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    Hello ladies, although i wouldnt call myself new to the site, im new to posting (first post )

    I am new however to dancing and although i read many threads, i still have many questions. I want to start waitressing or dancing to help pay off school debt in order to be able to register for classes this coming fall semester and although my rate at my current job is above minimum wage it still isnt enough. My problem is finding a good club and transportation. I dont drive so i would have to use public transportation, but it seems like many of the clubs in philly are located in not-so-good areas to be traveling from on late nights home. Coincidently i came across an ad on Craigslist looking for escorts and dancers and after speaking to the man who posted the ad i was told that he was looking for girls to manage and would include transportation, security..etc. My common sense tells me to be weary but as my situation is growing more and more desperate this is looking like a good option. My question to the ladies of philly is do you travel to and from work using SEPTA? and what was/is your experience with it?

    Also, if i do contact this "manager" are there any particular questions i should ask? I am young and inexperienced but im not dumb...im not looking for a pimp! ..just the transportation and security.

    for reference if it matters:
    Im located in philly..19 years old..black (gabrielle union color) ..petite (5ft tall, 117lbs, b cup)..plump prominent booty lol..long black hair...not open to extras AT ALL..and i cant dance smh lol i do have rhythm though...

    thanks for reading loves

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    Default Re: Transportation ? plus a Craigslist question

    See if you can work out a package deal with a cab company. See if they can get you a cab to and from your club for a flat fee...

    Shop around.
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    Default Re: Transportation ? plus a Craigslist question

    I think the manager sounds a little sketchy especially since its a Craigslist ad but I could be wrong. When I didn't have a car last year I posted my own ad saying I needed someone to drive me to work on a regular basis for pay and that I was looking for a girl preferably. I got a lot of emails, some from creepy sounding guys, but i did get an email from a girl who ended up being very safe and reliable for a good 4 months or so. I think you should post your own ad like I did and you can probably find a driver. Good luck!

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    I dunno.... I'd try contacting an established taxi company first. Getting a driver from craigslist is kinda sketchy in my opinion.
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    Barbie.... I wouldn't touch the craigslist ad with a ten foot pole. If some guy is posting on craigslist and offering transportation & security I would have to assume it is not a strip club. Either it is a private party agency or an escort service.

    Strip clubs don't offer transportation (at least as far as I know) so it seems shady all around.

    Forget this craigslist guy. Go to the club reviews section of this site or check out clubs on this site: http://www.stripclubnetwork.com/y.asp?s=PA

    They list phone numbers and contact info if you want to find out more info in terms of auditioning.
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    Default Re: Transportation ? plus a Craigslist question

    ^^ A guy looking for dancers and escorts to manage isn't going to take you back and forth to a club. That means that he is looking for dancers/escorts to send to guys houses etc, and the fact that he's providing transportation etc makes me think it's basically a shady escort service. He's going to manage you by getting you appointments and you'll be expected to sleep with the guys he sends you to, or at least provide extras. If it was a legit dancer agency, they'd have a fancy website and things, not be posting on craigslist. Run, don't walk, from that dude.

    When I started dancing I had no transportation, and I'd get there using public transportation or a cab, and when I left I'd either get a ride from another girl and give her $ for gas, or I'd get a cab. At least get a cab for the first part of your journey and take the bus etc the rest of the way, so you know no-one is following you home from the club. Once you've been dancing for a little while, you'll probably either be able to afford a cheap car of your own, or you can get into the routine of getting a ride from girls you get closer to.


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    To clarify, Barbie, the person from craigslist does not sound legit. At all. Look into real clubs and arrange transportation with an established car service.
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    Stay far far far away from any "managers" aka pimps. You are going to be the one stripping, you're going to be the one doing all of the work, so why should you pay a "manager" for things that you're doing on your own? The club you work at is already going to possibly take a cut out of each dance you do and you're going to have to pay a house fee anddd depending on the club you might have to tip the house mom and DJ so don't add more people to the list of people you've got to pay.

    I live in NYC but worked once at Onyx in Philly. I took the megabus to Philly and took a cab from the 30th St station to the club. The cab cost me $22 one way. Cab drivers were all weirdos of course but I got to the club and back from the club in one piece so I can't complain too much.

    My car is currently dying a slow death so I posted an ad on Craigslist for a driver on Sunday. I got a bunch of emails and I basically picked the cheapest offer that I had which was $15 one way to my current club which is really good cause a cab would charge me $50 one way. That guy ended up flaking out saying that he had car trouble so I took the next cheapest guy which was $25 one way. I've been using that guy since Monday and he's reliable, cheap, not a creep, etc. There are plenty of normal people on Craigslist, but the man that you spoke to about being your manager is not normal, he's a pimp. If you get a driver off Craigslist, let some one close to you know his name, his number, where's he picking you up, where you're going, what kind of car he has, etc just to be on the safe side if God forbid anything does happen.


    I didn't like working at Onyx one bit. If you do end up getting into stripping, you could always work in NYC. The megabus is like $10-15 one way, it's a 2 hour trip, and then once you're in the city you can take a train to most of the clubs and a metro card to use the subway is $2.50.

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    Total tangent but I would like to say that Megabus is awesome.
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    ^ Indeed. I live in Newark, NJ which is a 10 minute drive from Manhattan. Now get ready to have your mind blown.. it's cheaper for me to go from my house to Philly by megabus then it is for me to drive 10 minutes from my house into Manhattan (thanks to the tolls being $12). Megabus FTW.

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    ^^ NJ to NYC tolls can go to hell. I get a $25 toll every time I go to Jersey because of the verrazzano/outerbridge double-teaming me!


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    ^ Yikes. I feel your pain.

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    thanks ladies !! Megabus sounds great. I'll look into some NY clubs now

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