Very interesting Insight to what happens behind the scenes of your Oily.
Taken from a Trustworthy Expat from another Board:
[i]Well, speaking generaly the rules are needed to control the girls (otherwise they simply won't go to work LOL) and all shop have them, yes
BUT nowaday it has got to a point that the shops are making more money out of the girls than out of the customers. Fine for this, fine for that, have to buy this from the shop, have to pay to start working, have to pay for stop working.
I won't go into details, as it vary from shop to shop. But the girls have to pay "something" to their shop each time they go up with a customer, and this "something" + your drink (yes, the girls pay for your drinks.) + room cleaning (yes. They pay for this, not much but they do pay, and pay extra if the bed is a mess) + their expenses (condoms, KY, shower gel. All bought at inflated price from their shop) IS about 400 baht.
So yes, they better make sure you have FS and give at least 1500, because if you get "only massage" and tip them let say 100 baht they are loosing time AND money.
Then come the various "fines" and believe me the shop owners are very inventive.
Anyway, enought of this or I ll get myself banned from all oily shops for uncovering how things work behind the "thai smile"
Trust me, don't trust me. I frankly don't give a fart. [/i]