Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 25 of 27

Thread: smoking ban

  1. #1
    Member daphnecat's Avatar
    Joined
    Mar 2006
    Location
    strawberry fields forever
    Posts
    43
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Default smoking ban

    My club is about to ban smoking very soon , I was wondering if this has affected business in other clubs?
    "Words form the thread on which we string our experiences."
    -Aldous Huxley


    " ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE ME."
    -tupac

  2. #2
    Newbie
    Joined
    Jul 2005
    Location
    Ohio
    Posts
    10
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Default Re: smoking ban

    Clubs in Columbus went under a smoking ban last year and I haven't seen any drop-off in business (informal observation of an informal custy). Personally, I feel more comfortable going because I don't reek of smoke afterwards.

  3. #3
    Cally
    Guest

    Default Re: smoking ban

    They're doing the smoking ban in Toronto starting June first, no more smoking room. Im excited for it actually because my club is building a balcony that we can go out to, its going to have raised sides and stuff and a tarp to pull over for rain and heat in the winter. It will be nice to be able to go outside and get fresh air

  4. #4
    Veteran Member candie00's Avatar
    Joined
    Oct 2005
    Location
    Montreal , Canada
    Posts
    508
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post

    Default Re: smoking ban

    They did that here in Newfounland last Canada day and everyone found a bit of a decline from it....

  5. #5
    God/dess Paris's Avatar
    Joined
    Nov 2002
    Location
    Oregon
    Posts
    6,345
    Thanks
    168
    Thanked 801 Times in 419 Posts

    Default Re: smoking ban

    It should be fine if the club makes a place for the smokers outside and protected from the weather. Also, if it is your whole region.

    If it is just your club or your city, it may hurt business. Even people who don't smoke at home will tend to smoke when they drink and will go to clubs where they can do both.

  6. #6
    Cally
    Guest

    Default Re: smoking ban

    Thankfully for us the smoking ban is all of Ontario, so if we feel a decline it wont be for long because no matter where you go you can not smoke. I love the fact we are having a sheltered patio conected to our club, it will be a great break for the dancers as well.

  7. #7
    Featured Member greggy's Avatar
    Joined
    Feb 2005
    Location
    New York
    Posts
    983
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts

    Default Re: smoking ban

    I wasn't dancing in NYC when the state wide smoking ban took effect, so I don't really know how if effected earnings. But like you said, it wouldn't be for long anyway b/c there's nowhere else to go. It's nice that your club is accomodating the custys, that may even help to attract some.

  8. #8
    Veteran Member bella622's Avatar
    Joined
    Mar 2005
    Location
    Baltimore/Washington
    Posts
    449
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 6 Times in 2 Posts

    Default Re: smoking ban

    We were just talking about that at work the other night... DC is starting that on New Years... I've heard several people who work in different parts of Maryland say it has hurt business...
    Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul... - Marilyn Monroe

  9. #9
    Member daphnecat's Avatar
    Joined
    Mar 2006
    Location
    strawberry fields forever
    Posts
    43
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Default Re: smoking ban

    Quote Originally Posted by Paris
    It should be fine if the club makes a place for the smokers outside and protected from the weather. Also, if it is your whole region.

    If it is just your club or your city, it may hurt business. Even people who don't smoke at home will tend to smoke when they drink and will go to clubs where they can do both.
    The whole city is banning smoking in May, I'm very worried because so many people smoke in this city. I smoke alot at work I guess it's a nervous thing . 9 out of 10 girls smoke at my club if we all quit together it will be one big bitch fest...poor customers.
    "Words form the thread on which we string our experiences."
    -Aldous Huxley


    " ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE ME."
    -tupac

  10. #10
    God/dess Corgan's Avatar
    Joined
    Mar 2006
    Location
    Southeast Texas
    Posts
    4,735
    Thanks
    10
    Thanked 35 Times in 20 Posts
    My Mood
    Brooding

    Default Re: smoking ban

    It's hurt beaumont. Really bad.

    I'm lucky to make $100 a night now, and before the ban I was averaging $300 + a day.

    I'm considering moving.

  11. #11
    Member Helle Hairpin's Avatar
    Joined
    Jun 2006
    Posts
    64
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Default Re: smoking ban

    I'm in Columbus also and I'll second it didn't hurt my club at all either... And we don't even have a smoking patio!

