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Re: What do you think strip clubs will be like after the virus?
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jasmine22
When I first saw this? I thought the dancers would all bank when this was over. Now I’m not so sure, because this is way worse than any of us expected. And What about wearing masks? They are saying that the requirements for masks and social distancing are going to remain for a while. How would that work in a strip club? I am seriously wondering if they will come back at all. I’m not trying to be negative....just realistic. Unless they did some kind of behind the glass peep show type of thing...or it was stage only. It’s just so bizarre...all of it.
The reason I say this, is because in China when they opened the bars...everyone is wearing masks . I really don’t understand how we are going to get through these rules unless they completely change the business model of these places. I do think underground prostitution will thrive and of course camming. You also have to think that these club owners have their hands in many other streams of income. So if this is no longer profitable they will shut them down. I mean I don’t want to see everyone lose their jobs but I this is not a normal situation, and I hope I’m wrong. I just don’t think it will be the same To be honest!
Some of the stripperwear stores have created some really cute masks! Malaya’s Exotic Wear (on Instagram) has a bunch of styles. If wearing a mask means I can go back to work then bring them on lol.
China has ALWAYS worn masks out. It’s part of their norm to wear a face mask when in public. We aren’t China lol. Honestly I really do think things will open up soon. Maybe not our industry as of right now, but by Aug/Sept latest. There are concerts and other public events that are still on schedule for that timeframe. But I will say I’d LOVE a stage only club for a little while!
I know some girls on here are living in the hot spots, but for example where I am we have less than 200 cases in the county. I think people are getting over all the fearmongering the media was dishing out and is anxious to go on with their normal life.
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IvoryDoll
Some of the stripperwear stores have created some really cute masks! Malaya’s Exotic Wear (on Instagram) has a bunch of styles. If wearing a mask means I can go back to work then bring them on lol.
China has ALWAYS worn masks out. It’s part of their norm to wear a face mask when in public. We aren’t China lol. Honestly I really do think things will open up soon. Maybe not our industry as of right now, but by Aug/Sept latest. There are concerts and other public events that are still on schedule for that timeframe. But I will say I’d LOVE a stage only club for a little while!
I know some girls on here are living in the hot spots, but for example where I am we have less than 200 cases in the county. I think people are getting over all the fearmongering the media was dishing out and is anxious to go on with their normal life.
MMM, sure for people not in the hotspots but none of us here in NYC want to go out or get on with our lives lest we become part of the next 10,000 lost to the Covid. Really cloth masks do next to nothing to protect you which is what those cute masks that the stores are starting to market are. To go back to work, we would need N95 masks or at least surgical masks and we don't have any. Gov Cuomo said today that WHEN we start opening back up, it would only be certain businesses that can maintain social distance and everyone needs to wear masks and we need way way way more testing. I don't forsee this happening anytime before September as kids probably won't head back to school till then. Yes some social events have been postponed till October (edc, coachella, etc) but who knows if that will even go on if we get the second wave that they're saying we may get in the Fall.
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arielbriel
MMM, sure for people not in the hotspots but none of us here in NYC want to go out or get on with our lives lest we become part of the next 10,000 lost to the Covid. Really cloth masks do next to nothing to protect you which is what those cute masks that the stores are starting to market are. To go back to work, we would need N95 masks or at least surgical masks and we don't have any. Gov Cuomo said today that WHEN we start opening back up, it would only be certain businesses that can maintain social distance and everyone needs to wear masks and we need way way way more testing. I don't forsee this happening anytime before September as kids probably won't head back to school till then. Yes some social events have been postponed till October (edc, coachella, etc) but who knows if that will even go on if we get the second wave that they're saying we may get in the Fall.
My state is already talking about reopening our public so I really don’t know :/ just have to wait and see. But I think it will be good for all the other states to see how the west coast does as far as a spike in cases so everyone can start opening!
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Not only are those "cute stripper" masks not protective enough... what guy is gonna want to see a girl's face half way covered? That's gonna take the fun out of it. Even if you do wear cute protective N95 masks, you still gotta distance yourself. How are you gonna be able to talk to someone with loud ass music blasting at 6ft distance??? Speaking of social distancing... researchers say it MAY be extended until 2022! https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/co...mpression=true
Another thing too, many men will be working from home for God knows how long, and then you have these travel bans.
Honestly, I'm not keeping high hopes for the industry. More neutral, bc part of me misses it... but I ain't holding my breath(no pun, ha) just in case we never go back. Let's be realistic. It is what it is.
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Vyanka
Not only are those "cute stripper" masks not protective enough... what guy is gonna want to see a girl's face half way covered? That's gonna take the fun out of it. Even if you do wear cute protective N95 masks, you still gotta distance yourself. How are you gonna be able to talk to someone with loud ass music blasting at 6ft distance??? Speaking of social distancing... researchers say it MAY be extended until 2022!
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/co...mpression=true
Another thing too, many men will be working from home for God knows how long, and then you have these travel bans.
