Banas Oil Shop Centre

Banas Oil Shop Centre is over in Goregaon West, at number 2. We have been selling oil here for quite a few years now. It is a basic shop, nothing fancy at all. We have the big containers and the scales, and that is about it. The floor can get a bit slippery if we aren't careful, so we spend a lot of time cleaning up spills. People from the nearby chawls and apartments come to us for their cooking oil. They bring their own cans or we give them what they need from our stock. We don't do any advertising. Word of mouth is usually enough in a place like Goregaon. We know our neighbors and we see them almost every day. It is a simple trade, buying and selling, and it keeps us busy from morning until night. The shop is small, so there isn't much room for anything other than the stock. We don't have a big team, just a couple of us working the counter and moving the heavy drums around. It is hard work on the back, but we are used to it by now. We aren't trying to be the biggest shop in the city. We just want to stay open and keep serving the people who live around here. It is a quiet existence for the most part, and that suits us just fine. Most days we are just happy to see the sun go down so we can close up.