Notice of opening date will be posted via Instagram; @firstplacetattoos.
With the current health situation First Place Tattoo has taken precautions for the safety of our employees and customers. We ask that everyone respect our decisions and help us operate safely.
Appointments: All procedures require an appointment. We will be contacting our previously scheduled appointments chronologically and offering rescheduling. Due to PPE, ‘appointment spacing’ and exposure we are setting a one-hour minimum appointment length and charging accordingly. Masks are required.
Operations: We will be utilizing a four-day work week with staggered start times to avoid bottlenecks of employees and customers. To limit ‘In-Shop Time’; we are requiring online/email/Zoom consultations between artists and customers. We will be confirming appointments 24 hour prior and inquiring as to exposure and symptoms. Customers will be signing an additional exposure release form and health screening form. Temperatures will be taken at entry. As per law, any indications of illness as described by the CDC will require postponing of appointment as per CDC guidelines. Artwork should be completed and approved 24 hours before appointments, after which changes will incur additional fees and customers asked to wait outside the establishment. We prefer no accompanying persons and limit it to one as needed for legal, physical, or personal concerns.
Physical Plant: We will be utilizing PPE: all artists, customers and companions will be required to wear adequate respiratory protection, i.e., masks. Artists will implement gloves, machine and cord covers. We will continue to clean our workspaces between customers as required by law. Disposable chair covers will be utilized. All cloth surfaces have been removed. Artists will be changing PPE and upper vestments between appointments. Stations will be given adequate time to ventilate between appointments (closed studio: one hour, open studio: thirty minutes). A sterilization station will be supplied at the entrance. Barriers for payment and appointment making have been installed. High traffic areas will be disinfected hourly or after use. Suggestion: Please bring your own towel, pillow or blanket or drinking straw as needed for comfort.