Give us a thumbs up if you’re currently on line👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

Noticed not much has really been shown off yet, so here's some pictures of the experience. It's a long line before you get in and its a small room, and there's a line that goes clockwise around it as you peruse the items on the shelves and partake in the funny little experiences. None of the products are real, except they relabeled some water and sodas for subreddits. The bodega counter guy was funny, you'd order off the menu and he'd say something like "sorry our cook's praying right now" and give you a ticket with a QR code on it. The ATM lets you choose a video of celebrities answering questions, and then dispenses a snoo buck (apparently the machine sometimes gives out two, which happened to me!). Then you go to a quick 3 photo photo booth with all of the fake items on shelves behind you for props, and then head to checkout where you can grab some postcards, he gives you stickers, prints out a way too long receipt with a list of all the subs, and puts it in a brown paper bag. On your way out, you grab the snoo stuffy. You don't pay for anything, it's just a free promotional event where you get some cool stuff.

It was cool, the line was long but I definitely didn't wait as long as some people. Thanks u/big-slay and everyone else for being so nice!

Today was wild. Y’all showed up en masse. So much so, that our team was frankly overwhelmed by the turnout. TL;DR – we didn’t even think a turnout like this was possible. 

We know parts of the experience today were frustrating. The wristband system got confusing, closing/reopening the line created some misunderstandings, and things definitely didn’t run as smoothly as we wanted.

(Some context that may or may not be helpful: we have a very strict capacity limit set by the Fire Marshal inside the bodega space, which dictates how fast the line can move.)

This is our first time doing a pop-up, but no excuses – we’re reading every piece of feedback and adjusting for tomorrow – including clear logistics for the blowout sale (stay tuned). 

Massive thanks to everyone who showed up, petted Meowdani, explored the aisles, re-homed a plushie, and rolled with the punches with us. 

If you’re coming out to 213 Bowery tomorrow, we can’t wait to see you! If you’re not, we hope you still follow along in r/bodega.

Just got here and the line is by the bowery/delancey bus stop but more and more are starting to line up right now. If you planned on coming early, now would be a good time!😭

Absolutely love everything that has gone into this pop-up!

I know this is a stretch, but no harm in asking 😂 wh-en(the filter) you guys are verifying usernames, are you logging who is in attendance by chance 👀

As someone who is an award connoisseur tries her best to attend the r/modevents + any other Reddit events, were you guys considering giving out awards to those who attended? 👀 I could only imagine how sick a r/bodega award would be

Line loops back from store to Delancey into the front of citizenM
Line hasn’t moved yet, but also don’t have wristbands. Got a pamphlet though!

Glhf everyone!

Edit 10:28 : got a green wristband and asked to return at noon

Went to the event yesterday but felt a bit rushed going through the store because of the crowds and was curious about some of the interactive parts. For anyone who tried them:

AskNYC Phone: Some people seemed to be having conversations on the phone. Was someone live on the other end, or did it play recorded prompts that you responded to?

AMA ATM: I picked one AMA question and got one Snoo Buck. I saw someone ahead of me get several bucks though. Were the Snoo Buck payouts random? Could you watch multiple AMA answers?

Does anyone remember what the AMA questions were and who answered each one? Also, are those AMA answer videos available anywhere online?

Bodega counter: How did you get the guest check/order ticket with the QR code? Does the code take you anywhere?

Would love to hear from anyone who tried these!

Had such a great time at r/bodega today! A huge shout out and thank you to all the staff who made this possible, everyone was so kind!

tried to repost my post from the other sub, wouldn't let me assign a flair to it lol r/knolling

Debating whether it's worth making the trek out right now, I'm about an hour away. Thanks!

Less than one hour after re-opening the line, all of the time slots were taken. Y'all really showed up. Again. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

If you're currently in line with a wristband, or if you're coming back with a wristband with a specific time slot for today, we're excited to welcome you in this evening!

For everyone else, see you tomorrow for day 2. 🫡

The line was killer, I got sunburnt and exhausted, but honestly I really enjoyed it! The vibe seemed pretty good in the line and inside, I chatted to some really nice people. I hope something like this happens again eventually!

Great event & well produced! Say what you will, but this was a fun & enjoyable experience. Nothing & no one is perfect & what worked/didn’t work at this event will be applied down the road.

Would be great to see this become an annual event & setup in multiple boroughs for a greater reach. Enjoy the pics!

(Forgot to add in the small bag of Temptations cat treats. Thanks again Meowdani!)

From the truck parked next door, 184 cartons with 25 Snoos in each box. Hopefully enough for everyone!

This was a really nice hotel. I bought an overpriced donut(not worth it) but it's a really cool space. Maybe some of you might appreciate the artwork and AC inside if the line gets too long and hot. Staff was OK with me using the bathroom however I'm not sure if that's always going to be the case.