Operational for more than 34 years, Whales Tale is a gift shop offering handcrafted jewelry, soaps and fragrances, kids toys and books, among others. Based in Cape May, N.J., it provides an array of jewelry, including earrings, necklaces, bracelets, pins, beach jewelry, Patti Jo designs and holly yashi. Whales Tale offers a variety of seashore gifts, such as fused glass hanging wave, pewter cast sand dollar ornament, fused glass wave panel and paper nautilus vase, to name a few.