Jagdish Store

Chandpole Bazar is always a mess of traffic and people, but that's where we are at number 190. Jagdish Store has been around for quite a while now. We sell basic things people need for their houses. It’s not a big showroom or anything like that. Just shelves filled with boxes and bags. I remember when the streets were quieter, but now you can hardly hear yourself think with all the honking. We get a lot of walk-in customers who are just passing through the market. Sometimes they just want to ask for directions, and that's fine too. My brother and I manage the place. We take turns going for lunch while the other stays back. The building is old, so we have to deal with some damp walls during the monsoon season. We don't spend money on big signs or lights. People who live around here know where we are. We keep things simple. If a customer is looking for a specific brand and we don't have it, we just tell them honestly. No point in trying to sell something they don't want. We close up around eight or nine depending on how the street looks. It’s a lot of standing around and lifting boxes, but it keeps us busy. We like being in the middle of all the action in the old city. It feels like home to us. There is always something interesting happening right outside our front door.