No, being old and white doesn’t make you the customer almighty automatically

…unless you are actually spending money. I was going to reply in another thread but figured that the subject deserves its own space. And I quote: —>“It's also completely logical for pretty young females to not want to spend their time with boring old men and to want to spend it with charming young good-looking guys. I understand that. If they do that, though, they should not expect the men they shun to pay for their college with their taxes. “ I’m addressing this because this isn’t the first time I’ve seen these types of comments on the board. I will let you guys in on a secret: younger guys spend money at the clubs as well. Especially for us dancers who prefer to work the room and not just sit with one guy for a long freaking time in the hopes of a larger sale. Younger males hate socializing, so I can start saying “hi” and they are often immediately ready for a dance soon after. Including at clubs where the dance price is $40 or $100 for a single song. Younger guys I’ve also noticed tend to say less stupid things, such as bragging about their money and pitching outside the club services…without wanting to spend. Or other entitled nonsense. The main downside is some guys closer to my age definitely have a barely legal fetish which makes things weird. Like a couple of them I accidentally tell them my age because I was drinking and not thinking or something and their interest in me suddenly goes way cold. So I have to remember to lie. Whereas a lot of older customers actually prefer my age. It’s annoying, but at least the fast sale potential is still there as long as I’m lying. Gen Z guys I have even less beef with. They are the most straightforward guys of all. They either spend immediately or the most straightforward furniture. Except a lot of them are so nice I actually feel guilty when I act like if they buy more dances I might consider going on a date with them. Unlike a lot of older customers, I think they believe me. 😐 (but if he’s from the club I’ll go out with a 23 year old over a fellow 29 year old anytime—why do guys born closer to my year have to be weirdos?!) A lot of them also tip more on stage. One time I was at a club, and there was one older white guy there sitting at the stage. There is no tip there so I walk by and do a pole spin. There was a whole group of 20/30something year olds, like maybe 5 of them? Collectively they probably put like $50-$70 on stage throughout my set? Naturally, my attention was on them. I peek behind occasionally and see no tip money. Cool, will keep talking to/motorboating/etc the guys tipping me. . Finally on the last song I see $2, so okay I’ll walk over and briefly acknowledge (figured if he was actually going to tip this late, maybe he was going to ask for a dance)). I smile and briefly do a mini dance and then he screams out “oh finally, you can actually get away from these young guys!” I had no words for him, so I immediately walked back. Asked who wanted a dance. A couple of them would end up getting some. Older guys often require more time and attention, and push back against “wanna dance” type of stuff. So sorry, if I’m in a crowded room and I’m overwhelmed by people and I’m absolutely going to prioritize the likely quicker sale. I talk to older guys plenty, at slower times. Granted, older customers are more likely to become regulars and be a stable source of money in the future, I’ll admit that. But of all the old white guys I’ve interacted with who have turned into regulars that’s probably like less than 1%? That’s a numbers game I’ll play when I feel like playing, thanks. There are more than plenty of slow shifts out there to make that happen. …fellow dancers are encouraged to comment on this thread because I’m sure our opinions are all over the map here.