I didn't want to thread-jack the post about not recognizing customers you have met before, but a few people had some funny stories about not recognizing and trying to hustle other employees. I had a funny one too, so I thought this deserved it's own thread. Feel free to share
One time I hustled the owner for 2hrs before anyone told me he was the owner. Apparently everyone else thought I knew and was just sitting with him... until he came up to the stage at my next set and everyone saw him tip me $200. (this was a stage only place)
So after I get down, everyone comes up to me and starts to ask if I know who he is. I asked if he was a celebrity or something, and they told me that he was the other owner. As with most owners, he didn't usually tip the girls, so then everyone wanted to know what was going on!
I think that because they all knew him, they didn't treat him like a customer. They paid their respects, but they knew they were not getting tips out of him so they didn't really bother. In my ignorance, I had no idea not to expect any money from him, so I treated him like a customer and hung out, flirted my ass off, gave him my undivided attention (not scanning the room for a real customer), and made sure everyone with him had a great time too. It must have been refreshing to be treated like a customer in his own club... that's the only explanation I can imagine for why he didn't tell me who he was sooner or for why he tipped me.




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