Bags Bazzar

If you walk down Kalkamata Road in Ganeshnagar Pahada, you’ll see us at number 55. It’s a straightforward shop where we keep a lot of bags on the shelves and even more hanging from the hooks on the walls. We get a lot of dust from the road, so we spend a fair amount of time dusting off the suitcases and handbags every morning. The light in here isn’t the brightest, but it works for seeing the colors. Most people who come in are looking for something sturdy for school or maybe a small purse for daily use. We don’t do anything fancy with the displays. Usually, we just stack them up where they fit. It’s a family-run kind of thing, so you might see one of us eating lunch in the back corner while the other watches the door. The neighborhood is fairly quiet until the school kids get out. That’s when it gets a bit crowded. We handle the sales ourselves and try to keep track of what people are asking for lately. Sometimes the stock takes over the whole floor, and you have to sidestep around a pile of backpacks. It’s just a regular business on a regular street. We’ve known the neighbors for years, and it feels like a comfortable place to be. We just open up in the morning and stay until the sun goes down.