Strip Club Reports

[Wleakr]

The older waitress (mom) walks by, looks at me, leans back to Sky and says "If a guy is too cheap to buy another drink on $10 dance night, I don't know what to tell ya" and walks on.

Damn! This was some good reading (LOL)! But it's still sad to see a club with its head up its azz.

So, I'll bite. What the heck is $10 dance night, as I thought most clubs are $10 a dance on the main floor? Are they referring to $10 a dance in VIP?

[Incognito1234]

Well guys, I'm just going to tell you, I went back up there tonight and I guess you could say the story gets even more entertaining. To start, Nate wasn't working tonight. Yesterday, during the argument over the drin, at one point, I thought maybe the two drink rule where the customer themselves had to buy and drink two drinks themselves was a misunderstanding. NOPE, not at all. I thought there wouldn't be a problem since he wasn't working but I was wrong.

Now, I see Sky on a semi regular basis. I had texted her through the day earlier, telling her what had happened the previous night, so she was aware of the situation. It was late, I was bored and thought "fuck it", I'll just go up there and see what's going on. I walk in and I think there was 7 or 8 girls working, which is a huge difference from last Wednesday, when there were more like 15. No Kayla tonight though. There's not many guys in the bar but I look over and see Sky sitting andtalking to someone. He looks interested in her and it seems like they might be going in the back. I just say hello as I pass by, sit down and order my drink.

Well, about ten minutes later, I see the guy get up and walk with her toward the back room. He gets to the point to buy his bracelet, turns around without going back, walks back to the bar and finishes what's left of his beer and leaves. A few minutes later, she comes down to sit with me, obviously upset. I've never seen her so down before. Now, I'm not going to get into the personal details of her life, so all I'm going to say is that she has things going on to where she needs money. Anyway, as we're talking, I asked what happened with the other guy. She said, they told him he had to buy a second drink to go back and he didn't want too, so he left. She goes on to tell me that the same thing happened to her twice the night before. So, there's no doubt that the two drink minimum is an issue with a lot of guys and the girls are suffering for it. Well, she's so down at this point, it looks like she's on the verge of tears. She tells me that she didn't make anything the night before and hadn't gone back tonight either. About this time, the waitress comes around and asks if we need anything. Sky and I talk enough to where I don't mind buying her a drink and since she was so down, I bought her one.

Sky is always a fun experience and I was back and forth about whether I was going to go in the back tonight when I went up there. Between her being so down (yes, I kinda felt sorry for her) and me, being the walking hormone that I am, I was ready to fuck, so I told her we could go to the back and asked if the two drink minimum was an issue. She said just tell the waitress and VIP guy that you ordered two and I took a sip of one. Ok, no problem. I go to the bathroom to wash my hands and come back out and Sky tells me, the waitress already told her mom (the other waitress) that I'd just bought one for myself, so I'd have to buy another. Talk about eyebrow raising, mine was.

Now, you might think that's the end of it but it continues to get better yet. So, another waitress comes back with her shot tray and asks if I want to buy one. So, we ask, almost simultaneously, if that shot covers the second drink for me. The answer: Nope! Apparently, shots bought from the shot tray don't count toward your second drink either. I was then told for a shot to count as my second drink, I had to order it from the bar AND it had to be FOR ME. Well, I'd had enough. I said that I wasn't going to do that. I told Sky that it was the principal of it and that I just wasn't doing it. Just after I told her this, insult was added to injury. The older waitress (mom) walks by, looks at me, leans back to Sky and says "If a guy is too cheap to buy another drink on $10 dance night, I don't know what to tell ya" and walks on. I tell Sky that I'm going to go and I'll talk to her later. At that point, I stand up, walk out of the bar and come home.

When I got home, I texted her back and said "I'm sorry about that. I really am but at this point, it's just the principle of the way they're doing things. It's certainly not helping the bar and it's certainly not helping the girls. Then, I went on to tell her "Last night, Kayla didn't make her money off of me and tonight, you didn't. Things have to change up there".

As it stands, Sky lost two guys last night because of this bullshit and at least two tonight because of it. I left around 12:30, so maybe she had time to lose another guy before closing time.

