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I don't know about your 1968 date of jacuzzi "inventing" the first portable spa. It very well may be true. According to Jacuzzis web site history, it says he "invented and marketed the first self-contained, fully integrated whirlpool bath in 1968". A whirlpool bath is NOT a self contained spa, but a jetted bath tub. You'll notice it's not till their bit on the 1970's that they mention adding heating and filtering, with their first "spa" being sold in 1970. Baja still beat them by 6 months.QuoteQuoteLets get our historical information correct. The first portable spa, available in the retail market, was made by Baja. The brand of portable, or self contained, spa, sold under the brand name of Jacuzzi, was 6 months later. Was not aware of that I am going by whats plastered on the history wall I have from Jacuzzi. All in all while I like the history and its a great story,I dont use it that much in my presentations. Thanks for the history lesson,
QuoteLets get our historical information correct. The first portable spa, available in the retail market, was made by Baja. The brand of portable, or self contained, spa, sold under the brand name of Jacuzzi, was 6 months later. Was not aware of that I am going by whats plastered on the history wall I have from Jacuzzi. All in all while I like the history and its a great story,I dont use it that much in my presentations. Thanks for the history lesson,
Lets get our historical information correct. The first portable spa, available in the retail market, was made by Baja. The brand of portable, or self contained, spa, sold under the brand name of Jacuzzi, was 6 months later.
Jacuzzi was building spas long before Sundance was a wet dream or anyone else for that matter.
Here is an excerpt from my report on my visit to the State Fair of Texas the year before last:Next up, Sundance. They had a tiny booth with 3 spas. I was looking at the Maxxus when the factory rep approached. He didn't stop talking for the next 15 minutes. It went something like this (abbreviated): "You're an athlete aren't you? (Pump me up) HotSpring, Jacuzzi, and Sundance are the only ones worth owning. Jacuzzi is a Toyota, SD is a Lexus. Sundance has won John Holcomb Award blah blah blah each of the last 3 years for jets. Lactic acid buildup blah blah, nitrogen in surface of skin blah blah. Do you own guns? (Who, ME? ) Look at the rifling on this jet. HotSpring uses 50% air 50% water mixture, SD uses 70-30% blah blah. HotSpring makes your back feel like you've been laying on hot asphalt. Our filtration blah blah, buy a new filter once a year for $100 blah blah. Blah blah blah! He was what I would call "polished". WAAAYYYY to technically driven in presentation. See, I like talking about this sort of thing, but he had me wanting to slit my wrists! I guess his approach was to overwhelm me with info and when I was too weak to go on, take my money from me. Thankfully, my cell phone rang and I had to go.If the ratio of water to air mixture is a big selling point for Sundance, then all of you spa shoppers have my deepest sympathy for having been forced to listen to it. Terminator