Leeve Dry Fruits

The shop is right there on Kanchawala Avenue, just across from B.Y.K. College. Being in a spot like this means there are always students walking past, though they usually just peek in. Leeve Dry Fruits is a place where we spend the morning opening up heavy bags of almonds and walnuts. The smell of the nuts is the first thing you notice when you walk inside. We have these glass jars lined up on the shelves, and we spend a good amount of time making sure they are filled up. It gets a bit cramped when we have a lot of stock delivered. We don't really have a big staff, just a few of us making sure everything is weighed correctly on the scales. Sometimes the neighborhood gets busy with traffic, and the noise from the college area comes right through the front door. We keep a fan going in the back to stay cool during the hot months in Nashik. The floor is made of old tiles that have seen better days, but they are easy to sweep. We don't do anything fancy with the displays. People come in, ask for a half-kilo of raisins or some cashews, and we bag them up. It’s a steady way to spend the day. We usually close up once the street lights come on. It's just a normal shop doing normal work for the people around here. We’ve been at this No. 3 Kanchawala Avenue location for a while now and we like it.