For those interested, Milledgeville has a healthy selection of body art and piercing shops to choose from.
For those interested, Milledgeville has a healthy selection of body art and piercing shops to choose from.
Wayne Street Tattoo, Pair-O-Dice Tattoo and Bluz Tattooz, are three parlors in the city and they all lay within about three miles of the GCSU main campus. Wayne Street Tattoo is located in downtown at 1125 South Wayne St., so it has become a choice for some students.
“At first, the place seemed a little strange too me, but the guys working were funny and I actually ended up getting two tattoos there,” GCSU junior Abbey Gibson said of the Wayne Street parlor.
Wayne Street Tattoo displays numerous templates of popular tattoos and a selection of piercings line felted shelves at the front desk as professional body piercer Carl Kimberly stands behind ready to serve customers.
“In this town, all you need to make a business legal is a business license,” Kimberly said of the requirements for owning a tattoo and piercing establishment in Milledgeville.
Located at 1692 North Columbia St., Bluz Tattooz, about to celebrate its 10-year anniversary, is another top choice for tattoos.
“It’s a county-to-county, city-to-city thing. Here, there are no licensing requirements. But we should be regulated,” owner and founder Blue Owens said.
The two establishments are distinctly different on the interior, but many of the policies they have are quite similar. When it comes to serving intoxicated patrons, both parlors said they had a strong reluctance to do so, especially if the customer is underage.
For some students at GCSU, the cost of service is what’s most important. Wayne Street Tattoo and Bluz Tattooz have almost identical rates as far as charges go. Both parlors have a shop minimum $50. The hourly charge for Bluz Tattooz is $100 while Wayne Street Tattoo charges $150 an hour.
When walking into a tattoo parlor with the intention of getting a piercing or tattoo, another area to consider besides cost is what to get.
“Well, you see for a while it was the million-dollar rose, then you had the tribal. But, now I guess the most popular tattoo is names. Names of loved ones, pets and family,” Owens said.
Those at both parlors agreed that regardless of the circumstances, business can often be erratic.
“Ah man, I have no idea how many get or give a week. It really does vary from month to month,” Owens said. “But right now, since the economy is down and taxes are up, business is a little bit slower.”
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on Nov 6 2009. Filed under News.
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