Saraswathi

This shop is tucked away at number 39 in Hosakerehalli, over in Bhuvaneshwari Nagar on the 8th Cross. It’s a quiet residential street for the most part, though things pick up in the mornings and evenings. We’ve been here for a long time, serving the people who live in the houses right next to us. The space isn’t very big, so we have things stacked up pretty high to make use of the room we have. You’ll find all the basic things a household might need during the week. We don’t have a website or any fancy marketing; it’s just the sign outside and the door that’s always open. Most of our customers are neighbors we’ve known for years, so we spend a lot of time just chatting about the weather or what’s happening in the area while they pick up what they need. Sometimes the kids from the nearby houses come in for a small treat after school. It’s a very local way of doing things. We open up early and stay open until the street gets quiet at night. There’s always something to do, whether it’s dusting the shelves or checking what needs to be ordered for the next day. It’s a simple life running a small place like this, and we quite like the routine of seeing the same faces every day.