Yes, do comply with the drinks minimum if any, do tip the bar/waitstaff, do regularly tip the dancers. Should suffice if all you want is to check out the scene
Do I have to tip at regular bars that have dancers? Or can I safely ignore them?
This story is exactly how “friends” of ours got in to swinging. About ten or fifteen years ago “they” were in Vegas and were joking about things that stay in Vegas (fortunately enough, things didn’t). "Her curiosity having been piqued by strip club scenes in TV and movies [especially that once scene in ‘Layer Cake’], the [friend’s wife] expressed interest in visiting a gentleman’s club.
Kind of nervous about things, (see ‘Trap’ above), lots of questions about what could/couldn’t be done without causing stress and what lines there were (can he stare? Oggle? Touch? Be touched? Does she know what a lapdance is?). There were very few, but something was missing–what was she going to do? As in, just sit there and oggle away too? Just watch him have fun? Mildly interesting, but not as … engaging. So to make a long story short, they ended up at the Red Rooster, watching but not playing with anyone else. They got back, didnt stop talking about it,and ended up trying a coupel clubs in the area and putting a profile on line. It’s been alot of fun — good luck 6/8!
I honestly have no idea what you are talking about. By dancers you mean strippers? as in you are in a strip club that sells alcohol?
“Extras” are not required or expected, going in to just look and not spend money on the girls is plain rude though. The “point” is to trade money for attractive nude female companionship, if you are not spending money on the girls (tipping the dancers on stage, buying lap dances or just giving them money to sit and talk to you) you are costing them money and wasting their time. It has nothing to do with paying for sex.
Not full nude, the bars that have dancers wearing nearly nothing. Actual regular bar, they use them as a draw…it does nothing for me since I’m just there to hang with friends.
Oh, never seen that before. I imagine they would be employed by they bar rather than strippers though.
Typically they’re paid a few bucks by the bar and the rest is tips. Some are given only a comp drink or two. Just wanted to be sure I’m not violating some etiquette by not paying attention to them.
Well, except my own, which is the only time that matters to me.
FYI, the business model of the club is that the owners don’t give a shit. There are some variations, but basically the girls pay some fee to dance there during their shift. Then it’s pretty much up to them to make money through tips and lap dances.
The only time when you are “wasting everyone’s time” is if a girl is hanging out with you and you don’t let her dance for you or at least give her a tip for her time
Besides, given the price of drinks in most clubs, I’m sure they wouldn’t care if that’s all you did.
I think he means regular nightclub dancers. Like back in my clubbing days, night clubs occasionally had women on platforms or in giant bird cages dancing around. They are fully clothed, usually in some revealing club uniform.
No, you don’t need to tip them.
I can’t speak for Shagnasty’s experiences, but from what I’ve seen, it’s pretty rare that you have couples or women in a strip club who are not somehow associated with the establishment.
I have never seen this either. I am not doubting it exists, if you say so, but I’ve been to a lot of bars in a lot of places and never say dancing girls. I did at the Luxor Casino in Vegas, so I can picture what you’re saying. You say “regular bar” but I can’t help thinking it’s some kind of specialized bar, since I’ve never seen it in a pretty large random sample.
I will second this, and fight any man who calls me a liar.
I will debate this point. You are paying a. a cover charge and b. usually, paying for drinks. Your debt is paid.
The customer isn’t wasting the dancer’s time-it is the dancer, if she doesn’t get customers.
No, the cover charge and the drink prices go to the club. The dancers don’t see a cent off of it. Their only money comes from the tips they’re paid directly.
Next you are going to admit that you can’t be pumping away for six hours either. Wimp.
I know that. It’s not the customer’s fault if the dancers don’t get money. If the customer asks for a dance and doesn’t pay, then he’s at fault. The dancers are scenery in the club that the customer has paid to enter.
If the dancer is unhappy, she can have a customer bounced for nonpayment for a requested service, or, she can go to management and ask for wages. The customer has fulfilled his obligation, otherwise.
Just because it is technically not breaking any rules does not make it not incredibly rude, and i HAVE seen people kicked out for it. Does it really not strike you as basically wrong to go look at the girls parading naked for you and costing them money on top of it?
I’ve often seen couples at various strip clubs I’ve been to and I’ve known several women that enjoy going. Not to spy or feel more comfortable with what their men are doing but because they genuinely enjoy seeing naked women. It’s not that shocking.
Your cover charge and drink minimum are all that are really required spending-wise and I wouldn’t feel bad not spending any other money on the girls.
EXCEPT - If you’re going to sit up against the rail to watch the girls up close, you absolutely should be tipping them regularly while you’re up there. A dollar every little bit - or $3-5 per song at the very least.
If you’re not sitting up close, then feel free to enjoy the scene and your drinks and not feel too badly about being a cheapskate! 
I’m sorry but you SHOULD feel bad for going to a strip club and not spending money on the girls.
When the OP said “gentleman’s club” I thought it meant something like the Yale club, not a strip joint.
I went once with a SO. That’s the night we now refer to as “wicked tuna”.
I just wanted to see what it was like, they had male dancers in Speedos, the whole thing was quite gross and a turnoff.