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    Default Smiles 2/Ledgewood, NJ

    Hello beauties...
    I've been lurking a while under a different name, never introduced myself...I'm an experienced dancer who's taken a bit of a break, currently lives in NYC...I was wondering if anyone has any info on Smiles 2? I did a search for the thread, didn't find too much...I'm supposed to go in for an audition at some point, been draggin' cuz I've never worked in a bikini bar or in Jersey. They are supposedly under recent new management, have gotten rid of "extras" girls, new emphasis on a good stage show and attractive entertainers...but that's the LD from one of the many new managers I've talked to...and I'd love any info you all lovelies have about whether it's worth the trip from NYC!I'm low contact, good stage show, conversation...not into grinding-type lapdances/extras....

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    FUCK this stupid ass club. I went and checked it out when I decided to do dancing full-time, around February of this year. It has a cool, fun (albeit divey) party atmosphere, but that might be the only good thing I can say about it. It also recently got busted I believe, which makes me real smug.


    I worked here for ONE night, and believe me that was more than enough.
    An overview of the night....

    When I first got there, I was informed there were 2 dressing rooms....one for the American girls and one for the "foreigners" (mostly Brazilians & Russians). Talk about blatant segregation! After driving an hour, I seriously had to pee, so upon entering the (only) bathroom in the place I realized.....

    The poor foreign girls' dressing room was the PUBLIC FUCKING BATHROOM (which consisted of ONE stall, all the girls suitcases strewn about, and a housemom type who was selling costumes out of a couple suitcases [which took up most of the room]). The only womens bathroom, for both the dancers and WOMEN CUSTOMERS. You heard me right. They were so crammed into that tiny-ass bathroom, trying to manuever around female customers wanting to use the bathroom, other dancers trying to get dressed, and the costume lady hawking her shit. I felt really bad for them, fuck I felt guilty for using the damn bathroom!


    So after using the bathroom, the girl who was showing me around brought me to my racially-appointed dressing room. She kept ranting about the foreign chicks, saying how they do extras and if any American chick left her shit in that dressing room it was bound to be stolen.
    **SIDENOTE: I know there are a lot of American girls who despise the influx of foreign strippers because they pull extra shit, but I really do have a soft spot for them. I know there are girls that want to blame foreign girls for devaluing the business because of this, but (in my experience) I know just as many American chicks who do the same shit. Besides, who knows what hell they are being put through by their pimps.

    Either way, the girls in there were SUPERBITCHES. Completely unfriendly and unreceptive. Whatever. However, one did bother to compliment me on how well my makeup evened out my face, and how she should get some because she had lupus. (Earlier that day, I had just spent $150 on foundation and powder----I have to use Bare Minerals) ....this will come into play later.

    So during my 6-hour shift (during which it was not busy----it was a weekday, but maybe its poppin on the weekends....wouldn't know) I encountered WAY too many guys who were just "there for a beer." UGH. I got TWO lapdances from the same guy (if I remember correctly, the LDs are $20 and they take HALF. HALF!!!!), and it was hard to move around on the super-cushy couches. Basically though, most of my meager earnings were from walking the bar accepting damn dollar tips. From what I saw, not many girls were getting LDs either... except for the girl with lupus, whose not-so-subtle hand was rhythmically moving up and down her customer's crotch (yuck!). The miserable girls in the dressing room kept bitching about how the money there was so bad. Usually, this is a favorite tactic girls use to drive out hot chicks, but I had no trouble believing them. After my last stage set (you can leave as soon as its finished), I couldn't wait to get the hell out of there. It was hard to part with my little bit money to tip the DJ, and I was supposed to pay a house fee, but I booked outta there before they noticed (I knew I wouldn't be back anyway).

    Well my total earnings for that night after tipping the DJ and skipping out on my house fee was...........$34!!!!!!!!!! (Which I had to spend in gas just to get home!) Oh, and minus the $150 I spent on makeup that very day, because as soon as I got home I realized that stupid bitch stole it all, leaving me with the packages it came in. So much for the "protection" of those segregated dressing rooms!! THANKS BITCH!!

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    ^^ oh god!

    Where was yr makeup?

    I always see this club on CL. Before I started dancing, I thought maybe I would give it a try, so I went and they made me wait 45 fucking minutes for the mgr. (Did I mention it was 45 minutes away from my house, and called to tell them I was on my way for that reason?) The above posts are an accurate description from the inside, and not surprised about most custys wanting a beer.

    The fact they have so MANY ads on CL, (about 2 a day) and the fact that the mgr actually made runs to Brooklyn, Queens, etc. to get a lot of girls (this is what I was waiting all that time for, and also he told me on the phone) is way sketch.

    It's in Morris county...not close to the city.

    ETA: Wayyy bumble Morris county too!

    go here and move this map around with your mouse, that should give you some idea:

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    Wow, that's even worse than it was! I can't believe they segregated the dressing rooms! When I was there (on and off in 2004-2005) the few times I think I was the only English-speaking girl or the other American girls just didn't talk to anyone.

    You know, for all the wealthy people in NJ (and Morris county is plenty rich), we've got some seriously crap clubs.

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    ^ understatement of the year! Haha. That's seriously some shit that does not make sense.

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    [quote=Alaska;1164554]^^ oh god!

    Where was yr makeup?


    I had it packed away in my backpack!! She was real slick for leaving the boxes it came in, too.....
    What a whore

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    I just wanted to add my two cents about Smiles 2. I worked there as a bartender (which is a whole other story in itself). I would definitely recommend girls to stay far away from there!!

    The management will try to nickel and dime, rape and pillage you for all the money they can get. They require a $125 deposit which they hold. They only way you get it back is if you quit and give two weeks notice. If you get fired or quit without notice, they keep it. If you don't show up for work one day, or are more than 30 min late and they call another girl to come in for you, then they keep the money and you must pay ANOTHER $125 to continue working there. Repeat each time you don't show up for work.

    Also, even if you don't make enough money to cover house fee and required tip outs, you MUST pay, so be sure to bring extra money with you because this happens more than you'd expect (the money is shitty there).

    The customers are pretty cheap as well. Also, I've heard many complaints from guys that they won't go to Smiles because as soon as they walk in the door and sit down there is literally a line of girls in front of them each wanting a tip. (This is because management puts on wayyyy too many girls at a time.)

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