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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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- Overview of AtTheShore.com.
- Who is AtTheShore.com?
- How can I contact AtTheShore.com?
- How can I feature my property on AtTheShore.com?
- Who is the competition?
- What is the goal?
- How will this site be different from the competition?
- How can I add a business or real estate listing to the local directory?
- How do I join AtTheShore.com?
- Why use this site?
- How is this site different than your other real estate sites?
- What is your advertising budget?
- How will we market the site?
- Where are your billboards?
- How do you measure activity and traffic?
- How can I become an affiliate real estate broker (IDX)?
- How can I become an affiliate real estate rental office?
- What is co-branded advertising?
- Do I have to have the Ginn System to be an affiliate real estate rental office?
- Where do you presently have rental office affiliates?
- What domains are used as gateway sites to AtTheShore.com?
- How come I get redirected to OnTheBeach.co.uk when I enter OnTheBeach.com?
- What is your predominate market for listings and visitors?
- Should I use a Realtor ®?
- Why should I use a Realtor ® for listing or renting a property?
- Who supplies the tax record and past sale data on this site?
- Who supplies the real estate listings on this site?
- What are the features for real estate and business listings?
- How can I be a sponsor on this site?
- Who can I contact to have photos or videos done?
- What is in each area directory?
- How much did it cost to start and develop this site?
- How much does it cost to maintain this site?
- What is the bottom line?
- How do you do your live cams?
- I'm having trouble viewing your streaming cams?
- Who installs and maintains your streaming cams?
- How was this site created?
- Which internet service provider do you use?
- What is your privacy policy?
- Disclaimers
- Who does your postcards?
- Where can I get one of your car magnets?
- Where do you get your car magnets?
1. Overview of AtTheShore.com.
AtTheShore.com (& DownTheShore.com) is a consolidation of two former sites, CMNJ.com (Cape May County) and ACNJ.com (Atlantic County), into a regional comprehensive 'AtTheShore' site. It will also be adding LBINJ.com (Ocean County).
The site integrates sale listings (IDX), tax records, past sales and rentals using propietary software from sites like TaxRecords.com, WeeklyRentals.com, PiNGThisPage.com and Tenant.com, as well as many third party vendors.
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2. Who is AtTheShore.com?
AtTheShore.com is another AtTheBeach.com
Inc. site.
We also are:
Our software has managed vacation rental properties, leases and trustee accounting since 1983 and presently manages approximately 10,000+ vacation rentals and 30,000+ leases in Cape May County, NJ which totals over $100,000,000 in vacation leases.
Additionally, we maintain and provide software, database and web integration for these real estate sites:
- Berger Realty
- Jesse Real Estate
- Prudential Fox Roach
- Monihan Realty
- Coldwell Banker James C Otton Real Estate
- Grace Realty
- Marr Agency
- Coastal Realty
- Goldcoast Sotheby's Real Estate
- Ocean City Realty
- McCann Realtors
- Sea Isle Realty
- NJ Realty
- Ferguson Dechert Real Estate
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3. How can I contact AtTheShore.com?
You can contact us:
AtTheShore.com
801 Asbury Avenue Suite 512
Ocean City, NJ 08226
(888) 546-4466
(609) 399-9290 (fax)
Email Us!
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4. How can I feature my property on AtTheShore.com?
To feature your property or business on AtTheShore.com and our gateway sites, please contact us!
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5. Who is the competition?
Competing sites are:
- Real Estate
- VRBO.com - rentals. Presently (as of January 3, 2012 (* - / August 1, 2012 / October 8, 2012)):
- 1,244 (/ 1,344 / 1,351 *) - Cape May County
- 192 (/ 209 / 206 *) Atlantic County
- 473 (/ 1,081 / 513 *) Ocean County
- 803 Delaware (October 10, 2012)
- 828 Maryland
- Jersey Shore - VRBO has 1,909 ((/ 2,634 / 2,070 *) rentals listings @$299/year or $570,000/year (/ $790,000/year / $621,000/year *)!
- Delaware Shore - VRBO has 803 rentals listings for ~$240,000/year
- Maryland Shores - VRBO has 828 rentals listings for ~$250,000/year
- Businesses/Events/News
- Local Chambers:
- Cape May
- Cape May County
- Greater Wildwoods
- Stone Harbor
- Avalon
- Sea Isle
- Ocean City
- Atlantic City
- Greater Atlantic City
- Brigantine
- Ocean County
- Southern Ocean County
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6. What is the goal?
