Jagat Dairy & General Store

If you go down Pusta Road in West Karawal Nagar, you’ll find us at number 127. Jagat Dairy & General Store is basically a place for the basics. We get the milk in early, usually before the sun is even up properly. That’s the busiest time, really, when everyone wants their packets for morning tea. After the morning rush, it quietens down a bit, and we start looking at the general store side of things. We’ve got snacks, cleaning supplies, and some dry groceries too. The shop isn't huge, so we have to stack things pretty high. It’s a bit of a squeeze sometimes when a few people come in at once. We don't have any staff in uniforms or anything like that. It’s just us. We know the neighbors, we know who likes which bread, and we know when the kids are coming home from school because they stop for candy. The road outside can get really muddy when it rains, and we spend half our time mopping the floor. It’s just part of the job. We don’t try to be anything we aren't. It’s a dairy and a grocery shop for the local folks. We keep the fridge running, check the expiry dates, and make sure the change is right. That’s about all there is to it. We’ve been here at Khajuri Khas for years and we plan to stay.