Shakthi Vinayaga Store

Our store is over at 25/4 on the Kattupalayam Muthanampalayam Road. We’re right near the Aavin Milk place, which makes it easy for people to find us when they’re out doing their morning errands. It’s a small shop, packed tight with all sorts of things people need for their homes. We open up pretty early, usually before the sun is fully up, to catch the people heading out to work. The shelves are a bit disorganized sometimes, but we know where everything is kept. It’s just a regular neighborhood store where neighbors stop by to chat while they pick up their groceries. We don't have a computer system or anything like that. Everything is written down in the registers by hand. It can get quite hot in the afternoons, especially when the sun hits the front of the shop. We have a small fan behind the counter that doesn’t do much, but it’s better than nothing. The road outside is always busy with bikes and people walking to the milk depot. We’ve seen kids grow up around here, coming in for sweets and now coming in for their own household supplies. It’s a simple life running a shop like this. We don’t have fancy displays or bright lights. It’s just us, the goods on the shelves, and the daily flow of the neighborhood people who have become like friends to us.