Good Hustles versus Bad Hustles: Advice for Strippers and Customers
Leonard313
Michigan
Thursday, January 12, 2012 12:00 AM
Strip Clubs are a business...and after having sampled many different clubs in different areas; you begin to easily see the "hustles" that are a daily part of strip club operations. Some of these "hustles" are just part of the experience, some of them are not. And you need to know the difference and strippers need to know the difference.<br />
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First off, what is a "hustle"? A "hustle" is a practice by which the club or dancer is attempting to maxamize the amount of money you spend without offering additional services. "Hustles" exist in many businesses, not just strip clubs. Have you ever bought electronics and were asked for a 1-year warranty? Have you ever been to a fast food restuarant and had the cashier ask if you'd like something else that you didn't specifically mention? Or how bout the lines in stores having all the candy right there for the kids to beg for as the parents wait in line?<br />
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Here is an example of a routine "hustle" at a strip club. "Buying Drinks for Dancers". Whenever a dancer goes to your table, the waitress seems to show up and always asks if you'd like to buy the lady a drink. Strippers can usually get drinks at the club they work at for free or a reduced price. But the establishment wants YOU to buy them so they can charge much more and the waitresses get another tip out of it. The dancers make their money with dances...the club makes it's money on drinks.<br />
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That is an example of a "good hustle". Yes, it's annoying and it puts ya on the spot. And it's even more annoying when they order a $12 drink and then don't drink it. But it's $6-$12 that shows the dancer you're willing to treat her right and spend money. It's a necessary evil part of the overall experience.<br />
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Here's an example of a "middle of the road hustle"...it's midway between "bad" and "good". Tipping the Bouncers. Some places will recommend you tip bouncers. Sometimes, this is a necessary part for them to "turn a blind eye" to you and the stripper having "relations" outside the rules of the club. Sometimes it's something you do to show the bouncer that you want to spend money and he assists you by sending the right girls your way. But sometimes, these "tips" are nothing more than just another way to scam you out of $10-$25. The key is, are you going to be able to "get" something from tipping the bouncers. If there's nothing that you "get", it's a hustle.<br />
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Now, here's a "bad hustle": If you are getting a lap dance and the dancer negotiates "extras"...then either doesn't deliver or changes the rules or changes the prices or claims that she gave you something she didn't...that's a "bad hustle". And when I say "extras", this can be anything from the very legal lap dance where she expects a large tip even though she gave you a very poor lap dance...all the way to the very illegal full on sex where the stripper says a good time in the VIP/Champaigne room runs $200 but after paying to get in there, she wants even more money to actually perform the services.<br />
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Now, the important message there for customers is:<br />
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1) If you want to have a good time at a strip club...you can't be cheap. You have to expect that you're gonna get caught up in some "good hustles" as part of the experience. Don't get offended or upset...it's part of the business.<br />
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2) Once you get to the point where you're negotiating for extras...be very clear about what you want and what you will pay. I know it "ruins the mood" and might make you appear "cheap"...but if you don't, you could find yourself involved in a "bad hustle".<br />
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The important message for the dancers is:<br />
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<li>Bad hustles....are bad for your long term success. The clients willing to pay the extra money for extra services are the clients you want happy and coming back. You want them to remember that while they spent quite a bit of money, they were overall satisfied. If you hustle them out of a significant amount of cash and make the experience negative, even if they finally just agree to give it to you to shut you up...you've lost that customer for good and there's a decent chance word will get around.
<li>While you want to avoid giving "freebies" to the low ballers...because this is a business and you work to make money; it cannot be overstated how much more money you can realistically make from the high rollers if they feel that you are giving them more than you'd give the "average guy". I know from my experience...if a dancer is giving me a good dance and ends up giving me an extra couple songs or a break on some extras...the money she is passing up she WILL get back eventually either in better tips or a regular customer. Making a guy feel like he's "special"...is probably the most valuable skill a dancer can have in terms of making long term money.
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