    As a non-smoker, I'm content.
    * Helle Hairpin *


  12. #12
    God/dess Corgan's Avatar
    Joined
    Mar 2006
    Location
    Southeast Texas
    Posts
    4,735
    Thanks
    10
    Thanked 35 Times in 20 Posts
    My Mood
    Brooding

    Default Re: smoking ban

    ps: i don't smoke.

  13. #13
    Featured Member lunchbox's Avatar
    Joined
    Sep 2005
    Location
    falling from grace
    Posts
    1,943
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts

    Default Re: smoking ban

    Quote Originally Posted by Corgan
    ps: i don't smoke.
    pps: except in avatars?

  14. #14
    God/dess krchab99's Avatar
    Joined
    Mar 2004
    Posts
    3,233
    Thanks
    100
    Thanked 43 Times in 30 Posts
    My Mood
    Breezy

    Default Re: smoking ban

    I wish they would ban smoking in all clubs i hate my hair reaking of smoke when i come home from work i do not smoke and i don't wish to smell like i just sucked back a carton. as for bussiness it will probaly effect it at first when people are still all pissed about it and then pick back up when they relize its not going to change.

  15. #15
    God/dess Andygirl's Avatar
    Joined
    Jul 2006
    Location
    The VIP room
    Posts
    3,621
    Thanks
    47
    Thanked 187 Times in 58 Posts

    Default Re: smoking ban

    I wish they'd ban smoking in all bars, actually. It would be so nice to work without smelling of smoke, and like last night, it was cigar smoke. Blech. My lungs could do without it.
    Check out my new eBay auctions.......

  16. #16
    Veteran Member
    Joined
    Aug 2005
    Location
    Corpus Christi Texas
    Posts
    242
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Default Re: smoking ban

    Corigan - come to Corpus and go to the Cabaret, Cheetah's or the Palace for optimum money - we still smoke here!!!

  17. #17
    God/dess Bridgette's Avatar
    Joined
    Apr 2002
    Location
    Gettin the fuck outta Dodge!
    Posts
    14,241
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Default Re: smoking ban

    I don't know when smoking was banned in Seattle since I just moved here, and couldn't say if it caused a decline, but it doesn't seem to be much of a problem. There's ok money here - certainly nothing to write home about, but I think that has more to do with the stupid contact rules than the no-smoking.

    I loooooooove being able to work without smelling like a nasty ashtray when I get home. The girls who smoke go right out the front door where there's a bouncer to smoke. So do the customers. The customers who don't smoke like it better and probably stay longer because they're not choking on smoke

    Fuck a buncha smokers I say

    Quote Originally Posted by pheno View Post
    When you lead a nontraditional life don't try to measure it with traditional milestones.

  18. #18
    Banned Melonie's Avatar
    Joined
    Jul 2002
    Location
    way south of the border
    Posts
    25,932
    Thanks
    612
    Thanked 10,563 Times in 4,646 Posts
    Blog Entries
    3
    My Mood
    Cynical

    Default Re: smoking ban

    But like you said, it wouldn't be for long anyway b/c there's nowhere else to go
    That may be true, but customers who are smokers (or customers who are part of a group which includes smokers) typically spend a shorter amount of time inside a non-smoking club ... thus spending less money ... thus reducing dancer earnings potential. When New York enacted the no-smoking law, there was a noticeable transition from guys who smoked 'making a night of it' at one club (i.e. eventually buying private dances and VIP room time) to the same guys hitting several different clubs for an hour each (i.e. two beers, a lap dance or two, and no VIP room time). Of course, these guys are getting their cigarettes in as they travel from club to club.

    There were also a few clubs that managed to land an 'exemption' to the state no-smoking law - obviously these 'exempt' clubs use the fact that customers are allowed to smoke in their VIP rooms as a strong selling point, and bank big time with customers who are dedicated smokers.

  19. #19
    Newbie rcw's Avatar
    Joined
    Mar 2006
    Posts
    8
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Default Re: smoking ban

    My wife and I enjoy going to strip clubs together. We do this every couple of months or so just for a little fun to spice things up. If there wasn't a smoking ban, we couldn't do it as the smoke usually bothers us and leaves us with sinus problems for a few days. So in the long run, the smoking ban has been good for our sex life.
    I would hope that other customers are there for more than a ciggarette. We come for the entertainment.


    P.S. Thank you girls for throwing a little fun into a middle aged couples life.

  20. #20
    God/dess Corgan's Avatar
    Joined
    Mar 2006
    Location
    Southeast Texas
    Posts
    4,735
    Thanks
    10
    Thanked 35 Times in 20 Posts
    My Mood
    Brooding

    Default Re: smoking ban

    hahah thats funny, i forgot about my avatar, I took that photo being silly, I honestly do not smoke!

