Our Story
In the Texas hill country town of Boerne, Fickle Pickles® was founded in 1980 by Billie A. Shaw as an antique store that sold pickles. The antiques soon became a backdrop to Mrs. Shaw’s Fickle Pickles® as they grew in popularity. Locals and day-trippers lovingly dubbed Mrs. Shaw “The Pickle Lady.” Devoted to producing a high quality product, The Pickle Lady did it all! As the word spread, she started shipping her delectable Fickle Pickles® to folks that just could not get enough of that “Sweet, Crunchy, Spicy” taste!
The Pickle Lady retired in 2004 and her daughter and son-in-law took over production of Fickle Pickles®. Lisa Armstrong Obriotti soon became known as “The Pickle Lady’s Daughter” making and shipping Fickle Pickles® all over the world. To this day, we continue to make our product by hand and cherish being a pillar in the community as a small family business.
In 2006, a second store was opened in the historical village of Gruene, Texas and in 2016, the 3rd store opened in Bandera, Texas. With the addition of two stores in downtown New Braunfels and South Austin, we now have a total five retail locations!
