Strip clubs have been around a LOT longer than the internet and while they do take a certain skill set to get any value for your money, contrary to popular belief on TER you CAN go to a strip club, have a great time including getting laid without spending thousands of dollars to do so.
OTOH, if you go about it the WRONG way, yes you can spend literally tens of thousands in a single night in a strip club without so much as getting a smell of any actual pussy.
If the goal is to get laid, and ONLY to get laid, I have to agree that hookers are a cheaper way to go than strippers, but if we are talking about an entire nights worth of entertainment, or at least several hours worth, than strippers, (depending on the club of course) can be a great way to go.
Personally, I have been with strippers, hookers, sugar babies, bar girls, casino girls, street walkers, MP girls, brothel girls, you name it and I've probably done it and I have enjoyed ALL of it. It's very tempting to look down on the way other people do it, but in my experience there is no single "right" way to go about buying/renting pussy.