My club has a really stupid pricing structure where it's actually cheaper for the customer to buy a totally private room for 15 minutes than to get dances in a semi-private room for the same amount of time. So, I charge more if the customer wants to do a CR. A lot of the customers at my club are cheap, and always want to try and pay the lowest price for everything, or feel like they are getting "the best deal" (which is probably why they wanted to do the CR instead of dances in the first place.) I am very upfront about my pricing when they ask when deciding whether or not to go for a CR, so the customers do know what they are agreeing to beforehand. These are the problems I've encountered so far:
1. The guy will say, "But last time I paid $$." I usually say something along the lines of, "Well, I charge $$$ cuz I'm more fun!" But then he'll ask why, and I don't really know where to go from there (without implying extras). I have no problem giving the true explanation for the higher price, if that would be the best approach. I just don't know how to not make it sound like an unsexy topic that kills the mood.
2. The club rules are that the customer pays the bouncer the regular price for the room upfront. The customer gives him that much, then he's thinking, "Oh, I can get a better deal!" and doesn't want to pay me the rest we agreed on when we get to the CR. (Which is annoying cuz the customer has already paid the club for the room, it's not like I can leave.)
3. The customer doesn't make it clear that he wants a CR and just takes me there when I think we're going to do dances, or first decides on dances, but then changes his mind and wants a CR after we're already there. This doesn't leave me with any opportunity to explain my pricing beforehand. I end up getting stuck in the uncomfortable situation of either having to do the room for regular price (and have him expect the same every time after if he comes back), or explaining everything after he's already committed to the room, and risk him feeling screwed over.
I know there are threads that address this subject already, but I didn't think they addressed these specific issues. Also, I couldn't find them in the search when I went to re-read them. (So if you have any links you think might be helpful, please do post them here!)



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