Sheth Sameer

The shop is at 16 Mandvi, just outside Panigate, which means we are right in the thick of it every single day. If you’ve ever been to this part of town, you know how the traffic gets, especially in the evenings when everyone is trying to get home or finish their shopping. My name is Sameer and I spend most of my day sitting here among the stacks of items we carry. It’s a bit of a tight squeeze inside, to be honest. We’ve got shelves that go all the way up to the ceiling and sometimes finding a specific box takes a bit of climbing. People walk by all the time, some just looking and some looking for something very specific they couldn't find elsewhere. We try to keep things in some kind of order, but it’s a constant battle against the mess. The building itself is old, with those thick walls that stay a bit cooler in the summer heat, though we still keep the fans going full blast. We don't do much in the way of advertising because word of mouth seems to work well enough for us in this neighborhood. Most of our regulars have been coming here for years, and they know where the tea stall is just around the corner. It’s a simple life, just minding the shop and talking to the people who stop by to see what’s new or to just say hello.