Right, I have guys begging me to come over so yes, I would agree with you although they may be TOO BROKE to afford our VIP services haha.
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I really think they’ll be obsolete. They were already declining before this.
Higher stage fees are fairly common in rural parts of the United States. It depends on how greedy the club owner is...….
You have to remember social culture is very regional in the United States and this pandemic has greatly affected metropolitan areas but not rural areas so much. I'll leave it at that.
& FWIW especially at corporate clubs, hygiene and health code regulations are a big deal. I used to talk a lot with the full time cleaning staff at my last corporate club (I speak Spanish) and most strip bars retain cleaning services or a full time cleaner to keep the place nice. Strip clubs are businesses.
Yeah...I’m definitely hoping I’m wrong. :(
It’s just that whenever I’m in an affluent part of town, there’s masks everywhere and it’s mostly the medical grade one. I see men wearing them too even though there isn’t a wife with them. I even saw a dude just the other day in an n95 who was either late 20s or low 30s wearing an n95 and constantly darting around so that he was keeping his distance. At the time, I thought it was a funny sight. But hey maybe he has a grandma he cares about or something. It does start making me wonder if men—at least the more white collar urban and suburban group—will seriously keep this behavior up until the media dies down.
I'm not that worried about Americans being tracked that closely. Ha, the FBI couldn't even find the Unabomber without assistance from his biological relatives, what makes anyone think Joe Average is going to get busted for staying out all night and partying at a titty bar?
I can't wait until Vegas opens back up, it'll be awesome. Our friends there are getting through quarantine just fine and I'm sure most of them are chomping at the bit for life to resume.
Hmm, not sure on the contract tracing. One one hand, I do think it’s a real possibility it may end up happening, like it already is in other countries. Even without it, there’s already enough tracking happening and different cities have been ranked on how good they are at social distancing, comparatively speaking.
On the other hand, HIPPA patient privacy laws I would guess would prevent men getting busted. At least in a way that’s meaningful.
Hey girl, have you tried making a list of the things you want to accomplish today? First thing on my list is to do some small work out - some crunches, some squats, I don't do much.
Also, in regards to your SD. I had TWO customers begging me to come over who ended up with Covid-19, one almost died. They did indeed have girls come over ...and they got sick. See, I've been marketing to my club customers nudes,vids, face time, etc and a lot just want me to come by since they're "not sick". I decline, some of them still send money but others will just call a girl who will. I really wanna be like "told you so", but I'm working on me this quarantine lol.
That sounds like a great starting point, thanks. I’ve been cleaning my house and doing lots of long overdue organizing and this really seems to be helping me move around the house more. Quarantine really has me evaluating my life more. I also went out and ran some errands and deliberately parked my car far away from the stores so I could get some walking in. It felt good and now I’m feeling that there’s hope lol. My bf is trying to find me a treadmill so I can get back on my routine like before they shutdown the gyms. I think I need to shed like 5 pounds and I’ll be back.
With my SD, girl I had to decline his offers although I needed it so bad because he’s old and fragile and I just didn’t want to be taking the risk of catching covid from him. He’s always sick and I just don’t know what’s going on with him. Oh hells no! So now you have me inspired to get up tomorrow and do some squats and crunches. I’ll keep you informed on my progress. Thanks :) stay safe.
I'm going with "optimistic but realistic" here. I think it will take some time before the clubs pick up completely again. I think some things are going to change and some clubs are going to close (which I think some have already). I'm definitely looking into other vanilla options for work. But at the club as long as I'm regularly bringing home $25/hr it will be worth it to me. I mean people have forever complained the industry is declining and I don't doubt that that's not true but I only started in 2017 and there's definitely money to be made even as a non extras dancer. Maybe I won't be making $1k+ guaranteed a night but if what I'm making is worth it to me and allows me to have a great life and support myself and build my savings as it has been, I'll be happy. Maybe the "golden age" of having customers line up to take you for dances and VIP and making easier sales is over but even if clubs have declined strip clubs were still cash cows pre CoVid 2020. A LOT of vanilla businesses and workers can not say they bring in the same amount of renevue as even a small strip club. So as long as I'm happy with my overall profits and boundaries I'm staying. I think that's what you have to do really. If your earnings suck, is it your hustle, are you burnt out, is there anything you can change or improve with, or is it the club you're in, are you willing to relocate? Are you just not happy with the new standard of earnings? Really just gauge if it's worth it to you. If it's not, it may be time for you to find another line of work.
