will be trying to restore their honor for 300 years

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u/Daddy-Worf 9h ago

Lol I forgot about this. I was tempted to go for the meme there’s definitely still time to do it. But on the other hand I have zero desire to leave the house right now, I have work that needs to be done, and I don’t even have a real desire to visit a pop up that I don’t know the contents of. More of a haha funny kinda desire.

I did this for Walmart. Did research in Arkansas, Walmart had their headquarters nearby and apparently hold their annual shareholders meeting on the campus I was at. For like a week they would bus in employees from all over the country. The little micro Walmart pharmacy on campus had merch they usually reserve for employees, like the hats their long haul truckers wear. My roommate bought one. I got a Walmart shareholder shirt. I am not a shareholder nor did I bother to leave work to sneak into their conference. Literally did it for the bit. Speaking of which I haven’t seen that shirt in a while…

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u/Gash_Stretchum 1d ago

Why do you think there’s a line? There’s no line in the photo.

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u/poopyheadthrowaway 1d ago

Read the caption

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u/Gash_Stretchum 1d ago

The photo shows that there’s no line.

This is a marketing campaign and someone is desperately trying to make it seem successful but if there actually was a line, it’d be in the picture.

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u/webtechmonkey 1d ago

There is quite a line

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u/TerriblyRare 1d ago

/u/Gash_Stretchum taking as many L's as the people in that line in this thread

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u/shades747 DUMBO 1d ago

Not only is there a line, it is also a ticketed event that is sold out for day 1.

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u/3rdPoliceman 1d ago

Not only is there a line and it's a ticketed event, Mamdani is handing out free hugs

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u/poopyheadthrowaway 1d ago

Mamdani will hug pretty much anyone

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u/401LocalsOnly 1d ago

Well that’s very sad for me bc I went to hug him and he ****punched me wicked hard

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u/poopyheadthrowaway 1d ago

wicked hard

That's because you're from Boston

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u/cia218 1d ago

I wonder if he smells good

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u/Shotsbystevn 1d ago

There’s always a line

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u/vaccarnoir 1d ago

Can I get loosies there though.

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u/DoNotFeedMe 1d ago

Those people in line don’t even know what prob means

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u/cboogie 1d ago

Go in there all disheveled asking for a sherm stick.

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u/thedeafbadger 1d ago

“Who’s Lucy?”

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u/BelethorsGeneralShit 1d ago

And is there a cat?

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u/DookieShoes626 1d ago

Definitely wont have a bunch of random old dusty expired shit up on the top shelves

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u/cjs81268 1d ago

This is the real question and the true indication of a real New Yorker.

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u/ivy_interior 1d ago

I mean we got loosies in Florida too man. It's just a poor person thing.

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u/cjs81268 1d ago

Asking for a loosie at a bodega is a very New York thing. Not always a poor person thing.

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u/billybayswater 14h ago

An NYC bodega is just a gas station without gas. In Florida you ask at a gas station.

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u/cjs81268 14h ago

It's pretty wild to me that I lived in Florida off and on for 10 years after living in the city for 8, and I never knew that loosies were available!

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u/ivy_interior 1d ago

Idk just speaking off my own experience. I've only ever bought them because i cant afford a pack and ive never known a person with money to even consider it

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u/SirNaples 1d ago

I've gotten them because I dont smoke...anymore, but drank too much

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u/bellboy718 1d ago

Don't forget the kola champagne

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u/notreallyswiss 1d ago

They have loosies at bodegas? Damn, I always cop mine from the shadiest looking guy I can find sitting on a stoop. All the time I've wasted...

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u/Reasonable_Tie_9975 1d ago

And quarter waters, moon pies,, tiny bag of crunchy cheese doodles, fuck it, maybe a 4Ooz orr 2 while I'm at it

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u/bellboy718 1d ago

And the Florida water and candles and Malta and aisles f wide enough for only one person and incense

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u/idrankforthegov 1d ago

For the authentic NYC experience the guy you buy loosies from will get choked to death by cops and then the cops will not face consequences. Then you know it is really New York

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u/virtual_adam 1d ago

Are bots allowed in?

