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    where do you find you can make more money? at a club which takes a percentage of your dance money ( ie, 50/50) or one which charges a house fee ( ie $50) per shift??

    i assume a house fee is simmilar to a tip out.

    its becoming a bit of a trend for clubs in nz and aus to convert to percentage clubs system, and im not too sure which system works more for the girls.

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    They switch to the percentage because they can take more from the girls that way. I have worked all kinds of clubs and I haven't found much difference in my profits between the percentage and flat fee places. It seems to be the trend in the US for clubs to charge a flat fee AND a portion of all our dances, so they're double charging us.

    Geez, at this rate, before long we'll be getting naked and shakin it for barely more than minimum wage

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    Hmm, dunno, I prefur to pay a door fee if works stable. If the clubs very quiet I prefur the percentage thing, but I only ever worked at Bad Girls where they took 20%. 40 or 50% is too much!

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    Agreed with Bridgette. Of course, here...they usually have two systems in place...they take a door fee (house fee) to work for the night and then you have to tip out 20% of everything that you make that night (they count dances to keep you honest) and if you get any funny money, they keep another 25% of that...

    Crickies...percentages can be to your advantage...what is the percentage? What was your old door charge?

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    Personally, I like working where they only charge a house fee. I worked at a club who charged you out the ass for dance fees and shit, just because they could and could get away with it. There are some crooked places out there. When I worked at the clubs where they take percentages, I take half the stage $ I make and hide it

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    I perfer stage/house fees. I perfer places where you have more than one item to sell though, too, either topless or nude dance, rooms, or being able to make your own deals like "oh, if you buy 5 dances the 6th is free!" or something.

    Heh, Bridgette, at my old club my bf was trying to comfort me about coming back from a 7 shift with $70. I was like "when I worked at a grocery-bagger, at minimum wage, often people tipped me for bringing the stuff to their car. After an 8 shift, having $20 in tips was pretty usual. If AFTER taxes I'm taking home $60 from a grocery store job, while BEFORE taxes I'm taking home $70 from a dancing job, this is bull!" Heheh.
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    I'd certainly rather pay a flat house fee, as I'd lose far more than $20-$50 (standard Melbourne house fee) a night in percentage cuts to the club.

    Plus, I like to make up my own prices depending on the situation (ie; if I can tell a customer is gonna be trouble, I up the cost of the dance to compensate for the time spent telling him to keep his paws off me the whole time )

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    I too perfer the higher door fee than a percentage cut.

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    Default Re: pay at the door VS percentage based club?

    FEE !!!!!!!

    I vote for fee every time now. There are two benefits to it: I can claim it back in tax more easily than a percentage based fee (as the percentage based one isn't stable) and I know how much it will "cost" me to work each night.

    This is my main reason for not working Friday and Saturday at my main (home) club.

    Also... I like knowing that once I have paid the fee to work.. whatever I make is mine mine mine! It's a nice feeling knowing that the $50 (or whatever) the customer has just given me is all mine (figuratively speaking - I know that I have to take tax out of it and so forth).



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    Default Re: pay at the door VS percentage based club?

    I've never worked at a club that took a percentage, but it doesn't sound to appealing. Plus, at my club, your fee differs depending on what time you check in, so you have a choice of how much your fee will be.

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