    I now see how silly that looks.

  21. #21
    God/dess Bridgette's Avatar
    Joined
    Apr 2002
    Location
    Gettin the fuck outta Dodge!
    Posts
    14,241
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Default Re: smoking ban

    Quote Originally Posted by Melonie
    That may be true, but customers who are smokers (or customers who are part of a group which includes smokers) typically spend a shorter amount of time inside a non-smoking club ... thus spending less money ... thus reducing dancer earnings potential.
    But the ones who don't smoke are more inclined to stay longer and come more often because they don't have to choke on smoke with their T&A. And damn if it doesn't make for a more pleasant work experience

    Quote Originally Posted by pheno View Post
    When you lead a nontraditional life don't try to measure it with traditional milestones.

  22. #22
    Banned Melonie's Avatar
    Joined
    Jul 2002
    Location
    way south of the border
    Posts
    25,932
    Thanks
    612
    Thanked 10,563 Times in 4,646 Posts
    Blog Entries
    3
    My Mood
    Cynical

    Default Re: smoking ban

    ^^^ true, but the relative plusses and minuses depends on the number of smokers versus non-smokers in that area. In California where less than 10% of the population smokes, it's undoubtedly a plus. In other states where 25%+ of residents smoke, it can be a big minus.

  23. #23
    Veteran Member Jenna78's Avatar
    Joined
    Jul 2005
    Location
    Illinois
    Posts
    734
    Thanks
    2
    Thanked 28 Times in 22 Posts

    Default Re: smoking ban

    When i worked in NY, I saw customers frequently go outside to smoke, then come back in. They didn't seem to make their stay any shorter. Although we also had a special VIP (champange) room where customers could smoke if they paid for the room. So maybe a smoker wouldn't stay in a nonsmoking VIP all night, but would stay in the club getting dances all night. I don't think it will have too much of an effect as long as all clubs nearby ban smoking too.

  24. #24
    Featured Member GenWar's Avatar
    Joined
    Sep 2004
    Location
    North Central New York State
    Posts
    1,107
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts

    Default Re: smoking ban

    I live in NY and I mostly frequent clubs in Maryland and PA. Why?

    Can't smoke in NY. Ya ask me...worth the drive. Used to club in NJ but then they banned smoking, so now I don't. Can't speak for the population but for me, a club has a lot to overcome if you can't smoke.

    Ah well...Ultimately, I will move to either Vegas or Charlotte. I figure, you'll ALWAYS be able to smoke in those towns

    -gen
    "See, believe it or not (and I don't care whether you do), it's never been about the sex. I get sex at home, anytime, and we like it, and it's good for both of us. No, my stripclub experience has been about acceptance, and affirmation, and desirability...There have been some women who have a personality that just clicks with mine, and in the faux-sex atmosphere of the club, it's a mix that is completely seductive." - Jay Zeno

  25. #25
    Featured Member xbloodydewdropx's Avatar
    Joined
    Dec 2005
    Location
    New England
    Posts
    967
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts

    Default Re: smoking ban

    a few years ago when smoking was banned in my area, there was a decline in business for awhile. some guys were ticked and went to clubs in neighboring states. however, things got better after the initial shock of it all. however, i do agree with Melonie that smokers tended to spend a little less time in the clubs that before the ban took place. they'd go outside to smoke, and then have second thoughts. annoying when i was trying to make a pitch.

    then again, i had quit smoking by the time the ban came around, so i was happier not to work in a smoky place.
    "Seeing the landscape at this superficial level only captures its boring uniformity, not allowing you to immerse yourself in the spirit of the place; for that you must stop at least several days."

    ~Che Guevara, "The Motorcycle Diaries"

Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. Smoking ban in IL?
    By Jenna78 in forum The Lounge
    Replies: 29
    Last Post: 01-16-2008, 11:03 PM
  2. NJ Smoking Ban
    By Ebony in forum Club Chat
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 04-20-2006, 12:40 AM
  3. Smoking Ban In NJ
    By Ebony in forum Club Chat
    Replies: 15
    Last Post: 04-05-2006, 03:14 PM
  4. SMOKING BAN
    By S.I. TALENT in forum Body Business
    Replies: 14
    Last Post: 05-18-2004, 06:19 PM
  5. Smoking ban in FL
    By asia in forum The Lounge
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 06-26-2003, 06:15 AM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •