Shankar Fancy Itemswala

You can find Shankar Fancy Itemswala at 18 Dumas Road. It’s a straightforward location, easy to spot if you’re driving down the main stretch. The shop is filled with various bits and pieces that people seem to need for their homes or for gifts. We don't really have a system for where everything goes; we just put it where it fits. Sometimes it takes a minute to find a specific item, but we usually get there in the end. The front window gets a lot of sun in the afternoon, which makes it pretty warm inside. We usually have a bottle of water sitting on the counter. Dumas Road is always moving, with cars and bikes going past at all hours. We’ve been here a while and the walls could probably use a fresh coat of paint, but we haven't gotten around to it yet. It’s just me and a helper most days. We sit on plastic stools and wait for the next person to walk through the door. The floor is concrete and we sweep it out every evening before closing up. It’s not a big corporate store, just a local spot for people in the neighborhood. We don't promise anything besides having the door open when we say we will. Most of our stock comes in big crates that we have to break down ourselves in the back alley. It is just a regular way of making a living on a busy road.