Sai Pallavi Traders

If you walk down Tipparla Bazaar Road in Mangalagiri, you’ll find us at 8-697. It’s a busy street, especially in the mornings when everyone is out buying things for their kitchens or their businesses. The shop is usually full of boxes and crates stacked up toward the ceiling. It can be a bit cramped when a new delivery truck comes in, but we manage to find space by moving things around. We’ve been part of the bazaar for a few years now. You get to know all the other shopkeepers and the regulars who walk by every day with their bags. Trading is mostly about keeping track of who needs what and making sure the prices aren't jumping around too much. We don't have any corporate manuals or fancy systems. Just a big thick book where we write everything down and a couple of local guys to help move the heavy stuff. Sometimes the heat in Mangalagiri gets pretty intense, so we keep the ceiling fans running all day long. It's not a glamorous job, but it’s what we know. We spend a lot of time talking to suppliers and checking the stock when it arrives. It’s just us doing our thing on the bazaar road, trying to keep the shelves full and the customers happy enough to come back next week. Most days the noise from the street is so loud you have to shout, but that’s just how it is.