My first OTC experience was about 3 years ago in NYC. She was from Canada dancing at Lace. I got a VIP room and got nothing more than LFK. Got her number and followed up with dinner. Won some money playing poker, so I decided to ask her to do an overnight. She agreed to do it for 1000.
Sex was average at best. In summary, I got caught up in the fact that this could be my first OTC experience and didn't use common sense. I was also living in NYC temporarily and didn't have a lot of other things to do that I was used to doing.
Things I learned and have learned since then.
- You do not have to get a VIP room to get a girls number.
- There are plenty of girls willing to do OTC, so don't force the chase.
- The strip club OTC game is way more expensive than escorts. I came into it thinking that I could potentially pay less per hour. For example, I could do dinner dates for non-escort rates. But the truth of the matter is that costs still add way up.
- Everyone has different tastes and definitions of what is fun. Ask yourself if you are having fun and if not, find a different hobby.
- Civilian dating can get expensive too.
- A good mix of stripper dates and escorts dates keeps me honest; I had a streak when I was only strip club chasing.


It was so long ago that I don't remember much about it. I was also quite drunk. I took a girl out from the now closed Cityscapes in Long Island City, which was conveniently located around the corner from the hotel that I was crashing at for the night. The most important thing that I learned is that I could pull it off at all. I also overpayed a bit, though not by as much as you.
I also overpayed during my second time (also in Queens), where a girl agreed upon a price but then also shook me down for her house fee so that she could leave early. Now the house fees in the high hustle Queens clubs can run at 100+, so this added another Benjamin to my tab. I would never do this now, but back then I was simply so eager to score with this stripper that I coughed up the payout. ;)
Some random thoughts relating to your lessons learned:
You do not have to get a VIP room to get a girls number. Agreed. In fact, I almost never even do LDs, but I score a solid amount of OTC action in a given year.
There are plenty of girls willing to do OTC, so don't force the chase. Yes and no, it depends where you are. But I agree about not forcing the chase. Not only will it drive your costs up with dancers how might be willing, but dancers who say no will resent you and run their mouths off with other dancers. No upside in pushing too hard for the score.
The strip club OTC game is way more expensive than escorts. Yup. In many areas of the country, decent pussy can be had for < $200 from sources like BP. I have never done OTC with a stripper for less than $200 and often it is in the $250-300 range, plus the cost involved with the pre-OTC club visit.
Everyone has different tastes and definitions of what is fun. Fair enough.
Civilian dating can get expensive too. Yes, but not nearly as expensive as dating strippers in my experience, at least until you marry the civilian. ;)
A good mix of stripper dates and escorts dates keeps me honest. It will also help to keep your wallet intact. When I was much younger (and between girlfriends) and was looking for a great night out, I would often visit a club for the booze and eye candy and finish the night with a reasonably priced sure bet. Fucking strippers is expensive, especially someplace like the northeast.