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    I was wondering what everyone's opinion is on the average tip for lap dances, and also what you think is a good tip for a lap dance. I'm never sure on what to tip when I go to a strip club, so I just wanted to make sure I was tipping pretty good.
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    Good question! I have always wondered the same thing...anxious to hear responses from dancers..

    I want to show my appreciation but don't want to seem cheap or "too enthusiastic"..

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    $5 is perfect, anything more is even better.

    I say this because most of us pay $5 per dance to the house.

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    Are you talking bikini, topless or nude?
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    I did not know you were to tip at lap dances too..I just did at the stage...See I learn something new on here everyday lol.
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    Five dollars is good, tho at my club we pay ten dollars out of the twenty dollar dance to the club.

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    $5 is a good tip for a lapdance. If you feel the dancer did an excellent job, tip her extra. For a lousy dance, don't tip anything. If you're getting multiple dances, tip according to the number of dances and performance.

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    $5 is good but our dances are $20 so most guys do half or same as dance

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    50% or 100% tip is an EXTREMELY good tip, and should not be expected for normal service. Even $5 on a $20 dance is a little high, considering that tipping standards for other service industries are more in the 15-20% range, and $5 on $20 is 25%.

    If guys are tipping $10 and $20 on $20 dances, that IMO is exhorbitant and dancers should not expect that. It is nice, and if guys are accustomed to tipping that much, great, but no dancer should EXPECT that kind of tip on a regular basis for dances.

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    Hi tranquil_waters,
    I was refering to topless.


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    Lena... your club is taking half of your money :o

    At my club the lap dances are 30, we give 10 to the house, and table dances are 20 and we keep everything, and there's no house fee.

    I would usually expect a 2-5 dollar tip if I see that a guy really enjoyed it, but would never ask for it. The appropriate time to ask for a tip (i think) is after a VIP and I usually do it in a playfull matter (ie: You liked it right? You think I deserved a little tip? )

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    Wow no house fee. But dancers get the same cut for laps as they do for table dances? Not much motivation to sell the lapdances in that case huh? I'm curious.....where do you work?

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    Actually, guys usually want to go for a lap dance after I give them the option. Rarely will girls do table dances, because after a lap dance it's much easier to sell the champaigne booth. Also during table dance there's absolutely no contact, and guys would rather give extra 10 to get a grind, which I don't mind.
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    Dallas is much different. At most clubs, the dancers only give part of their money to the house if the dances are paid for with 'funny money.' Otherwise they pay a house fee according to when they get in to work. Usually around $40 before 9:00 p.m.

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    A tip equal to the house's cut is a nice tip, though a few dollars is not an insult. Anything above house cut plus 10% (of the dance total) is an excellent tip IMO.

    I don't ask for tips in VIP, but if they hand me extra and then hang around, I do ask if the extra is my tip.
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    Wow. I guess it completely depends on the type of dance and the club's take. I work about 45 min. north of NYC and my club charges $20 for a bikini dance, $30 topless, $40 nude, and they take $15. So, if I have to do a bikini dance, I better get more than a $5 tip.

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    I'll take what I can get but I think five is fair... guys don't always tip back there.
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    Holy crap! In upstate NY, a 100% tip is almost mandatory, unless you want an upset dancer on your lap giving you a crappy dance.
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    Out here in Colorado, the dancer asks for the going rate and seems to be extremely happy if any tip is offered. And I've never been asked for payment in advance.

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    I work in a club in a somewhat rural area of Massachusetts. There's one flat tip-out rate per night, we ask for the $20 fee per dance up front. It's very rare that a guy tips me anything above that, if he does, it's $3 or maybe, MAYBE $5.

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    As a customer my experience is that every place is different. In many places a tip is customery, in others it isn't and the girls almost never ask for one. Tipping extra for dances is more customery in higher class gentleman's clubs. But in many locals bars there's no house fee so I guess it evens out. I usually tip a girl well if she sits and talks to me for awhile we'll usually do multiple dances as well. But if all we do is one dance with little or no conversation I don't usually tip unless it's been agreed to in advance as part of the deal.
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    In my experience visiting establishments in Northern New Jersey and/or Rockland County, I have very rarely been asked for a tip. However, despite that, I usually tip if I've gotten a decent dance or if we've had some conversation.

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