Pushpanjali Kirana & General Stores

Our place is Pushpanjali Kirana & General Stores. We are situated at Shop No 8 in the Suyash Srushti building. The address says G I D C Waghodia Phursungi, which is a bit of an industrial area. Because of where we are, we get a lot of workers coming in during their breaks. They usually want a quick snack or some tobacco or maybe a cold drink. The shop is filled with big jars of biscuits and different kinds of grains. I spend a lot of time weighing out sugar and flour into smaller plastic bags. It’s a messy job and my clothes often have white flour dust on them. We have a small television in the corner that we keep on for the news, but the volume is always low. The shop is quite deep, so the back stays a bit dark. I have to use a flashlight sometimes to find the crates of soda. It’s a very practical kind of business. We don’t spend money on fancy signs or marketing. We just put the items on the shelves and wait for the people to come. The road outside can get very muddy when it rains, so I have to keep a piece of cardboard by the door for people to wipe their feet. It is just a simple, hard-working shop in a busy industrial zone. We stay open as long as there are people around needing things for their homes.