Sanmati Super Store

You can find us at 15, Shanti Sadan Apartment in the Palanpur Patia area of Surat. We are situated right opposite Tekrawala School, so things get really loud and busy when the school bell rings. All the kids and parents pass by our front door every afternoon. The store is basically a ground-floor unit in the apartment building. We call it a super store, but it’s really just a place with a lot of variety for the locals. We have rows of stuff ranging from snacks to bathroom supplies. It gets a bit chaotic when too many people come in at once because the aisles are narrow. We try to keep things organized, but sometimes the boxes just pile up in the corner before we can put them away. Being in Surat, we deal with a lot of different people every day. The school across the street is the main thing people use to find us. We don't have a big marketing team or anything like that. It is just a few of us making sure the products are priced and the floor is swept. Some days are slower than others, especially when it rains heavily and the street gets messy. We just sit on the stools behind the counter and wait for the next person to walk in. It’s a decent life, and we like being part of the Shanti Sadan community here.