Amol Provision Stores

Amol Provision Stores is located at Shop 13 in Dhayari, over in the Dhankawadi area. It’s a basic provision store where we sell daily essentials. We’ve got grains, sugar, oil, and all the usual stuff you need for a kitchen. The shop is small and the aisles are quite narrow because we try to stock as much as possible. Sometimes it’s a bit of a squeeze when two people are trying to pass each other. We open early in the morning for the people getting milk and bread. We’ve been here for a long time and have seen the neighborhood change around us. The shelves are wooden and we’ve had them since the beginning. We don't have any computer system, we just use a ledger and a calculator for the bills. It’s how we've always done it. My wife helps me manage the stock when I have to go to the wholesale market. We keep some snacks and chocolates near the counter for the kids who come in after school. It’s a simple business. We don't have air conditioning, just a ceiling fan that squeaks a little. Most of our customers are neighbors we’ve known for years. We aren't trying to be a big supermarket. We just want to make sure people can get their salt and tea without having to go too far. It’s a decent way to spend the day for us in this shop.