[Brad the Impala]

Never heard of an off fee of 500 Baht in Patong. Usually 200 Baht.

[Edith]

Some mamasans, & other bar employees, try to work a con.
I went to a Patpong bar one night, the waiter told me a beer was 100 & the off was 200. I (Rather timid.) man came in & sat at the table next to me. The mamasan told him 200 & 400--And that the tip for a 'host,' 2,000, was collected up-front.

[sirmrtravels]

I was in a bar in Patpongish which was just about to close and the mamasan declared: "No off - take what you want" - now I thought where is the profit in that. And even as I had the thought, since I was the only person present other than the boys, I was very nearly killed in the rush.

[baziel]

In Patong,

Bingobar, no off .

Other bars take off : 200 bath, take off a mamasan, waiter, doorman or danser : 500 bath.

Note : I had sms from Patong today writing, it is to quit for high season .

[Opabinia]

High season does seem a bit low here in BKK, just from what I see. Makes it easy to walk down Silom at night, but maybe not so good for the businesses.

I've only been to one or two gogo's lately, and the prices are up- but the shows seem to be getting a bit better and more blatant, too.

[Edith]

...the mamasan declared: "No off - take what you want" - now I thought where is the profit in that. And even as I had the thought, since I was the only person present other than the boys, I was very nearly killed in the rush.

How? Did you trip over a chair? How many freebees did you take?