I wonder how Judaeo-Christian principles would apply to a business owner who refrains from "price-gouging" in a time of need, only to see his customers turn around and sell the products at exorbitant prices that they just bought from him at "normal" prices.
What would be the moral judgement of someone who required people to pay high prices for scarce goods (while allowing hardship exceptions at his own discretion) but made clear to everyone that any money above the ordinary selling price would be used to fund further relief efforts?
That happened as well. Needless to say, those "customers" were not very well received.
The inconvenience of the hurricane lasted maybe two weeks max (for me). The memories of who did what to whom and why are still being talked about one year later.
This was my first time as a merchant facing a situation like that. What I've done, (as a previous poster suggested) is to be more prepared for the next one. But, there's only so much you can do (or afford to do) to prepare for an event that happens so infrequently.