I guess you could say, to my benefit, these two nights have "saved" me enough (as in not spending my monger money on girls that are there) to go see my ATF without digging deeper into my funds. It looks like I'm going to be taking a ride out to see her next week, since I found out that she was out of town at the moment. Based on this and the fact that I still have a few days off for vacation, I'm sure I'll be hitting the clubs again this weekend. I can't say that I won't visit H8's for social activity but if I do, it's quite obvious that I'm not going to be going to the VIP room as things stand. My weekend mongering adventures will likely include H8 N, Bogart's or the Criket. At least at those clubs, I don't need a rulebook and drink chalkboard before I can go into the VIP.

There's no way this isn't hurting the club, because they're not getting their extra cash from the girls going in the back but in truth, it's the girls that are suffering the most. The problem is that even though the back rooms are nicer now, if the girls aren't making their money, they have no choice but to quit or go to work elsewhere. When girls start leaving, especially the attractive ones, guys stop coming in and then, there's no incentive for girls to come back or new girls to come in. Why would they? Word spreads fast, especially among strippers.

Now, you can agree or disagree but all of this has a cascade effect and all of that is stemming from the fact that they're trying to squeeze out one extra drink per customer. As we all can see, that one extra drink is costing them a whole lot more than they're making off of the guys who do buy it. As it stands, things are moving back to the way it was two or three years ago. A dead bar with 3 or 4 unattractive women working the night shift.

Ok, so that's my mini novel or do I call it a blog at this point? For those of you who follow my posts, I hope you're find this all very interesting. Happy Mongering!

[Incognito1234]

I have nothing for that (LOL)! I didn't pick that up in your original account. It seemed like he asked the question and then you stated you had 1 and got her 2. But I'm guessing you released that info after being grilled?

So did he ask about your drinks, you said "yes" and then he called you out that you didn't? At which point you went into the "I had 1, I bought her 2" line? Or did the girl say something that called attention?

I'm just throwing it out there, because in my reasoning, he could only be asking because he has no idea, and if you're both saying "yes" then he would have to go to a 3rd option (waitress or bartender) to try to refute what you say (although the girl vouching should be enough).

Still, he shouldn't have asked anyway. Just took the VIP fee and let ya'll handle business.

I did say, yes that I got one and got her two. The reason I said that it because I thought that I'd bought the required two drink minimum. I've never heard of anything so absurd that I had to personally drink two drinks myself to meet the required minimum to go in the back, regardless of how many were bought for anyone else. How crazy is that?

The other thing was that I was ten feet or less from where he was sitting, so he could see everything very well. I have a tendency to sit closer to the VIP area, because that's where the TV's are closest and I'm slightly near sighted. Additionally, if there's someone I want to see and she's roaming around, sooner or later she comes that way to go to the VIP or bathroom anyway. As a side note, another added bonus to sitting by the TVs is that when some really horrid looking girls are dancing, I'd rather try to lip read Sportscenter than to watch them dance.

For added comedy, when I was drinking my first drink and was about halfway through it, the waitress came over to pick up some mint wrappers and a napkin and as she was reaching to grab them, she knocked my drink over. Of course, she replaced it. So, I guess that counts as the bar buying me one too? I pay for one, they knock it over and pay for the second one, then I buy Kayla two. How many paid drinks does that count for?

I agree. He should have just let it go, especially with so little time left in the night.

[Wleakr]

I told him "Yes" and she told him "Yes" and that still wasn't good enough. He pushed the issue from there.

I have nothing for that (LOL)! I didn't pick that up in your original account. It seemed like he asked the question and then you stated you had 1 and got her 2. But I'm guessing you released that info after being grilled?

So did he ask about your drinks, you said "yes" and then he called you out that you didn't? At which point you went into the "I had 1, I bought her 2" line? Or did the girl say something that called attention?

I'm just throwing it out there, because in my reasoning, he could only be asking because he has no idea, and if you're both saying "yes" then he would have to go to a 3rd option (waitress or bartender) to try to refute what you say (although the girl vouching should be enough).

Still, he shouldn't have asked anyway. Just took the VIP fee and let ya'll handle business.

[Incognito1234]

Can't agree with the "at least he got his $20 back" comment. There was no service rendered (VIP access), so he had no right to keep it. Even if was going to be an azz, he would still have to give him $10 in return.

Also, can't say the 2 drink policy isn't working either. Now a lot of clubs "say" they have a 2 drink policy. Most don't enforce it, because most aren't willing to spend enough for the employees needed to keep track of it. Even for the ones that tried, I'd make a game of it and move to different areas of the club, as clubs with waitresses tend to work certain sides. At the end of it all, no one knows what you had, which is why VIP guy / mgr had to even ask "did you have your 2 drinks". The answer to give is "yes", which is all they want to hear and keep it moving.

