Went to Sapphire hoping to see...

Went to Sapphire hoping to see an old favorite who left Scores. It is march madness, so in addition to 30 bucks entrance, you have to pay 20 for drinks, unless you have some card they give out to taxi cabs and people walking about on the strip. I almost did not go in because last time I went I stayed for 10 minutes and turned back out. I was really hoping things have turned for the better, so I gave it a chance. It went downhill from there. After getting pass the rope, the manager said "stay in the bar area!!" The place was only half open with about 50 customers and just as many dancers on the floor, and the bar area was packed. I hung around to finish my 2 drinks, and a dancer came by and chatted with me for about half and hour and never asked for a dance. So I thought I would reward her with a few dances, and an hour in the VIP room. We walked down and sat at a empty table, did not pay for any table service. Now I figured out what the scam was with the managers. If you looked like a tourist and did not know better, he would sell you a table for a few hundred, while others can sit down for FREE. I don't mind if they stick with their pricing and turn Sapp into a high end joint. What I mind is that they scam people who are first timers or trusting, because that is a lousy way to build client loyalty. No wonder this place is still in the dumper!! March madness week and only half the club is open, and emptying out by midnight!! The quality of the girls were better than what I saw earlier, but most of them picked up some of that "stick it to the tourist" attitude by asking for VIP room right away and then giving you the shoulder if you don't say YES. Bad attitude starts from the top. If Sapp is going to reverse its slide from 5 yrs ago, their management need a new attitude. I really enjoyed the hour in the VIP and the wait staff were nice too. I would have gone back, but I could not bring myself to go through the bozos in the front one more time.