Mahalaxmi Super Stores

Running Mahalaxmi Super Stores near the ST Depo in Vadodara is always a bit of a rush. Being behind the bus depot means there are constantly people moving around, either catching a bus or just coming home to Ghanshyam Nagar. The store is filled with all the usual things you’d expect to find. We’ve got aisles that are a bit narrow because we try to fit as much as possible onto the shelves. You’ll find cleaning supplies at the back and snacks right near the front where people can grab them quickly. It gets a bit dusty with all the traffic from the main road, so we spend a lot of time wiping down the jars and packets. It’s a simple setup. We don’t have fancy lighting or anything like that. Just bright tube lights that flicker once in a while. I spend most of my day standing near the billing machine. Sometimes the internet for the card machine is slow, and we just have to wait it out while chatting with the customers. It’s a lot of work keeping track of what’s running out. We write things down in a notebook when we see a gap on the shelf. The address is 390001, right in the middle of a very active part of the city. It’s just how things go here, day in and day out, making sure there is enough salt and sugar for everyone.