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Location within the club. In and around DJ booth / dancefloor can cost almost 10x the cheapest table. See and be seen = $$$$$ At these venues you aren't payi

Location within the club. In and around DJ booth / dancefloor can cost almost 10x the cheapest table. See and be seen = $$$$$ At these venues you aren't paying for the table per se... these are generally minimum spend amounts for drink/food (pre gratuity). For ticketed events, table reso also usually includes admission & line bypass for x guests.

orbifold 6y ago
This seems very strange, why on earth would you pay that much to listen to music and who are you trying to impress? Is there some implicit assumption that you can meet otherwise unavailable women / men there? That seems extremely unlikely as well.
- mensetmanusman 6y ago
  Access to higher “””quality””” drugs and women.
- frostburg 6y ago
  I assume that it's prostitution with extra steps.
  - the-dude 6y ago
    It has been submitted before : https://www.economist.com/1843/2020/07/03/the-secret-economics-of-a-vip-party https://www.economist.com/1843/2020/07/03/the-secret-economi... Here : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24390388 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24390388
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ehvatum 6y ago
> See and be seen = $$$$$ Learning that one of my guys paid for a $25k nightclub table reservation is one of a handful of personal life decisions that would lead to a serious conversation to determine if I accidentally hired a dangerous retard. You can do a lot of stupid shit and be OK with me, but not a $25k night club table.
- jrh206 6y ago
  I agree with your point. However, 'Retard' is a word that has historically been used to describe a person with an intellectual disability, but has entered language as offensive slag. Unfortunately using the word in this way carries the connotation that people with disabilities are stupid or flawed. People often don’t mean this when they use the word 'retard', but it still causes people pain and reinforces negative stereotypes. I'm sure that this was the last thing on your mind, and I'm sorry for bringing it up. But I hope I've encouraged you to rethink how you use the word. https://www.aruma.com.au/about-us/blog/two-words-you-need-to-remove-from-your-vocabulary/ https://www.aruma.com.au/about-us/blog/two-words-you-need-to...
  - Dma54rhs 6y ago
    Can't Americans stop themselves from policing language? You're no better with that attitude than your Christian lunatics trying to censor every nipple out there. Puritans in every form.
    - jrh206 6y ago
      I’m not trying to censor anybody (nor indeed am I American). I’m merely sharing information about language and encouraging people to think about the words they use and the effect they have on other people. At the end of the day I still believe it is your right to use words how you wish.
- Invictus0 6y ago
  No one that can afford that is working for a paycheck.

orbifold 6y ago

This seems very strange, why on earth would you pay that much to listen to music and who are you trying to impress? Is there some implicit assumption that you can meet otherwise unavailable women / men there? That seems extremely unlikely as well.

mensetmanusman 6y ago
Access to higher “””quality””” drugs and women.
frostburg 6y ago
I assume that it's prostitution with extra steps.
- the-dude 6y ago
  It has been submitted before : https://www.economist.com/1843/2020/07/03/the-secret-economics-of-a-vip-party https://www.economist.com/1843/2020/07/03/the-secret-economi... Here : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24390388 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24390388
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ehvatum 6y ago

> See and be seen = $$$$$ Learning that one of my guys paid for a $25k nightclub table reservation is one of a handful of personal life decisions that would lead to a serious conversation to determine if I accidentally hired a dangerous retard. You can do a lot of stupid shit and be OK with me, but not a $25k night club table.

jrh206 6y ago
I agree with your point. However, 'Retard' is a word that has historically been used to describe a person with an intellectual disability, but has entered language as offensive slag. Unfortunately using the word in this way carries the connotation that people with disabilities are stupid or flawed. People often don’t mean this when they use the word 'retard', but it still causes people pain and reinforces negative stereotypes. I'm sure that this was the last thing on your mind, and I'm sorry for bringing it up. But I hope I've encouraged you to rethink how you use the word. https://www.aruma.com.au/about-us/blog/two-words-you-need-to-remove-from-your-vocabulary/ https://www.aruma.com.au/about-us/blog/two-words-you-need-to...
- Dma54rhs 6y ago
  Can't Americans stop themselves from policing language? You're no better with that attitude than your Christian lunatics trying to censor every nipple out there. Puritans in every form.
  - jrh206 6y ago
    I’m not trying to censor anybody (nor indeed am I American). I’m merely sharing information about language and encouraging people to think about the words they use and the effect they have on other people. At the end of the day I still believe it is your right to use words how you wish.
Invictus0 6y ago
No one that can afford that is working for a paycheck.