FabSwingers.com forum: NW clubs - what's the business model

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

There's a new club opening in the NW this week... I think that brings the total to 9 or 10 and I'm sure there's clubs I'm not aware off.

Is this many clubs good or bad? With so much competition around and only a certain number of people around who attend, how will all these clubs survive and what's their business model'?

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By *east88Couple
over a year ago

darlington

Maybe it's due to property being cheaper I think, and hotels and guest houses cheaper, plus I think the northerners are definitely more hornier!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A quick glance at the club events page on here will give you a clue as to which clubs actually have a business model...

The others probably aren't worth visiting.

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By *hoenixandflamesCouple
over a year ago

Stockport

The north west is still a massive area...

It's as far west as the Irish sea, as far west as the Pennines, and as far north as the Scottish border.

There's quite some mileage to be covered.

We are spoilt in Greater Manchester for sure.

But Cumbria?

Or Cheshire "proper" ?

Not much!

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By *aughty Wigan CoupleCouple
over a year ago

Wigan

Is this many clubs good or bad? With so much competition around and only a certain number of people around who attend, how will all these clubs survive and what's their business model'?"

I do think competition is always a good thing but it could also be said that the NW already has more than its fair share of clubs.

The customer now has more choice, and in order for the existing clubs to keep their custom, they need to keep up their standards, but you also have to weigh this up against the number of swingers available to attend.

More choice of clubs without a necessarily increase in the customer base, just means less in attendance at each club, and don't think that is a good thing for the clubs, or for the people who attend. Nothing worse than attending a club and there are only a hand full of people in there.

The other concern is the rising cost of attending a club and the new trend of having a bar, rather than allowing people to bring their own drinks. This makes it an expensive night out, especially for single males, and means that people cant attend as often as they would necessarily like to attend.

Just my thoughts and still hope that things work out for the new (and existing clubs) cause know a lot of hard work is put into setting these places up and then keeping them running.

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By *ownhouseTwosomeCouple
over a year ago

Birkenhead/Liverpool

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By *ownhouseTwosomeCouple
over a year ago

Birkenhead/Liverpool

My business model is mine to know and yours to find out!!!!! hahaha No good business person shares their business secrets

I would say that we are now at saturation point in the NW area and this new club opening will totally see off some existing clubs who have already been struggling; not because they are any better but because they are new and lets face it...we all like new things.

We are so so lucky as we are pretty much alone on our peninsula as the Wirral won't allow any more clubs and Liverpool won't consider it either. We get guests from Wales and Cheshire as well as our local area ans well as people from Ireland (we're not far from the airport with cheap flights) and Manchester.

We are quite different from some of the other clubs, but actually I think we are all different in a way. There is something for every swinger in the NW area and some people will not like the new club at all...but some people will love it. Things will settle down and people will go back to their old haunts and the new club will become one of many of us making ends meet.

I remember when No 3 opened and we were all a little quieter at first as people tried it out...then things settled. Same when Amour opened.

The comment above about bars...some places rip you off and it isn't fair when you're paying to go in as well. We still give people the choice of bringing their own or buying from us..it works for us and we have our reasons. It wouldn't work everywhere.

The rest I am keeping to myself

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By *r an Mrs xMan
over a year ago

liverpool

Well a weekend in Manchester. Gets you top hotels , selfridges Harvey nicks. San Carlos. Man city. Man united some of the best bars in the north west .... Weekend in Liverpool gets you liverpool 1. Gooderson park . Anfield Albert Dock Mathews st. And plenty of trendy bars .... A weekend in Preston brings you ..... The famous 1970s bus station b and m and the newly refurbished wilkinsons and trend setting 3/4 length tracky bottoms

..... Thankfully blackpools not far and contains blsckpool tower and Adelles perfect boobs

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By *edheadsruleCouple
over a year ago

lancashire

We are positively spoilt for clubs in the northwest, each has there good points, I really hope it continues and they thrive

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By *arehamMan
over a year ago

handforth

There is only so meny people to go round I know of three clubs in and around Manchester that have shut,make that four I've thought of another one.

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By *oiluvfunMan
over a year ago

Camden

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By *oiluvfunMan
over a year ago

Camden

"The north west is still a massive area...

It's as far west as the Irish sea, as far west as the Pennines, and as far north as the Scottish border.

There's quite some mileage to be covered.

We are spoilt in Greater Manchester for sure.

But Cumbria?

Or Cheshire "proper" ?

Not much!

Cumbria here, the mileage is off-putting, especially if you land up on a 'quiet night'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Haha they certainly need one up in cumbria westmorland Northumbria maybe up at hartshead the gateway to oblivion

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By *oo hotCouple
over a year ago

North West

Surely it is not about numbers of Clubs, but it is about how good they are?

There are a large number of Clubs in the NW but that doesn't mean they are all good.

Without wishing to get flamed, I'd suggest that there are only two or three that have a large and loyal database of users and a good enough imagination to attract newcomers.

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By *oiluvfunMan
over a year ago

Camden

"Haha they certainly need one up in cumbria westmorland Northumbria maybe up at hartshead the gateway to oblivion

We do

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By *oo hotCouple
over a year ago

North West

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

We travel over to Cupids fairly often and it always seems busy, even mid-week.

Can't comment on the others as only visited 1 other in the NW, but that was busy too.

Maybe because there are more clubs, more people go out doing it! Traveling 1/2 an hour instead of 1 hour can change whether some people go or not.

Have fun you horny NW bunch, love from Yorkshire xx

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By *oonshadowsCouple
over a year ago

Lytham St Annes

"There is only so meny people to go round I know of three clubs in and around Manchester that have shut,make that four I've thought of another one.

Four closed in Manchester? I can think of two that closed almost 15 years ago and one or two that never really got going. Would be intrigued to know which ones as the others I can think of have simply changed name and/or moved or are at least an hour away and therefore not so central.

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By *r an Mrs xMan
over a year ago

liverpool

Xanadu

Boardroom

Connections

Can't think of any others

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Connections has reopened as lifestyle x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Haha they certainly need one up in cumbria westmorland Northumbria maybe up at hartshead the gateway to oblivion

Could do with somewhere that isnt 3hr round trip or more to get to

Doubt it would be welcomed by most po-faced locals,or that it would gain enough clientele to make it viable though

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By *edheadsruleCouple
over a year ago

lancashire

"Connections has reopened as lifestyle x"

Two completely different clubs, lifestyle has been open over a yr, connections should reopen next month

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By *r an Mrs xMan
over a year ago

liverpool

Was a connections in Manchester.

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By *estrianguyMan
over a year ago

chester

Cheshire propper won't liscence

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By *edheadsruleCouple
over a year ago

lancashire

"Was a connections in Manchester. "

No , sunny blackpool

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By *oiluvfunMan
over a year ago

Camden

"Haha they certainly need one up in cumbria westmorland Northumbria maybe up at hartshead the gateway to oblivion

Could do with somewhere that isnt 3hr round trip or more to get to

Doubt it would be welcomed by most po-faced locals,or that it would gain enough clientele to make it viable though

There was rumoured to be one opening in Maryport, but it either died a death or complete fantasy

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By *oonshadowsCouple
over a year ago

Lytham St Annes

"Xanadu

Boardroom

Connections

Can't think of any others "

Xanadu was my first ever club - must be 12 years or so since it shut though, don't remember Boardroom at all though - where was that?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

100% agree with this post.

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By *otlovefun42Couple
over a year ago

Costa Blanca Spain...

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By *otlovefun42Couple
over a year ago

Costa Blanca Spain...

"Xanadu

Boardroom

Connections

Can't think of any others

Xanadu was my first ever club - must be 12 years or so since it shut though, don't remember Boardroom at all though - where was that?"

Boardroom was in Salford. It was a bit (no a lot) of a dive really but strangely enough I (Mr) had some good times there.

