Toufiq Pharmacy, Saidpur

sohanurrahman (77)in Steemit Iron Chef • 4 days ago

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I am participating this contest, "SLC28-W6" // "The Good Food Route" - Baking Supply Stores. Thank you @dasudi for organizing this beautiful contest.

Store Name, Location and Opening Hours


^{Cover Photo. Toufiq Pharmacy}

Today I am going to talk about a baking supply store which also operates as a pharmacy. Although the shop has “Pharmacy” in its name, it offers a wide range of baking supplies along with many other daily necessities. The name of the shop is Toufiq Pharmacy.

Initially, this shop was opened only for selling medicines. Later, the shop authority included baking supplies, grocery items, snacks, and stationery items to attract different types of customers. I personally think this was a very smart and time-relevant decision.

The shop is located in Saidpur. As it now works both as a pharmacy and a grocery store, local people do not need to go far to buy primary medicines or over-the-counter drugs. The road communication to the shop is quite good. From the station, you can reach the shop by paying around 10–20 BDT fare.

Toufiq Pharmacy usually remains open from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM.

Products Offered (Quality & Price)

Toufiq Pharmacy offers a variety of products including medicines, baking supplies, grocery items, packaged food, and stationery items.

Their baking supplies include flour, sugar, salt, milk, eggs, cake-related items, and other basic baking ingredients.

	^{Containers of flour, lentils etc}
	^{Packets of Star ship milk powder, chocolate cake, coffee, tea, noodles, snacks etc}
	^{Pusti soyabean oil}
	^{Chicken egg}
	^{Sandesh, chocolate and other packaged foods}

Grocery items available here include rice, tea, lentils, noodles, chickpeas, flattened rice (chira), washing powder, Vim liquid, laundry soap, matchsticks, mustard oil, and more.


^{Fried snacks}	^{Spcies and snacks}

They also sell stationery items such as notebooks, pens, pencils, erasers, sharpeners, markers, and writing pads. I personally liked the presence of these stationery items because they are very useful for emergency needs.

	^Notebooks
	^{Various brands of soap bars, including Dove, Lux, and Meril}
	^{Vim dishwashing bars and Tibet laundry soap}
	^{mosquito coil}

Product Price Table

Product	Price (BDT)	Price (USD)	Price (STEEM)
Sugar	130 /kg	≈ 1.06 USD	≈ 16.15 STEEM
Atta	55 /kg	≈ 0.45 USD	≈ 6.83 STEEM
Noodles	25 /pack	≈ 0.20 USD	≈ 3.11 STEEM
Suji (200g)	25	≈ 0.20 USD	≈ 3.11 STEEM
Chira	80 /kg	≈ 0.65 USD	≈ 9.94 STEEM
Rice 28	65 /kg	≈ 0.53 USD	≈ 8.07 STEEM
Rice 29	60 /kg	≈ 0.49 USD	≈ 7.45 STEEM
Shorna Rice	1260 /25kg	≈ 10.31 USD	≈ 156.52 STEEM
Center Fruit	2	≈ 0.02 USD	≈ 0.25 STEEM
Notebook	25–45 /pcs	≈ 0.20–0.37 USD	≈ 3.11–5.59 STEEM
Pen	5	≈ 0.04 USD	≈ 0.62 STEEM
Soybean Oil	200 /liter	≈ 1.64 USD	≈ 24.84 STEEM

1 STEEM = 0.0659 USD, 1 STEEM ≈ 8.05 BDT

	^{Various packaged food items}
	^{A little customer}
	^{Magic Masala Mr. Noodles easy pack}

The overall product quality is good and the prices are reasonable for a local store. So I like this store so much and I will love to purchase some products from this shop.

Payment Methods

Since this is a local grocery and pharmacy store, online payment options are generally not available. Cash payment is the main and most commonly accepted payment method.

However, for larger payments, digital payment through bKash may be accepted after discussion with the shopkeeper.

Other Relevant Points

One of the most impressive aspects of this shop is the wide availability of medicines. This feature makes the shop unique, as not many local stores offer such a wide range of over-the-counter medicines along with grocery items.

	^{various generic medicines from companies like Square Pharmaceuticals, Opsonin Pharma, and Navana Pharmaceuticals.}
	^{over-the-counter medications}
	^{The shelves contain various medications}
	^{Other shelves stocked with various packaged pharmaceutical products}

Customers can easily buy common medicines without going far. Additionally, blood pressure, diabetes, and weight measurement services are available here. The fee for checking blood pressure is 20 BDT, and the diabetes test costs 40 BDT.

	^{Sitting arrangement}
	^{LG smart price computing scale}
	^{Gittzen CT-45 Electronic Calculator for calculating the price}

The shop uses a modern digital scale for measuring products and a calculator for accurate billing. There are a few stools inside the shop for customers to sit if needed. Although there is no dedicated parking space in front of the shop, one or two bicycles or motorcycles can be parked nearby.


^{Pressure measurement and diabetes testing services are available. All types of medicines are sold here. Minute cards for Grameenphone, Banglalink, and Robi mobile networks are available}

Structure, Environment and Service

The shop is not very large in size, but the products are well-organized. The available space has been managed efficiently.


^{Packaged Flour, rice, salt, biscuits, chips etc}

From the customer’s point of view, the right side shelves contain various types of medicines. The back shelves display packaged food items and stationery products. On the left side, grocery and packaged items are arranged on the floor and wall shelves.


^{cooking oil, lentils, spice and variety of household items, including personal care products}

The lighting inside the shop is good, and ceiling fans are available. Due to the open structure, natural air and light can enter, which keeps the environment cool and comfortable. Overall, I found the shop environment neat and pleasant.

My rating (1–5)

This baking supply store does not have a huge collection of products, but it does offer almost all essential daily items. Because the shop is small, it is not possible to keep everything. However, I really liked the unique combination of pharmacy services with grocery, food, and stationery items. For this reason, I would give this store a rating of 4 out of 5. If they add more grocery items, I would happily give it a full 5 out of 5.

My Favorite Products

Almost all the products in this shop seemed useful to me. I especially liked the stationery items, grocery products, and medical supplies.


^{Stationery supplies}

Since primary stationery items, groceries, and medicines are available in one place, local people can easily handle emergency needs without going elsewhere.

Products or ingredients in this baking shop that I would like them to include

I would like the shop to include more baking supplies such as different types of flour. In the grocery section, items like raw chips, raisins, and peanuts would be great additions. It would also be nice to have a refrigerator with cold drinks, bottled water, and ice cream.

Cold drinks and ice cream are popular among people of all ages and would surely increase customer interest.

Video of the shop

Location Code and Other info

Attribute	Details
Steem Atlas Location	[//]:# (!steematlas 25.778438 lat 88.889687 long Toufiq Pharmacy d3scr)
Google Location	QVHQ+9V8, New Babupara Ln, Saidpur, Link
Country	Bangladesh
Status	Active
Features	Medications, grocery, stationary, packaged foods etc
Cleanliness	Neat and Clean
Decoration	Nicely Decorated
Producta's quality	Good
Pricing	Reasonable
Website	No
Opening & Closing	7 AM - 10 PM