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    I got sidetracked when I was counting my money today and overtipped the DJ :-( It was only $10 more than it should have been though, so no huge loss.....I'm wondering if I should mention it to him or just suck it up.....he and I get along great, and I'm sure he'd probably be cool with it if I brought it up, but I also don't want to sound like a petty little snot and possibly do damage to our relationship.....what do you think??? I ALWAYS always tip him an honest 10%, and he knows that.....and he's really good about playing my music and watching out for me...so I'm leaning toward just chalking this up to a lesson to be more careful when counting....

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    How would you feel if a customer did that to you , thought that he tipped you too much? Especially if you and the D.J. are cool. I think it would be tacky.

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    Only 10 bucks over to someone you like anyway ? I'd definitely let it go.
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    Yea, that's what I thought too...thanks ladies.

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    Especially if he plays what you want...I'll always overtip...it seriously sucks to have to dance to music that you hate

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    Quote Originally Posted by goldengrl69
    How would you feel if a customer did that to you , thought that he tipped you too much? Especially if you and the D.J. are cool. I think it would be tacky.
    I agee with golden. It's only 10 dollars so I personaly woulden't worry to much about it.
    Once, I accidently tipped a floor guy a 100$ bill instead of a 20$ and he never forgot about it. After that he always made sure to send me over to customers whom he thought had money and always helped me out.
    So it will probaly end up working out in your favor in the long run.


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    oh MAN!! $100 is a LOT to overtip!!! But that's cool that it ended up working out in the long run.....

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    Yeah, let it go. If you're tipping an honest 10% IMO you're already tipping way too much (a whole other story), so an extra $10 one time can't be that bad. It's definitely not worth the risk of leaving a bad taste in his mouth - it would say to him you're overly petty to pick about $10.

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    10 bucks is nothing, deffinately not worth mentioning.........and would most deffinately affect your realationship with your dj..if you asked for a measly (sp?) 10 bucks back you accidently over tipped.....
    I am not a dj, but....if I were..........I would take it offensively.

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    I'd agree with everyone, $10 is not worth worrying about if you really get along with the DJ. I'm sure he'd remember it and go out of his way to help you make extra money or play more of the songs you like etc etc.

    On the flip side, i've been over tipped by dancers before and gave the money back to them straight away. Some of them have said dont worry about it [meaning that i obviously helped them make more money] while others have thanked me for being honest.

    I get over tipped by some of the girls on a regular basis because i work that extra hard for them when they are on stage and that helps them get their private dances. Which means more money in their pocket. Sure i will work that extra hard for some of them because of that extra tip, while other times i'll just do what i can to help them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DesireTime
    Only 10 bucks over to someone you like anyway ? I'd definitely let it go.

    i agree,you can make that up, and it probably got you in a little better with him.

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    i wished i worked with you guys, Here in North Carolina, Greensboro, i bust my but for these girls out here, and pull theeth just to get the min, i am a vegas style and trained dj, worked there for 6 years, so i know how to pay attention to costomers,lights,sound,atmosphere, and girls moods realated to all of the above, butt still i cannot sacrifice any of these cause a girl made 500 and gave me ten , even after going the extra mile every time, to mess with the girls, lights, music , r be lazy for them cause of the tip, would hurt the reputation of the club, in efect the quality of the show, and hrut all chance for other girls and myself of making money when the customers stop caring cause they do not recieve the quality of show that they shoul,
    Any sugestions, i will not stoop to make ppl look bad in the club and in effect make myself and the club look bad, <-- maybe thinkin it is time to blow this posicle stand. post back,,,,
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    regarding your thread, when a dancer tipps more than usual, i point this out immediately, to the girl and ask to make sure this is the corect tip she meant to give, and always do the same when a small tip is presented.

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    Definitely don't go after him for $10, especially as everyone has said, he does a good job.

    DJShawnDoe, maybe take it up with management or housemom? One of the DJs at my old club did - he did a decent job, and official minimum was $5, but a lot of girls were skipping out on even that. Even just a brief announcement from management that they had a decent DJ and he deserved the minimum at the least, and girls started tipping again.
    However, a lot of times what a dancer makes doesn't have anything to do with the music played. Another of the DJs at my old club tried to tell me what I made at an club-arranged bachelor party should be figured into his tip. ???
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    Let it go, do better counting next time.

    I agree with Goldengrl69, you would not like it if a customer came up and said that he had given you too much.

    If you like him and he works good for you, he deserves a little slip of extra cash now and then, even if it was an accident. Oops.....
    Now if it had been a larger amount, I may have had a slightly different opinion...