The goal is to market to the ~15,000 real estate rentals owners :
and ~2,000 businesses :
- 300 - Cape May
- 400 - Wildwoods
- 100 - Stone Harbor
- 100 - Avalon
- 100 - Sea Isle City
- 400 - Ocean City
- 500 - Alantic City, ...
- 100 - Brigantine
- 100 - LBI
and ~14,700 real estate sale listings :
for paid yearly subscriptions in our market.
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7. How will this site be different from the competition?
AtTheShore.com is different than our other real estate sites:
- we manage and maintain the site's content
- we partner with specific sales and rental offices in particular cities
- we advertise the site
Additionally, the site will:
- allow businesses to manage their listings.
- allow real estate owners to manage their listings.
- allow real estate rentals to interface with broker's systems.
- integrate local businesses with real estate listings.
- integrate local content image library with all listings
- offer photography and video services
- integrate our IDX listings :
- integrate our TaxRecords.com
- leverage and market our existing sites traffic and technologies
- immediately have image & real estate content
- will syndicate all listings to other sites
- reduce redundancies and cost to ALL parties (owners, brokers & businesses)
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8. How can I add a business or real estate listing to the local directory?
We offer 3 types of memberships:
- FREE - 'static' (not user changeable) listings w/
- contact info
- home page (& generated thumbnail)
- email link
- default map of address
- Level I - $100/year - all of above plus (1)
- self managed listings
- adjustable map
- listing description
- keywords and products
- integration on sale listing page
- Level II - $200/year - all of above plus (1)
- random 'featured' listing on local pages (requires home page url)
- managed user comments (optional)
- Level III - $300/year - all of above plus (1)
- ALL real estate categories
- weekly rate chart (if vacation rental)
- variable or random contact information
- picture upload and maintenance
Notes:
- if your listing is already on our site, all you need to do is register and request a transfer of the listing.
- Listings are good for one calender year.
- Photography services are available for an additional one time fee of $50 per listing (some restrictions apply).
- Payments of check, credit card and paypal are accepted.
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9. How do I join AtTheShore.com?
You can add your real estate sale or rental for $200.00/year or your business for $100.00/year. Please register or
login to get started.
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My Account
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Rates
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Map
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10. Why use this site?
Show Me Your Traffic !!!
Show Me Your Activity !!!
We are best resource for real estate, tax records, past sales and businesses in Cape, Atlantic and Ocean Counties.
For:
- Real Estate Agents/Offices:
- Owners:
- Businesses:
- Sponsors:
- Tenants:
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11. How is this site different than your other real estate sites?
AtTheShore.com is different than our other real estate sites:
- we manage and maintain the site's content
- we partner with specific sales and rental offices in particular cities
- we advertise the site
Additionally, the site will:
- allow businesses to manage their listings.
- allow real estate owners to manage their listings.
- allow real estate rentals to interface with broker's systems.
- integrate local businesses with real estate listings.
- integrate local content image library with all listings
- offer photography and video services
- integrate our IDX listings :
- integrate our TaxRecords.com
- leverage and market our existing sites traffic and technologies
- immediately have image & real estate content
- will syndicate all listings to other sites
- reduce redundancies and cost to ALL parties (owners, brokers & businesses)
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12. What is your advertising budget?
Yearly minimum advertising :
- $100,000 - Walt Whitman Bridge Billboard
- $40,000 - AC Expressway billboard
- $50,000 - Live cams
- $60,000 - 100,000 car magnets
- $50,000 - business mailings
- $100,000 - 120,000 direct postcard mailers
Minimum advertising $400,000 per year.
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13. How will we market the site?
We will market the site by:
- shooting, titling and geocoding 25,000 local images
- joining & networking with ALL Chambers
- postcard mailings to ALL Chamber members
- direct postcard mailings to ALL rental owners
- 2 sales people for direct contact with businesses & rentals
- billboards
- live cams
- car magnets
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14. Where are your billboards?
Presently, we have/had billboards
on Roosevelt Boulevard, Upper Township, NJ on
the south side, inbound and outbound of Ocean City and inbound to Philadelphia on the Walt Whitman bridge:
We are planning on two additional billboards: Atlantic City Expressway and the Walt Whitman Bridge.
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15. How do you measure activity and traffic?
