Barla Trader

Barla Trader is over at 57/12/A/1/1 in Hakeempet, Tolichowki. If you know the area, you know it can get pretty crowded, especially on market days. We’ve got a spot there that serves as our base. It’s full of stock most of the time. We have boxes piled up and people coming in and out to check on deliveries. It’s not a showroom. It’s a place of business, meant for trading and getting things moved from one place to another. The air usually smells like whatever is being moved that day, and there’s always a bit of shouting over the traffic noise outside. We don’t have a fancy website or a bunch of social media people. We just use the phone and talk to people face to face. It’s an old-school way of doing things, but it works for us in Tolichowki. Sometimes we sit on the steps and have a tea while we wait for a truck to arrive. The neighbors are other traders, so we all know how it is. It’s a tough environment but a friendly one. We don't have air conditioning in the main area, just a few big fans that push the hot air around. We just get on with it. Barla Trader is just a name on a board, but for us, it’s where we spend our lives. We keep track of the inventory and hope the roads stay clear.