SLC31-W1: Shop & Share Challenge - Visit a Small Local Shop
Front view of the store
Today I am going to share my real-life experience about a familiar small local shop in my area called Yar Ahmed General Store. Small neighborhood shops like this play a very important role in our daily lives. Whenever we suddenly need something, we can quickly get it from these nearby stores.
Recently, I visited this shop and bought some daily items. Today, I will share the shop’s environment, product arrangement, and my personal experience with you.
Shop Overview
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| Various packaged food items, such as snacks etc are hung for display | Shelves are stocked with various packaged snacks, biscuits, and food items |
Shop Name: Yar Ahmed General Store
Address: Chapra Mosque, Satarkul, Uttar Badda, Dhaka
Opening Hours: 10:00 AM to 12:00 AM
Payment Method: Cash Only
This shop is very useful for local residents because it offers almost all kinds of daily necessary items.
Product I Purchased
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| Selfie | Peanut Bar |
I bought a Peanut Bar from this shop. It is a small but tasty snack made from peanuts, which is quite popular as a light snack.
Product Name: Peanut Bar
Quantity: 2 pieces
Price per piece: 5 BDT
Total Cost: 10 BDT or approximately 1.41 STEEM
Since it is a small local shop, no receipt is provided, which is quite common in most neighborhood stores in our country.
Why I Chose This Shop
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| Variety of packaged snacks | A digital weighing scale |
This shop is located very close to my home, so it is easy to visit whenever needed. The shopkeeper is very polite and friendly, which always encourages me to shop here. Another big advantage is that the shop remains open until midnight, so even if it’s late, I can still buy necessary items.
Shop Environment & Product Arrangement
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| packaged chocolates, biscuits etc | Deep freezer |
From the front of the shop, you can see different types of biscuits, snacks, chocolates, and packaged foods hanging, which clearly shows that it is a full general store. Inside, there is a freezer for ice cream.
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| Peanut bar | Fried peas | Ghee toast, All time bun price |
The shelves are neatly arranged with soaps, detergents, groceries, and other daily products. The shop also offers mobile recharge and flexiload services in front, which is very convenient for local people.
My Shopping Experience
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| Star ship milk powder | Bananas |
My experience at this shop has always been positive. The shopkeeper quickly provides the items and interacts with customers in a friendly manner. Although the shop is small, it has most of the necessary items. Due to its convenient location, many local people regularly shop here.
My Suggestions for Improvement
In my opinion, the shop can improve further by adding the following:
- Introduce digital payment options like bKash, Nagad, or Rocket
- Install a bigger signboard in front of the shop
- Add some new popular products
Currently, the shop already has a good number of customers, but digital payment options could attract even more people.
| Steem atlas | [//]:# (!steematlas 23.7906744 lat 90.4465955 long Yar Ahmed General Store d3scr) |
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| https://maps.app.goo.gl/69iy5xCr6xnpvpgy6 |
People I Invite
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Review/Grading
Review:
Yar Ahmed General Store, from which you have shopped is a nice place for shopping, and I recommend your efforts to visit the store. I can see how customers were waiting to be attended to by the seller. Introducing digital payments would have to be based on government policies and regulations and also the installation of a bigger signboard would cost him more money.
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