Choudhary Departmental Store

Choudhary Departmental Store has been a fixture in Debari for quite some time now. We are right on the edge of the road, so we get a lot of dust from the trucks passing by. Every morning begins with sweeping the front area and wiping down the glass jars. We sell a bit of everything, from lentils and rice to small toys and notebooks for the local school kids. The shelves are wooden and some of them have started to sag under the weight of the flour bags. It’s a busy place, especially in the evenings when people are coming home from work and realize they need something for dinner. We have a small bench outside where the older men sometimes sit and talk about the weather. Debari is a growing place, and we’ve seen more houses going up lately. We try to keep the most popular items in stock, but sometimes the delivery truck is late and we have to tell people to come back tomorrow. The shop isn't very big, so we have to use every bit of space, even hanging things from the ceiling hooks. My nephew helps me on the weekends when the crowd is bigger. We don't have a fancy barcode scanner or anything, just a calculator and a drawer for the cash. It’s a straightforward life and we like being part of the community here.