Best of 2020

Tuesday, December 29th, 2020

By Laura Varnon, Marketing Coordinator

2020 has been quite the year, but despite everything happening in the world, The Spa and Sauna Company has been able to find a few positives this year.

Here’s our Best of The Spa and Sauna Company for 2020.

Transition to Digital Hot Tub Selling

This year, we learned that there are more than a few ways to sell a hot tub and hot tub supplies, besides within the showroom! With the sudden transition to people spending more time at home, interest in backyard fitness and wellness equipment, including hot tubs and swim spas, sky-rocketed.

We came up with solutions to allow people to buy a hot tub without ever stepping foot inside a showroom, and for much of our team to work remotely for a time too. Using FaceTime and other video apps became a great way to reach our customers face-to-face without ever being face-to-face. We now also provide virtual backyard consultations for planning purposes too. We can even provide virtual showroom tours and videos of the hot tubs we commonly have available.

Also this year, we have encouraged our customers to sign up for our Autoship program, so water care supplies are sent directly to their homes, when needed.

In July, we launched a new and improved online store for hot tub supplies this year, click here to shop.

To learn more about shopping for a hot tub from home, click here.

The Spa and Sauna Company’s 30th Anniversary

In July 2020, The Spa and Sauna Company marked its 30th year in operation. In that 30 years, The Spa and Sauna Company has grown from 1 showroom in San Jose to 5 showrooms in Reno, Sparks, San Jose and Santa Cruz. To read more about the history of hot tubs and The Spa and Sauna Company’s growth in that time, click here.

Addition of a New Showroom Area

Also in 2020, we expanded our South Virginia St. Showroom, when the suites next door became available.

Benefits of the new space include, a larger showroom, more hot tubs and swim spas and saunas on display, more warehouse space, and expanded office space for our team.

Customers Using their Hot Tubs and Swim Spas to Improve Wellness and Achieve Dreams

This year, we have received more feedback from people participating in our 30 Soaks in 30 Days Wellness Challenge than ever before. If you have a hot tub, we think you should be using it. All you need to do is use your hot tub for 20 minutes a day and track your progress on the tracker we provide digitally. If you’d like to take the challenge, click here for more info. Prizes are awarded for completed and returned challenges.

Also this year, we learned that one of our Swim Spa customers is training for a solo swim across Lake Tahoe next summer, in the Endless Pool she bought from The Spa and Sauna Company in 2016. Haydee Acebo, of Reno, is training to become the first Latina to complete the marathon length swim across Lake Tahoe. She is documenting her training on Instagram and Facebook @haydeeadventurer. The 21-mile swim in 2021 will be dedicated to 21 different social causes. The Spa and Sauna Company will be supporting her on her journey. Right now, she’s training 6 days a week, 4 miles a day in her Endless Pool X200. To read more about her journey, and solo swim planned for August 2021, click here.

Conclusion

In conclusion, 2020 wasn’t our favorite year for sure. However, we’ve found that 2020 has increased the number of people shopping for, buying, and using their hot tubs and swim spas. We’ve done our best to make the most of this year and we’re looking forward to 2021.

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Swim Across Lake Tahoe – One Woman’s Journey Begins in an Endless Pool

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020

By Laura Varnon, Marketing Coordinator

Haydee Acebo has big dreams, and she’s training to get there one mile of swim training at a time, in her Endless Pools Swim Spa.

Haydee, a Reno resident, is training to be the first Latina to swim solo across Lake Tahoe this coming summer, and she will be dedicating each mile of her swim to a different social cause.

She trains daily in the Endless Pools X200 that she bought from The Spa and Sauna Company in 2016. You can find her 6 days a week, currently swimming 4 miles per day.

“There’s no way I could do [this] without my Endless Pool,” said Haydee, now 40.

Haydee has already completed many long and challenging swims, including a swim from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco, four swims across Donner Lake, and two relays spanning the width of Lake Tahoe.

Swim Across Lake Tahoe Photo

How Haydee Began Swimming

Haydee, originally from Ecuador, has been swimming since her high school days, when participating in a school sport was a requirement.

She says she wasn’t the strongest swimmer on her high school team, or even her college swim team, but began working with coaches to improve her skills. Over time, swimming became a big part of Haydee’s life. Learning that she personally can overcome obstacles has inspired her to encourage members of the Latin community to feel that same empowerment.

“As long as I can train, I can do so many things,” said Haydee, a former bilingual television reporter and producer, who now works in talent acquisition.

She wants to spread messages of hope to those in the Latin community and the Reno-Tahoe community.

“I see a lot of obstacles within my group. The fact that I have a swim spa, even though it’s the most basic…it’s a privilege,” Haydee said.

About the Endless Pools X200

An Endless Pools X200 allows for year-round swim training in your own backyard. But an X200 can also be used for more than that. It’s the perfect place to train, exercise, relax play and entertain, and of course enjoy the hydrotherapy of a hot tub too.

Coming in at just 12 feet long, it’s compact enough for most backyards, while still offering benefits of larger swim spas from Endless Pools.

“Endless Pools Swim Spas are great for training, relaxation, and family time,” said Spa and Sauna Company owner Scott Clark. “It offers the best of both worlds – a hot tub and a swim spa combined.”

To read more about the Endless Pool X200, click here.

21 miles, 21 causes, 2021

The big event is set for August 7, 2021 beginning at 9 p.m. And this isn’t just a personal challenge for Haydee. She will be dedicating each mile of her swim to 21 different social causes.

Between now and then, there is much to do, including more training and finding her causes.

While Haydee, who lives with her husband and two children, has some causes that are close to her heart, she will be asking her social media following for suggestions. And for those who respond, they will be enrolled in a giveaway.

Some of the causes closest to her heart are:

  • Mental health
  • Equality
  • Child abuse prevention
  • Cancer Awareness and Cures

Once her causes are identified, she will be seeking sponsorship. The Spa and Sauna Company has already decided to be one of Haydee’s sponsors.

Haydee’s ultimate goal is to create resources for people, related to each of the causes that get selected.

You can find out more about Haydee at @haydeeadventurer on Instagram or Facebook.

What will Happen on Race Day

It’s a big adventure and Haydee can’t do it on her own.

“I need other people’s support,” she said.

She isn’t swimming in a race. It will just be Haydee and the lake.

Supporting her, between now and the day of the big swim, are her family and friends, The Spa and Sauna Company, her social media following, a swim coach, and many swimming friends.

On the day of the race, a boat captain, crew chief, and two kayakers will be alongside her in one boat. Her husband, a doctor and others will be in a second boat on the day of her swim.

“We are so impressed that Haydee will be working toward this goal in the Endless Pools X200 that she purchased from The Spa and Sauna Company,” Clark said.

Good luck, Haydee!

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