Comments by groundball (page 4)

adding on to @gammanu's post above, don't forget insurance costs. Baltimore club I'm just a little familiar with decided to not get insurance and that led to their demise (along with Freddy Gray riots, 2008 bubble crash, COVID, etc.)

wow, $50 definitely is a jump in price. In my opinion, Thursday is a busier day than Wednesday, but I go on the earlier side and rarely stay past midnight

good review. I've had similar experiences there.

hey @Glock thanks for the review. I've definitely gotten a "cop vibe" from certain patrons here, so it's good that you can confirm.

loved reading this review, I wish I could give out awards for clever writing!

I had twitter and actually liked it for a while. Then Musk took over and I got sick of seeing so many junk ads and suggested comments for obvious cryptocurrency scams, so I deleted my account.

Dancers who can be considered milfs have seen it all and know what they're willing to do, just get a dance and ask her straight up

I've talked to some dancers who tried OF. The girls who do good on OF are those who are good at production and are good at regularly making content. The girls that do well in the club are those with good people skills, and so if you're a long-time dancer you aren't guaranteed success with OF.

agree with @rickdugan. More of an experience thing than age. And while all strippers are babystrippers when they start, the learning curve is different for each one, there's a new dancer at the club I go to most regularly, and I swear she figured everything out in like 2 weeks while other girls have been there for a year and still don't "get it"

I write my reviews imagining the guy reading it is an absolute beginner, has never been to town and maybe never been to a strip club before. So of course I include the basics every time.

I grew up in upstate NY, and went to college in Clemson South Carolina. They have nothing in common, but they're both called "upstate."

@papi thanks for that link. I'm here in Maryland and Ebony Inn is such a random club to be a person's first/only scam review, that choice almost makes it more believable.

Baltimore was *wrecked* by the 2008 financial crisis and I'm not sure the strip club scene was ever going to recover, and the 2015 Freddy Gray unrest was another nail in the coffin. The decline has slowed down more recently, but with companies like Under Armor not as high flying as they used to be I can't see it getting back to the prior level. It seems like for every two clubs that close, only one reopens.

Nope. And don't go looking in Northern Virginia either.

I've seen dancers in their early 20's burn out and others go on seemingly forever (40+). I think the factors are that if a dancer has the right mentality and can handle the unique stresses of the job, and isn't abusing drugs/alcohol, they can have a pretty long career.

Subarus recently have a ton of electrical problems, avoid. The BMW X3 drives like a cheapass car with a badge slapped on it and a big car payment to go along with the "prestige" even though it is not a good SUV nor is it a good driving experience. The X5 is decent, but a that price point it is not a good value. The Volvos are solid and quality although nothing is "affordable" anymore at least the Volvos seem like a good value for the money.

I tend to review parking lots because in Baltimore ya gotta keep your head on a swivel, but a *review* made from the parking lot? that's so stupid it's pretty funny

Yep, good review. Fits my recent experiences well. (I think the big black girl is India?).

bitcoin/crypto guys

Problem solved: don't use sugar sites, and only go to clubs where they take their bottoms off. but really, if "half" the dancers are trans, well that just means that half of the customers want that. Just like there's girls at the club that aren't your type, doesn't mean you have to take them all to the VIP.

it's incredibly aggressive that these influencers encroach on stranger's time and personal space and feel entitled to have everyone else play along. And the kid got shot in one of the lamest suburbs in the DMV, I'd like to see him try that in Baltimore.

thanks, good review. I also have just started going back after a long break. Can confirm that the bathroom is *slightly cleaner now

@Jimmy yeah, I'm with you. Dances cost too much now to waste it on a dancer who's just out of the wrapper. That being said, 20 hours a week for 3 months gives you different levels of experience at a suburban club like, say, Millstream vs. if she's been working down on the block for those same 3 months.

I think they've already blown their lead. Car buyers tend to have brand/model loyalty (people who buy Ford tend to buy Fords forever, etc) and while a lot of Tesla buyers were obviously excited about their purchase before they got the cars, the customer satisfaction isn't what it needs to be to have a sustained margin over other carmakers. Also, despite Musk talking about the cybertruck for a *decade*, literally since 2013, nobody has one yet. I have a couple of neighbors with Rivian trucks and they love them.

Both? In my experience, I have definitely gotten way more than I "deserved" because I had skills and had put in the time/effort to get myself in a really good situation. I can also remember a few other times where I was in the right place/right time.