Is this 2 drink policy something new? I haven't been there (H8 N) since late February night.

At H8N, there is no minimum drink policy. Only H8S has started a two drink minimum.

[Incognito1234]

Can't agree with the "at least he got his $20 back" comment. There was no service rendered (VIP access), so he had no right to keep it. Even if was going to be an azz, he would still have to give him $10 in return.

Also, can't say the 2 drink policy isn't working either. Now a lot of clubs "say" they have a 2 drink policy. Most don't enforce it, because most aren't willing to spend enough for the employees needed to keep track of it. Even for the ones that tried, I'd make a game of it and move to different areas of the club, as clubs with waitresses tend to work certain sides. At the end of it all, no one knows what you had, which is why VIP guy / mgr had to even ask "did you have your 2 drinks". The answer to give is "yes", which is all they want to hear and keep it moving.

I told him "Yes" and she told him "Yes" and that still wasn't good enough. He pushed the issue from there.

[Wleakr]

Thanks, I appreciate the "atta boys" for standing my ground. The VIP guy that I'm talking about is a shorter guy. Maybe 5'9", shaved head, big goatee. As I say, he's relatively new.

Yes, the two drink thing is very surprising. Obviously, the logic is that the bar makes a minimum amount on drinks and that minimum per customer is whatever equals two drinks. So, is the future to then just buy myself two drinks and just tell the girl "I would have bought you one but since I have to buy two for myself, I'm not going to get you one?" If I'm going in the back with her anyway, there's certainly no added incentive for me to spend extra cash on her for a drink.

After it's all said and done, even though I'm pissed, I guess there's some satisfaction for me in the whole ordeal. Yes, I left high and dry but that's what they make Pornhub for and I can jerk myself off a whole lot easier than they can make money appear out of thin air. The single drink that we argued back and forth about cost H8S and Kayla a whole lot more than that minimum $6. 50 drink would have been:

1) They lost $10 from the start, because that's one more wrist band that wasn't sold.

2) Kayla was broke and didn't have money to pay her bar. Now, I don't know what the girl's bar fees are but I have to think it's at least $60 or $80 and that's money that the bar didn't make tonight.

3) Since Kayla didn't make enough money to even pay her bar, that means that the VIP guy, the doormen and the DJ didn't get tip out from her.

Also, you have to think that all of this is a deterrent for Kayla to come back to the club, since she was the biggest loser out of it all. If I were a dancer and worked all night long without making a penny and just before shift end, I had a guy AT THE DOOR, ready to go back and make some fairly decent cash off of him and he walked away, all because of the VIP guy arguing with him over a single drink - I'd be pretty fucking pissed off.

Dancers come and go, so I doubt the club really cares about her coming back to the club or not, unless she really brought in a lot of repeat customers. They care more about that bar fee / tip out, so if she wants to keep working there, she will eventually have to pay up, most likely with interest for being late. And it's hard for some girls, who want to keep dancing, to switch clubs, as they get used to their routine.

I am surprised this much fuss was made at closing time, though. Just goes to show that there is no loyalty when all is said and done. Regular patron at a club, but still get mistreated over BS. A good managed club would've just let you in VIP for no charge at the end of the night to make homegirl some money, which in turn gets them their tip out.

However, I will say that ol girl could've helped herself by just grabbing your arm, pulling you back to the bar and discretely paying for your drink, knowing you are about to hook her up in VIP. But if we're really down to the last 15 minutes, going to bar, having bartender make a drink, paying for it, etc is at minimum wasting 5 more minutes if service is prompt (which it should be in a closing club, unless the bartender is more concerned with cleaning up).

Screw it! It was just messed up, no matter how you look at it!

[Wleakr]

I'm just saying, you did get your $20 back. If the guy was a total jerk he could have handed you the wristband, and told you that you need to buy another drink. When you asked for your money back, he could just look at you and say "no refunds".

You very well could be right. But I suspect the guy is dumb as a board, and was told by the manager (whoever that is) to STRICTLY ENFORCE the 2 drink policy or find a new job. I suspect the guy was just following orders.

Ha ha! So the 2-drink policy is working! We have similar tastes in bitches, so now you've got me thinking about going there. Would it be worth it if the VIP fee was $20?

