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After many years of going to AB I still can't get this ficha deal correctly. Does this sounds right the girl needs to make a total of 3 fichas for the bar on her shift or pay the equivalent of $24 are these numbers right?
I mean we can just buy the girl three drinks and take her out for the rest of her shift, let me know if my numbers are wrong.
[QUOTE=HornyTraveler;2004094]After many years of going to AB I still can't get this ficha deal correctly. Does this sounds right the girl needs to make a total of 3 fichas for the bar on her shift or pay the equivalent of $24 are these numbers right?
I mean we can just buy the girl three drinks and take her out for the rest of her shift, let me know if my numbers are wrong.[/QUOTE]I don't think that is right. If it is true, the club will earn much less when a high earning chica is taken out.
[QUOTE=WindAngel;2004139]I don't think that is right. If it is true, the club will earn much less when a high earning chica is taken out.[/QUOTE]I believe ficha quotas are to keep the girls from sitting around doing nothing. The bar also makes good money on those drinks. By having a quota, the girl is encouraged to try and get you to buy them.
[QUOTE=HornyTraveler;2004094]After many years of going to AB I still can't get this ficha deal correctly. Does this sounds right the girl needs to make a total of 3 fichas for the bar on her shift or pay the equivalent of $24 are these numbers right?
I mean we can just buy the girl three drinks and take her out for the rest of her shift, let me know if my numbers are wrong.[/QUOTE]The debate about ficha minimums has been raging for years and nobody has the exact answer. I suspect it changes frequently. I've had favoritas tell me one thing. Time passes and I hear different stories. Other people say there are no minimums, which I find hard to believe. If there were NO miminums there would be no incentive to peddle those stupid drinks. OTOH, when business is slow, like a Monday, it's hardly fair to expect the girls to sell fichas to nonexistent customers. I don't know what the truth is, but it's irrelevant.
The fact of the matter is you can't take a girl out of the bar without paying a hefty "salida" fee. You should know this after many years of going to the Zona bars. AFAIK there is no set price, it seems to be whatever they think they can gouge you for. But it's often, so I hear, well north of $100. I've heard $200 before. I've only done it once, and with a LC girl I used to know. Her brother, or some male relative / friend / BF / whatever worked there and she finagled a way to fake a text from her mom claiming she (mom) was sick and that she (the girl) had to leave the bar early. Otherwise, or so I was told, a fat salida fee would have been in order.
On your next visit, call the manager over and tell him you want to take the girl out for the night. Then post his response here. It will certainly add to the level of information available.
[QUOTE=WindAngel;2004139]I don't think that is right. If it is true, the club will earn much less when a high earning chica is taken out.[/QUOTE]No I never said it was Thailand neither Amsterdan the bar still make good money with patrons.
I was told by my mesero if You buy the girl three fichas she can stay in my room as long as I want and she'll be fine. She can even have the drinks delivered to the room, I'm just the messenger.
Also it makes sense because is not easy for the average ugly betty making US $100 in fichas on a slow Monday or Tuesday.
[QUOTE=Phordphan;2004366]The debate about ficha minimums has been raging for years and nobody has the exact answer. I suspect it changes frequently. I've had favoritas tell me one thing. Time passes and I hear different stories. Other people say there are no minimums, which I find hard to believe. If there were NO miminums there would be no incentive to peddle those stupid drinks. OTOH, when business is slow, like a Monday, it's hardly fair to expect the girls to sell fichas to nonexistent customers. I don't know what the truth is, but it's irrelevant.
The fact of the matter is you can't take a girl out of the bar without paying a hefty "salida" fee. You should know this after many years of going to the Zona bars. AFAIK there is no set price, it seems to be whatever they think they can gouge you for. But it's often, so I hear, well north of $100. I've heard $200 before. I've only done it once, and with a LC girl I used to know. Her brother, or some male relative / friend / BF / whatever worked there and she finagled a way to fake a text from her mom claiming she (mom) was sick and that she (the girl) had to leave the bar early. Otherwise, or so I was told, a fat salida fee would have been in order.
On your next visit, call the manager over and tell him you want to take the girl out for the night. Then post his response here. It will certainly add to the level of information available.[/QUOTE]There you go see it is confusing they keep changing numbers, I don't think the manager gets involved and who's the manager to me the guy must be a ghost because I've never seen him around, yeah I probably ask for the manager next time I always ask questions to the waiters I'm not sure if they know what they're telling you.
It has been raining the whole day here. Curious what it looks like TIJ and the bars, still customers going there?
[QUOTE=HornyTraveler;2004371]No I never said it was Thailand neither Amsterdan the bar still make good money with patrons.
I was told by my mesero if You buy the girl three fichas she can stay in my room as long as I want and she'll be fine. She can even have the drinks delivered to the room, I'm just the messenger.
Also it makes sense because is not easy for the average ugly betty making US $100 in fichas on a slow Monday or Tuesday.[/QUOTE]Sorry, I was just trying to be funny. I think the club needs to keep chicas is in the club to make money. 3 drinks is not a lot for a 9 hour shift.
This week It's sunny by cold with a cold front over Southern California. I usually check Caltrans' real time San Diego traffic and [URL]weather.com[/URL] for storms.
Traffic can be risky. Monday afternoon in sunny, clear weather, a woman pilot and her husband departed Riverside Airport to return to San Jose in an old 1974 twin-engine Cessna 310, carrying 3 high-school cheerleaders to Disneyland camp.