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    thank you for the advise i will defiatley try again, this has been long time comin, think i will go back to vegas where they know how to treat me,

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    You Know if Your Dj Continues to Promote the girls, the champagne, the vip, if he has to skip you one rotation and resetup his rotation cause you were doin a "Club setup bachleor party) you better tip him, that party would not know about bachleor party if the dj not promo it
    , how about when he has to move around the rotation due to the fact you and friends have to do this party, now with what girls he has left he has to orginize by hair, body, and music type so as to make the management happy, i am not blaming you , but i am leting all the dancers know what all goes in to this for the dj's, and then has to take care of the bahleors party speacial requests, cause they figure the dj id counted for all the money they are spending! nnnnnnnnooooooooooooo!!!!!!!
    i am sure your intentions are honorable, but alot of ppl do not see all we have to do in a situation like that,
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    Suck it up and make him think it was on purpose. Ammo to get what you want played.
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    DJShawn, no, this was a club-sponsered OUT OF CLUB bachelor party. The guys organizing the party picked me out of dancers with their pictures on the website, they didn't even go into the club - and the DJ doesn't promote them. Another dancer had her own boombox and music that she brought. The DJ had NOTHING to do with it AT ALL. He didn't even know I or the other girl were working that night until he got there and management said "here at the girls on schedule, this and that girl are at a bachelor party and will be back around 9." And then when we walked in the door he was like "you guys should be tipping me well tonight since you make lots of money from bachelor parties."

    YOU do not see what goes into a situation like mine because it isn't the same situation.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CrescentLuna
    However, a lot of times what a dancer makes doesn't have anything to do with the music played.
    Your kidding right???

    Thats like a bartender saying what they make has nothing to do with the entertainers running around the room.

    The music is the foundation of your show and you wont make alot of money consistantly with a suck ass dj,the bar wont either.

    Its like Starskey without Hutch.
    Laurel without Hardey
    Tom without Jerry
    etc

    There is no other person at work who is a better ally for you then the DJ in your attempt to make money.

    If that statement isnt true where you work,tip accordingly.
    If it is,he deserves your tips,and 10 bucks isnt enough to ponder over.

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    I agree, I wouldn't worry about $10.

    But to M&M, there are times where no matter whats played the girl will still make money.

    I have a regualr that doesn't even know they play music at SC's. LOL

    BUt to be fair, I always tip my DJ 10%, cuase I know they work just like I do. But that's another story.

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    I have to agree with M&M, SOMETIMES guys are in a tipping mood no matter what and could care less about the song. But sometimes when you don't hear your name called you can guess whether or not you are up by the type of music played, if the DJ plays stuff that is nothing like what your usual chances are you will be late to the stage. This cuts down on the tips and gives you a hefty fine.
    Certain songs make the dancer look good, it represents her style of personality, dancing and all around dancer image. Random songs that don't seem like anything she would dance to only make her look annoyed and doesn't mesh with her at all.
    Sorry, I am currently on the verge of petitioning a dancer meeting to talk about a DJ that we are ALL (meaning not just me) having problems with. Nice guy, but doesn't listen to a word we say and is ALWAYS letting us know how much we owe (the DJs get a print out on what we made so we have to pay 10% of what the print out says.) Needles to say the print out is not always right.
    As for over-tipping. I do if I am in an especially good mood at the end of the night or the DJ was just really cool, or I'm just thankful it was a fave. DJ. They appreciate it and most of them let us know that.
    Plus sometimes it's easier than trying to make change *wink wink*
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    Quote Originally Posted by kitana
    But to M&M, there are times where no matter whats played the girl will still make money.
    Oh I so agree!!!
    I have worked with thousands of entertainers who would look good dancing to the Barney Theme,and trust me,im the king of crazy songs and remixes!

    I have put many a beautiful entertainers to that test with music I HAD to play.It wasnt what she wanted,it wasnt what i wanted,it was a request from a custy or it was a song needed to "Up"the tempo or "chill"the tempo of the room.
    Wake um up
    keep um steady
    put um to sleep
    Those are the three gears of most dj booths.

    A room has its own heartbeat and the dj trys to keep the tempo as steady as possible on a rollercoaster ride that doesnt end for 8 hour shifts sometimes.
    Yes there may be a kick ass dancer on stage for most of the night,but then a newbie hits stage or a less then average entertainer comes up on rotation,or some ding bat wants to slow it down and get all "oprah" on a room full of guys looking for "Jerry",then BANG,your room is dead and the perv alley is empty.Even the hotties stop making money unless they are in the back doing LD's.
    I dont care what club you work in,or what country,this scene is played out every night,all night long in every club in the world.

    Music can be as intoxicating as the entertainer or the booze.The trick is to get all three of them working at the same time.You cant maximize potential without all of the pistons running together.
    Yea yea i know many will say"what about Juice bars".
    I say"HA!"
    Fuck a juice bar,less then 1% of all of them make good money for the girls and juice bars are a small % of strip clubs to begin with.You wont find alot of top entertainers in a juice bar,if you do find a stray one,she is surrounded by less then average entertainers or newbies.
    Entertainers know,if there is a strip club within 50 miles of a juice bar,THATS where all the hottie entertainers are working,and making more money on average.

    All 3 are needed,they are the basics of our industry.

    Music and booze,They are the grease on your skids.

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    I gotta disagree about the juice bar comments. Where I am, you have two choices, thanks to city government: nude juice bars, or bikinis and alcohol. My club does TONS of business....and rarely does a girl go home unhappy with what she made that shift.

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