What clubs are you guys going to? What manager is jeopardizing his freedom by allowing this nonsense? In Texas the dancer and customer gets prostitution charges and the manager gets promotion of prostitution charges. I spend 80% of my night keeping this crap from happening. Somebody isn't doing his or her job. It's also why we now have cameras in VIP. Trust me when I tell you I have no interest in reviewing that footage but I do every night and fire dancers who cross the line. I am all for customers getting there money's worth but I draw the line at jail time.
There is nothing worse than walking into a Gentleman's club that has an air of desperation and hopelessness about it. I agree with sharkhunter I have managed Multimillion dollar clubs and local dives. the Most important thing is that club staff and dancers are in the right frame of mind, that is when the magic happens
rfcookie , you're my kind of dancer. I will run with one dancer following the rules rather than 100 willing to allow me as a manager to go to jail. Gentlemen's Clubs and prostitutes should not be used in the same breath. I wonder how much better my club would be if I used the time I spend policing private dances for something else. Your a Clean managers dream rf wish there were more of you.
Jackson I like your articles and they remind me what a rut I've fallen into lately. Many thanks for rekindling a Strip Club Manager's commitment to customers.
I have a couple of things to throw out to customers though from managers to customers.
1. No, I cannot give you any dancers phone number. (I may be too protective but the ladies don't need stalkers)
2. Yes I will be glad to help get the right girl to your table.
3. I know you have a thousand ideas on what would help make the club better but can we discuss them when its slow and not when I have 100 drinking customers 30 dancers and 4 bartenders to keep an eye on?
4 Yes I said I don't drink and asking me 10 times won't change my answer. (I don't see how any manager can drink and run gentlemen's clubs)
5 No I don't want to buy a large quantity of (Insert drug of choice here) to "loosen up" my dancers.
6 No I won't talk to (Insert dancer name here) and let her give you a blow job in VIP. I happen to like freedom And I don't like spending money on attorneys and bail.
7 No I won't have an after hours party with less restrictions see 7
8 Please leave the terms Bitches, ho's etc out of your vocabulary. It creates an atmosphere of animosity. And , believe it or not, the girls don't like being called that.
9 No I won't let my waitress give you a dance. She was asked to be a dancer and chose to be a waitress.
10 Why yes Mr. Customer as a matter of fact we DID open this club to make money and we ARE trying to get some of yours. On that note I will say that there are a LOT of clubs out there trying to rape the customers and I hate it. I also hate what it has done to the industry. There a few of us out there who try to run Gentlemen's Clubs instead of Strip Bars but fewer everyday I think.
Nothing is harder than trying to teach headstrong dancers how to treat customers. In my clubs I give the girls 90% of the "Drink Hustle" and 10% goes to the house (I gotta buy the juices) A lot of times the "Drink Hustle" Is a way for me to keep a girl fed while we train her how to dance and take care of customers. It's easier for the inexperienced dancer to ask for a drink than it is to ask for a lapdance. It also keeps them from getting drunk since the drinks contain no alcohol. There is nothing uglier than a staggering drunk dancer. basically by giving them the money on it it gives them incentive not to drink alcohol and puts a little money in their pockets.
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