Tatto Parlours and Ice Cream Parlours

You may have noticed there has been a trend over the last few years for Tattoo Parlours to move into suburban shopping malls. You could find them alongside your favourite ice cream shop, café or clothing store. Traditionally, they have often been located in the edgier parts of town. Now they are coming in from the cold, so to speak.


Shops are appearing in up-market resorts and exclusive boutiques, which is an indication of their acceptance and popularity. The fact that several tattoo shop operators are establishing chains both nationally and internationally further underlines the growth in the industry.


There seems to be plenty of evidence of the growing popularity of tattooing. Pew Research Centre says around 36 per cent of 18 to 25-year-olds has tattoos whilst Harris Interactive has 32 of the 30 to 39 age group. Sometimes the figures seem greater than this when we see the number of celebrities with tattoos. Not only are they evident for us all to see but also there are more news items and articles which makes mention of celebrity tattoos.


Certainly, there is a lot more accountability in an up-market shopping mall as the mall management could be dragged into any customer dissatisfaction or disputes. This could taint the reputation of the whole mall.


It also means that they have had to satisfy the safety regulations of local government authorities. Generally, this is no easy task as the regulations can be quite stringent. This is as it should be. Local government officials are entrusted with the care of their constituents and improperly run tattoo shops can pose a health risk.


The growth of the industry means more experienced business people are being attracted by the opportunities. This in turn will mean well run shops with competitive pricing.


If you are looking for a tattoo, and feel nervous about it, you may not have to look much further than your local mall or shopping centre. This should give you some comfort because you know the shop has to conform to local health regulations and it will want to maintain its reputation.


In all cases make sure you check the reputation of the tattoo shop before you get them to do any work.

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