Dilip General Store

Dilip General Store is a simple place here in Nasirabad. We don't have a big fancy sign, just the name above the door that’s been there forever. Every day is pretty much the same. We get in, unlock the big locks, and start setting out the bins of grain and the racks of snacks. Nasirabad is a place where everyone knows everyone, so a lot of our morning is spent just chatting about the weather or the local news while we weigh out some sugar. We keep all the basic things a house needs. If you need a bucket or some laundry soap or even some thread for sewing, we probably have it tucked away somewhere. The shop is deep and a bit dark at the back, but we know where every single box is kept. We don't really do much advertising. People just know we are here. When the sun goes down, the street gets a bit busier with people coming back from work, and that is when we are the most active. We keep the accounts in a thick ledger book and use an old calculator. It’s nothing special, just a local store doing its thing day after day. We like it that way because it's what we know and how we’ve always run things. It has been a long time since we started, and not much has changed in the way we handle things.