S K Textiles

S K Textiles is located on Ghod Dod Road in Surat. If you know Surat, you know this road is usually packed with people looking for fabrics and clothes. Our shop is a bit older and doesn't have the bright neon signs that some of the newer places have. We’ve been here for a long time, selling all kinds of textiles. The shelves are packed with rolls of cloth from floor to ceiling. Sometimes it feels a bit cramped when there are more than three customers inside, but that’s just part of the charm. My brother and I take turns at the counter. We don't use any fancy software to track our stock; we still write everything down in a big register. It’s the way our father did it, and it works fine for us. We have customers who have been buying from us for twenty years. They come in, have a seat, and we show them whatever new patterns have arrived that week. We don't have a big mission statement or a fancy slogan. We just sell fabric. The afternoon can get quite hot, so we have a big old fan that makes a lot of noise but keeps us cool. We enjoy the talk and the bargaining that happens every day. It’s a busy, colorful life here in Surat, and we’re happy to be a small part of it. We usually close for a bit in the afternoon for a quick nap.