Site traffic is logged, measured and analyzed by three traffic analyzers:
Note! - each of these three traffic analyzers afford unique benefits:
Year to date traffic:
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16. How can I become an affiliate real estate broker (IDX)?
IDX affiliate real estate/office sale areas and estimated cost (monthly) are:
- $2,000 - CMNJ (& WCMNJ & NCMNJ) (Cape May)
- $1,000 - WCNJ (Wildwood Crest)
- $1,000 - WWNJ (Wildwood)
- $1,000 - NWNJ (North Wildwood)
- $2,000 - SHNJ (& SHMNJ) (Stone Harbor)
- $1,000 - CMCHNJ (Cape May Court House)
- $2,000 - AVNJ (& AVMNJ) (Avalon)
- $2,000 - SICNJ (Sea Isle City)
- $3,000 - OCNJ (Ocean City)
- $1,000 - UTNJ (Upper Township)
- $2,500 - ACNJ (Atlantic County)
- $2,000 - BRNJ (Brigantine)
- $1,000 - NFNJ (Northfield)
- $2,500 - LBINJ (Long Beach Island)
- $2,000 - STNJ (Stafford Township & Ocean County)
Specific areas can be split with multiple offices/agents for an
additional 10% fee for each additional office/agent.
Additionally, affiliate real estate offices (IDX) will have to match their monthly
fee with approved co-branded AtTheShore.com advertising (mailings, print, magnets, ...).
Affiliate offices :
- will get their contact info on every IDX listing in their area
- will get their 'beachfront' sale listings featured on OnTheBeach.com
- will get the benefit of site advertising & traffic
- will get IDX updates daily
- would have to apply, pay & comply with MLS IDX fees & guidelines
- may have to have multiple IDX agreements for areas with listings in multiple boards (ie. Ocean City, Upper Township, ...)
Note! - Though not required, preference will be given to affiliates who
subscribe to both sales IDX and broker rentals for a particular area!
Please contact us to affiliate on our site.
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17. How can I become an affiliate real estate rental office?
Affiliate Rental offices will cost $1,000 per month ($1,500 for OC) for specific areas and:
- will get a rental catalog on the site
- will have searchable weekly rentals on the site
- will get their 'beachfront' rental listings featured on OnTheBeach.com
- affilate offices need to provide XML rentals feeds for Tenant.com
- a one time setup fee may apply
Specific areas can be split with multiple offices/agents for an
additional 10% fee for each additional office/agent.
Additionally, affiliate real estate rental offices will have to match their monthly
fee with approved co-branded AtTheShore.com advertising (mailings, print, magnets, ...).
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18. What is co-branded advertising?
Co-branded advertising is complimenting your existing advertising with branded AtTheShore.com and local gateway site domains.
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19. Do I have to have the Ginn System to be an affiliate real estate rental office?
NO!
Most rental systems will support the required XML feed for Tenant.com. The feed API format is :
http://tenant.com/api.php
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20. Where do you presently have rental office affiliates?
Presently we have affiliated offices in:
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21. What domains are used as gateway sites to AtTheShore.com?
Gateway sites used to redirect to specific locations or types of property :
- DownTheShore.com (synonymous with At The Shore)
- OnTheBeach.com (listings on the beach)
- CMNJ.com (& WCMNJ.com & NCMNJ.com) (Cape May & West & North)
- WCNJ.com (Wildwood Crest)
- WWNJ.com (Wildwood)
- NWNJ.com (North Wildwood)
- SHNJ.com (& SHMNJ.com) (Stone Harbor & Manor)
- CMCHNJ.com (Cape May Court House)
- AVNJ.com (& AVMNJ.com) (Avalon & Manor)
- SICNJ.com (Sea Isle City)
- OCNJ.com (Ocean City)
- UTNJ.com (Upper Township)
- ACNJ.com (Atlantic City & County)
- LBINJ.com (Long Beach Island & Ocean County)
Additionally, there are the following gateway sites:
- donutcam.com - short cut (redirect) to our live cam
at donut counter at Bob's Grill
- hotdogcam.com - short cut (redirect) to our live cam
at lunch at Bob's Grill
- doubleshotcam.com - short cut (redirect) to our live cam on the Double Shot at Playland's Castaway Cove.
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22. How come I get redirected to OnTheBeach.co.uk when I enter OnTheBeach.com?
