She was working late at the shop on Thursday when the burglars arrived en masse. At least 10 helped themselves to rugby league clothing worth $10,000, as intruders had done three weeks earlier.
They were surprised but by no means perturbed when they found they were not alone.
"I yelled at them but they weren't at all intimidated," Ms Bright said.
They did leave, dropping some of the garments as they left. Then, to her alarm, they returned to pick them up.
"I just about had heart failure," she said.
"I was terrified."
Some of the garments were recovered next day when police executed search warrants at two Kaitaia addresses. Two 17-year-old youths were charged with burglary.
Nothing, including some items unique in Kaitaia, such as Blue Ice Warriors gear, had been found from the first burglary but Ms Bright is still well out of pocket. She had spent $3500 on beefing up security (including cameras) since the first burglary and had paid a $1000 excess to her insurer.
She would pay the same excess this time, if the claim was accepted, and as of Monday that was by no means a given.
Her insurer said if she wanted continued cover she would have to install a roller door at the entrance. It would cost $10,000.
The thieves had obviously put some thought into the raid, she said. They had all concealed their faces with hoods and gave every indication of being well organised.
"They planned this," she said.
"At 10.30 on a Thursday night it took the police 10 minutes to get here after my husband phoned to say his wife's life could be in danger.
"Why don't we have police on duty here in the street in Kaitaia at 10.30 on a Thursday night? The only advice they have given me regarding protecting my property is to keep a rottweiler in the shop. Seriously, that's all they've been able to suggest."
She had thoughts for security and dispatched her husband to a hardware shop to buy an electric fence unit but was warned it would be illegal to use it. That left her somewhat bemused.
"What harm could an electric fence do to anyone who isn't breaking into my shop?" she said.
"No one going about their lawful business would get anywhere near it but that's the law, apparently."
The better option, she said, might be to stop stocking NRL gear, which thieves obviously had difficulty resisting. She could take orders for it and arrange delivery from Kerikeri the following day, but it was proving to be something of a liability when displayed at DD Gold.
"Does Kaitaia want a shop that sells league gear?" Ms Bright asked.
"Does Kaitaia want this shop at all?
"I've been doing Kaitaia a service. We got these NRL shorts at a very good price because this is Kaitaia and a lot of people don't have much money.
"Even The Warehouse was so impressed with the price we were selling them at they let us advertise them outside their store.
"And this is how Kaitaia repays us."
