Refresh Soda Pup Snack Centre

People know us around Mangal Wari Bazaar because we’ve been at this spot in Sadar for quite a while now. It’s usually pretty loud out there on the street with the carts and people shouting, but inside the shop, we just focus on getting the sodas cold and the snacks ready for whoever walks in. We didn't start with a big plan or anything, just a few machines and some crates. My cousin helps out most afternoons when the school crowd comes through looking for something to drink after their classes. It gets really hot in the shop during the summer months, so the fans stay on all day and we drink a lot of water ourselves. We spend a lot of time cleaning the glass counters and making sure the glass bottles are stacked right in the racks. Sometimes the delivery guys are late because of the traffic in Sadar, which makes things a bit tight when we run out of flavors, but we manage. Most of the people who come in are regulars who live just a few streets over. They don’t need a menu; they just tell us what they want like they always do. We keep a ledger for the regular accounts and try to keep the noise down when the shop next door is busy with customers. It’s just a small place, nothing fancy, just lime sodas and packets of chips mostly. We fix the chairs when they break and paint the walls every couple of years when the soot from the market gets too thick on the bricks.