“Would you like to drink some tender coconut water? Perhaps you would like to have some fresh tender coconut meat. I sell the best tender coconuts in this area!
I have been in Vijayawada for 8 years. My native place is Amalapuram in East Godavari district. I came here to earn a living. I really like my job even though I’m just a coconut vendor. I have studied till class 10.
I work from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. all week. I chose this locality as there are many more offices and residential areas, so I’d get quite a few customers. Every kind of customer, from students to office-goers and the elderly used to drink the tender coconuts from my stall. But I don’t know why they aren’t coming to my stall these days. Coconut water is healthy and it’s recommended by the doctors and elders to boost the immunity. It will always be healthier despite the increasing number of cold drinks coming into the market everyday.
I thought selling tender coconuts is much more viable but I never imagined that there would be a situation where people would be scared to buy some. It is very difficult to run the business this year but what can I do? This is all I have and I will continue to work hard as long as I can!”