Sapthagiri General Stores

Sapthagiri General Stores is located at Dr.No. 12/138 on G T Street in Proddatur. We are right on the street so we see everyone walking by. It is a general store which means we have a bit of everything stacked on the shelves. The building is an old style and the G T Street is often dusty because of the wind. We open up the shop early in the morning because that is when the local people come out to get their supplies. Proddatur gets very hot so we have a big ceiling fan that stays on until we close at night. We don't have an automated system for everything. We mostly use ledgers and keep track of things by hand. The shelves go all the way to the ceiling so we have to use a ladder to reach some of the items. It is a busy place with people coming in for small things throughout the day. We know most of the customers by name because they live just a few blocks away. G T Street has a lot of other shops too so there is a constant hum of activity. We keep the store as clean as we can but with the doors open to the street, some dust always gets in. We just sit on our stools behind the counter and wait for the next person to come in. It is a simple life in a simple shop.