Topmex45
12-01-09, 04:47
Found myself walking down into a strip club that was in the basement just off 9 de Julio. Was led to a sofa and asked if what I wanted. I told the lady that I was just curious, thought is was a bar. I went to leave.
She would not let me out and said that the establishment had a right to set a fee for all who enter. She said there was a sign posted to that affect.
I asked her to call the police and she refused. She hit me on the face and I warned her that she was in big trouble for having assaulted me.
I was told that I would have to pay $500 US dollars to leave. I told her that I did not have it and even if I did I would not pay it. We were at a standoff for about 20 minutes while the staff surrounded me and did not allow me to move.
They finally got the picture that I was not going to pay and they let me out.
I told this story to a local who hangs out on 9 de Julio and he told me that some strip clubs are notorious for scamming tourists in this way. Another person told me that the same thing happened to her friend and they had to pay $500 to leave.
Stay away from these scams.
She would not let me out and said that the establishment had a right to set a fee for all who enter. She said there was a sign posted to that affect.
I asked her to call the police and she refused. She hit me on the face and I warned her that she was in big trouble for having assaulted me.
I was told that I would have to pay $500 US dollars to leave. I told her that I did not have it and even if I did I would not pay it. We were at a standoff for about 20 minutes while the staff surrounded me and did not allow me to move.
They finally got the picture that I was not going to pay and they let me out.
I told this story to a local who hangs out on 9 de Julio and he told me that some strip clubs are notorious for scamming tourists in this way. Another person told me that the same thing happened to her friend and they had to pay $500 to leave.
Stay away from these scams.