Strippers Bare All: Strip Club Dos and Don’ts

July 15, 2007

A couple of my friends in Las Vegas are strippers. They have a blog. Normally they write odd stories about their adventures. But every now and then they offer practical advice. Just recently they wrote an article called Stripclub Etiquette. In it they list some Dos and Don’ts, but mostly the advice boils down to just two things:

  1. Tip and tip well
  2. Don’t touch/call them, they’ll touch/call you

It’s pretty funny and includes sage advice like:

“Don’t slap a girl on the butt unless you want to get slapped -hard.”

And “Don’ts” like this:

“Don’t pull on a girls g-string unless you want to be escorted out the club by a bouncer.”

As well as some common sense:

“If you are adament about not getting a lapdance, at least tip some of the girls on stage or stay at home. This is not your neighborhood bar.”

So, you’re at a strip club and you don’t want to get a lap dance because you have a girlfriend (or wife or boyfriend or  realdoll). Well, do you want to be a cheat AND a bad tipper?

News flash: you can tip a stripper to leave you alone. You don’t have to buy a lap dance. Don’t make all the girls hate you for going to a strip club, just the girls you left at home.

Lastly, my friends say:

“Do not ask me to flash you my VAGINE, do not try to touch my boobs. This is not going to happen. If I am in a cranky mood I might practice my Krav Maga skills on you. If I would be doing theese [sic] things I would be working in a brothel or as a high class escort - but I am not. We are talking about a topless club here. This is entertainment only. I am not interested in getting some kind of std or to feel traumatized. Ok?”

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Posted by Elaine Vigneault | Filed Under Entertainment, Las Vegas, Travel & Adventure 

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10 Responses to “Strippers Bare All: Strip Club Dos and Don’ts”

  1. Evan on July 15th, 2007 4:07 pm

    “News flash: you can tip a stripper to leave you alone.”

    Can I tip a bartender not to serve me a drink? Can I tip a sommelier not to serve me wine?

  2. Elaine Vigneault on July 15th, 2007 5:50 pm

    Yes, if you wanted too you could.

    Say you go to a bar with your friends. They want to go but you don’t really go to bars because you don’t drink. Well, then, you should order a water or a soda and TIP. You shouldn’t just sit there like a cheap ass and take up a seat in the bar that could be used for a paying customer.

  3. Evan on July 16th, 2007 3:04 am

    What if you go to a strip club and sit at the bar and drink? You tip the bartender because you’re taking advantage of his services. You don’t tip any strippers because it’s ridiculous to tip someone to stay away from you. At pretty much any strip club in America, 99 times out of 100 you’re not preventing anyone from enjoying the strippers’ fine work.

    More realistically, you just don’t want a lapdance from whatever stripper happens to be hounding you at the moment. Whether it’s because you just arrived, just got one, or just think she’s ugly. Should you tip her to stay away from you?

  4. Elaine Vigneault on July 16th, 2007 10:56 am

    Evan,

    If you go to a stripclub and get a few lap dances, you’re not a cheap ass.

    If you go to a stripclub and just sit at the bar, you’re a cheap ass and you should leave. It’s a stripclub, not a regular bar, and you’re there for some reason. You should tip at least some of the dancers.

  5. Elaine Vigneault on July 16th, 2007 11:00 am

    My point about tipping someone to leave you alone: If you really don’t want a lapdance, you can tell one or two girls and ask them to spread the word to leave you alone. They’re doing you a service and you’re tipping for that service.

    The point is, when you go to a stripclub, you should tip. If you don’t tip, you’re an asshole.

    Now, if you post another comment, I’ll consider that a trolling comment and I’ll replace it with a youtube video.

  6. thor on July 18th, 2007 7:03 pm

    what should you say to the girl who asks you for a lapdance, but you dont want one?

    “nah im chill, thanks.”???

  7. Elaine Vigneault on July 18th, 2007 10:06 pm

    Thor,

    Tell her “No thanks” right away. Don’t let her waste time on you when you’re not going to buy a dance anyway. Then, make sure you tip someone. Throw some money on stage or something. Spend money. Don’t be a cheap ass. If you’re going to be cheap, get out.

  8. Meagen on November 3rd, 2008 9:32 am

    I live in Portland, Oregon. We have more Strip Clubs per Capita than anywhere else in the US.
    I do not feel the need to tip every dancer that makes her skinny ass to the stage. If you aren’t doing anything impressive…I am not going to tip you. It’s that simple.
    I don’t know how yall do it in other parts of the country…but in Portland…going to the strip clubs to drink is the norm. We don’t get all giddy about going. In fact..the strippers are generally in the background.Only the noobs and out of towners sit at the rack…or maybe bachelor party boys.
    I will sit at the rack if the chick is doing something awesome. Breakdancing, firedancing…mean pole tricks…
    Or if she is a friend. I will sit at the rack and hedge tips. Example. A guy puts a dollar on the rack. I sit 3 seats down and throw a 5 down..making him look cheap. In turn…he throws more cash down. I throw 2 more dollars up. And so on.

    But if you are just up there with a blank stare on your face…playing with your hair and rubbing your tits ever 15 seconds…your going to be laughed at.
    New strippers=comedy.

    I implore you. Do not spend your hard earned cash on silly girls who aren’t working hard to earn it. That doesn’t make you cheap…it makes you smart.
    If you want my money…work for it. Otherwise….the bartender is getting it all in tips at the end of the night.

  9. Elaine Vigneault on November 3rd, 2008 9:52 am

    Well, here in Vegas, tips are not “extra money. The dancers have to pay out at the end of the night. They have to pay the club and tip out the DJ, bartender, and bouncers. They are “independent contractors” who don’t earn a “wage.” So… yeah, you need to tip them some. Otherwise, go to a regular bar without dancers.

  10. mike on November 15th, 2008 3:07 pm

    I agree with Elaine. You should go to a strip club ready to spend some money, not going there to just sit around and get a free show. Regardless of the stripper’s performance, you really have to tip her something if you decided to sit next to the stage throughout the entire show. Now if you’re not sitting by the stage, and not getting any lapdances or tipping the strippers, you’re really defeating the purpose of being there. Go to a bar if you just want to sit around and drink. If you want free tits and ass, just go get a girlfriend already.

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