Honestly, I'm not keeping high hopes for the industry. More neutral, bc part of me misses it... but I ain't holding my breath(no pun, ha) just in case we never go back. Let's be realistic. It is what it is.
Amen, time to prepare your Plan B that we always are talking about but never do ha. Get to work. Chop Chop ladies.
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Quarantine is agreeing with me. I'm not fat anymore.
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Hi ladies, hope you and your families are getting by okay. I’m 41 now and left the business 5 years ago, but I was in for 16 years. (Another lifer who got rescued.). I’m sorry to say that it is probably a good time to exit the industry at least for a couple years. I know it’s easier said than done I’ve been there. In the 2008 crash I stayed in because I was addicted to the lifestyle and money, despite having ways out. What happened was a sharp and drastic decline in money, and sharp decline in the standards. When those declines happened they were permanent, things never went to pre-recession conditions. This is likely to happen again and be more extreme given the fear and phobia of the population, the move to a cashless economy, track and trace technologies (spurring paranoia), and more government control over business.
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If you think of the economy as a pyramid, the bottom of it has just been taken out and that means everyone above’s standards of living are going to decline. From the upper middle class down there will be less disposable income. There’s no getting around a deep recession/depression because the stimulus in America alone is already 2.5 trillion and more to come. This means inflation, less money for potential customers and less money for you. Meanwhile, tipouts, etc. will either stay the same or rise.
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So very true...after 2008 so much changed..even the quality of customers changed..ran into way more scum bags..pre recession I actually met alot of nice, generous customers...:(
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jekka
If you think of the economy as a pyramid, the bottom of it has just been taken out and that means everyone above’s standards of living are going to decline. From the upper middle class down there will be less disposable income. There’s no getting around a deep recession/depression because the stimulus in America alone is already 2.5 trillion and more to come. This means inflation, less money for potential customers and less money for you. Meanwhile, tipouts, etc. will either stay the same or rise.
Careful! You're using logic. That makes you "negative and fear mongering"! :rotfl:
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tempest666
Careful! You're using logic. That makes you "negative and fear mongering"! :rotfl:
Girl you always make me laugh! :)
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You know, over 30% of Americans haven't paid rent for this month. May 1st is around the corner.
Once this is over, it's going to take a while things get to normal. Like a year or so. But the problem is the mindset of male consumer will change even though it has changed.
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When Phase 3 of reopening the economy is announced.
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miss.a.p1600
I do think clubs will need to check to make sure customers n dancers aren’t so desperate, callous, and/or ignorant that they don’t come to the club while they’re sick. If they don’t then people will be better off in situation where They can do this themselves or their may be a shift to burlesque, peep shows, n cam (no contact)
This would be ideal for me tbh. My club was checking temperatures of customers and staff (non contact scan thermometers) and denying anyone with a fever temp shortly before the shutdowns
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Now they will have “contact tracers” to make phone calls to people that may have been infected, including disclosing your whereabouts. Imagine married men having to explain this lol
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jasmine22
Now they will have “contact tracers” to make phone calls to people that may have been infected, including disclosing your whereabouts. Imagine married men having to explain this lol
Where did you hear this? LINK? damnnnn ...lol.
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I heard 43% of working Americans have either lost their job or had their pay reduced. I was hoping this was going to be something we could bounce back from quickly, but I have been thinking that it could be months to years before things really return. Maybe this is just me, but will all these small businesses suffering, I have started to wonder if we will see some SC go out of business. I was reading today that many retailers are exploring bankruptcy options and I think your smaller and weaker businesses probably will not be able to survive this. I have never been so grateful to have another job and to still have a steady income, but Its not the same to have the income, opportunities and lifestyle that dancing affords. Do you think there will be fewer clubs open after the dust settles or do you think I'm being too pessimistic? Did we many clubs close after 08?
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[QUOTE=arielbriel;3172085]Where did you hear this? LINK? damnnnn ...lol.[/https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbc...mp/ncna1187791
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Waiyee
I heard 43% of working Americans have either lost their job or had their pay reduced. I was hoping this was going to be something we could bounce back from quickly, but I have been thinking that it could be months to years before things really return. Maybe this is just me, but will all these small businesses suffering, I have started to wonder if we will see some SC go out of business. I was reading today that many retailers are exploring bankruptcy options and I think your smaller and weaker businesses probably will not be able to survive this. I have never been so grateful to have another job and to still have a steady income, but Its not the same to have the income, opportunities and lifestyle that dancing affords. Do you think there will be fewer clubs open after the dust settles or do you think I'm being too pessimistic? Did we many clubs close after 08?
clubs didn’t close after 2008....but that was totally different. That recession meant it was harder for girls to make money...but they stayed open. In fact, the clubs made up for lack of customers by hiring more girls and increasing fees. But now they are closed for a long time. They didn’t prepare for this, and I think every business that was already suffering will close anyway. Maybe you will get a rush of customers with cabin fever if they do reopen....but they might not spend as much.
