Most strip club managers don't care about competing with other strip clubs

Do the laws against price fixing apply? Anti-trust laws? Cartels? Not a chance. ACE, the Association of Club Owners, must have some unwritten understanding of price structures and how to arrange things to eliminate price competition. Over the years I have noticed that wrist bands, foxy boxing, tips for booths, charges to enter VIP, mandatory valet parking, mandatory coat check and dance prices all happened in Detroit clubs at the same time. The customer has no real choices because all of the clubs started charging the same fees for the same things at the same time. No one is going to do anything about it. Start a lawsuit and wind up on TV? Not me.

That's why many of us go to clubs, that go for volume, not all the charges.

In Houston, club owners clearly don't give a shit what is going on in other clubs. As long as they can staff their clubs, they don't care.

I have never paid attention to what the other clubs in town do. In reality, the more competition the better it is for all of us. I do know my club is the most expensive one in the state, that's never hurt us. It keeps the quality of both the customers and the girls high. Couldn't care less about the other clubs. In reality, we are friends with them. We play cards and party all the time!

I've noticed a fair variety of club practices in Atl. Most charge the $10 LD fee, but a few charge only $5. The $10 entry is fairly standard, but there are different times they collect it. Parking is all over the place - from free to $5. LDs vary, as well, with total air dances at Cheetah to decent hands-on at Follies, with all points in between. And VIPs run the gamut, too, from a low of ~140 (30 mins - all inclusive) to > $400.

tigerfan,

When you say "my club", I get the distinct impression you are talking about the one you visit frequently as a customer. Correct?

So tigerfan, what club do you own?

I am assuming by manager you mean the person that has the say so. In most clubs it is the owner and the managers are just his flunkies.

The club I work at has very little competition. Most people have the choice to drive 15 minutes to Kuma's or over an hour to the second closest location.

That said, I think we could stand to have some competition... Although our dance prices are low ($20 gets you five nude minutes regardless of whether Freebird is being played), we could stand to improve our decorations and atmosphere. I feel like a new club opening up nearby would give us a reason to try just that much harder.

I think that clubs that have competition and don't care about it are destined to fail. But on the other hand, competition doesn't necessarily mean the lower prices win out. High prices make a place look exclusive, like something cool just has to be going on in there, and that attracts plenty of douchebags from out of town who think they're all that.

So tigerfan, what club do you own? shadowcat

I'd rather not say, because it would limit my ability to speak freely here.

I have found this site to be quite informative and useful.

It's really not about making customers happy. It's about taking their money.