{"id":9960,"date":"2012-11-29T20:24:26","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T01:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/?p=9960"},"modified":"2026-02-23T11:10:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:10:46","slug":"hurricane-sandy-hits-nashville-wraps-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/29\/hurricane-sandy-hits-nashville-wraps-customers","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Sandy Hits Nashville Wraps Customers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The devastation of Hurricane Sandy to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States has made it the second costliest hurricane ever after Hurricane Katrina, with an estimated $65 billion in damage and 253 lives lost.<\/p>\n

Nashville Wraps customers all over those regions were affected. Many were flooded and without power for several days. Things That Make Scents candle shop (at right) in Manasquan, New Jersey had four feet of water from the storm surge, even though they\u2019re not located directly on the ocean. Since there is only a small creek behind their shop and they had never been flooded before, they were not offered flood insurance.<\/p>\n

Owner Janine Predmore said, \u201cWe had just taken all of our Christmas packaging out of storage. We lost everything \u2013 bags, dozens of colors of tissue, ribbon, all our products, display racks, manufacturing equipment, computers, paper files, everything. I couldn\u2019t even write checks to pay bills because they were ruined too. A fire would have been better because at least it would have been covered.\u201d See her flooded store, including the eel left inside by the storm, here.<\/p>\n

Janine\u2019s shop was without power for 2-1\/2 weeks so she could not get into her store to make more candles. However, things are starting to look more hopeful. She reopened a week ago and had a great weekend because so many locals supported Small Business Saturday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"CrazyCrazy Susan\u2019s Cookies<\/a> in Ocean City, New Jersey completely lost their store.\u00a0The building they were renting had flood insurance, but they were unaware it didn\u2019t cover the contents of the store. \u201cAll of our equipment was ruined,\u201d explained Susan. Thankfully, they have a second location in Voorhees they\u2019re operating out of until they can find another location in Ocean City, and she’s keeping her sense of humor, as you can see from her sign in this photo: “Life is Short, Eat More Cookies”. See our earlier feature on their store last fall in this blog post, \u201cCrazy Susan\u2019s is One Smart Cookie\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Another customer, Cheese on Main, in Ocean Grove, New Jersey sits a couple of blocks inland from the coast. They were not flooded, but they were without power for a week. Owner Susan Morris shared, \u201cWe lost $7,000 worth of cheese that wasn\u2019t covered by insurance. The only help we\u2019ve been offered is getting a small business loan from the SBA<\/a>, but we don\u2019t want to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"CheeseTheir biggest problem is getting product. \u201cWe compete for supply with the New York City restaurants, and everyone is waiting on boats to come in from France and Italy.\u201d However, Susan remains positive because it seems the local community is spending more for the holidays. Her average order had previously been around $25, but this past Black Friday weekend, orders were double that. Just today she got a call from a Switzerland customer wanting to make sure that she is still open because he wanted to place an order for cheese gift baskets for his American relatives.<\/p>\n

Our customer The Yellow Door<\/a>, a gift and jewelry store, has locations in Brooklyn, New York and Deal, New Jersey. They lost a lot of revenue at their Jersey Shore location because it had no power for two weeks, but they are graciously turning this into a positive for the community by giving away a free sterling silver heart necklace to affected families. The necklace is valued at $100 and is gift wrapped.<\/p>\n

\"The\u201cWe are well aware firsthand of the conditions on the Jersey Shore,\u201d say Jonathan and Luna Zemmol, Owners of The Yellow Door. \u201cIf there is something we can do to help a family who\u2019s going through some tough times, we want to do it before the holidays to help people express their appreciation to loved ones, despite any financial troubles they may be experiencing after the storm.\u201d<\/p>\n

Please know that here at Nashville Wraps our thoughts and prayers have been with all of our affected customers. We too know the effects firsthand of natural disasters \u2013 such as the 2010 Nashville Flood<\/a>\u00a0and Your World Can Change in 30 Seconds or Less<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If your business was affected by Hurricane Sandy or any natural disaster, Nashville Wraps wants to offer a small promotion to help you with your packaging costs. Please call us at 1-880-547-9727 or email customerservice@nashvillewraps.com<\/a> to receive this offer.<\/p>\n

Please share your Hurricane Sandy story in the comments below.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The devastation of Hurricane Sandy to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States has made it the second costliest hurricane ever after Hurricane Katrina, with an estimated $65 billion in damage and 253 lives lost. Nashville Wraps customers all over those regions were affected. Many were flooded and without power for several days. Things That Make…<\/p>\n

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