Hong Kong Club Reports

[Zenduka1]

I'm with you, but some of the posters here are legit addicts. Couldn't begin to imagine hanging out in Tijuana that much. Aside from the cost I'd get burnt out pretty quick. I'm good with my 2 or 3 times a year from out of town for a few days at a time, LOL.

Yep, it is possible most who frequent there are addicted to the life style. It not only consumes you financially, it also takes over your thoughts, your online activities, affect people close to you amost definitely are ignoring them, you live for the next trip, you can't plan things, search for better jobs. , etc.

One positive thing may be is you probably make the effort you stay fit physically because you know otherwise you can't function in bed. You try to keep your physical strength, your stamina and flexibility in tip top shape.

Guess who most of this applies to, yours truly right here, myself.

[BrotherMouzone]

That is way too frequent. That means you lived 40% of your life in Tijuana for the last 8 years assuming you are staying there for 3 nights every week. Whew! If I were you, I would always use VIP cards for Hotels, only go on Monday to Wed and get the heck out on Thur. I would never spend a dime for drinks in the bars. Limit the propina to chicas. Have regulars that are happy for $80/ hour, see two girls every week and that is it. If you fly in (which I don't think your are) buy SW tickets in advance, use a GE for TSA Precheks and SW frequent flyer benefits. Tijuana is expensive to frequent so much.

I'm with you, but some of the posters here are legit addicts. Couldn't begin to imagine hanging out in Tijuana that much. Aside from the cost I'd get burnt out pretty quick. I'm good with my 2 or 3 times a year from out of town for a few days at a time, LOL.

[StRobert]

With beers going to $6, just inquiring what the cheapest drink is now?

I'll drink soda or water, I don't really care. I can drink beer / booze cheaper elsewhere before or after.

A lot of time I drink Coca-Cola in HK. I believe a coke from oxxo would be just over $1, so wonder how much HK can try to gouge for that.

Coca Cola, Coca Cola light, Bottled water, mineral water $5. All beers $6. Cocktail drinks like Margarita, Pina Colada, Long Island, Sex on the Beach $8. (Sex on the beach cocktail was strong) Jagermeister shot $8. If you have a Hong Kong VIP card, you get a free drink. I always order expensive drinks, e. G. Tequila "Don Julio 70" or the excellent "Torres 10" brandy imported from Spain (10 years old).

[BrotherMouzone]

I don't tip bartenders to break a 20 for singles. 95% of time they don't ask for a tip. I do give a dollar when I break a 20 and get a beer from them. I make sure they see it and it doesn't go to tje girl dancing on the stage that's the bar table. In tropical I give 10 peso tips to bartenders. I try avoid waitersbin all bars. I usually go with 3 or 4 10 peso coins. May spund cheap but I was going 3 nights a week for 8 yrs. It ads up.

10 peso tips. Probably not for the meseros, but for the bartenders I like that idea and will look to incorporate that into my repertoire, thanks LOL.

[Zenduka1]

I was going 3 nights a week for 8 yrs. It ads up.

That is way too frequent. That means you lived 40% of your life in Tijuana for the last 8 years assuming you are staying there for 3 nights every week. Whew! If I were you, I would always use VIP cards for Hotels, only go on Monday to Wed and get the heck out on Thur. I would never spend a dime for drinks in the bars. Limit the propina to chicas. Have regulars that are happy for $80/ hour, see two girls every week and that is it. If you fly in (which I don't think your are) buy SW tickets in advance, use a GE for TSA Precheks and SW frequent flyer benefits. Tijuana is expensive to frequent so much.

[Dogers69]

If you break your 20's to 1's they expect a tip. If you order a drink from them they expect a tip. If you use your free ticket they expect a tip. Talking about the bar tenders. Heck if you ask them to clean the table by the bar in front of you they expect a tip.

I don't tip bartenders to break a 20 for singles. 95% of time they don't ask for a tip. I do give a dollar when I break a 20 and get a beer from them. I make sure they see it and it doesn't go to tje girl dancing on the stage that's the bar table. In tropical I give 10 peso tips to bartenders. I try avoid waitersbin all bars. I usually go with 3 or 4 10 peso coins. May spund cheap but I was going 3 nights a week for 8 yrs. It ads up.