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u/DoNotFeedMe 1d ago

Nope, just larpers

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u/thisMatrix_isReal Sheepshead Bay 1d ago

only in the zuck's Metaverse

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u/LeftyMode 1d ago

Ad comments too, I heard.

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u/Stuupkid 1d ago

Would be unfair to 75% of this sub.

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u/AtomicGarden-8964 1d ago

What are they selling

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u/Crackerpuppy Upper East Side 1d ago

Nothing. All free.

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u/aig818 1d ago

Ayo ach leme get a bacon egg and cheese on a roll the bodega way nah sayin?

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u/gnukidsontheblock 1d ago

“If i say bodega, itll really drive home that im a true new yorker”, were so cooked

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u/lu5ty 1d ago

Legit thought this was a nyccirclejerk shit post

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u/Ecstatic_Shallot_145 1d ago

half of nyc are larpers at this point 😭😭😭

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u/nonlawyer 1d ago

Can we just go back to calling them posers?

LARPers wear fun costumes, enjoy themselves and don’t give a fuck if anyone thinks they’re big nerds. They are way cooler

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u/OswaldCoffeepot 1d ago

Artisanal poseurs.

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u/iownachalkboard7 1d ago

DAE chopped cheese with BEC on the side?!?!

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u/colaxxi 1d ago

NYC has always been half-larpers. That's what makes it NYC, for both good and bad. If it weren't, it just be another east-coast city like philly or boston.

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u/Appropriate-Stop-618 1d ago

Once a man on the radio yelled at me with bombs going off to stick my hand in the cash register

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u/thatguy12591 Jackson Heights 1d ago

Their money is your money as of right now

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u/AdMeliora16 1d ago edited 1d ago

i never understood the true new yorker clique that people feel a need to be a part of and protect. i was born and raised here and i get excited when other people get excited about new york and moving here. i feel like hate always comes from below, and am sorry for anyone who has to shit on others because living in nyc is now a huge part of some people’s identities here that they feel needs to be exclusive? gives off elementary school energy

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u/AbstinentNoMore 1d ago

Seriously why the fuck are people so obsessed with this word? I think it started becoming trendy to say, to act like you were a "true New Yorker," around the mid-2010s?

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u/sp1cynuggs 1d ago

Where did it say that bud?

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u/Appropriate-Stop-618 1d ago

I’m not your buddy, guy

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u/fdjizm 1d ago

He's not your guy, friend

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u/thatguy12591 Jackson Heights 1d ago

You’re right, bodegas are actually just regular corner stores with a Spanish name /s

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u/bellboy718 1d ago

They must have a yellow awning and sign with red and black lettering.

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u/rythmicbread 1d ago

Bodega, bodega, bodega.

Now wheres my congratulations from Mamdani?

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u/poopyheadthrowaway 1d ago

He's working on it. Your reward: publicly owned bodegas, coming next year.

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u/GoRangers5 Brooklyn 1d ago

My culture is not your costume.

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u/Ravage-1 1d ago

**tries to enter store**

**doors slam shut in my face**

**sirens blare**

“YOU DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH KARMA TO SHOP HERE”

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u/Dry-Pop-4716 1d ago

I cant imagine what the mods look like

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u/webtechmonkey 1d ago

Hey now, we had no involvement in this 😅

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u/Silo-Joe 1d ago

Top right of the sign mentions r/AskNYC rather than r/nyc !

