Patel Novelty Stores

You can find Patel Novelty Stores at number 14 in the Sanjay Apartment building over in Bhandup East. It’s a typical local shop where we keep a bit of everything. We’ve got stationery, small household items, toys, and the kind of things you suddenly realize you need at eight in the evening. The space is a bit tight because we try to fit a lot on the shelves, so it might look a bit cluttered to someone new. But we know where everything is. It’s a neighborhood spot, mostly serving the people living in the apartments nearby and the kids going to school around here. We don’t do big fancy displays or anything. We just open up in the morning and stay until late. It's a family-run place, so you'll usually see one of us behind the counter. We’ve seen the neighborhood change a lot over the years, but our shop stays pretty much the same. We like the regular routine of it. People come in for a pen or a gift for a birthday party, and we help them find it. It's simple work but we enjoy it. Bhandup East is a busy place, and we're just one small part of it. No big corporate rules here, just a local store doing its thing every day of the week. We keep a stock of notebooks, batteries, some small plastic items for the kitchen, and festive things when the holidays come around. It is just a basic shop for basic needs.