Jyoti General Store

We are located at 158, Vijay Nagar, over in the Chippi Tank area of Meerut. Being near RG College means we see a lot of students all day long. They usually come in for pens, notebooks, or a quick snack between their classes. It’s a noisy spot, but we like the energy. The shop isn't very large, so we have to use every bit of wall space for hanging packets of chips and shampoo sachets. We open up early because the morning walk crowd often stops by for bread or milk. My hands are usually busy dusting the jars or rearranging the drink crates. The sidewalk outside is often crowded with cycles. Meerut can get quite cold in the winter, so we keep the door partially closed then. In the summer, it's the opposite, and we just hope the power doesn't go out so the fridge stays cold. We don’t have fancy displays or anything like that. It’s just shelves filled with what people actually use. If someone asks for something we don't have, we try to remember to get it next time the supplier comes. It’s just a simple neighborhood store. We know which neighbors like which brand of soap. It's been like this for years, and we don't plan on changing much. We just keep working and talking to the people who walk in.