Slow times?
motorhead
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Just an observation from my part of the country, but the SC business really seems rather slow lately. I go to clubs in Michigan and Indiana and for months the crowds seem to be down from a year ago. Is it just a regional thing - the Michigan economy sucks right now - or is it a nation-wide trend?
I'm not just making this conclusion from dancer talk -- you can't always believe what you hear. (Although one girl told me recently she only made $65 on a Friday night.) Just by looking at the crowds I can tell attendance is down. Places that used to be packed at midnight, now have several tables available.
Clubs typically get slow after Christmas and it continues thru tax season. But once tax refund checks start coming in and the weather warms up, things are usually back to normal by the first of May. But not this year.
And what do you find is the busier time: winter or summer?
I'm not just making this conclusion from dancer talk -- you can't always believe what you hear. (Although one girl told me recently she only made $65 on a Friday night.) Just by looking at the crowds I can tell attendance is down. Places that used to be packed at midnight, now have several tables available.
Clubs typically get slow after Christmas and it continues thru tax season. But once tax refund checks start coming in and the weather warms up, things are usually back to normal by the first of May. But not this year.
And what do you find is the busier time: winter or summer?
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Generally, I think winter is busier than summer, except for clubs in seasonal tourist areas. On the other hand, sometimes there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it.
I also think there's a tendency for a lot of guys to be attracted to the new girl. So once she's no longer the new girl her income (along with her attitude) may decline. Which she perceives as business slowing.
I'm undecided if it is the lousy economy or the increased competition. Maybe a combination of both.
Seems like the girls must be feeling the crunch...the club I visited Friday had 45 dancers -- and it was not an extremely large club. Hard to make any real money when the customer to dancer ratio is something like 2:1
Gas in my immediate area dropped in the last couple of days as well. It's 2.79 at the major stations and a couple of cheaper stations I've seen 2.74. I think my area may have some of the least expensive gas in the country. I've read about a couple of people in the local paper in my area figuring out ways to get over 100 mpg. One guy modified his Honda Civic and averages 100 mpg in the country and 75 in the city. Another guy who has a hybrid said he averages about 63 mpg but he also said he tries to keep his speed under 45 mph and does lots of coasting and slow acceleration.
Like evilcyn said, things are slow at her place also, but for me, that's good, as I can have her all to myself with a lot of privacy. :-)
There are no "help wanted" signs at my favorite club. To me, it seems to be business as usuall. It is a rarity at any strip club to not hear a stripper complain about how slow business is. If business is slow than it should be a buyers market. Ask Ford or GM. The have had to lower prices and give incentives to attract customers. Dumb ass strippers just try to make up for it by raising prices. Which drives the customers away. I don't spend less money at my favorite club than other customers. In fact probabbly more. BUT, I get more for my buck. In my opinion the dancers that will do 2 for $20, take home more money than those that ask $25 or more for a single. My favorite dancers agree with my opinion.