Cellphones
johndough20020
Maryland
Why do some clubs ban cellphones?
Some of the reasons I have heard include:
Copyright issues whereas some may try to rebroadcast performances
Dancer anonymity whereas dancers may not want proof that they dance
Patron anonymity whereas patrons may not want proof that they patronize
Legal issues whereas clubs don't want proof that they are bending the law
Minimize OTC whereas clubs want to make it hard for patrons and dancers to exchange contact info
Are any of these issues worth the potential loss of business. I personally feel very uncomfortable without my phone. There are a lot of well paying fields that require employees to carry cellphones 24/7 (e.g. medicine, IT)
Some of the reasons I have heard include:
Copyright issues whereas some may try to rebroadcast performances
Dancer anonymity whereas dancers may not want proof that they dance
Patron anonymity whereas patrons may not want proof that they patronize
Legal issues whereas clubs don't want proof that they are bending the law
Minimize OTC whereas clubs want to make it hard for patrons and dancers to exchange contact info
Are any of these issues worth the potential loss of business. I personally feel very uncomfortable without my phone. There are a lot of well paying fields that require employees to carry cellphones 24/7 (e.g. medicine, IT)
25 comments
Banning cellphones is not going to stop phone number exchange. Just go old school with a table napkin or writing their number on a patrons hand.
Some clubs do try to prohibit the exchanging of contact info as well.
SJG
I would think this is the most common reason
But I think this is also a major reason:
"... Legal issues whereas clubs don't want proof that they are bending the law ..."
I will add this, there are many clubs out there that could give two shits when a PL whips out his phone, back in the pre-cellphone days at times clubs would even give you a pen and paper at the bar to exchange numbers with a dancer.
With that being said, I have been to SEVERAL clubs where it is an absolute SIN to have your cellphone out in front of a stripper as they are afraid it will look like they are trying to set up OTC (think: solicit prostitution) which is a quick fire-able offense at some clubs. I've had strippers make me memorize their phone number when I was leaving so I could immediately enter it into my phone when I exited the club. Yeah that only worked about 60% of the time because most days I can't even remember my own phone number.
Follies on other hand seems to have no rules. Dancers have their phones out all the time. I've heard several complaints about people filming and taking pics and bouncers not stopping them.
Earlier today, me and a dancer both having our phones out led to a humorous moment which led to something much better (post coming soon).
On a rare occasion I've even seen PLs taking pics and vids of girls on the main stage, lol. I always assumed they would want to stop people from taking pics and vids of the girls. Maybe they do stop it, but the times I noticed the bouncers and managers didn't.
The texting, and number exchanges are definitely normal from what I've seen though.