We use OnTheBeach.com as a gateway site to redirect to :
AtTheShore.com/via-on-the-beach
which is a short cut to 'beachfront' vacation rentals and real estate sale listings predominantly at the Jersey Shore, USA. Delaware and Maryland beach areas are planned in 2013.
This redirect works for all IPs originating from the United States and Canada.
All other country IPs are redirected to OnTheBeach.co.uk which is a site that specializes in vacation destinations in
Europe, Asia, Africa, the Caribean, ... . While we do redirect to their site, we are not affiliated with them or their site. Likewise, OnTheBeach.co.uk is not affiliated with AtTheShore.com
The IP based redirection is based on a geoIP based database - GeoLite.
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23. What is your predominate market for listings and visitors?
AtTheShore.com and gateway sites presently have a listing base of rentals, sales & businesses for Cape May, Atlantic and Ocean Counties, NJ. Additionally, our typical visitors are from
the Philadelphia, New Jersey and New York market area.
If you arrived at our sites outside of the US and CA markets, you'll get a message suggesting that you may have reached AtTheShore.com in error. If that is the case, please try google.com and search for the correct site.
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24. Should I use a Realtor ®?
YES!
Real Estate Brokers provide
far greater services than a web site. Real Estate
brokers provide valuable services for a fair, negotiated
fee. In particular:
- are licensed in the states they serve.
- are governed by laws in the state they serve
- insulate both Buyer & Seller AND Tenant & Landlord from direct contact
Additionally, most (but not all) brokers/agents are also Realtors® identified by the Realtor® logo when they are also members of the National Association of Realtors® and abide by its strict Code of Ethics.
Our site strongly suggests that you work with a
Realtor ® when and where possible!
To check the status of a NJ licensed agent or broker, please use this link:
https://www16.state.nj.us/DOBI_LicSearch/recSearch.jsp
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25. Why should I use a Realtor ® for listing or renting a property?
There are many reasons for using a Realtor ® for renting or listing a rental/sale property. In particular:
Tenants
- can make one call to an office and get help on
many listings versus calling many individual owners for help on each listing
- can get a third party (agent) recommendation on a listing
- have less worry of fraudulent listings
- have a local office for checkin and complaints
Owners
- can be insulated from direct dealings with tenants/buyers
- can have an office handle all negotiations and payments
- can have a local office handle checkin, checkout and complaints
Our site strongly suggests that you work with a Realtor ® when and where possible!
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26. Who supplies the tax record and past sale data on this site?
The tax record data and interface displayed on this site was provided by:
TaxRecords.com
801 Asbury Avenue Suite 512
Ocean City, NJ 08226
(888) 546-4466
www.TaxRecords.com
Database update : 10/16/2012
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27. Who supplies the real estate listings on this site?
The real estate listings provided on this site are provided with permission
from:
- Cape May County MLS
- Atlantic County MLS (SJSR)
- Ocean County MLS
Databases Updated: Monday, 06/17/2013 08:55
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28. What are the features for real estate and business listings?
Real listings have:
- nearby sale listings
- nearby sold listings
- nearby rental listings
- nearby business listings
- nearby images and local interest
- integrated google maps (if applicable)
- google street view (if applicable)
- WalkScore (if applicable)
- Mortgage Calculator (if applicable)
Business listings have:
- integrated google maps (if applicable)
- nearby images and local interest
- unlimited number of images
- embedded video
- embedded facebook interface
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29. How can I be a sponsor on this site?
5 Sponsor ads are available for
random rotation on the main page and sponsor page for $6,000/year.
Please contact us for details.
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30. Who can I contact to have photos or videos done?
To arrange photos or videos of your listing, please contact:
Chris Fipp
(609) 464-1196
cfipp.com
Email Chris Fipp!
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31. What is in each area directory?
Each area directory will have complete and accurate list of:
- local busiesses
- local points of interest
- events
- images/videos
Listing features:
- map
- complete contact info
- link and thumbnail of homepage
- integration on sale listings
Additionally:
- Users will be able to claim and manage their listing
- all BASIC listings will be a FREE
- PREMIUM listings will have a nominal yearly fee
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32. How much did it cost to start and develop this site?
This site cost ~$50,000+ to develop, not counting domain names (AtTheShore.com & DownTheShore.com), gateway sites, phone number - (800) 234-SOLD, phone system, integrating existing proprietary software interfaces (TaxRecords.com, Tenant.com, ...) and third party fees & licenses (IDX, Chamber, ...)
