Pureink Tattoo & Piercing Reviews Summary

Category: Tattoo and piercing shop

Address: 95-97 Grainger St, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5AE, United Kingdom

Phone: +441912312766

Rating: 4.6
based on 245 reviews.

Studio Environment

Pros:

  • "Very Clean studio, fast service, friendly staff."
  • "such a clean and chill environment."
  • "Everybody was really friendly and it made for a comfortable and relaxed environment."
  • "The studio was very clean, kaine did the tattoo exactly how I wanted."
  • "The whole place is immaculate, everyone really friendly!"
  • "Great service, went for a walk-in and was seen to straight away. Chilled out atmosphere."
  • "Place is clean, welcoming and professional."

Cons:

  • "She then asked me to show her in the waiting area where there were 3 customers that were waiting. Which I didn't really mind, looking back that very unprofessional."
  • "I am disappointed with the atmosphere of the shop and felt very uncomfortable."
  • "Good quality piercings, and no issues surrounding outcome of procedure, however, depending on where you get it done you can end up in a cramped messy, narrow room with hardly any space to feel comfortable."
  • "Also the studio is very crowded at most times - what happened to social distancing and generally being hygienic..."
  • "Also vibes were also off, it was uncomfortable and intimidating."
  • "There was no social distancing to be observed and counter staff were asking customers to remove masks."
  • "Was more like a cattle market."

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "Chris who did our tattoos did a great job and was really friendly and professional."
  • "The piercing itself was excellent and Gemma was very friendly and professional."
  • "It was touched up free of charge and the staff members were all really lovely."
  • "Scott McKenzie tattooed all of us and he was great. Chatty, friendly and a good laugh."
  • "The Man who was behind the desk at the time seemed more than lovely."
  • "Amazing experience, staff where brilliant."
  • "Had 2 piercings done here and was amazing. Price was very reasonable and the two girls who done my piercings were lovely and friendly."

Cons:

  • "Their words ‘time is money’ and it is obvious they do not care about their customers."
  • "The old man running the counter in the main shop was rude and unhelpful."
  • "We would be expecting to be paying for a service from them and they were acting like we were causing them too much trouble."
  • "his attitude was so unwelcoming and when we explained we just wanted a very simple tattoo each they genuinely seemed like they couldn’t care less about us being there."
  • "The customer service from all staff was so so rude and blunt and not professional at all."
  • "The front desk staff are awkward, unfriendly and unhelpful."
  • "The woman behind the desk couldn’t have cared less what we wanted or that we were there."

Quality of Work

Pros:

  • "Chris was fab, listened to what I wanted and amended a photo I had."
  • "The tattoo artist Arik was amazing, funny and provided a very calming vibe."
  • "Everything I have had done at pure ink has been done with care and best of precision and accuracy."
  • "Had a tattoo done by Kaine today and couldn’t have asked for more. The tattoo looks great somehow even better than expected."
  • "Got both sides of my nose pierced today by Jade who is great to chat to, very professional and managed to get the positioning perfect straight away."
  • "Tattoo done by Arik, he followed exactly what i asked and it came out stunning."
  • "Had several tattoos by John at Pureink3 in the last 2 years. Excellent sense of proportion and attention to detail."

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