I'm keyboard jockeying here as I've never been to a strip club, but it doesn't mean I don't have an opinion about them as to why I would avoid a place like that. First of all, there are other guys in a strip club, and that might remind you of how you look like, looking at other women like that. You would be reminded that you are dirty and might get turned off. This is something that only works if you are not aware of who you, or what type of guy you are, and that part of the brain has to be shut off temporarily for the spell to work. Guys of good character do not go to such places period.
Is it really cheaper? I think it's more expensive. Anything that's a smaller expense can add up and comes like a frog in slowly boiling water. Don't assume you'll be satisfied with one private dance, you'll want more and more, etc... An escort is more calculated and controlled and you don't go over budget, and even if you don't have sex, doesn't mean you won't end up releasing, which is what you would want to do if you get aroused like that at a strip club. I paid $ 60.00, and I doubt I would have saved money at a strip club, I'd probably feel like a fish out of water and just walk out of the venue. If I saw any other guy inside that place, I probably would have ran out of there. It's like you have to feel like you are the only guy there dealing with her.
This is probably one of the reasons I felt shocked afterwards, it's because I basically lied to myself on some level for the whole thing to work. The shock in the system that she's seeing allot of other guys is just horrific. You can't just trick yourself like that and expect the experience to hold.