Assam Tea Company

Our shop is over on Ammavari Veedhi in Allipuram, specifically at Dr.No.33-14-166. It’s a narrow street, and sometimes it gets blocked by carts or cows, but that’s just the neighborhood. We’ve been running Assam Tea Company from here for quite a bit. It’s a small place, mostly filled with wooden chests and big plastic tubs. When you walk in, the smell of tea hits you right away. It’s a strong, earthy smell that never really leaves the walls. We spend our days weighing out portions and sealing bags. We don’t have any fancy machines; we do most of it by hand with a simple scale and a heat sealer that sometimes acts up. My neighbor’s kid helps out after school sometimes, moving the lighter boxes around. We don't have a big sign outside, just the name painted on the door. People in Allipuram know where to find us if they need a good batch of leaves. Sometimes we sit on the stools out front when business is slow and watch the people going to the temple nearby. We aren’t trying to grow into some huge corporation. We just like our little corner here and the people we see every day. The fan in the ceiling squeaks constantly, but we’ve stopped noticing it. It’s just how things are at our place. It’s a simple life and it works for us.