[BrotherMouzone]

I'm guessing you have become a guru at getting to the point with the chica before the mesero arrives like speedy fkn gonzales to demand a drink sales.

Eh, if I think I'm probably going to take a chica arriba I don't mind grabbing a table and buying her a drink or two, LOL. But other than that I'm usually sitting at the bar or standing so I don't have to deal with pushy meseros. I don't remember the last time I bought a chica a drink that I didn't go arriba with. It's been years probably.

[Sol12]

That is when they are extremely busy.

I don't go to the bars when they are extremely busy since I try to avoid as many people as possible when I visit.

[Sol12]

If you break your 20's to 1's they expect a tip. If you order a drink from them they expect a tip. If you use your free ticket they expect a tip. Talking about the bar tenders. Heck if you ask them to clean the table by the bar in front of you they expect a tip.

Again I've never experienced anything like this and many guys on this board will specifically order drinks from the bartenders because they're not as pushy as the waiters in their opinion. Also not sure why they intimidate you because once you pay and get your change you shouldn't be looking at the bartender but the girls dancing.

In regards to bartenders or waiters expecting a tip for your free drink why is that unacceptable? If you go to a restaurant and have a coupon for a free meal wouldn't you still tip the server based on the value of the meal because they are still doing the same service?

[Zenduka1]

Most bartenders never pay attention to weather I tip or not because they are busy with the drinks.

That is when they are extremely busy.

[Zenduka1]

That's 100% true for meseros, but I've honestly never been given a side eye from a bartender for not tipping. Though it might depend on the time you go. I'm usually at HK during peak business hours (10 pm-3 am range) when the bartenders are usually way too busy filling various orders from customers and meseros to worry about which customers are tipping and which aren't. But I'll also note that I do usually tip, only times I don't tip is when I don't happen to have that extra $1 (or $20 peso) in my wallet or if I'm low on cash and wanting to save that dollar for something else.

If you break your 20's to 1's they expect a tip. If you order a drink from them they expect a tip. If you use your free ticket they expect a tip. Talking about the bar tenders. Heck if you ask them to clean the table by the bar in front of you they expect a tip.

[BrotherMouzone]

Bartenders will eye up and down if you don't tip them with a $1.

That's 100% true for meseros, but I've honestly never been given a side eye from a bartender for not tipping. Though it might depend on the time you go. I'm usually at HK during peak business hours (10 pm-3 am range) when the bartenders are usually way too busy filling various orders from customers and meseros to worry about which customers are tipping and which aren't. But I'll also note that I do usually tip, only times I don't tip is when I don't happen to have that extra $1 (or $20 peso) in my wallet or if I'm low on cash and wanting to save that dollar for something else.

[Sol12]

Bartenders will eye up and down if you don't tip them with a $1.

Most bartenders never pay attention to weather I tip or not because they are busy with the drinks.

[Zenduka1]

Well $6 is expensive but it's not exorbitant LOL. And if you order directly from the bar (as opposed to ordering from a mesero) you can skip the tip if you really want to save $$ As someone who's very frugal myself, I like to stock up on beers from OXXO or more frequently one of the supermarkets nearby (Soriana on Revolucion or the Calimax a few blocks away) and pre-drink in my room or the small sports bar downstairs before heading to HK.

Bartenders will eye up and down if you don't tip them with a $1.

[KetoAndKettle]

I'm guessing you have become a guru at getting to the point with the chica before the mesero arrives like speedy fkn gonzales to demand a drink sales.

Well $6 is expensive but it's not exorbitant LOL. And if you order directly from the bar (as opposed to ordering from a mesero) you can skip the tip if you really want to save $$ As someone who's very frugal myself, I like to stock up on beers from OXXO or more frequently one of the supermarkets nearby (Soriana on Revolucion or the Calimax a few blocks away) and pre-drink in my room or the small sports bar downstairs before heading to HK.