This happened to me ( cell phone)
Bavarian
I went to the strip club Sunday night with a friend.
It is customary for me to leave my cell phone on the table as long as I’m there. If I go to the restroom or to stage tip, I take the cell phone with me.
My friend leaves for a couple of minutes to smoke outside. I look for my cell phone and it’s not on the table. I check my pockets and it’s not there. I check under the table. Nothing.
My first thought was that a PL had swiped it from my table when I turned around to check the stages behind me.
I then remembered flipping my phone over when a waitress came by to open a beer bottle for me. She grabbed a bottle from the ice bucket and opened it directly above my cell phone. I didn’t want any water to drop on the screen so I flipped it over.
My friend comes back and I tell him that my phone is missing. He calls my number and gets a response on the second attempt. It was a door girl at the front desk. We go over there to retrieve my phone. I ask how my phone got there. She said a waitress brought it over.
The waitress that had opened the beer bottle earlier approached us and said that she picked it by accident and didn’t know where she got it from so she turned it in to the front desk.
I was in disbelief of how the phone was taken right under my nose.
I have no insurance on the phone so it would have cost me $600 to replace.
It is customary for me to leave my cell phone on the table as long as I’m there. If I go to the restroom or to stage tip, I take the cell phone with me.
My friend leaves for a couple of minutes to smoke outside. I look for my cell phone and it’s not on the table. I check my pockets and it’s not there. I check under the table. Nothing.
My first thought was that a PL had swiped it from my table when I turned around to check the stages behind me.
I then remembered flipping my phone over when a waitress came by to open a beer bottle for me. She grabbed a bottle from the ice bucket and opened it directly above my cell phone. I didn’t want any water to drop on the screen so I flipped it over.
My friend comes back and I tell him that my phone is missing. He calls my number and gets a response on the second attempt. It was a door girl at the front desk. We go over there to retrieve my phone. I ask how my phone got there. She said a waitress brought it over.
The waitress that had opened the beer bottle earlier approached us and said that she picked it by accident and didn’t know where she got it from so she turned it in to the front desk.
I was in disbelief of how the phone was taken right under my nose.
I have no insurance on the phone so it would have cost me $600 to replace.
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I tend to leave the phone on the table because dancers just sit on your lap not realizing there could be a cell phone in your pocket.
It’s not a good feeling to lose a cell phone. It’s not just the replacement cost but also what’s stored inside. I don’t back up my phone to my computer so who knows what actually gets backed up to the cloud.
ya, good lesson, keep absolute track of the phone. I feel the phone is a non-negotiable safety device, plus the way my kids will reach me if they need me in an emergency, etc., so not an option not to have it with me. But I do keep close track of it... although that doesn't mean I won't lose track someday. I do have insurance, all my data is backed up, and the memory and card are encrypted, so though I do my best to make sure it will never happen, it's a $100 mistake
She’s new and cute but a little shady or just plain dumb. The week before I ordered a soda as mixer from her. It comes with a cup of ice. I told her I wanted one more cup of ice so I could split the soda with my friend. She comes back with one soda and 3 cups of ice. Each cup of ice is $2. I didn’t know if she would get reimbursed for it if I sent the extra cup back so I kept it. The total was $11. I hand her a $20 and she still had the nerve to ask if I wanted change back. SMH.
As cynical as RTP sounds he is probably spot on. But he also forgot addicted to drugs which also causes the worst in human behavior.
Smart to have regardless of strip club patronage.
I know many of the dancers in the club I patronize - but there are some sketchy folks who can come in and be off with a phone in a few seconds. It’s just not worth the risk. If it’s your main cell - there’s a lot of info there. Lots of info you don’t want to lose -
Is there some risk, yes. For me, its worth it. I haven't had an issue yet, but even if I did the # of times I haven't had an issue I'd still say its worth it after. It is set to lock immediately and can be remotely wiped from the car.
Also, stolen cell phones aren't worth nearly what they used to be. All the major US carriers and the MVNO's that use their networks have blacklists. The effort required to get around them is significant and the phones only kinda work after (generally no 4g) so you end up having to sell them overseas and don't get much. Hell, even legit used phones take huge value hits. People aren't inclined to steal phones they way they used to be when you could swipe a new iPhone and be using it on your account an hour later.
When done, I picked up keys & phone and then reached into my wallet to pay her, then down the stairs, into my car on the highway and my phone rang. It was the dancer who had an identical phone with the same color case and we ha,d switched phones. Back to the club and wait for the dancer to come to the desk
You've been forgiven:-)
Usually regularity is the best protection, a place for everything and everything in its place, and always trying to do things the same way.
Some guys here post about carrying guns around. Any ever loose them?
Local police chief had his gun and badge stolen from his parked private automobile. Some have talked about making it a punishable crime when police leave guns in cars like that with no trigger lock.
San Francisco, guy who was not all there, pick up something wrapped in a news paper. Turned out to be gun stolen from police officer's car. That guy shot a woman dead, without even realizing what he was doing.
SJG
I use one of those as a jacket on temperate days . I tuck the phone in the zippered pocket that's behind the right chest pocket.
Plus, the bulge makes me look JACKED, bra!