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Float closing through March

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Hi salty friends,

We have been paying close attention to the COVID-19 situation as it unfolds, and in light of Somerville’s expanded state of emergency declaration, Colin and I have decided it’s time to close. We will reassess at the end of March, taking into account current advice at that time.

If you had an appointment on our calendar in April, we’ve left it alone for now, but the rest of the calendar is frozen through April 6th. We’re keeping a list of everyone who had to be canceled in March, and we’ll give you a call back when we know we are reopening, to give you a chance to make your appointments first.

Like all other small businesses here, we are going to take a big hit with this. I hope you’ll consider leaving your float credit on file with us and rescheduling. If that’s not possible, I understand. For refund requests, please email Service [at] floatboston.com, or call 844-443-5628 and leave us a message. Please have patience, as we will not be staffed and will be checking messages rarely.

Alternatively, if you want to show us a little support, you can purchase floats or gift cards online for use at a later date.

Give us a follow on Instagram or facebook or Twitter, if you like. We’ll announce our reopening there.

Stay healthy, stay away from crowds, do what you can to #FlattenTheCurve. We’ll see you soon. 🙂

Much love,

Sara & Colin

and the FLOAT Boston Team

COVID-19 Update

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Update March 16th: In light of Somerville’s expanded state of emergency declaration, we have decided to close FLOAT at least through the end of the month. We will reassess at that time, taking into account CDC and City advice. If your appointment was canceled, we hope you’ll consider leaving your float credit on file with us and rescheduling. If you had an appointment on our calendar between now and the end of March, we’ll give you a call as soon as we have plans to come back.

Keep an eye on our facebook, twitter, or Instagram while you’re practicing your social distancing – we’ll keep posting. Thank you so much for your support! Stay healthy. 🙂

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Small Business Saturday is November 30th

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And we have a gift for You!

tl;dr: Buy a gift card in person at Float on Saturday, November 30th, and get a complimentary gift bag with goodies from us and other local businesses! First come first serve, while supplies last: we’ll keep giving them away until we run out.

What’s Small Business Saturday? It’s the day after Black Friday and a response to it. Small Business Saturday is a celebration of everything personal, community-focused, and local. When you buy gifts from and patronize local businesses, you’re creating jobs, keeping dollars in your community, investing in entrepreneurship, and supporting your neighborhood as a unique destination! Sometimes you can only get certain things from big companies, and that’s okay. We just like to thank you for choosing to support us and our fellows when you can. 🙂

What’s in the gift bag? A sample of new Float product McShea Dream Cream, a gift from Amal Niccoli Salon and KenkoDo Clinic in Ball Square, vouchers for body-positive More To Love Yoga with Somerville Scout cover girl Rachel Estapa, class passes for the brand new Barre3 Somerville location (due to open December 2nd), vouchers to our neighbor Daddy Jones, and a little handmade gift from me (Sara). There are also special gift packages from True Grounds and Taco Party in Ball Square. We’ll give those away to two lucky customers! We’ll also pick someone to get an extra float. Whew!

Thanks in advance for sharing floating with your friends and loved ones! Floating makes the world better.

“November 30 is the day to #ShopSmall”