About Drinks.....
Dudester
Of late, there have been some threads talking about the drinks at a club and buying a drink at a club is like buying food/drinks at the theater (theater stays open because of food/drink revenue,nothing else). With that said,
I'm a tetotaler. I have an allergy to ethyl alcohol, and actually, I don't like the taste-mainly because I have hyperlexia (elevated senses). My sense of taste, smell, and touch, are way above that of most people. I prefer my food bland, and when I was a chef I used to win contests because I could tell the difference between nutmeg and allspice. Anyway,
When I go into a club, I'll order a soda, or a bottle of water. It's rare that I'll get a second. Not because I'm a cheapskate, but the combination of liquid refreshment + air conditioning on full blast = many trips to the bathroom.
So, yeah, I'm cheap to the club, but when I find the dancer I like, I'll spend at least 200 on her. Since she's having to pay tip out + locker fee, I'm not hurting anyone.
I'm a tetotaler. I have an allergy to ethyl alcohol, and actually, I don't like the taste-mainly because I have hyperlexia (elevated senses). My sense of taste, smell, and touch, are way above that of most people. I prefer my food bland, and when I was a chef I used to win contests because I could tell the difference between nutmeg and allspice. Anyway,
When I go into a club, I'll order a soda, or a bottle of water. It's rare that I'll get a second. Not because I'm a cheapskate, but the combination of liquid refreshment + air conditioning on full blast = many trips to the bathroom.
So, yeah, I'm cheap to the club, but when I find the dancer I like, I'll spend at least 200 on her. Since she's having to pay tip out + locker fee, I'm not hurting anyone.
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The dancer drinks at a low mileage places is what bothers me the most. How stupid is it to pay $20 for a "conversation" with a dancer. Some places it is not even a conversation just a "thank you" and they move on to the next sucker. Whispers cabaret is the place that comes to mind and it did not surprise me when it went out of business 5 months after opening.
gridget does not drink alcohol either and will go to the bar to get her own cokes. Dancers get them for a $1.00 tip.
last Tuesday night "Sassy" handed me $6.00 and asked me to get her a drink from the bar. I thought that a bit odd but did it. I found out later that she is not allowed to drink at the club. They have had to physically carry her out too many times.
At least I know that the club is NOT pushing high priced dancer drinks.
I also prefer to work my game from the bar rather than a table or stageside. I tip by bartenders very generously, having learned from experience over the years that they can be very helpful in certain matters if you treat them well.
Just my thing and I'm not suggesting it for anyone else, but there it is.
Not to mention the byob places always have the higher cover charges here in Columbus. Vanity cover charge after 2:30am on Fri/Sat is $25 and it does not usually have any more than 10 dancers.
several strip clubs around here have a bathroom attendant who expects a $1 tip every time you come in. These same strip clubs are also the ones who have signs posted to "Please tip the door girl" at the entrance and the door girl will remind you and ask you for a tip. I don't mind tipping if she talks to me but if all she does is say "it is $10 cover tonight" then I don't see the reason to tip her.
Bad customer service in my opinion but the strip clubs justify it with their twisted thinking as "if you are too cheap to tip the door girl and bathroom troll then you are too cheap to be here".
Whatever, I just take my money elsewhere to a classier strip club. I spend plenty on LDs and don't need some punks running a strip club to tell me how to spend it.