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11 years ago
[jackslash quotes Avalons07:] Avalons07: "due to pressure from consumer demand for cut rate dances that consumers are now 'dance shopping' for the highest mileage for the lowest dollar."
"So, in this tough marketplace to those of you girls who have pre-set prices, I say stick to your guns! "
[jackslash comments:] It seems to me that Avalon is arguing against price competition among sellers. She advocates price fixing rather than free market competition.
-- Um Jack, I don't think she said "standardized" prices; I think she just means that if you've decided what you want to charge, don't take less just because other girls do. Price fixing is when the girls get together & say, "None of us is gonna go below $XXX." This happens too, of course.
Yes, Avalon, times are tough, & I know this increases my mileage (& options). Remember, my work hours are down too, so I have less to start with. I have to hump extra on my job 'cuz we have fewer hours (but just as much work, of course). My pay rate is also down. So yes, I *do* have to shop more carefully in the clubs, & I also know that even my paltry $$ have some extra leverage 'cuz money's tight.
Believe it or not, Avalon, I do try to be decent about it. I don't pay inflated prices, & girls who don't discount one way or another lose business. As independent businesswomen (w/in club limits) they get to make that choice. If a girl is really sweet I'll tip her extra, whether after a dance or onstage. If I find someone else I like better, @ least I'll be polite to the ex & be sure to green her next stage set a little.
I am in fact cultivating a fave, because it's a lot of time & $$ to find such a great girl. Yeah, she had to start out 'cheap' -- like all the others -- but now she's getting most of my loot 'cuz she delivers such an awesome experience for me. I'm nobody's deep-pockets sugar daddy, but I help her pay a few bills. I also remember who else has been sweet to me & show them some respect when they're onstage.
So the moral of the story is yeah, there's truth in what you say, We're all on the losing side of an economic war & the people who control the money can pit us against ea. other. It sucks. Life goes on & we all gotta deal w/ it as gracefully as we can.