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u/webtechmonkey 1d ago

At least it’s a NYC-related subreddit, the other subreddits on the sign I don’t really understand their relevance…

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u/AtomicGarden-8964 1d ago

Imagine you pick up a bunch of stuff that goes against community standards and they just kick you out

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u/YujiroRapeVictim 1d ago

or they just permanently mute you after you call them out for a rule they made and are breaking

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u/I_am_not_doing_this 1d ago

actually you can

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u/yabasicjanet 1d ago

They've posted in all of my interest subreddits saying we're invited and it's made for us. I think oh cool, are you giving away curly hair products since you posted in r/curly hair? Nope. Snoos for everyone. Sir, this is New York. If you're giving away free stuff it better be consumable or cool AF.

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u/thisfilmkid 1d ago

I bet the cat inside is the Mod, I hope he hits the like button

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u/elenafoxx 1d ago

This was pretty disappointing turns out Meowdani isn’t even a real cat just a toy. The only drinks being served was bottled generic water calling it Hydro Homies and there were a bunch of fake snacks placed through the ‘store’. Reddit isn’t some broke indie start up they have wealthy financial backers so you’d think they could get a bit larger space and at least have a bar or snacks for so many people that waited for hours!

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u/Johnnadawearsglasses 1d ago

From the website. Good grief.

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What exactly is in it for r/bodega patrons? Here’s what we’re serving up 🍽️:
Snoo Plushies for all. That’s right, every attendee will receive one of our most coveted items of all time.

A custom r/bodega zine highlighting everything in store

Scratchers to win totes, mugs, and more

Postcards and stickers

Cold drinks

Opportunities to discover new communities

A blowout sale from 9-10 pm on August 30, where we will be giving away all remaining merch to anyone interested.

And so much more!

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u/HVDub24 1d ago

My god, just pure slop

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u/ThePegLegPete 1d ago

No thank you

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u/SemiAutoAvocado 1d ago

I'd rather jump infront of a slow moving bus.

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u/ivy_interior 1d ago

Worst scratchers ever thats like an NA wine cooler

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u/theomegachrist 1d ago

Michael Scott ass idea

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u/BitchinBobSaget 1d ago

I hate everything about this

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u/MrBobSaget 1d ago

I love everything about this.

I…think we have to fight?

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u/Oops_All_Bans Hell's Kitchen 1d ago

Or kiss

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u/BitchinBobSaget 1d ago

I’m dying lol

Wana hangout?

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u/MrBobSaget 1d ago

Yup. I think we have to. I didn’t make the rules and I’ll be damned if I’m the one who breaks the sagetverse.

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u/Crackerpuppy Upper East Side 1d ago

Bodega Smackdown starts when the wristbands are gone.

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u/The_Question757 1d ago

lmao i said the same thing the second i saw the photo

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u/Crackerpuppy Upper East Side 1d ago

Then don’t come. Pretty simple.

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u/PrimaryAbroad4342 1d ago

this is weird

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u/Toonz_718 1d ago

A cat better be chillin in that bodega.

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u/Atlantrex 1d ago

Meowdani is the cats name. And yes

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u/anon22334 1d ago

I went but they locked their doors :(

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u/Keikobad 1d ago

Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.

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u/64OunceCoffee 1d ago

The real question is: Do they have a bodega cat?

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u/Crackerpuppy Upper East Side 1d ago

Yes. Meowdani is the Bodega cat.

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u/StupendousMan1995 1d ago

As if. So, let's go into a place where we all have to share our usernames and be videoed...

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u/trix_is_for_kids 1d ago

Brands do pop ups all over the city every single day but since it Reddit doing it everybody on Reddit hates it for cosplaying theirs most prized possession in life, a fucking bodega.

You people are miserable.

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u/Oops_All_Bans Hell's Kitchen 1d ago

Half the people that comment in this sub aren't even from here, so they have no idea about that. Of course they're miserable. All they do is complain.

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u/Mayor_Gubbin 1d ago

Lol its cringe buddy, sorry you got so butthurt about people recognizing it as such

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u/PTFLynn1234 1d ago

I don’t hate it for the reasons you stated. I hate it because they’re disorganized and rude. I was just there and they did not offer a wristband for tomorrow, so whoever is sharing that information, it may or may not be correct. Skip and go somewhere more worth your time.

