Pooja Gernal Store

Our shop is right near Sai School in Deepak Vihar, so it stays pretty busy when the classes let out. We opened Pooja Gernal Store because we live nearby and saw that people had to walk quite a bit just to get basic things like salt or batteries. The shop is small and we have a lot of stuff packed into every shelf. Sometimes it's hard to find where I put the notebooks or the glue sticks, but I eventually get there. Ghaziabad gets really hot, so the cold drinks sell fast in the afternoons. We aren't doing anything big or complicated here. It is just a regular general store where you can find biscuits, washing powder, and hair oil. I spend most of my day sitting behind the counter, chatting with the regulars who live in the neighborhood. We see a lot of parents stopping by after dropping their kids off. The floor needs sweeping all the time because of the dirt from the street, and sometimes the light flickers, but it works for us. We keep a diary for some of the regulars who pay at the end of the month. It’s built on trust mostly. We don’t have fancy displays or bright lights. It’s just a practical place for the people of Deepak Vihar to get what they need without a fuss. We try our best to keep the prices fair and the stock fresh. It's just a simple life.