Family looking for refund after pandemic cancels baby shower

Non-essential businesses in New York State are closed.

For one family, that means an event they paid hundreds of dollars to put together is now off.

The next step is trying to get their money back.

WE KNOW ALL NON-ESSENTIALBUSINESSES IN NEWYORK STATE ARECLOSED.FOR ONE FAMILY --THAT MEANS ANEVENT THEY PAIDHUNDREDS OFDOLLARS TO PUTTOGETHER IS NOWOFF.AS TAYLOR EPPSTELLS US -- THATFAMILY NOW WANTSTHEIR MONEY BACK.THE PETERS FAMILY ISGOING THROUGH ALOT OF CHANGES."WE USED TO LIVE INOKLAHOMA CITY, WERECENTLY MOVEDHERE IN NOVEMBER TOBUFFALO, NY.

WE'REJUST KIND OF GETTINGADJUSTED TO LIVINGHERE."AND SOON, THEY'LL BEADDING A NEWMEMBER TO THEFAMILY."HIS NAME IS SINCEREPETERS.

HE'S DUE MAY22, 2020.

I'M A FIRSTTIME MOM AND I'M ALSO23 YEARS OLD."PETERS AND HERMOTHER ARE EXCITEDTO WELCOME THISNEW ARRIVAL, BUTTHE COVID-19PANDEMIC IS ALSOCREATE A NUMBER OFCONCERNS."IT IS A FEAR WITH THEBABY.

IS THIS THE LIFEHE'S GOING TO BEBORN IN?

ARE THINGSGOING TO GO BACK TONORMAL?""I DON'T HAVEANYTHING FOR HIM.THERE'S NO DIAPERSON THE SHELVES,THERE'S NO WIPES ONTHE SHELVES.

I'MWORRIED, AM I GOINGTO BE ABLE TO HAVESTUFF FOR MY CHILD?"THEY WERE PLANNINGA BABY SHOWER FORAPRIL AT MAIN EVENTSBANQUET HALL INBUFFALO..AND HOPINGGIFTS THEY RECEIVEDWOULD FILL THATNEED.BUT WITH THEGOVERNMENTCLOSING ALL NON-ESSENTIALBUSINESSES, MAINEVENTS HAD TOCLOSE ITS DOORS ANDCANCEL EVENTS,INCLUDING THE BABYSHOWER."CONSIDERING THATWE'RE NOT WORKING.

ISAID YOU HAVE $850 OFOUR MONEY AND YOUHAVEN'T DONE ANYSERVICES FOR US, WEWOULD LIKE TO HAVETHAT MONEY BACK.""THE PETERS FAMILY ISHOPING FOR A FULLREFUND.

WE REACHEDOUT TO MAIN EVENTSBANQUET HALL TO FINDOUT THEIR SIDE OF THESTORY"IN A STATEMENT SENTTO 7EWN, OWNERSSAY THERE ARE NOREFUNDS AND NOEXCEPTIONS.

AND LEN ONHARDSHIPS AS WETHIS WAS NOTTHEIR STAE'S.T'SNEXT."WE'RE JUST GONNAWAHERE.REACH OUT TO FAMILYMEMREPPS, 7EWN.LET'S TURN TO YUR 7FIRST ALERTFORECAST -- ON