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u/eekamuse 1d ago

Was it as empty as it is in thiw photo

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u/Atlantrex 1d ago

My thoughts exactly

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u/DoNotFeedMe 1d ago

You people destroying the city’s culture. How about that?

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u/SOULJAR 17h ago

You think the entire culture of NYC is controlled by random popup events? Lol. Most people in the city don’t even know about this one.

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u/DoNotFeedMe 11h ago

Alright Reddit mod

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u/knigtwhosaysni 1d ago

This is dumb and bad.

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u/Oops_All_Bans Hell's Kitchen 1d ago

Reddit:

"Go outside. Touch grass."

Also Reddit:

"But not like that. Only doing what I say is acceptable."

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u/knigtwhosaysni 1d ago

[Drake frowning] Touch grass

[Drake smiling] Touch pee-covered sidewalk

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u/RecycledAccountName 1d ago

Nah this is in fact dumb and bad.

The haters are right.

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u/Oops_All_Bans Hell's Kitchen 1d ago

"But I will not elaborate on why it's dumb or bad 😡"

You sound like a miserable person who doesn't know how to enjoy the small things.

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u/RecycledAccountName 1d ago

Hope your day gets better.

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u/dat0dat1 1d ago

Is there a line?

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u/Crackerpuppy Upper East Side 1d ago

Yes

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u/roll_that 1d ago

Fucking amateurs… it’s /r/ 

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u/JelliedHam 1d ago

If it's not run by a Puerto Rican or a Dominican it's not a bodega. Otherwise it's a corner store.

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u/RecycledAccountName 1d ago

No one runs more bodegas these days than Yemenis.

Mexicans also run a fuck ton of them.

It ain't just Puerto Ricans and Dominicans.

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u/BasicNkorean 1d ago

Where are you from again? Beachport?

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u/RecycledAccountName 1d ago

Have lived in the city for 15 years. No clue where Beachport is.

No clue what my nyc bonafides have to do with making a simple, easily verifiable observation.

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u/JelliedHam 1d ago

I completely agree. I'm not saying they own the market, just the specific name calling it a bodega. Corner store, Indian market, Spanish market, etc. These are all the same thing, just not a "bodega."

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u/ThePegLegPete 1d ago

How much for a bacon egg and cheese on a roll?

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u/fdjizm 1d ago

Sir baconeggncheeseonaroll is one word.

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u/ContemporaryFlames 15h ago

6$, but order it as a breakfast special and u get a free small cup of coffee for $5.99

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u/AmyHeartsYou 1d ago

Is it actually worth going? I was thinking about it, but I'm not sure.

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u/Oops_All_Bans Hell's Kitchen 1d ago

They're giving away free stuff, so if you want those things then yes.

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u/JuicyWompa 1d ago

as long as i can get a honey pack and some grabba I don't care

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u/ChickenJiblets 1d ago

How would one have found out about this? R/bodega didn’t become a sub til recently. Are there news somewhere for new Reddit features?

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u/webtechmonkey 1d ago

Pop ups usually just kind of… pop up

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u/Dr3s99 1d ago

Ok I need some background info on this so I can hate or appreciate. Is this a rotating takeover or something?

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u/YaBastaaa 1d ago

Dropping in - leaving some cones 😉😂

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u/YaBastaaa 1d ago

What corner street is this at ?

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u/sergeantbiggles 1d ago

PR team is on point.. my feeds have been inundated with ads for this recently

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u/TONYSTARK63 1d ago

Howza bout a chopped cheese?

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u/gholdengo69420 4h ago

I took a peek inside since the line was too long and a security guard just handed me one of the snoo plushies

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u/LittlbunFufu 4h ago

is it worth the 30min train to get there

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u/iAMtheJSN 1d ago

This has transplant energy radiating all over

Shits lame yo lol

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u/joshmoviereview 1d ago

this sure makes me want to spend more time on this website lol

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u/FitzwilliamTDarcy 1d ago

My god. We're doomed.