Can't agree with the "at least he got his $20 back" comment. There was no service rendered (VIP access), so he had no right to keep it. Even if was going to be an azz, he would still have to give him $10 in return.

Also, can't say the 2 drink policy isn't working either. Now a lot of clubs "say" they have a 2 drink policy. Most don't enforce it, because most aren't willing to spend enough for the employees needed to keep track of it. Even for the ones that tried, I'd make a game of it and move to different areas of the club, as clubs with waitresses tend to work certain sides. At the end of it all, no one knows what you had, which is why VIP guy / mgr had to even ask "did you have your 2 drinks". The answer to give is "yes", which is all they want to hear and keep it moving.

[FourStroke]

Had a real nice time with Jemma the other night. She's in her early 20's with long dirty blonde hair, a few tattoos, and a big old booty. She's got a good attitude and seems real cool. I will repeat.

[FourStroke]

Yes, that was her. It has been posted that she got married and retired several years ago.

How do you know it's the same Paris MitcheyB1 was posting about, Paris is kind of a common stripper name.

[FourStroke]

Sorry for the late reply guys, but I feel the need to chime in here with my. 02. We must take a stand on these things as a general principle. Things like mandatory valet, charging for booths, VIP tax, etc. , are just examples of the continued increased stranglehold on our wallets. It wasn't that long ago that none of "mandatory" items existed. By just saying fuck it, it's only $10, etc. , it just gives them more leverage to come up with more "mandatory" costs. What's next? Mandatory shoe shine by some toothless gutter swimming wonder for $13.50?? We cannot say to ourselves, "well, it's only $13.50 and I needed a shine anyway". Don't laugh. That could be next. This is why I only rarely frequent strip clubs these days. And the ones I do frequent have the most minimal of these costs. Obviously they are the lower tier clubs, but you can find gems and have as good or even better time then you can at say Penthouse. Not meant to offend anyone. Just my humble opinion. I work too hard for my cash.

JD.

SC taxes do suck but its still better then living in a city that doesn't allow extras. Anyone been to Grand Rapids lately?

[Jd2011]

Sorry for the late reply guys, but I feel the need to chime in here with my. 02. We must take a stand on these things as a general principle. Things like mandatory valet, charging for booths, VIP tax, etc. , are just examples of the continued increased stranglehold on our wallets. It wasn't that long ago that none of "mandatory" items existed. By just saying fuck it, it's only $10, etc. , it just gives them more leverage to come up with more "mandatory" costs. What's next? Mandatory shoe shine by some toothless gutter swimming wonder for $13.50?? We cannot say to ourselves, "well, it's only $13.50 and I needed a shine anyway". Don't laugh. That could be next. This is why I only rarely frequent strip clubs these days. And the ones I do frequent have the most minimal of these costs. Obviously they are the lower tier clubs, but you can find gems and have as good or even better time then you can at say Penthouse. Not meant to offend anyone. Just my humble opinion. I work too hard for my cash.

JD.

It's the principle behind it Maho1.

Sure it's easier to do nothing. But assholes like that need to be stopped.

[Incognito1234]

Ha ha! So the 2-drink policy is working! We have similar tastes in bitches, so now you've got me thinking about going there. Would it be worth it if the VIP fee was $20?

I've essentially been paying $20 for VIP anyway, since I've typically bought two drinks even before the two drink minimum. What he was trying to do is get me to do last night is make a 3rd drink purchase, in addition to paying for a wrist band, so the total of drinks and wrist band last night would have effectively been $40. Apparently, it wasn't worth it, since I walked away.

The funny thing is, I've been texting back and forth with another dancer about the situation and who I thought was the VIP door guy is actually the manager, Nate.

H8's is very close to my house, so convienence typically takes me there. If I do the math and add up the cover charge, the two drinks + waitress tip, the VIP and the typical $- 20 that I give the girl I'm going back with, a night for me at H8's is about $155-160 and sometimes more. That amount covers about a 15 or 20 minute max VIP visit. Even though I'm not the fan that I used to be of it, there's BP and a 1/2 hour with any given girl is usually $100. For an hour girl on BP, the usual is $$ or less. Also, I'm a vet from the old EV days, so I still keep in contact with my ATF. If my ATF was closer, I'd rarely go into the clubs but she's in Pontiac and that's about a 45 minute ride for me but I see her for $$. Essentially, I'm paying $40-45 less for a convienent quickie vs paying that extra $40-45 and driving 45 minutes for an hour experience that rocks my world, every time I see her. You tell me? What would you do?

