Advice from SC Newbie for Going to BYOB SC

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• samsung1

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  13 years ago

  I have not been to Austin XTC, but as for the BYOB clubs in Columbus: 1. I would not worry about the safety. They will not steal your drinks unless you have some really expensive bottles. 2. I don't know the laws, but club policy is that dancers are not allowed to drink. This also means the lap dances are sometimes not as fun because the dancers are sober and uptight. 3. Because they don't serve alcohol (they serve juice/red bull), some BYOB places allow the 18-20 crowd to come in. They can be rowdy. Typically though any strip club after 10pm can get rowdy.
• Rod8432

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  13 years ago

  I've been to a few BYOB clubs in TX and elsewhere. What I've noticed is: 1. For what you're planning to bring (e.g., beer, hard lemonade, etc.) you'll have no problem with theft. I mean, you'll probably have them in a small cooler sitting next to your table, right? Nobody's going to reach over and pilfer a beer while you're tipping at the stage. Maybe, and it's a big maybe, if you had some expensive liquor in small "to-go" bottles, there might be temptation if you walked away for a 30-minute VIP room. But then, you'd likely bring your cooler back with you. 2. I have seen guys give drinks to the girls. Since it's out in the open, I'd just suggest asking - "Hey, may I offer you a drink?" She'll let you know what the rules are. 3. I've never seen rowdiness at BYOB places at any greater level than anywhere else. In fact, I'd say the audience typically is more subdued. I have on occasion seen single guys sitting sort of in a stupor at their tables with a torn-open and half-empty 12-pack box of Bud at their feet. They looked forlorn and lost, and not the least bit rowdy. If I were you, I'd avoid being one of those guys.
• sharkhunter

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  13 years ago

  My experience at byob clubs in South Carolina. It is like any other bar. Does it get rowdy at every bar? No, certainly not. Dancers can usually drink. Sometimes they see you have something they like and sit with you and ask for a drink. At one club, I was at the stage for a while or left my beer unattended for a while, a bouncer or someone apparently cleaned up and took it. I observed them taking other people's beer if it appeared no one was around. I'll ask a total stranger if they'll watch my beer before I leave it alone. I never left my beer unattended after that. If you have a club provided cooler and it looks like you left early leaving some drinks behind, they'll just clean up and get rid of your drinks if you leave them unattended. That's my experience. Unfortunately I have not been to any decent byob club in months now.
• sharkhunter

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  13 years ago

  In other drinking clubs, the waitress will take your drink away if it appears you left even though there is liquid in your drink. I could leave for a minute and then the table has been cleaned up when I come back. Waitresses are very active in one club I visit.
• Realist123

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  13 years ago

  Mikes hard lemonade..is this some kind of a joke?? you can't be serious.
• rickdugan

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  13 years ago

  yes golden, if you want some of the girls to drink with you then bring something better than Busch beer and Mike's hard lemonade. A nice bottle of vodka or rum might do the trick. I usually bring in a bottle of Crowne, but there are cheaper ways to get the job done. I love byob TX clubs.
• travelingguy

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  13 years ago

  Having traveled the world and been to countless SC, I can say the following: 1) it is rare that you have to worry about your drinks. Like others have said, if you take expensive liquor then you may lose it. Otherwise, occasionally a beer or two may disappear but not your whole stash. BTW - if you want to get any respect, leave the Mike's hard lemonade at home. Take better beer and vodka/rum/whiskey if you want the girls to sit with you for your 'company' instead of the $ you give them. 2) If the club allows the girls (which you should ask - at the door, the host/hostess, waitress, or a dancer), then you should offer a drink to them. If you have the quality/quantity of alcohol and you are not a total douche bag then you could find yourself with a few girls sitting with you for most/part of the evening. Plus as the girls get some alcohol in them, they tend to give more liberal dances. ;-) Just make sure you are allowed (club rules or city/state law) to offer the girls drinks - you don't want to get kicked out of the club for doing so. 3) this one really depends on the crowd, the night, and the atmosphere of the club (including the girls). Most clubs have been just fine (which you should expect of the Texas clubs) while others get crazier.
• deogol

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  13 years ago

  I've been there a couple times. Bring your beer in a box or case along with a metal pail or cooler. Buy some ice and put into the pail/cooler. Put beers/drink into pail/cooler. Party on! Or, fill pail/cooler with beer/drink and then top off with ice - party on! If you are one person, you shouldn't be bringing so much you can't bring your pail of cooler along with you for entertaining moments. If you get to drunk its a good way to get rolled. It is out in the middle of f'ing no where with dark streets. If you are going with friends, there is already someone to shoo away beer throwing away waitresses.