Rama Lakshmi Fancy Rice & General Store

Rama Lakshmi Fancy Rice & General Store sits on the Main Road in Kedhareswaripeta. We are in the 520003 area of Vijayawada. Our specialty is mostly rice, but we have a lot of other general items too. We stock different varieties of rice in big gunny bags. People come in to feel the grains before they decide what to buy. We also have things like cooking oil, snacks, and some fancy items like bangles or hair clips for the ladies. It’s a bit of a mix of everything. The shop is always busy because it is on the main road. Sometimes the traffic noise outside is very loud and hard to talk over. We have a lot of wooden shelves that go all the way to the top of the walls. I usually have to use a small wooden ladder to reach the things on the upper rows. We spend a lot of time cleaning the dust off the packets because Vijayawada can be a bit dusty. We don't have a computer system here, so we do all the math in our heads or on a small paper pad. It’s a very old-fashioned way of doing business, but it works for us. We see a lot of different people every day. Some are just passing through and others have been coming here for many years. We just keep the shop open and try to be helpful.