Ridhi Sidhi General Stores

If you walk down 4th Cross on Charles Campbell Road, you’ll find us at number 81. We’re quite close to R R Clinic, so sometimes people pop in after seeing the doctor to grab something they forgot. Cox Town is a busy place, but our little corner is usually a bit calmer. The store is filled with all the standard things you’d expect—cooking oil, flour, some stationery, and snacks. We don’t have a lot of space, so things are stacked pretty high on the top shelves. I have to use a small wooden stool to reach the stuff up there most days. The floor is that old grey stone that stays cool even when the sun is hitting the front door directly in the afternoon. We spend a lot of time just chatting with the regulars who live in the nearby houses. It’s the kind of place where people stop by for a minute and end up staying for ten just talking about the weather or the local news. We don’t use any fancy computers to track things; we just know what’s running low by looking at the gaps on the shelf. It’s a bit messy sometimes, especially when the new stock arrives on Tuesdays and boxes are everywhere. We just do our best to keep things moving and make sure there’s enough sugar and tea for everyone’s morning. It’s just a small shop in a quiet part of town. I usually lock up around 9 PM.