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Little Bipsy: An Edmonds Baby Boutique Steps Up After Items are Destroyed at Public Storage

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SEATTLE — When we first met Michaela Otero, she was 9 months pregnant and discovered that most of her baby clothes that she stored inside a Public Storage unit were damaged by rodents.

“I got up here, rat droppings everywhere, rat traps, strong scent of urine coming from the unit. And yeah, I was I mean, pretty much blind-sided.” Michaela was blind-sided with only 2 weeks to get ready for her baby’s arrival.

Her insurance purchased through Public Storage appeared to have a $5,000 coverage limit. But for rodent damage the policy had a sublimit of $250, with a $100 deductible.

Everything she thought she had was ruined and Public Storage would not cover her loss. So, Jesse Jones took matters into his own hands by reaching out to Brittani Little, CEO of Edmonds-based baby clothing business, Little Bipsy.

Oh, my gosh. I just felt for her. I couldn’t imagine being pregnant and ready to give birth at any moment. Then just realizing everything that you thought you had was gone,” said owner Brittani, who was happy to help.

Shortly after Michaela gave birth to Baby Zakhari, Brittani invited them both to visit her store. The meeting soon became a meeting of moms - with Baby Zakhari getting all the attention.

“Oh, my gosh. Well, this is what fills my heart. This is why I love doing this. My passion is giving back.” Brittani surprised Michaela with baby clothes, a stroller and a car seat.

For Michaela, the frustration of Public Storage, a 50-billion dollar company, denying her claim and leaving her to fend for herself, was replaced by a sense of encouragement that came from her community - and one local business owner.

It’s definitely going to help. I didn’t have much for the baby, so this was really a blessing.”

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