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    Default When did VIPs, Chicago change its fees and tipouts?

    VIPs is an awesome club. It is exactly what a gentlemen's club should be. And the fees are just insane.

    I don't work in Chicago right now and was talking to a dancer who worked there when it was Crazy Horse. She said that her tip out was 10% on her earnings, her house fee was much lower than the current $100, and the funny money conversion was a 10% loss instead of the current 25%. When did these policies change? I lost about 1/2 of my earnings to fees, tipouts, and conversions. The dancer was able to keep about 80% of hers. Why did it have to change? Will it go back to the way it was? (I doubt it will as VIPs is one of a kind in Chicago.)

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    Default Re: When did VIPs, Chicago change its fees and tipouts?

    It changed when the club was sold to a new owner. It won't change for as long as he owns it.

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    Default Re: When did VIPs, Chicago change its fees and tipouts?

    What a shame. It is the only no contact topless/pasties club in the Chicagoland area. I have yet to see dirty dancing there. When did the current owner purchase the club?

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    I have traveledin to work there since 97 and it was 20% to the club and 20% percent of your funny money back then and it changed to 25% of the funny money in 99 so its been that way for a while.

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    Oh and house fee was 60 sun-wed and 80 thurday thru sunday. So the fees have always been high. They must have been 10% when it was thee doll house.

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    Hmmm...they must be going up again. One of my dancer friends said that they raised house fees and made more "mandatory tip outs". She doesn't work there, but was inquiring about fees and such to decide if she wanted to. Don't know how accurate all of that is.

    I believe that it was bought in 2001 by the new owner. House fees are tiered. The earlier you start, the less they are. Now, starting the 9:00 shift, you'll pay $120 no matter what night it is.

    I think someone said that the dancers that traveled in paid more in Funny money conversion and in tip-outs...I'm going to try to get a hold of the dancer and see if my memory serves me right. I thought one of the complaints was that they made it even across the board...charging the regular dancers the same high rate as the traveling dancers...I'll check.

    Either way, I guess it really doens't matter...the house fees, etc are insanely high. You can make a lot of money there...but...yeah, you'll pay a lot too.

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    Yikes!

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    Default Re: When did VIPs, Chicago change its fees and tipouts?

    I work there now, and did when it was Crazy Horse. Tip out and funny money conversion has always been 25%. maybe it was lower before it was Crazy Horse. As someone else said house fees are tiered. You pay less if you start earlier.

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    that doesnt sound too high, anyone tried heavenly bodies, skybox or club o? i heard their in the 200-300 per nite range. get this....sat i made 1400 paid 140 tip out + 90 house + 50 late fee (got there at 10) + paid off my back balance 90 (i know having a back balance is pathetic but some girls have$1500-2000+) + $20 dj + 15 housemom for a grand total of $405......OUCH!!!!!!!!!

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    You would pay about that same amount at VIP's. 25% to the floor guys, 20% to the CL host (if you did any CL) and 25% for any funny money conversion. On the nights that I made $1000, I would walk with about 1/2 of that after everything was said and done.

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    Default Re: When did VIPs, Chicago change its fees and tipouts?

    That is alot but now a days I think you either make alot and tip out alot or you dont make alot and you don't tip out alot...so I think it's fairly even

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