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A few years ago, I bought an inflatable hot tub. It changed my life, my brand, and my soul. I lived in that thing, floating around while chemically altered, sipping on frosty cans of Diet Coke. It was dirtbag luxury at its finest, and I thought the good times would never end. Then tragedy struck, in more ways than one.
I broke my ankle in three places, had 14 screws drilled into my bones, and had to spend nearly two months at my parents’ house recovering. During that time, the hot tub did not get the attention it needed. Unfortunately this all happened over the winter months, and a particularly brutal cold snap broke the pump. (Or at least that’s what I think happened. Maybe a raccoon chewed on it. I wasn’t here.)
I’m still trying to figure out how to fix the pump—it’s hard to get in there—but I might just scrap it and buy a new one. I miss soaking. I miss floating. I miss luxuriating. You may not think it got much use in the summer, but you’d be wrong. All I had to do was drop the temp down to 83℉ to create a refreshing dunking tub.
Weirdly, Amazon is refusing to ship some of these hot tubs to me, though I checked with a few East Coast friends, and they are not having the same problem. If you love luxuriating, and aren’t being discriminated against by Jeff Bezos himself, I highly recommend snagging one for Prime Day (which runs July 11 and 12).
The best Prime Day deals on inflatable hot tubs
Happy soaking, friends.
Note: All deals are subject to change.