Club Onyx in Houston reopened as a restaurant with strippers wearing masks, no lap dances. Was raided the same night. A federal judge approved a temporary restraining order against the city of Houston, which means a strip club can stay open as a restaurant. Watching the development of this story.
So my county just gave the ok for any business to choose whether they want to open or not, and I’m sure my club will as soon as they can. However I honestly think I want to wait until August to go back... do you all think that’s too long of a wait? Summer usually always slower and with this on top of it... I think I will continue practicing and wait.
FWIW a lot of small strip clubs were running on fumes anyways. The majority of the ones I worked at before I retired out of stripping are either going to close or re-open after the Pandemic with management overhauls. Soooo many businesses have had to re-evaluate how they operate due to this unprecedented global emergency.
Buuuuut society isn't going to change, people aren't going to change. I see a LOT of opportunities for young women after this is all over, I'll leave it at that. "Lotus flowers grow out of deep mud".....
Initially, I think things will be great because guys will be so eager to get out of their houses. Then I predict a slowdown as everyone deals with the aftermath of the coronavirus. But recession or not, the strip club industry has stood the test of time and it's not going anywhere. There will always be rich men, men with high credit limits and men who will factor beers and boobs into their budget. We just have to ride out the ebb and flow.
Question is, when will they reopen? I see no signs of any reopening soon in my area. Yesterday they have taped over benches, kids playground stuff, the water fountain in a park near me. I thought we were to reopen soon, the signs are of the opposite.
It feels like that here too. They are letting non-essential retail open on May 8, yet as of tomorrow Costco is requiring masks for customers and Target is starting to actually enforce 6 feet apart in the lines. That doesn't really seem like a sign that things are on the downward slope.
Agree with the idea that it'll be busy & then drop dramatically. There was a little boom in online shopping after the first month or so of lockdowns, when people started getting stir crazy & spent a little money to cheer them up. I think we'll see a surge in restaurants/bars/clubs at first since everyone will just be like "oh thank God I can do something normal!" and then after that's out of their system, they'll really look at what kind of shape they're in financially.
Definitely agreed, it will be rough and will probably be a slow upwards trickle, but we'll probably be better off than a lot of people in other lines of work. I don't think strip clubs are recession proof, but they're hardy as hell. I don't know any other line of work I qualify for at the moment where I have the chance to make over $1k or even $500 or $300 in a single night.
This is a hard thing for dancers to see when they're in the middle of their occupation (b/c stripping is stressful)- strip clubs are stress-relieving resources for men. There will always be a market for that, along with other personal spending goods or services.
This forum is full of helpful info about the business model of strip clubs (how the Pareto principle applies to dancer earnings, or how small strip bars maintain clientele, etc.)
In my mind the nice aftereffect of this Pandemic is the average strip bar will be CLEANER! I used to clean dressing rooms as part of my job & it would surprise you how dirty strip bars can get just from being open all the time. Good changes will come from this event.
A little off topic, but how much are those numbers in terms of net? How much are you making per year, esp when you take into account other costs of this job? $300-1k is a lot of money but how much is it in the larger scope of things?
Anyhow, I hope that clubs get cleaner w/less, great expectations.
A lot of purchases are tax write offs though. Makeup, outfits, shoes, hair I can write that all off. I definitely made more than, say, when I worked at Ulta- I was paid $11/hr and had to wear a full face of makeup to work everyday that came out of pocket. With waitressing I had to supply my own shoes, pens, seasonal outfit changes and other things. Also transportation to/from work. Every job has expenses, even ones where the pay is dirt. I've found stripping to be profitable even after those expenses. The only downside for me has really been lack of insurance