The Nifty Pickle opens in Peddlers Village

Off Route 24 is a vintage vinyl and antiques store with a most unusual name.

The Nifty Pickle opened next to J.D. Shuckers in Peddlers Village in June and is the brainchild of Shawn Bard. 

Bard has run consignment shops up and down the state, with a store in Greenwood called Treasure Trove and a previous shop in Millsboro, but he outgrew them.

“I’ve been collecting for years,” Bard said. “I needed more space.”

Bard said the building was appealing to him because it used to be a thrift store and is near his home in Lewes. 

While the store has lots of antique items for sale, as well as paintings and jewelry, the centerpiece of the Nifty Pickle is the vintage vinyl record collection. Taking up its own entire room, the vinyl selection has preowned albums of all stripes, with rock, R&B and much more. 

As for that name, Bard said, “My mother always talked about going to the Thrifty Nickel style stores when she was a kid, so I spun the name into Nifty Pickle.”

For more information on The Nifty Pickle, go to the Nifty Pickle of Delaware on Facebook or call at 302-487-5013. The store is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday.