Welcome to Something Different!

This is a family owned, and run, tattoo and piercing studio (with a separate piercing room).You can be assured of the best service and 100% effort at all times.  Here, you will be tattooed, or pierced, by the business owner, ensuring a good service in a well equipped and maintained environment. This is important because rather than rushing a tattoo so that I can do more in a day, it is in my reputations interest to take my time.
            The tattoo equipment used in the studio is mostly American, and apart from the traditional ‘coil’ machines, I also use a Swiss rotary machine which is virtually silent for those people that are put off by the noise of a tattoo ‘gun’. Just ask if you would prefer me to use it on you.
            The chair that you will sit in was supplied by ‘TatSoul’ in July 2009. This is the chair that you will see being used in the hit T.V program Miami Ink (If it’s good enough for people in Miami, it’s good enough for you), and is in my opinion the best available on the market today.  I also use a special chair for tattooing the back and shoulders for your comfort, have a look at the pictures.
            All body jewellery used or sold in this studio is nickel free to avoid allergic reactions and is sterilized prior to use. For healed piercings we try to stock a range of jewellery suitable for most peoples’ needs; however we can order special pieces of jewellery if required. Most orders are here within a week.
            I prefer to work on an appointment basis rather than rely on a waiting area as you have better things to do with your day than sit around in a warm shop for hours. On making your booking you will be asked to leave a small deposit and come back at a certain time and I will do my best to keep to that time.  Sometimes I will be running late due to circumstances beyond my control.  If this effects your appointment please be patient, I will get to you as soon as I can, or you can have your deposit refunded.
I have no objection to you bringing your children into the shop as long as they are well behaved and not too noisy, but on busy days I would ask you to leave buggies outside.  I understand that it is not always possible for you to arrange childcare, but you will have to bring someone with you to supervise them while they wait.
If you are asked to remove your children from the shop, please don’t take offense as children are not normally allowed in tattoo studios anyway.  Somebody’s tattoo could be ruined if I lose concentration.
Dogs are not allowed into the shop at any time, not even guide dogs, for health  & safety reasons, and the fact that I am allergic to animals.

I look forward to seeing you in my studio soon.

Niall.