I used to be a regular to the Charlotte strip clubs until Covid. I would go to one of the clubs at least once a week, and some times multiple times a week.
I had no problem spending my hard earned dollars on some of the girls because it was money well spent in my opinion. For days where I wanted to have fun at a reasonable value , I would go to one of the MAL Establishments. It used to be 10$ table dances; nothing crazy mileage, but for the price it was great . If I had extra $$ to spend, I would go to Uptown cabaret or TMC.
But past Covid , MAL has made it so ridiculous , I have stopped going to any of the MAL clubs. The dancer quality has gone downhill , where as the dance prices have more than tripled (35$). A lot of the good dancers I knew from these clubs quit. The few times I went to gentlemen’s club and the gold club, they were ghost towns. Ladies well past their prime and on something, customers just sitting without spending a lot and the clubs itself dilapidated.
I know it’s capitalism, demand supply yada yada…. but what really might be wrong with the MAL management? Are they not seeing this downturn in terms of the $ hitting their wallet? Don’t they see what their clubs have turned into?
For other PLs living in Charlotte, why do you think there are no other reasonable clubs coming up here? Why is no one trying to break their monopoly, start a new club and give decent service to the customers? I’m not talking about extras clubs… just regular dances from reasonable looking girls for a fair price. Is any talks under way to start something of that sort… or should we all come together and establish one with pooled funds… well I am ready to pitch in to save this city . Every Gotham needs its Batman (s). 🃏😈😁
Black Mamba
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Like me, if you're wondering what MAL Clubs are, I looked it up. "MAL Entertainment" is a company that owns several strip clubs, including some in Charlotte. Apparently, the letters MAL stand for the names of the company's founders, although I haven't yet found what the actual names were.
Mal of course means "bad" in Spanish. Probably not the best name, to attract the Mexican guys who pound down 10 Modelos per hour to your bar.
I can't speak to how it was pre COVID, since I've only been in Charlotte since 2023, but I've generally had better experiences at MAL clubs than non MAL clubs. Just missed my chance at going to Uptown Cabaret. At least they have their prices out in the open.
Fully agree!!! MAL has the city locked up, from an ownership perspective. All of their clubs suck! The only one I have not experienced is the joint on Independence. Not Tassle but the other one.
I just stick to Candys because of the $5 dances before 9 and $10 after 9. A good range of talent, you just have to know what you're looking for!
I keep saying the same thing; if other clubs adopted similar model (affordable dances) business would be booming!
But then theres the issue of actual talent being present! I went to leather and lace University, recently, and the bartender practically talked me out of staying. It was the craziest thing ever!
Oh and the dumb single’s machine at these places is a rip off as well! Its like the encourage a no tipping culture.
Rant over lol
Same thing happened in Denver with RCI entertainment. They have all the cabaret licenses in the city and surrounding areas. No new clubs going up to compete with them. Prices are ridiculous now and they nickel and dime you to do death. Dancer quality at most locations has declined significantly. I stopped going to all these clubs a long time ago because it just simply wasn’t worth it no matter how you cut it.
It’s a vicious cycle because as things start to suck people stop going. When people stop going their revenue declines. Management is still greedy so they find creative ways to get more money from the girls working there. That causes most the girls to leave which causes the establishments to suck even more.
The only people who seem to go to these clubs anymore are either bachelor parties, or people in the city on businesses trips who are total suckers.
Why can’t these businesses focus on customer satisfaction instead. AKA reasonable prices, hot girls, and decent mileage? I guess that’s too hard a concept.
I’ve never been to a strip club in Charlotte (and probably never will). I’m actually surprised that there are strip clubs at all so deep into the “good family values” Bible Belt. I think Charlotte is a great place to go to a NASCAR race but probably not a strip club.
Having said this, corporate strip club management is looking after their bottom line, and they’re not concerned about providing a better experience for the customer. What we would perceive as losing business might actually be part of a larger strategy to enhance profitability. Think about second tier MLB teams. They can often be more profitable by spending a lot less on talent, losing most of their games, and then being ok with playing in front of an empty stadium. The fans perceive this as bad business but team ownership has found the right balance to maximize profitability.
Corporate strip club ownership is also very risk adverse which would cause the corporate clubs to be less willing to push the limits of the local rules and ordinances - which I imagine are very strict in Charlotte.
@Iknowbetter I think Charlotte is roughly as blue as Atlanta. Both North Carolina and Georgia guarantee freedom of speech in their state constitutions. Georgia courts have a history of ruling against restrictions on erotic dancing as violating freedom of expression. For whatever reason, North Carolina courts have not done that.
@Iknowbetter I think what you said is true to a certain point. Management can cut some corners to wring more profit out of a business to some degree. What happens once the business is fundamentally damaged and people refuse to go because the juice just ain’t worth the squeeze. At that point the business is operating at a loss and the owners have a few choices. Close it down, Sell it to a new owner, or overhaul the business and try to turn things around .
Most the time they try to sell and pawn it off on someone else who will try to turn things around or will get even greedier and run the business even further into the ground.
Interesting discussion. I've seen these bad business practices take hold of a lot of of my favorite places. Spearmint rhino clubs. Deja Vu clubs. The synn clubs in the Los Angeles area. Even my favorite club operation in Mexico seems to put bottom line profit over improving the experience. Profit is necessary but that should be secondary to growing a business that is attractive to customers. Keep it fun!
@Jascoi Give ‘em something good and they’ll keep coming back for more. People know when they are being ripped off or they are getting a raw deal. Me personally, sometimes I will try to turn the other cheek and give a club or dancer a chance to redeem themselves under certain circumstances. But after that I take my business elsewhere and never return.
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