I spend a lot of time following dancer blogs and twitter
feeds. I’m always curious about what dancers think of their customers (me). After reading a post about making a regular when I began wondering what attracts me to certain
dancers and becoming their regular customer. So here are the things that will
hook me or send me running for the exit.
80% of success is just showing up
Probably the biggest thing for me is just simply being at
the club when I am. I lived by a regular schedule. Because of work and other
commitments I have to at certain places at certain times. You give me a time
and day and I can tell you where I will probably be. Consequently I pretty much
show up at the club at the same time on the same days. Unfortunately keeping a
regular schedule is anathema to a lot of dancers. One of the major perks of a
dancer’s job is the supremely flexible schedule. I understand this, so it goes
a long way with me when a dancer can be there when I am.
There is also a more pragmatic reason for being there when
I’m there. If I don’t spend money on you, I’ll spend it on somebody else. I’m
there to relax and have fun and you have a lot more fun at a strip club if you
spend money. I’m only going to work so hard to pay somebody my money.
A graceful exit
Most dancers I know are always happy to see you and greet
you with a big hug. They’re interested in everything you say. Dancers always tell
you they love to do dances. Then they bolt like they are on fire the instant they
get their money. Nothing says “thank god that’s over” like taking the money and
running. I appreciate that they are there to make money, not make friends, but
minimize the mercenary mentality. Just follow through with the illusion that
you like me a little further. Hanging out for an extra a few minutes and
wishing me good night will go a lot further than just then a dance and dash.
Sometimes life sucks, get over it
Everybody has bad days and it’s nice to be able to complain
about it. I swear some dancers are permanently pissed off. The club sucks, the
management sucks, the other dancers suck, life sucks. The girl is a black hole
for happy. A positive upbeat person is always so much better to be around. If I
want to be depressed I can watch the 5 o’clock
news. It’s a lot cheaper.
You’re not that awesome and I’m not that stupid
There is a difference between being a prospect and a
customer. A prospect hasn’t completely decided on buying, they’re still may
change their mind. A customer has already made the decision to buy, so you
don’t have to do as much. Sadly a lot of dancers take this approach. When you
first meet them they are happy, polite, and prompt. After a few weeks they are
apathetic, surly, and going to do things at their own god damn pace. I’m still
paying for the privilege of your presence. Just because I’ve committed to spend
money on you doesn’t mean you can quit working.
Don’t disappear into the dressing room for twenty minutes
and tell me you just changed your outfit. You’re a stripper, getting in and out
of clothes in a blink of an eye is part of the job. You went in back, smoked a
cigarette, made a phone call, talked to the girl next to you about eye-liner,
and checked your text messages. Then come you out and ask me “was I gone
long?”. Stupid with big boobs is still stupid. Check your Mickey Mouse watch, if Mickey’s hands have gone from
scratching his head to scratching is balls you’ve been gone to long, and if
he’s scratching his ass I’ve probably left the building. If you’ve ever gone to
buy shoes and had the jerk sales person disappear into the back room for seemly
an hour you know exactly how I feel about you. The only difference is that in a
strip club there are a dozen other girls waiting to replace you. In case you
haven’t noticed this is a major peeve of mine.
Regulars are more work and potentially more problems. But
it’s also as close as a dancer is going to get to guaranteed money, and if you
get a good regular it’s easy money. I'm not asking that much.
