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    Hello, everyone

    I've been stripping for only a few months at a used-to-be-prestigious club in Manhattan. Last week I had a client who spent several hours with me in the VIP room. He was leaving me very generous tips ($1000+ for each hour) The host was trying to get in on some of those tips: he repeatedly asked my customer to "hook him up" and in return he'd give him "red carpet treatment" every time he visited. My client left over 60% on top of the room fee in tips and repeatedly instructed the host to "make sure she gets half" After 3 hours when the host brought me my tip, it was much less than 10% of the money already left in tips. For the last hour, the customer explicitly wrote on the receipt "50/50" instructing the host several times again, to give me half the tips.
    At the end, when I requested my tips from the host, he said that on the credit card receipt, the "tip line is for the host", so all those tips are his. Not only am I not entitled to the tips my client wanted me to have, but he said that I should TIP HIM out of my per hour earnings. The next day, every manager at the club was telling me how the "tip line is for the host". They told me that if the client wants ME to have some extra money, he'd have to put a separate charge on his card. My host, of course, "forgot" to mention that to the client, and in response to client's requests to make sure I'd get half, he said he'd "take care of me"

    My question is... Is it LEGAL to say that "TIP LINE IS FOR THE HOST"? In any service industry, isn't the tip ALWAYS intended for the person actually PROVIDING the service? It would make sense if the host expected a 10-15% tip-out, but LYING to the customer and pocketing nearly ALL of my tips???? That's F*cked up, no?

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    How much $$$ are you talking about ?

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    One of the clubs I used to work at had the WORST VIP guys who were always trying to do that crap. Thankfully the managers would back me up but I started having to tell the guys NOT to put anything on the tip line, because the host would steal it.

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    In total, there was $6000+ in tips

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kitty Purr View Post
    the customer explicitly wrote on the receipt "50/50" instructing the host several times again, to give me half the tips.

    Could you have management dig up that receipt?

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    Wow. If management is nice to her, maybe. And perhaps she could contact the customer discreetly. This makes me shudder with anger.

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    wow!!! wtf?

    If the guy comes back, let him know. maybe then he can dispute the charges and tip you in funny money.

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    That is bullshit. I got so angry reading that that I couldn't even finish. Could you share the name of the club, so we can be forewarned and not work there? (If not thats cool too)

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    6K? WTH? I would make a fuss with management.

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    Thats fucked up .Like really why would he want to give 6 thousand to the host ?thats retarded ,management should know , they probably split it with each other.

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    Exactly! Why would he give that much to the host?? For escorting us to the room and taking the drink order. Oh, and about the drinks... we asked for red wine and water... the host came back with ONE glass of wine and ONE bottle of water! When we asked for another wine, he brought in the bottled, poured another glass and took the bottle with him! (that's like $5-10 bottle) couldn't he be slightly more generous with a customer who just left $15,000+ at the club (and when I list these numbers, believe me, it's my minimum guess. I think that the total of tips was 6-8K, and the total tab was around $18K)

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    Not only that.... we were in the room after hours - after the club officially closed at 4am. The rooms are in operation for as long as someone is willing to pay for them, but the staff and everyone leaves. So after 3 hours in the room, I walked out to get a cigarette, and I noticed that 2 other stripper were hanging out with the host and 1-2 other guys. It was strange that the strippers were still in their work clothes. After the final hour in the room, I went to the dressing room, while my host introduced MY client to the two strippers who apparently stayed there all these hours to be introduced to the Mr. Moneybags!

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    This really sucks, but...

    At all the clubs I have worked in, the tip line is not for the dancer, it is for the host or whoever is running the funny money charge.

    I have no advice for you except to be aware of this in the future so that you can inform your custies to purchase additional funny money to tip you with.

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    Augh. I would raise absolute holy hell if I were you. I got nauseated just reading that!

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    Do you still work there?!

    I get the small savin grace is how much you still made off the VIP, but still. URGH.
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    I haven't been to work since then. I'm hoping my client will talk to them and resolve it, and I'm quite ready to apply to other clubs, although, as it appears, "tip line for the host" is a standard practice at many places

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    . From now on tell the customers that the tips are going to the host, and instead of tipping you on their credit card maybe they could buy more time or something. That's bullshit about the girls waiting, though. Sleazy.

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    Thats incredibly, incredibly fucked up, I'm sorry to hear it. If you have the means to contact your client, have him reverse (or readjust if he can?) the charges and pay you directly. Theres no way that host deserved that $. I know theres a lot of scumbags in this industry, but this is the worst example I've heard of yet : (.

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    that is super fucked up. If the host still refuses to tip you your half, you should refuse to pay house fees for an amount of time that equals the amount of money he cheated you out of. Fuck stupid hosts. I hate when everyone has their hand out wanting some of your money when they did NOTHING for it... other than exist and be employed.

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    sorry to hear about that! that's horrible!!

    while it's true that the "tipline is for the host" or waitress or whatever they call it...i would think it would be standard for the host to let the client KNOW that. at my club they say something along the lines of "this is for my tip, and this is for ------'s tip."

    i would def try to contact the customer and raise hell about that.

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    My customer tried to call the club about it once, and was given a run around. He texted me today that he'll TRY to stop by today and attempt to fix it. But then again, you can imagine that this guy doesn't really have time for this bullshit, and perhaps, given the run around once again, will possibly quit trying. We'll see...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kitty Purr View Post
    My customer tried to call the club about it once, and was given a run around. He texted me today that he'll TRY to stop by today and attempt to fix it. But then again, you can imagine that this guy doesn't really have time for this bullshit, and perhaps, given the run around once again, will possibly quit trying. We'll see...
    You never know. Let him know how much it upset you! Hopefully he will put his foot down.

    What a bunch of sleazebags.....I'm sorry hun.

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    I know exactly which club she is talking about. Unless the customer disputes the charges on his CC, she is SOL. That place is very crooked and known to do that. I never worked there, but several members here have.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gypsy74 View Post
    I hate when everyone has their hand out wanting some of your money when they did NOTHING for it... other than exist and be employed.
    AMEN.

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    For that amount, talk to a lawyer. Its enough money not to just sweep it under the carpet and move on to another club.

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