A friendly attitude goes a long way and they sure don't got that at New Tribe. The only thing keeping them from losing another star is their excellent location and clean facilities.
I have been to New Tribe on several occasions - getting one of my piercings on one, consulting about jewelry on several others, and accompanying a friend for a piercing on another. The staff have never struck me as friendly, maybe because I wasn't there to cough up a lot of cash for large ink work? The front desk staff always just gives off an impression of being unenthusiastic, unimpressed, and lazy. They have that classic "I'm-covered-in-tattoos-and-piercings-and-you-don't-have-any-visible-ones-so-you-probably-are-not-worth-my-time" attitude that is found in many of these tattoo/piercing establishments.. It's really too bad because the sour attitude of the staff is what has made me choose their competitor across the street on more than one occasion.
The actual piercing itself was fine (nose), I kept it in for over two years and never had a problem with it. I do enjoy the spacious and bright layout of the store and they are good at what they do. I think if you're one to not care so much about service attitude, you'll like them just fine.