Whether I still have a shot to get into the Reddit bodega

[u/RuneCat124]

Green band gang here.

As a loyal redditor I really want to spend my whole day here, but unfortunately I have very urgent and important things to deal with today. So important that, say, I might become homeless if I miss ;) In short, I have to be away from 1-3pm and leave again at 6pm. Almost not negotiable. Neither of the two remaining slots seems to work for me and perhaps I should give up at this point.

Are there any fellow green band people stuck in a dilemma?

[u/iceeypisces]

Hi! As long as you have a wristband, you can come back at any time (if you come outside your assigned time of 12-3, you’ll just have to wait in line). Should be good to come anytime before the blowout sale begins (around 8:30 pm)

[u/Doriestories → u/iceeypisces]

Yeah im kinda confused about the blow out sale. Like, can we come back later for it if we had green wristbands?

[u/BrineOfTheTimes → u/Doriestories]

Hi! No - there will be a separate wristband for the blowout sale event, which will be distributed in line starting at 7:30pm. Any earlier wristband won't apply. Get all the details on the blowout sale here.

[u/RuneCat124 → u/iceeypisces]

The thing is, unfortunately I can’t be here between 1-3 and after 6. (I wanted to make it clear in my post but it wouldn’t let me post it that way.) I would assume that if I come back at 3, the later group will already form a line, and then after three hours, it’s likely that I’m still waiting and have to go.

[u/iceeypisces → u/RuneCat124]

Totally understand that the unpredictability makes it hard to plan around. We unfortunately can’t guarantee how long it will take for anyone to move through the line; we have noticed it can take about three hours when the line is at its longest down the block.

[u/Last-Letter7757]

I would just try at 3pm then? It took me about 3 hrs yesterday

[u/RuneCat124 → u/Last-Letter7757]

I noticed that at 11:50 there was a very short line, but at 12 all the green bands joined and it became a 3hr queue again. So if I come back at 2:50 I’ll be lucky, if I do at 3 I’ll be PATHETIC lol. There’re so many trains under maintenance this weekend! Anyway I left the line at 1pm sharp. Barely got to 193 Bowery after an hour in line, another minute or two won’t send me to 213.

[u/Last-Letter7757 → u/RuneCat124]

Ok I didn’t realize u left the line. Can someone hold a spot for u or are u able to return at the end for the blow out sale?

[u/RuneCat124 → u/Last-Letter7757]

Yes, I have to leave for an urgent thing. Is it allowed to have someone hold a spot for me? If yes I can work around that

[u/Last-Letter7757 → u/RuneCat124]

You have the bracelet already and u did wait, I think it’s totally fine to have someone hold your spot for like 1 person. If you had someone hold a spot for like 10 people that would be not be cool.

[u/Doriestories]

So if you come now or whenever, you can get a wristband and come back at a later time. I think this is going on til 10pm?

[u/iceeypisces → u/Doriestories]

Correct! You should be able to come back till tonights blowout sale starts. Details are in this post!

[u/Doriestories → u/iceeypisces]

Thank you!

Yeah Idk if I can wait on another line for the blowout sale. Also, it might be chaotic.

I just hope that resellers don't try to grab all the snoos and put them on eBay

[u/SOULJAR]

It took extremely long waiting in line up, and to be honest, it was disappointing.

It was a series of QR codes that lead to ordinary subreddits.

There’s a food counter and pay phone etc, but then confusingly lead to a QR code to a subreddit, at best, or nothing.

I had read about how how you could pick 3 gifts but when I went they let me roll a dice and I got a “tote bag” (more like the grocery bags you get for free or a few cents at a grocery store.)

The snoo stuffy is the best part I suppose it’s also not the best quality.

Overall an extremely long time waiting leads to a fairly unsatisfying experience/payoff.