Giving out your phone number
I did a search but I couldn't find a thread about this.
How do you handle a situation when a customer asks for your number? Being a newbie I gave it out a few times and now I regret it. I was trying to follow my sister's advice and line up some of my own regulars by texting them when I was coming to town to work. However, I'm not really concerned with OTC talking to custies. Sure I want regulars but I do fine without them as well.
On my voicemail it say's my name though, so if they call me and I miss the call they will hear my real name. Not a good idea.
Soooo....I need to come up with some polite lines to use to avoid having to give out my number. I don't wanna come off like I would never dream of meeting them OTC, I want them to think they're special to me. But honestly I just want to see them in the club. When I see them I see $$$$ signs.
Also, would it be better to just buy a prepaid phone to use JUST for business. That would keep my real number and name private and seperate from my work name and personality.
All advice is welcome. Thank you.
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It would be awesome if you bought a prepaid cellphone just for business, that way they don't get your personal number or your NAME. That's not a good thing, and if one of the guys you gave your number too hear your name in the message that might not be good sweetie.
I have a prepaid cell for my business contacts too, its the easiest way to get regs... Through texting and stuff, give them your schedule and stuff.
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I don't ever give out my number. Ever. But then, I don't try to cultivate a group of regulars. I don't want the hassle of having to deal with them, and I like being able to leave work at work. I'm fortunate, though, to live in New Orleans, where there are usually enough tourists that I don't have to depend on regulars.
I do think that if you want to keep in touch with regulars, a pre-paid phone is the way to go. You could also start an email account strictly for dancing. Or, if you don't want to do either of those things, you could say, "I'm sorry, I don't give my number out to people I've just met. I hope you understand--there are some crazies out there! But you seem really nice--I hope you'll come back during my next shift on ____ and visit me so we can get to know each other better."
This gives you time to stall, lets the dude feel protective and respected (you don't consider him one of the "crazies"), and sets him up to be a potential regular.
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A few have my number. They are all customers Ive had for years. I dont give my number to random customers - only ones that spend good cash, whos company I enjoy and who Ive already somewhat gotten to know inside the club.
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Not exactly answering your question but I've learned the hard way that even giving it to longtime regulars is a bad idea. They abuse the priviledge and text a million times a day and think you're friends, and when you don't wanna go "have drinks" they get pissed and stop spending in the club. Now this is only my experience I know girls who handle the situation better than me who don't run into this problem, but I really don't like to do it anymore.
It helps if you have a set work schedule to tell them that you are ALWAYS there fridays 5pm-11pm or whatever. But if your schedule is sporatic it may be harded. I view phone number exchanges as a way of checking work schedules... nothing more, yet custies never seem to understand this concept and this phone number= we're buddies.
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I created an email address for work and just use that. It works great for me. Good luck. I wouldnt give out my number mainly cause I like my sleep. haha. they call too early.
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ive done the prepaid phone thing. I liked it worked well kept it off until about a half hour before work id check the msges and txt my schedual.
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I use email (it's free!) and it's awesome. I can connect well with regulars, send them photos of my dog or garden or whatever, let them know about my schedule, and just ignore the time-wasters.
Alot of guys will be like, "Noooooo not your EMAIL, I want your PHONE NUMBER"... but you know what? Those types wouldn't spend enough to be good regulars, anyway.
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alot of the customers that have asked for my number usually want to spend time outside of the club or feel they want to rescue me from being a dancer... i either tell them its against club rules to give out my number and if i get caught doing it ill get fired...or i tell them i simply dont give out my number and i get theirs (wich i dont end up calling anyway)
i already have a few regulars and they earned being a regular by just coming in to see me not expecting any of my time outside of the club and i like to keep it that way
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When a custy asks me for my phone number my reply is: I don't give out my number.
I tell them if they want to give me their email or number and I'll let them know when I'm AT THE CLUB.
And I stress to them WHEN I'M AT THE CLUB because I gave my number out a few times and got calls in the middle of the afternoon - let's go have lunch - lets hook up - lets go hang out- lets go to a movie-
One customer called me three times a week then quit for awhile, then three or four times a week, then quit again, then started up with the phone calls. My friend offered to call and tell him that he needed to man up and get over being needy.
This is the one and only time I've ever let anyone handle a situation like that. Dealing with the guy was just too uncomfortable. You know needy and creepy...? :P
Never give out your phone number unless it's a custy you've known for a while.
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I use my Blackberry Messenger service with custies that also have BBs... It's great.. just like texting accept you can do so much more- send files, pics, video, schedules... and + they don't get my phone #... just my BB PIN which isn't anything like a banking PIN.
Pretty much everyone of my best spending custies have a BB so it's great.
The thing that I don't like about email is that some custies can't be certain that their email isn't screened by their employer or s/o... and, by getting their phone, by texting or like me through BB MSGer, you almost get ahold of them immediately and they DO GET THE MESSAGE.
Of course you always get the odd clueless folk that abuses the amenity but, usually just politely putting them in place fixes any issues.
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You can also just say "People don't know that I strip, can I give you my email address instead?" or "Can you give me YOUR number? I don't want to get in trouble."
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^^ good one im using that
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I have a business phone and email. Even though the phone is really only for business, I still am careful about who i give it out to. I only give it out to polite customers who spend a lot of money and who dont at all ask about knowing me outside the club. Usually these customers dont even ask for my number, they ask me when i work again and since my schedule is often disorganized, i tell them that i have a WORK NOT PERSONAL phone and offer them my number. If any customer asks about taking me out to dinner, going on a date, or any other OTC nonsense, then i tell them that I would consider meeting them OTC, but by law it can be percieved as prostitution and neither of us want to risk that. I also tell these ppl that it is against club rules to give out my number.
I got my work email before my phone but i really never use it.
So far i havent had any problems. Customers only text me to ask when i will be working or sometimes afterwards they will text me to tell me they had fun.
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XxAmber89xX
I use my Blackberry Messenger service with custies that also have BBs... It's great.. just like texting accept you can do so much more- send files, pics, video, schedules... and + they don't get my phone #... just my BB PIN which isn't anything like a banking PIN.
Pretty much everyone of my best spending custies have a BB so it's great.
The thing that I don't like about email is that some custies can't be certain that their email isn't screened by their employer or s/o... and, by getting their phone, by texting or like me through BB MSGer, you almost get ahold of them immediately and they DO GET THE MESSAGE.
Of course you always get the odd clueless folk that abuses the amenity but, usually just politely putting them in place fixes any issues.
Are you sure you can't find out your phone number through BB pin?
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My biz card has my number and once they see that, I swear 99% of them never call! They'll use my email that''s on there more. If they do call, it'll be during their stay in Vegas or a day or two before they come back to vegas. The only stalkers that have blown up my phone are from guys I met OTC. Get another line for sure though if you want ZERO drama.
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I just email... I did buy a phone once for work and all I ever heard was meeting outside the club, I just don't do it so I actually wasted money on buying the phone and then cancelling it. my email works just as well and guys just write me from their work emails.
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I do email -- if the client says, but I want your phone number and not an email address, I always say I get my emails through my phone anyways so it's just like texting me. And when they do email me, I always reply back so they know that the email way of communication is good for me :)
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I do email -- if the client says, but I want your phone number and not an email address, I always say I get my emails through my phone anyways so it's just like texting me. And when they do email me, I always reply back so they know that the email way of communication is good for me :)
I like that I should do that too. Too bad my e-mail is my first and last name haha time to get a stripper e-mail!