A $399 Inflatable Flamingo? Luxury Pool Toys Are Booming

Social media posts by celebrities drive floatie sales.
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Taylor Swift declared herself a member of the “swan squad” last summer in an Instagram post, climbing aboard an inflatable pool float shaped like the bird, as her friends piled on floaty pegasuses and flamingos around her. Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio likes to float on a winged horse, too, while Justin Bieber is a fan of lounging in a five-foot sprinkled doughnut.