Her 3 Boys Nifty Thrifty, located next to the Salvation Army Service Center at Hayes, is now being run by Fred Brown and managed by Tanya Buck of Gloucester.
The store was formerly called the Nifty Thrifty and was being rented for several years by Anthony Pollard. Prior to that, the store was called Vintage Thrifting.
“It’s very exciting,” Brown said. “It’s a challenge, but I am excited to be doing it. It’s something that we have been talking about doing since the beginning of last year.”
Buck spoke about how she enjoys being a part of Her 3 Boys Nifty Thrifty.
“It is also really fun,” she said. “It’s emotionally rewarding being a part of the Gloucester fabric, fabric of the kind of community. We have gotten to know so many great people who do a lot of wonderful things and get to feel like we are a part of everything.”
The store, Her 3 Boys Nifty Thrifty, is named after Brown and Buck’s two sons, as well as Brown himself. The couple’s sons—Victor and Cuinn Barton—spend a lot of time in...