Sales sink 60%: Destin Snorkel
Tourists afraid of oil have zero interest in snorkeling. Sales have plunged for this summer business.
"There are two people to blame in my mind: One is BP, of course, and the other is the media, for painting a broad stroke of the Panhandle of Florida," says Val Costley, one of the business's managing partners.
Destin Snorkel filed a claim with BP, and while it has received some cash, Costley said his company has not nearly reclaimed its losses. Destin Snorkel has worked with 7 different claims adjusters at BP, and each time it gets passed to a new one, the process seems to start over.
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