Surinder General Store

The shop has been here at Civil Line for quite a while now. Surinder General Store is just a regular place where we keep most things people need for their houses. It is located at Gujarat Vepari Maha Mandal 576/1. If you walk past the main corner, you will see our sign hanging out front. I spend most of my day behind the counter, rearranging boxes of soap or stacking up tea packets. It gets dusty sometimes because of the traffic outside, but that is just how it is. We try to keep the shelves full so nobody leaves empty-handed. Some days it is quiet, and I just sit and watch the street, but then it gets busy and three people want things at once. We have all kinds of small bits and pieces, from salt to batteries. The building itself is old, but it stays cool enough in the summer. People around here know us by name, and we know which brand of oil they usually buy. It is not a fancy supermarket with bright lights and music, just a local store with wooden shelves and a stone floor. I usually open up early in the morning before the sun gets too hot. Dealing with the wholesalers takes up a lot of time, checking the crates and making sure nothing is broken. It is honest work and keeps us busy from morning until we shut the gates and go home for dinner.