Mehboob Stores

Mehboob Stores is just a small place you will find if you are driving down Raopura Ring Road here in Surat. We have been sitting in this same spot for a good while now and honestly, the walls could probably use a new coat of paint. Every morning starts about the same way with me rolling up the shutters and sweeping the dust off the front step before the sun gets too high. It gets really hot out there on the road so most people come in looking for a bit of shade while they pick up what they need. We keep the shelves stocked with all the usual things people ask for daily but sometimes we run out of stuff if the delivery truck is late. That is just how it goes sometimes around here. The shop is not fancy or anything like those big malls you see popping up everywhere else in the city. There are boxes stacked in the corners and the fan makes a bit of a clicking noise when it is on the high setting. Most of the folks who come in are neighbors or people who work nearby and have known us for years. We talk about the weather or how the traffic is getting worse on the ring road while I bag up their items. It is a simple way to spend the day and we just keep at it because this is what we know how to do.