Lifelong NYC'er, l have hardly ever gone into a bodega

The only time l ever shopped a bodega was when l use to just buy newspaper but now that bodega hardly carry newspapers, l have not even seen the need for it. Overpriced and sketchy food to seeing stolen merch ( why they got some Duane Reade sticker ) to that spokesman Fernando Matto or whatever his name is. Why do people find reason to spend their money there , please explain ? Don't even get me started on those tik too and youtube vids of the guy making crappy concoctions out of junk food sandwiched together and charging people $25 for it