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Costa del Sol Hot Tubs - Are You Ready

Are you prepared to Take the plunge and purchase a Hot Tub Jacuzzi style Spa in Marbella Spain !

Now comes the interesting and perhaps exciting part...shopping, comparing, choosing and finally selecting.

You may have many questions to ask just fire away.

Here are just a few pointers to make sure that you don't buy a dog fish or a weng wang woo spa !!!!

First off is the shell of the Hot Tub made of a branded American Acrylic such as Lucite or Quarite.

If not, why not, as these two are acknowledged as making some of the best acrylic for Hot Tub Jacuzzi Spas in the world.

If the shell is made out of these materials it is your very own assurance that your choice of a Hot Tub will give you many years of beauty, pleasure, and satisfaction.

Always try the lipstick test on the shell and see if it just wipes off as it should? If it does not, then that gives you the clue that, the surface is slightly porous and as such will hold germs and bacteria.

If you can feel under the edge of the Acrylic you should do so and try and see if you can feel its strength or possible weakness, if it feels damp to touch or perhaps crumbly it gives you a clue that the shell is not properly cured. I personally would not buy a tub if the shell felt like that and I have seen many that fit that description.

It always pays to probe that little bit beneath the surface and just do not simply listen to the patter of some zombie like sales man or woman just repeating a script.

Second off try and buy a spa with Balboa Controls a company from Balboa in California one of the worlds leading manufacturers and well known for reliability and accessibility of spares even after 20 or more years.

Third off buy a spa which is made by a leading American or Western manufacturer preferably with decades of years of experience and therefore they will have had the time and experience to be able to design and construct models where the components naturally work well together.

Leading manufacturers those with many decades of experience have been able to adopt adapt and improve on their technically advanced systems in order to be able to allow performance from the pumps, heaters and blowers to give you the very best aqua flow to provide an excellent Hydro Massage.

Water Jets are placed scientifically in order to best deliver the flow of water to your body's pressure points, while still allowing you to control the intensity of the flow and pressure as required.

Thus a good well balanced properly designed and engineered product will lead to an outstanding hydrotherapy massage. One is able to enjoy a vigorous or perhaps soothing massage ' with the ability to be able to customize and modify your massage experience to suit your mood.

In summary buy the best spa you can afford but make sure that you do not buy a cheap eastern import or a dog fish hot tub. Look ot for proper branded acrylic and Balboa hot tub controls and always aim for a manufacturer who has been making this type of product for many years. A very good Acid test is to see if your hot tub dealer is on first name terms with the owners and directors of the suppliers. Much more difficult if they based are in China!!!!

And here is another random article you might be interested in...

Sealing The Deal Over The Business Meal

Doing business over meals is a ritual that has existed for centuries. Taking clients to breakfast, lunch or dinner has long been an effective way to build relationships, make the sale or seal the deal. These business meals are essentially business meetings. Knowledge of your product or your service is crucial to the success of the meeting, but so are your manners. Too many people jeopardize an opportunity because they fail to use good dining etiquette. Here are a few basic rules to make the experience pleasurable and profitable.

Know your duties as the host. You are in charge. It is up to you to see that things go well and that your guests are comfortable. You need to attend to every detail from extending the invitation to paying the bill.

Plan ahead when you issue the invitation. Allow a week for a business dinner and three days for lunch. Be certain that the date works for you. That might sound obvious, but if you have to cancel or postpone, you can look disorganized and disrespectful of your clients' time.

Select a restaurant that you know, preferably one where you are known. This is no time to try out the latest hot spot. Being confident of the quality of the food and service leaves you free to focus on business.

Consider the atmosphere. Does it lend itself to conversation and discussion? If you and your clients can't hear each other over the roar of the diners and dishes, you will have wasted your time and money.

When you make your reservation, let the staff know that you will be dining with clients. If your guests suggest a restaurant new to you (perhaps you are hosting clients out-of-town), call ahead and speak with the maitre'd. Make it clear that you will be having an important business meal and picking up the check.

Confirm the meal appointment with your clients the day before if you are meeting for breakfast or that day if you are having lunch or dinner. Things do happen and mix-ups occur.

Arrive early so you can attend to last minute details. This is the perfect time to give your credit card to the maitre'd and avoid the awkwardness that seems to accompany the arrival of the bill.

Take charge of the seating. Your guests should have the prime seats-the ones with the view. As the host, take the least desirable spot-the one facing the wall, the kitchen or the restrooms.

Beyond being polite, where you seat your guests is strategic. When you are entertaining one client, sit next to each at a right angle rather than across the table. With two clients, put one across from you and the other to your side. If you sit between them, you will look as if you are watching a match at Wimbledon as you try to follow the conversation.

Allow your guests to order first. You might suggest certain dishes to be helpful. By recommending specific items, you are indicating a price range. Order as many courses as your guests, no more and no less, to facilitate the flow of the meal. It is awkward if one of you orders an appetizer or dessert and the others do not.

As the host, you are the one who decides when to start discussing business. That will depend on a number of factors such as the time of day and how well you know your clients. At breakfast, time is short so get down to business quickly. At lunch, wait until you have ordered so you won't be interrupted. Dinner, the more social occasion, is a time for rapport building. Limit the business talk and do it after the main course is completed.

When you know your clients well, you have more of a basis for small talk. However, because you have established a business friendship, you can eliminate some of the chitchat when time is an issue. When you don't know your clients well, spend more time getting acquainted before launching your shoptalk.

Sometimes you simply need to use your own judgment about when to get down to business, realizing that if you wait too long, your clients may start to wonder why they were invited. If you begin too early in the meal, your guests might suspect that you are more interested in their money than you are in them.

Keep an eye on the time, but don't let your guests see you checking your watch. Breakfast should typically last an hour