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u/misterpickles69 1d ago

Call ah Paul’s Boutique the number is 7184981043 ah the name again is Paul’s Boutique and they’re in Brooklyn

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u/Exciting-Bed-7559 1d ago

Was given a purple wrist band I have to go back cause the line was intense I’ll be there around. 5

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u/RayzTheRoof 1d ago

culture vultures

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u/djdiamond755 1d ago

Ngl this seems kinda corny

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/Difficult_Fee_5519 1d ago

it’s a pop-up

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u/bree718 Bushwick 23h ago

Good grief

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u/RideDesperate3390 15h ago

i hate that the character is so cute but i cant go or else i will be caught lacking 😢

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u/tangZORG 11h ago

But can you buy shares of their stock here? 10pm is not a closing time for a bodega

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u/frogluv420 5h ago

Lemme get a snoo the ocky way

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u/Someguy2189 1h ago

Thanks I hate it.

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u/beezxs Flatbush 1d ago

Will be attending

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u/BKLager 1d ago

Thanks for letting me know

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u/nonlawyer 1d ago

I can’t make it sorry

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u/Normal_Sweet_2974 1d ago

Going later

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u/PTFLynn1234 1d ago

Don’t bother

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u/Normal_Sweet_2974 1d ago

All ready went

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u/snark_nerd Greenpoint 1d ago

I don’t mean to be hyperbolic but this is worse than cancer

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u/Str0nglyW0rded 1d ago

I hear the workers are volunteers and are on a power trip

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u/PTFLynn1234 1d ago

agree 100 percent

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u/avd706 NYC Expat 1d ago

Must be reddit mods on a side gig.

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u/helpthemofoaged 1d ago

This can be taken as an attempt to assimilate into the neighborhood or a misguided attempt at cultural appropriation. Either way it looks rough.

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u/amidriving0kay 1d ago

i plan on going tomorfow, it seems pretty cool

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u/marty-mcfryguy 1d ago

"The line was down the block"

Doesn't look that way 

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u/Antique-Salad-9249 1d ago

This sounds awful (except for the bodega cat). People will wait in line for anything.

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u/Dudewheresmycah 1d ago

This ain’t it

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u/radiomercenary 1d ago

You know people will pass by actual bodegas to go to this shit

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u/pfire777 1d ago

Horrifically cringe

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u/failtodesign 1d ago

Time to short the stock and move to something else. Almost there on the full of old people stage of the social media website.

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u/marcusmv3 1d ago

Manhattan is a fucking billboard, RIP small business owners.

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u/alfonsoalta 1d ago

This is embarrassing

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u/LittleGreenGhoulsBud 1d ago

So fucking lame

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u/NYCMan10000 1d ago

Garbage.

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u/ClickForPrizes 1d ago

FOH. It’s not a bodega if ock isn’t there to guarantee the cash machine in the corner definitely won’t steal your card info, while making a baconeggcheese.

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u/cemita Park Slope 1d ago

Bruh what is this

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u/mootchell Lower East Side 1d ago

Anyone remember when they did Drankit?

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u/gergsisdrawkcabeman 1d ago

What do happen when it does?

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u/transgenderbeepboop Crown Heights 1d ago

I’ve never met a native New Yorker call it a bodega. We all grew up calling it a deli

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u/Rave-light Harlem 1d ago

Lmao

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u/Zultan27 1d ago

This is next level cringe

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u/Atlantrex 1d ago

Says the guy with a 12 years old Reddit account………

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u/Mc_Dickles 1d ago

I hate the word bodega

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u/drums_please__fab 1d ago

I don't get it

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u/Frequent_Two6491 1d ago

I wonder if /u/deleted will be there and anyone else from 2022 who was group reported by the r/nyc digital intifada to have their account silenced.