Hot Tub Dealers Guide to Proper Etiquette
Dear Hot Tub Guys,
We have been invited to a hot tub party one of our friends is hosting. We have a few questions concerning dress and hot tub etiquette. Actually, we don’t even know where to start, can you help?
Bob and Cindy in Corona
Dear Bob and Cindy in Corona,
We are more than happy to help. Let’s get this out of the way right now; you need to ask if the hot tub party is clothing optional.
There is no shame in asking this question because it sure beats finding out the hard way, when you get called out for jumping into the hot tub sans swimsuits. While you two are quite comfortable in the buff around others, we are, of course, only assuming here, others might have a problem with it. Now, if the host of the party informs you that clothing in the hot tub is a must, then you, sadly, do need to bring your swimwear.
Bring Your Own Towels
Nothing is ruder than showing up to a hot tub party without your own towels. Do your think you are going to a hotel? In all l likelihood, even if the host does have plenty of towels to go around, you are leaving him or her with the unpleasant and time-consuming task of having to wash them afterward. That’s no way to treat a good host. There is enough work involved in hosting a hot tub party, don’t make it worse by asking for towels.
Get a Room
Even if the hot tub party is a clothing optional gathering, hold off on the physical interaction until you two get home. Look, we all know passions run high when you’re naked and full of champagne, but best you save the romance until you can enjoy a little privacy. Bottom line: nobody wants to see THAT happen in the hot tub.
No Food in the Tub
Food that gets dropped in the hot tub can cause any number of problems. Besides, eating food in a hot tub is pretty gross to those who are sitting around you. If you are hungry, relinquish your spot and eat outside the hot tub area.
No Pictures
Whether the guests are wearing swimsuits or not, always ask before whip out your iPhone and start taking pictures. Not everybody wants to see pictures of themselves at a hot tub party plastered all over social media sites.
No Pets
Leave Fifi at home. While you let Fifi sleep in your bed, eat at your dinner table and soak in the bathtub with you, guests at the party might not take kindly to having a Newfoundland splashing around in the hot tub.
Gee, You Smell Terrific
If you like smelling good and dip heavily into the lotion, aftershave and other skin and hair products, dial it way down when you go the hot tub party. As soon as you lower yourself into the tub, all that oil and lotion becomes a nasty blob of residue.
Hope that Helps!
The Hot Tub Guys