Continental Commercial Company

If you’ve ever walked down Nagdevibibijan Street, you know it’s one of the most crowded places you can find. Our shop, Continental Commercial Company, is at No. 1/C 59, and it’s basically a wall of metal items from floor to ceiling. Bibijan Street is always loud with the sound of handcarts and people haggling over prices. We don't have much room to move around inside, so we’ve gotten very good at maneuvering through narrow gaps between the boxes. Most of our day is spent answering the phone and looking up prices in our old thick catalogs. The light in here is a bit dim because the buildings are so close together, but we know exactly where every bolt and valve is kept. We’ve been in this spot for a long time, and the wooden counter is worn smooth from years of people leaning on it. It’s a lot of paper work, mostly handwritten receipts and tally marks. We don’t really do anything fancy here; we just supply what people need. Lunch is usually something quick from a nearby stall, eaten while still keeping an eye on the door. It’s a fast-paced environment where you have to be quick on your feet. By the time we close the shutters in the evening, our clothes are usually covered in a bit of grease and metal dust, but that’s just part of being on this street. It's a tough neighborhood but it's home to us.