Greed

So I broke one of my rules last night but it has got me thinking. Never just go to the vip without confirming dance prices ahead. It is a rule that the majority of us have and it is smart. My mistake was that this was someone I recently met and I assumed that her prices would be the same as the previous visit. We head to the back and relax a little and then dances start. I received three and then we took a break for a few songs and relaxed some more. We were sitting in the back still so I did not pay her since I knew I was getting more dances. We then did three more dances and agreed we both needed to use the restroom. I told her I wanted to go ahead and pay for the dances we had already done and gave her money for 6 songs plus a $20 tip. She counts the money and says it is actually $$$. I said, is it not the same price as last time? And she said "9 songs at so and so is....." I said we only did 6 songs and she came back with "oh, well 6 songs at so and so is...". It just happened to come out to the same amount. So I mentioned once again about what she charged me last time and I assumed it was the same price for dances. She countered back with "Last time we did a 2 for 1". Knowing that we did two different sets of dances last time (all must have been at 2 for 1 prices) I just dropped it and gave her the money she requested. Her damage had already been done though. She said she was sorry and that the price she charged me tonight was her regular dance prices. We both had to go use the restroom but she suggested we go back and sit near the Bar. I contemplated just leaving right then but I waited for her to get out of the restroom and told her I had to go unfortunately. And then she said "I was hoping you could stay a little longer and do a two for one since I waited for you". I told her I had to go but maybe another time. Knowing full well that there will not be another time after she went from 9 songs to 6 songs and changed the price of dances so it would equal a certain amount.

I know we talk about dancers but how is it so difficult to see the larger picture? She was going to have a full time regular and a steady income stream coming in from my visits. I am no whale by any means but if I like someone they are going to get a good $300 from me each visit and I go in once a week. If I feel like you are trying to get one over on me though I will just drop you from my list of dancers I see. If she would have just told me that she needed a certain amount of money then I would have given it to her. But to change prices and the number of songs to get to that amount left me puzzled as to her game. I guess it all comes back to Greed. Oh well, that is the Hobby sometimes. Live and learn. 99 other dancers that I can test out next visit.