Additionally, the site cost ~$300,000+/year in daily updates, maintenance, improvements, server, cams and bandwidth.
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33. How much does it cost to maintain this site?
In addition to initial site development, it will cost (yearly):
- $400,000 - advertising
- $100,000 - site & database updates/improvements
- $100,000 - tech support
- $100,000 - management
- $50,000 - Ginn software & consulting
- $40,000 - office, billing, server & bandwidth
- $100,000 - sales
- $50,000 - cam installation & maintenance
- $50,000 - photo content
- $50,000 - miscellaneous
Yearly cost are $940,000+/year.
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34. What is the bottom line?
The bottom line is :
Income ($1,205,000) :
Expense:
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35. How do you do your live cams?
The live streaming cams are done by:
- installation of business class static IP internet service line ($200 install and ~$100/month)
- AXIS 24IQ cam server (~$700)
- cameras and installation (~$1,000 each)
- wireless router (~$70)
- setup (~$1,000)
- maintenance (~$1,500/year)
Typical cam locations (4 cams) cost ~$7,000 install & equipment and ~$225 per month for bandwidth and maintenance.
Note! - up to 4 cams per server and also supports a WIFI hot spot !
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36. I'm having trouble viewing your streaming cams?
The live streaming cams have been tested and readily work with:
On Internet Explorer, you may need to lower your security to low or
medium to allow ActiveX.
- Tools
- Internet Options
- Security
- Security Level
- Custom Level
- Scroll to ActiveX controls
- Enable - Allow previously unused ActiveX controls to run without prompting
Note! - It may be easier to try a different browser !
On the droid based phones, you may need to install Firefox as an APP.
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37. Who installs and maintains your streaming cams?
Web cameras are installed, serviced & maintained by:
ProVideo Engineering
Contact:
Tim Longnecker
(866) 9PRO Video
icamsusa.com
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38. How was this site created?
This site uses many readily available third party software vendors:
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39. Which internet service provider do you use?
Our dedicated high speed business class internet connections are supplied by:
Comcast Business Services- Northeast Division
Contact:
Larry Frieze, Business Account Executive
1250 Berlin Rd.
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
Office-856.616.2551
Fax-856.821.4016
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40. What is your privacy policy?
We respect your privacy. We do not sell or share any of your
contact information with third parties.
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41. Disclaimers
AtTheShore.com makes no representations of the accuracy
of any of the ads on this site.
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42. Who does your postcards?
We purchase our postcards from:
Signal Graphics
Ask for Chris:
(609) 569-9990
We strongly recommend their company as they've been extremely responsive,
professional and timely on design, questions and delivery.
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43. Where can I get one of your car magnets?
Our car magents are at various local businesses in Ocean City, NJ and surronding area. Please Note! - subject to availability so you may want to call or visit the following locations:
- 34th Street Farm & Garden Center - 210 34th Street, Ocean City - (609) 399-6431
- Boulevard Super Liquors - 501 Roosevelt Blvd, Marmora - (609) 390-1300
- Boyar's Market - 1340 Asbury Ave., Ocean City - (609) 399-1343
- Diamond Tailor Shop - 609 Asbury Avenue, Ocean City - (609) 399-1120
- Dot's Pastry Shoppe - 3148 Asbury Ave, Ocean City - (609) 399-0770
- Playland's Castaway Cove - 1020 Boardwalk, Ocean City - (609)399-4751
- Ralph's Bagels & Deli - 121 Tuckahoe Rd, Marmora - (609) 390-3100
- Rauhauser's Candies - 721 Asbury Ave., Ocean City - (609) 399-1465
- Ready's Coffee Shop - 415 8th Street, Ocean City - (609) 399-4418
- Wallace Hardware - 750 Asbury Avenue, Ocean City - (609) 399-2227
- Wards Pastry - 730 Asbury Ave., Ocean City - (609) 399-1260
- Yoasis - 838 Asbury Avenue, Ocean City - (609) 525-2100
Please contact us to have a magnet mailed to you.
We offer our oval and heart magnets all year long and on holidays and seasons, we
offer our themed magnets:
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44. Where do you get your car magnets?
We purchase our magnets from:
Magnet America
Ask for Tiara:
(877) 887-0905
magnetamerica.com
All of their products and materials are made and produced in the USA.
We strongly recommend their company as they've been extremely responsive,
professional and timely on design, questions and delivery.
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