Foam Plaza

If you head over to Vaswani Plaza in Freeganj, you’ll find us tucked in there among the other shops. We deal with foam, which sounds simple but it takes up a lot of room. Our shop is usually packed floor to ceiling with different blocks and sheets of it. You walk in and it’s like a giant soft cave. We spend a lot of time cutting pieces to size for people who want to fix their old sofas or need a new mattress for a spare bed. Freeganj is a busy area, so there is always a lot of noise outside, but inside the shop, the foam actually makes things a bit quieter. We don't have a big sales team or anything like that. It’s just us showing people the difference between the hard foam and the soft stuff. Most people come in and start poking the samples to see what feels right. We get a lot of dust from the cutting, so we’re always sweeping up little white bits to keep the floor clear. It’s a practical business. We don't do much fancy decorating in the store because the products are the decoration. Sometimes we help someone strap a big mattress to the roof of their car, which is always a bit of a struggle in the traffic. We’ve been in this spot for a while and most folks around Vaswani Plaza know where to find us if they need a cushion replaced.