Mehul Novelty

You can find Mehul Novelty at Maharaja Plaza, right in the middle of Nehru Nagar in Mamulpet. It’s shop number 19, but the signs in this building can be a little confusing if you aren’t used to the layout. The shop is basically a collection of boxes stacked on top of each other. We sell all sorts of novelty items, the kind of things you see in small gift shops or at festivals. Mamulpet is always crowded, so getting stuff in and out of the plaza is a daily struggle with the handcarts and the narrow lanes. It’s loud from morning until we close at night. We don't have a lot of room to move around inside, so if two or three customers come in at once, it feels very tight. The floor is concrete and has a few cracks, and we usually have a radio playing some old songs in the background to drown out the shouting from the street. We’ve been here for a good while now, and most of the other shopkeepers around Nehru Nagar are like family. We don't use any fancy software for the sales; it's mostly just a notebook and a calculator that has seen better days. If you're looking for something specific, you might have to wait a minute while we move some cartons around. It isn't a polished showroom, but we usually have what people are looking for if they have the patience to look through the stacks.