Alfa General Stores

We are right next to the bus stop in Borivili West. Being Alfa General Stores means we see a lot of people getting on and off the buses all day long. It’s a busy corner in Phursungi. The shop is small but we pack a lot into it. I’ve lived around here for years, so I know most of the people who walk past every morning. Some just pop in for a quick thing before their bus arrives. We don't have any fancy displays or anything like that. It’s just shelves and boxes really. Sometimes the delivery trucks take forever to unload because of the traffic on the main road. You learn to be patient in this line of work. It gets dusty being so close to the road, so there is always a lot of wiping down to do. I usually start early in the morning to get everything ready before the first rush. It’s just a simple general store. We sell what people need on their way home. My family helps out sometimes when it gets too crowded in the evenings. We don’t have a website or anything like that, just the physical shop. People know where we are because of the bus stop. It’s a landmark for us. Some days are long, especially when the weather is hot, but we stay open until late at night. It's just a regular part of the neighborhood. We don’t try to be anything we aren't. We just stay here and do the work.