Aanchal Gift & General Store

Our shop, Aanchal Gift & General Store, is located at Scf 5 in Manimajra. It’s a typical general store where you can find a bit of everything, from soap and snacks to small gifts for kids. We open up early in the morning, usually before the other shops on the row, to get the front swept and the milk delivery sorted. The space is filled with the smell of different things mixed together, like laundry detergent and the spices we keep near the back. We have a lot of regulars who come in every single day for their basic supplies, and we usually know what they want before they even ask. It gets a bit crowded in here when school lets out because the kids all want to see what new candies or small toys we have. The shelves go all the way up to the ceiling, so we have a small step ladder that we use a lot. Sometimes the ceiling fan makes a clicking noise that we’ve learned to ignore. We don’t have a fancy checkout counter, just a small wooden table with a drawer for the cash. It's a busy life keeping up with the inventory and making sure we don't run out of the things people need the most. Manimajra is a noisy place, especially in the evenings, but we like being right in the middle of all that activity at Scf 5. We just take things one customer at a time.