[Pussylicker2]

I don't see how you can say "In H8's defense" though. I hadn't gotten the wrist band yet.
I'm still furious.

I'm just saying, you did get your $20 back. If the guy was a total jerk he could have handed you the wristband, and told you that you need to buy another drink. When you asked for your money back, he could just look at you and say "no refunds".

I felt he was trying to shake me down to buy more. For some reason, I'm thinking he figures "the guy is horny, he's ready to go back, so I've got him here".

You very well could be right. But I suspect the guy is dumb as a board, and was told by the manager (whoever that is) to STRICTLY ENFORCE the 2 drink policy or find a new job. I suspect the guy was just following orders.

Truthfully, I'd like to go back tomorrow, because there's been a lot of girls working.

Ha ha! So the 2-drink policy is working! We have similar tastes in bitches, so now you've got me thinking about going there. Would it be worth it if the VIP fee was $20?

[Everest]

And so, I thought I'd tell the board about some real bullshit I had at H8's tonight (Tuesday). Allow me to point out that in the at least 10 years and once or twice a week that I've been going there, I've NEVER had a problem with the staff before. Tonight was different.

So, I got there about 1 and hung out for a while, talking to my semi-regular, Kayla. I bought myself a drink and and later, I bought her two. I'm well aware that H8's has a two drink minimum now.

Kayla is gorgeous. She's about 5'4", probably 125, blonde with a great ass. We had agreed to go back but it was getting late and they still made her go up and do her set. At that point, there was only about 15 minutes left in the night and I asked her if we had enough time and she said "It's up to you", so I agreed to go back.

At the VIP, there is the VIP guy who's been there for about 6 months or so. We've been cordial and such and as I said, never had any problem whatsoever. So, I'm going to pay for the wristband and give him a $20 and he said "Did you have two tonight?" I said that I bought myself one and that I'd bought her two and that I'd spent the same amount. He said "No, YOU have to have two" and again, I pointed out that it was the same amount. I said "You've got to be kidding me". Kayla then said, "No, he's not" and tells him "Come on, I've got to pay my bar tonight. Apparently, that wasn't good enough. He said "buy a coke or whatever, it's $6. 50". At this point, Kayla says "I'm not going to stand her while you two argue" and walked away. She was obviously irritated too and said "let me know". At this point, it's 1:50 and the bar closes in 10 minutes.

Well, I'm still going back and forth with the door guy. I told him that I wasn't going to do that and that he could give me my money back, so I said "You can give me my $20 back" and he said "Yes, you will". Now, at this point, not only am I kind of shocked by that response, I'm pissed off and I said "That's not going to happen, give me my $20 back, I'm not going in the back". At this point, he gives me my $20 back and I turn around, finish what was left of my drink and leave.

I texted Kayla and told her that she could blame the door guy for costing her money and that was some bullshit. I also told her to do me a favor and talk to the manager about that one. I didn't hear back from her.

The bottom line here is that the bar had made their minimum drink cash off of me. Buying her a drink and buying myself a drink, is the same $20 is spent in bar fees (actually more, because I tip the waitress $3 as well for every drink I buy). Additionally, I felt like he was shaking me down to buy a 3rd drink, because I was ready to go in the back and that pissed me off big time. This is the first time someone has ever tried to shake me down. Now, of course I wanted to fuck Kayla and I was ready to do so but I can just as easily walk away and that's exactly what I did. Whatever. Kayla didn't make her money off of me tonight and my wallet was a bit thicker with cash when I got home tonight.

Now, if the management is happens to read this, the situation needs to be addressed. As I've mentioned, I've been a regular for at least 10 years now. At once or twice a week (it's been twice this week already), the bar is definitely making theirmoney off of me and the girls are definitely making money off of me. All of you know this, if you follow my posts on here.

If I were to guess how much money I've spent buying drinks and on the girls for the last 10 years, I'd easy that it's easily more than 40k more like 50k plus. Once, I said down and thought about it, figuring that I spend between 6 and 8 k a year on clubs and girls and the vast majority of that has gone to H8's.

Anyway, I see the girls at the Criket (of which I'm a SEMI regular) and North making more money off of me. While I realize that H8 N is owned by the same family, at least my dollars won't be going to H8's until the situation is rectified.

Is this 2 drink policy something new? I haven't been there (H8 N) since late February night.