List of closed shops - enter yours here

[holi_day]

Maybe we should build a list of shops that are still open. 😂

[warwick1]

Willoughby Sakura Massage last day today....

[liminal]

Willoughby Sakura Massage last day today....

Was there yesterday had not been since baby cats days

Layla was a delight . Should have asked for LINE contact.

Last call for drinks..

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[warwick1]

Was there yesterday had not been since baby cats days

Layla was a delight . Should have asked for LINE contact.

Last call for drinks..

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I have seen Arin and Amanda in the last couple of weeks, both attractive , great service and really nice girls...c'est la vie...Turn the lights out when you leave....be safe everybody

[Jumper63]

Yep ... MAC last day today ... hopefully we don't lose all those wonderful and erotic European ladies that have recently flooded onto the market.

[BAM]

Ginza and 478 both closing tonight 😭

[iphone]

all shops.. easy.. no need to list..

[asheton]

No doubt a few will try and flout the lockdown, but it will only be a matter of time before the long arm of the authorities catch up with them.

[wilisno]

6 shops still post their rosters today, how dumb can it be ?!

[Climax598]

Some shops are doing out call. I guess is hard to police.

[aussiegaigin]

6 shops still post their rosters today, how dumb can it be ?!

Perhaps admin should be locking this thread to prevent postings.

[Painterdan]

Perhaps admin should be locking this thread to prevent postings.

Easy place for the police to find out where to go and issue fines.

[SexyBoi]

Easy place for the police to find out where to go and issue fines.

True that. Can be done through entrapment or someone dobbing the shops. Be careful gents!

[Labia Vortex]

Private Girls May get busier

[Mclovin69]

Meadowbank massage shut for good saw them clearing out the shop everything gone. Guess they don’t want to pay for rent for nothing. God miss those Thai girls

[cuteguy]

Meadowbank massage shut for good saw them clearing out the shop everything gone. Guess they don’t want to pay for rent for nothing. God miss those Thai girls

Don't worry. The girls will find ways to provide their service and keep many guys happy.

[rooter]

I was on King St Newtown yesterday and the legendary 501 King St is closed, and all the signs removed, so that won't be coming back at that address I would say. End of an era Maybe they will reopen somewhere else.

447 King St was closed but all the signage is still up so I reckon they are planning to be back after the lockdown if it doesn't go too much longer.

This seems to be the case with R&T shops across Sydney.

Some have figured the lockdown will go for a long time and it's not worth paying the rent so they have packed up and left. Many will probably start up again after the lockdown at a different address.

Others are banking on an earlier end to the lockdown and so closing the shop but keeping the premises, paying the rent and making a loss. The benefit is they still keep the same location, goodwill and customers when business resumes after the lockdown.

I guess it probably also depends on the landlord of the premises. Some will be more generous and flexible about rent than others.

[schingchang]

Some shops are doing out call. I guess is hard to police.

I don't think Outcall is technically is illegal. They aren't breaking any rules. If they got a license for outcall, and only 2 people in the home. Seems like it ticks all the boxes, which is why most shops are still open on that basis to try to stay afloat.

[Jumper63]

I was on King St Newtown yesterday and the legendary 501 King St is closed, and all the signs removed, so that won't be coming back at that address I would say. End of an era Maybe they will reopen somewhere else.

447 King St was closed but all the signage is still up so I reckon they are planning to be back after the lockdown if it doesn't go too much longer.

This seems to be the case with R&T shops across Sydney.

Some have figured the lockdown will go for a long time and it's not worth paying the rent so they have packed up and left. Many will probably start up again after the lockdown at a different address.

Others are banking on an earlier end to the lockdown and so closing the shop but keeping the premises, paying the rent and making a loss. The benefit is they still keep the same location, goodwill and customers when business resumes after the lockdown.

I guess it probably also depends on the landlord of the premises. Some will be more generous and flexible about rent than others.

I wouldn’t mind betting that there’s also a commercial incentive to:
1. Renegotiate a commercial lease at the moment at other premises ... commercial leasing in Sydney is offering 30% reduction in rents at the moment (anecdotal but a broad anecdotal base)
2. Start up as “new,exciting,fresh”

Some of the mamas are canny business people. And thank god!!!!

[GoldfishMan]

I guess it probably also depends on the landlord of the premises. Some will be more generous and flexible about rent than others.

I think it's more about the landlords fearing that this may be a big blow to the sex trade industry, rather than not being able to be flexible. Any landlord can see that evicting or forcing a business tenant into a hole by demanding rent at a time like this is a lose-lose situation for them; no money now, and have to sweat for new tenants even after lockdown. Nobody is that stupid.
No, the only reason a landlord would want to force a popular shop like 501 Newtown out was if they think that the sex industry is fucked for the foreseeable future, and they want a different type of shop there. Who knows, maybe they'll get a chicken shop to open there!