Tanna Tools Corporation

Our place is at 43 Nakhoda Street, right in the Ratibala building. If you’re looking for us, we’re just behind the Puiduni Collage Chowki. It’s a very busy part of the city. The street is so narrow that sometimes even two motorcycles can’t pass each other comfortably. We deal in all kinds of tools, so the shop is filled with heavy metal items from floor to ceiling. It smells like grease and cold steel in here. We spend a lot of time searching through drawers to find exactly what a customer needs. It’s a bit like a maze. There’s a small desk where we handle the cash and write out the bills by hand. The ceiling is high but we’ve used every inch for storage. Often, we have to use a ladder to get things down for people. The noise from the chowki and the street markets is constant. We’ve been here for years, and Tanna Tools Corporation hasn't changed much in all that time. We have an old radio that plays in the background, mostly just for some noise. It gets really hot in the summer months because the air doesn't move much in this lane. We drink a lot of water and keep the heavy doors open. It’s hard work lifting crates and moving stock, but we are used to the physical labor. It’s just how things are on Nakhoda Street.