I can't comment on the tattoos, but I can say that the piercer here (Chris Holepunch) is one of the best. The shop is very clean, and everyone is always helpful. Chris is everything I want in a piercer - meticulous, very clean, knows his stuff, and goes out of his way to be great at his job. I think the prices are pretty decent - sure there are places to get piercings cheaper, but I'm sure that they're cutting corners and I'd rather pay more to know that I'm taken care of. Chris has done three microdermals for me, and they healed up great. He pierced them super quick and they barely hurt. However, he took plenty of time with placement before he even picked up a needle - which is exactly what I want. He will happily order in all sorts of jewelry if he doesn't have what you want. Also, I've stopped in just to have him look at how things were healing (they were a little red) and I didn't feel like I was wasting his time or bugging him - plus he had great advice to help the healing process along.