We went once, since then we have tried to go to Knokke Out in Waterloo on 3 or 4 occasions and on every single occasion we have been turned away, being told exactly the same thing - 'only those we recognise will be allowed in and you don't come regularly enough to be recognised'. It's been the same bouncer each & every time. However, as I asked the eldest bouncer on the door, IF you don't ever let us in, how on earth do we ever BECOME regulars?!
I noted the younger bouncer looked rather embarrassed at my question. I wish and maybe would have preferred just to say, 'Sorry, it's just too busy and for Health & Safety reasons we can't accept any more people into the club'. That, as a reason, I would have accepted.
BUT to give me a whole load of bullshit and then to even try to suggest that I was a 'regular' and so was my attractive female friend (who has never been to the club by the way), but that my OWN husband was not was the most remarkable show of male customer discrimination I've ever witnessed!
I would also suggest that it would be monumental feat of memory to recognise each and every single one of those, say 1000 people, who were at the venue that night. Surely, if the man has such a memory then he could be earning a lot more money touring the world or performing in LA, showing off his amazing mental agility skills and not working as an aging bouncer in a nightclub.
All we wanted was a few drinks & a bit of a dance to celebrate my husband's 38th birthday - is that too much to ask? I've now officially given up attempting to go there. read more