The clubs got dirtier after 2008 to attract clientele. But will they still be like that after coronavirus? And will the customers still want that? I think everyone is freaked out by this in a way we never experienced. The opposite might happen....no contact dances/stage only might be more in demand(or forced by law now), people might want to just deal with webcam models and phone sex...like it could be a dramatic shift in our culture for a while.
So I actually think we may see a shift from what we saw before where the customers wanted to grab everything to like...nah I d rather not risk that anymore lol! Traumatic events tend to cause changes in human behavior...but hey I could be wrong.
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jasmine22
clubs didn’t close after 2008....but that was totally different. That recession meant it was harder for girls to make money...but they stayed open. In fact, the clubs made up for lack of customers by hiring more girls and increasing fees. But now they are closed for a long time. They didn’t prepare for this, and I think every business that was already suffering will close anyway. Maybe you will get a rush of customers with cabin fever if they do reopen....but they might not spend as much.
The clubs got dirtier after 2008 to attract clientele. But will they still be like that after coronavirus? And will the customers still want that? I think everyone is freaked out by this in a way we never experienced. The opposite might happen....no contact dances/stage only might be more in demand(or forced by law now), people might want to just deal with webcam models and phone sex...like it could be a dramatic shift in our culture for a while.
So I actually think we may see a shift from what we saw before where the customers wanted to grab everything to like...nah I d rather not risk that anymore lol! Traumatic events tend to cause changes in human behavior...but hey I could be wrong.
I think the clubs are going to increase our fees. They may increase prices as well to account for the lack of customers/sales during that time and after. As far as PSO/cam, I have had some guys who said they were strip club guys but now that everything is shutting down they're looking for an alternative. Guys might also opt for a "to go" menu such as an escort or a girl that doesn't mind making house calls that way they don't have to step food in a germinfested strip club. At least ten guys have asked me to come over lol...I'm like uh no, were in the middle of a pandemic here.
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A looooooong time ago I worked at a club in San Diego, and they had a 6-foot rule while naked. There was yellow tape on the stage that the dancer had to stay behind if a customers came up. They walked around with buckets afterwards asking everyone at the bar for tips for their performance. The dances were either on top of a table on the main floor, or in a dance area where the customer sat in a booth seat and the dancer was in front of the booth and out of reach.
Maybe something like this will be the new norm for a while everywhere.
Maybe girls everywhere will make more money on stage like some clubs already do.
I have a hard time believing anything will change in the private rooms since they've never seemed to regulate them despite vice raids and crackdowns.
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jasmine22
When I first saw this? I thought the dancers would all bank when this was over. Now I’m not so sure, because this is way worse than any of us expected. And What about wearing masks? They are saying that the requirements for masks and social distancing are going to remain for a while. How would that work in a strip club? I am seriously wondering if they will come back at all. I’m not trying to be negative....just realistic. Unless they did some kind of behind the glass peep show type of thing...or it was stage only. It’s just so bizarre...all of it.
The reason I say this, is because in China when they opened the bars...everyone is wearing masks . I really don’t understand how we are going to get through these rules unless they completely change the business model of these places. I do think underground prostitution will thrive and of course camming. You also have to think that these club owners have their hands in many other streams of income. So if this is no longer profitable they will shut them down. I mean I don’t want to see everyone lose their jobs but I this is not a normal situation, and I hope I’m wrong. I just don’t think it will be the same To be honest!
The new creepy perv question will be "if I take you in the back will you take your mask off?" lol
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Emanuelle
A looooooong time ago I worked at a club in San Diego, and they had a 6-foot rule while naked. There was yellow tape on the stage that the dancer had to stay behind if a customers came up. They walked around with buckets afterwards asking everyone at the bar for tips for their performance. The dances were either on top of a table on the main floor, or in a dance area where the customer sat in a booth seat and the dancer was in front of the booth and out of reach.
Maybe something like this will be the new norm for a while everywhere.
Maybe girls everywhere will make more money on stage like some clubs already do.
I have a hard time believing anything will change in the private rooms since they've never seemed to regulate them despite vice raids and crackdowns.
Right, most clubs don't monitor the private rooms. The main floor could be 0 contact/ 6ft rule which would incentivize the private room further but like why would you want to risk getting sick? I already barely wanted to touch these guys. I never put my face too close to theirs , I dodged their kisses, etc. Gross.
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I feel like they will be brutally competitive after coronavirus. Enough ladies are going to be desperate (the ones who didn't save) and the customer pool is going to be slow for a while.
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arielbriel
Right, most clubs don't monitor the private rooms. The main floor could be 0 contact/ 6ft rule which would incentivize the private room further but like why would you want to risk getting sick? I already barely wanted to touch these guys. I never put my face too close to theirs , I dodged their kisses, etc. Gross.
Remember this funny stripper who got kissed by an older guy and after the dance she went in the back with listerine and shocked it happened LOL. She always made me laugh.