Ground crews said she had problems starting the engines. The plane had problem right after take off, went down wing-level, blew up in a huge fire ball. 3 are dead. What a huge waste of sweet, young beauties. The woman pilot and a young girl survived with critical burns. There are no open spaces anywhere near Riverside airport to land a fast and heavy plane like the see 310, except may be Freeway 60 about 3 miles North, which would be packed with commuters' cars at that hour:
[URL]http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Home-Engulfed-in-Flames-After-Plane-Crashes-in-Riverside-Neighborhood-414918853.html[/URL]
[QUOTE=Tinny2000;2004552]It has been raining the whole day here. Curious what it looks like TIJ and the bars, still customers going there?[/QUOTE]
I know the Marriott would be the best choice but not sure how far or taxi rate to the central zone. In another thread so. One stated cascades (aditas hotel) was not clean or comfy. I tried Hotel Ticuan which is now $84 (up from $67 on their web site). It had hot water (yes!) And the bed was comfortable. I doubt they change sheets daily but the looked clean. Free. Breakfast with menu. I had to ask how to turn on the lights. My only complaint was my room was next to the construction of the new building next door which started at lime 5 am.
Can someone post their hotel reviews since there is no separate thread?
Baja Mex. Closest to ped west exit. $6 Mon. Thurs. $20 fri. Sun. Used many times when not staying the night. Not good if you spend the night as parking ends at 8 am then you have to pay another day.
I haven't used the $24 dollar lot since it was $12 but I thought I remembered it was 24 hrs.
[QUOTE=Squid1234;2005915]I know the Marriott would be the best choice but not sure how far or taxi rate to the central zone. In another thread so. One stated cascades (aditas hotel) was not clean or comfy. I tried Hotel Ticuan which is now $84 (up from $67 on their web site). It had hot water (yes!) And the bed was comfortable. I doubt they change sheets daily but the looked clean. Free. Breakfast with menu. I had to ask how to turn on the lights. My only complaint was my room was next to the construction of the new building next door which started at lime 5 am.
Can someone post their hotel reviews since there is no separate thread?[/QUOTE]Inside the Zona, the only one I can recommend staying in is Cascadas or the one above Tropicals when Cascadas runs out of rooms. I have stayed at 4-5 of the ones in and around the alley and they are extremely poor. With Cascadas, always ask for a top floor room. The lower floor rooms are for sex and is unclean due to high traffic. Same with over at Tropicals.
[QUOTE=Squid1234;2005915]I know the Marriott would be the best choice but not sure how far or taxi rate to the central zone. In another thread so. One stated cascades (aditas hotel) was not clean or comfy. I tried Hotel Ticuan which is now $84 (up from $67 on their web site). It had hot water (yes!) And the bed was comfortable. I doubt they change sheets daily but the looked clean. Free. Breakfast with menu. I had to ask how to turn on the lights. My only complaint was my room was next to the construction of the new building next door which started at lime 5 am.
Can someone post their hotel reviews since there is no separate thread?[/QUOTE]I stayed at both Ticuan and Cascadas. At Cascadas, I stayed on the top floor and got a Master suite room which has the jacuzzi (definitely recommend it). I went on a Monday so it only cost $20 if you have a VIP card (80% discount on rooms on Mondays). They had just cleaned the room because I had to wait for the cleaners. Overall it was okay, but there definitely could've been room for improvement. Namely, add some damn lights to the room, it's really dark even with all the lights turned on. There was no remote for the television, no instructions for the WiFi (had to call down), and the safe wasn't reset so I couldn't use it. I paid $20 for it though. Can't really complain LOL. Next time I go, I'll probably do the same: spend a night at Cascadas and then the rest I'll stay at Ticuan.
Ticuan was much better. An actual hotel. I got an Executive Room. Much roomier. Front desk / doorman didn't ask questions when I brought my date with me at night. Maybe a 10 minute walk to HK. Free breakfast. When you get your room, ask them to see if you can get a room that faces the atrium (much quieter).
You could try the hotel Velario. It's on 1st street, about a half block down Ninos Heroes. The only common ding it gets in it's reviews is that the neighborhood it's in is full of prostitutes (LOL! You can book it on normal hotel sites like Travelocity, Expedia, and TripAdvisor. Typically around $40 a night plus tax.
[URL]https://www.expedia.com/Tijuana-Hotels-HOTEL-VELARIO.h9625820.Hotel-Information[/URL]
[QUOTE=Squid1234;2005915]I know the Marriott would be the best choice but not sure how far or taxi rate to the central zone. In another thread so. One stated cascades (aditas hotel) was not clean or comfy. I tried Hotel Ticuan which is now $84 (up from $67 on their web site). It had hot water (yes!) And the bed was comfortable. I doubt they change sheets daily but the looked clean. Free. Breakfast with menu. I had to ask how to turn on the lights. My only complaint was my room was next to the construction of the new building next door which started at lime 5 am.
Can someone post their hotel reviews since there is no separate thread?[/QUOTE]On average, it is USD 8. I have taken a cab from the Marriot to PedEast, total cost USD 7-8, as well as a cab from Marriott to downtown, total cost USD 7-8 (may differ slightly depending on your drop-off point).
Again, another way is to take the collective, which I have taken both directions, many, many times between Marriot and downtown (4th and Constitucion), with a one-way fare of 12 pesos (can be 15 pesos late at night). One of the many benefits, besides cost, is that you are safe from a situation where a taxi driver may have colluded with the police to stop you to shake some money off you, which can at times happen late at night.