It must be at least 15 years since it closed, probably nearer to 20.

Second thoughts. It couldn't have been 20 because I remember going with an ex and that must have been in 2000 or 2001.

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By *orthwest_cplCouple
over a year ago

Stretford

"Was a connections in Manchester.

No , sunny blackpool

There was a Connections in Manchester, Openshaw, that shut coming on for 20 years ago.

Other Manchester clubs to shut were Club Manchester and the one that opened briefly in Trafford Park last year.

In the Northwest clubs in Poulton, Northwich and Blackburn have all been and gone.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

connections is my club and if people take a look in clubs on here at connections they will see its not lifestyle or wet3

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By *ookinky2Couple
over a year ago

Holmes Chapel, Cheshire

The club in Northwich was only on a couple of evenings per week - rest of the time it was (and still is) a very busy gay sauna. I think change of ownership saw off the swingers nights.

There used to be a club on an industrial estate in Chester, though it's so long ago I can't remember any more details and we never actually managed to get there.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

More the merrier!!!!

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By *anyaTgirlTV/TS
over a year ago

manchester

I can't wait to try townhouse it's definitely on my list

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By *ave_NorthwestMan
over a year ago

Wrexham

"The club in Northwich was only on a couple of evenings per week - rest of the time it was (and still is) a very busy gay sauna. I think change of ownership saw off the swingers nights.

There used to be a club on an industrial estate in Chester, though it's so long ago I can't remember any more details and we never actually managed to get there."

It was called Relax and was in Saltney, I used to work there it closed in 2000....

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By *rMrsNawtyCouple
over a year ago

north west

We are from the Midlands and travel just over 2 hours to go to townhouse. We sometimes stay in a hotel or travel back but to us it's worth it. Townhouse is a fantastic club and the owners and staff are brilliant. We've made some fantastic friends there. We want to try other clubs and would travel if it was a club we really wanted to go to. Xxx mrsnawty xxx

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By *eepster69Man
over a year ago

Dumfries

I think new clubs opening helps to improve standards and will hopefully stop the use of single guys as cash cows.

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By *oiluvfunMan
over a year ago

Camden

"I think new clubs opening helps to improve standards and will hopefully stop the use of single guys as cash cows."

Improving standards, or making clubs more attractive and exciting than others, is one thing, but they will always charge single guys more to keep their numbers down, otherwise the clubs will become a cock fest just like Fab has

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I think new clubs opening helps to improve standards and will hopefully stop the use of single guys as cash cows."
you keep causing a stir!

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By *adyJayneWoman
over a year ago

Burnleyish (She/They)

"The club in Northwich was only on a couple of evenings per week - rest of the time it was (and still is) a very busy gay sauna. I think change of ownership saw off the swingers nights."

And the monthly fetish night. I loved that event (although I can't for the life of me remember what it was called) but the venue was great!

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By *r an Mrs xMan
over a year ago

liverpool

Toga toga ?

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By *orthwest_cplCouple
over a year ago

Stretford

"Toga toga ? "

Toga Toga was the name for the swingers sessions. I don't know what the fetish event was called though.

The venue was too big for the numbers that attended, we never saw more than about 20 couples in there and usually less. They should have closed half of it off and made it seem busier.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Collared sins do a good gigg

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By *ownhouseTwosomeCouple
over a year ago

Birkenhead/Liverpool

"Toga toga ?

Toga Toga was the name for the swingers sessions. I don't know what the fetish event was called though.

The venue was too big for the numbers that attended, we never saw more than about 20 couples in there and usually less. They should have closed half of it off and made it seem busier."

If my memory proves me right, their fetish event was called SPANKED

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By *eepster69Man
over a year ago

Dumfries

"I think new clubs opening helps to improve standards and will hopefully stop the use of single guys as cash cows. you keep causing a stir!"

How so? I didn't renew my Infusion membership simply down to feeling I was being ripped off.

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