Time Bomb Tattoo & Piercing Studio Croydon Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff were welcoming and friendly. They were very informative and had a rigorous health questionnaire and required photo ID of both myself and my daughter."
• "Always greeted with a smile and always super friendly."
• "The staff are super organised and welcoming."
• "The staff are always so friendly and ready to help you with any queries that you may have."
• "The staff were really friendly and patient with me answering all my questions."
• "The team are incredibly friendly, knowledgeable and helpful."
• "Very friendly and very helpful staff. Welcoming as soon as you walk in the door."

Cons:

• "I went back the next day and was given no apology."
• "No reply for a custom tattoo as well and was charged £3 to screw a ball back onto a piercing I'd had done only 4 days before."
• "Then they were an hour late to both the initial and touch up session and had to be reminded that I was waiting."
• "By the time of the appointment they hadn't even looked at the design I had to show them from my phone."
• "They really don't seem to care about their customers."
• "The piercer wasn't really fussed with removing it and wouldn't take it out."
• "Nobody seemed surprised that he was late - it sounds like this is very normal for him."

Quality and Professionalism

Pros:

• "The piercings were quick, sterile and as painless as possible."
• "Vlad the artist who tattooed me was really nice too, I’m very grateful for my scar cover up."
• "Charlie is a very talented tattooist and did a fantastic tattoo for me – I’m thrilled with how it turned out."
• "The piercing artist was very professional, clean and fast."
• "Both the tattoo artists and piercing staff are all highly skilled professionals."
• "The piercing was quick and very professional."
• "I had both earlobes pierced and the piercings were relatively pain free and were done the proper way (with needles not a gun)."

Cons:

• "They use steel and acrylic jewelry that is on par with Claire's quality of tacky."
• "Laser sessions just ended and I'm owed one but now don't want to use it, have since been elsewhere and the wrong laser was being used so my tattoo wasn't fading."
• "Had my bar on my ear changed here, had it in for a decade without it ever coming out - mind you I put it in myself. When they changed it, they kept my old one. The new one came out within a week."
• "Nice staff and quick service however I went to get my second lobes done and... there was a significant difference in the gap between my lobe piercing and second lobe piercing."
• "The blue colour was changed and made darker which I didn't ask for."
• "They almost used the wrong colours which made me abit nervous in the first session."
• "Got a lip piercing on Saturday and the ball fell off when I rang they said they won’t put it back in for 6 months and I won’t get a refund."

Atmosphere and Environment

Pros:

• "This wonderful business is at the heart of the alternative culture in Croydon."
• "The atmosphere is always buzzing!"
• "Very clean and professional yet has the feeling like you're at your mates house."
• "It's a really friendly environment, and some good tunes to distract me from the work!"
• "The whole vibe of the place was really chill and nice."
• "Great relaxed atmosphere but also clearly very professional."
• "A very comfortable and welcoming shop with a much nicer waiting area than in the previous store."

Cons:

• "Felt so uncomfortable the whole time, didn’t get to have a piercing but a horrible experience nonetheless."
• "I really don’t want to assume it was because I’m Muslim but anyways it felt like I was making them uncomfortable just by being there."
• "The girl that did my piercing INSISTED I keep my mask on or she would simply refuse to pierce me... my forward helix fell out because she did it too close to the edge due to the mask string attached to my ear that was in the way."
• "GO TO WANDERLUST INSTEAD!!"
• "They really don't seem to care about their customers."
• "If you want a good piercing then do not go here."
• "Avoid at all costs"

Value and Aftercare

Pros:

• "Prices are also very reasonable with advice on aftercare and cleaning products for piercings provided."
• "Really good value for money, great aftercare advice and I love my tattoo."
• "Excellent standards as they wouldn't let me get a piercing done without eating first, which is a great precaution and good health and safety."
• "Prices are reasonable, and you definitely get value for money!"
• "Included with the price you also get a little bag of rocksalt and cleaning instructions :)"
• "They also have a small aftercare pack with instructions and salt."
• "Also got given aftercare salt & £5 voucher off next piercing - definitely recommend!"

Cons:

• "Absolutely fuming spent £50 just to be taken for a mug. Do not recommend if your getting anything other than an ear piercing."
• "The decent thing to do would have been to refund me both studs. Period."
• "Sorry for bad review but won't be back :("
• "Sorry guys would have been 5 but haven't had the best experience after my 1st time!!"
• "I'm going to another studio."
• "The whole situation put me off piercings for ages until I got pierced at wanderlust last week and I could not believe how different the vibe was."
• "I ended up getting it sorted out when I went back to my usual nose piercing studio in Glasgow!"