The folks at Olympic Hot Tub Company are doing a happy dance today, thanks to a report by Chris Plummer of Market Watch. In his March 24 column about recession therapy, he offers ten purchases to boost spirits dampened by economic anxiety. Number eight on his list is a suggestion to purchase a sauna or hot tub. He writes, “If you’re sweating the state of the economy, really sweat the angst out of your system by installing a portable sauna or hot tub on your back porch or deck…

Puget Sound customers already were feeling the heat over last weekend. Olympic Hot Tub Company Co-Owner Alice Cunningham was delighted to learn that 25 hot tubs were sold between Friday, March 28 through today.

Could that column and the boost of sales activity at Olympic Hot Tub Company be related? Seems like serendipity to me.