Fenix

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A Private User

Well I have gone here 4 times and dont know why I keep going back. I think I am done for good this time. The first time my sister took me in to get my belly button peirced. Ty did the piercing, he is the owner of Fenix, He did a good job and I still have this piercing and have never had a problem with it but I had to wait awhile to have this done even though I had an appointment. The second time I went in was to get a tatto for my son. Again I had an appointment but had to wait for an hour and a half. I was pleased with the work yet again and the amount of detail was great for the value I really love my tattoo. The third time I went in I of course had an appointment with Ty but he forgot about another appointment so I had to be seen by another guy Rico, He did a great job I love my hip tattoo and he was very fast. Then the last time I went it I had set an appointment for 8pm. I get there and no one comes to the counter until I had been there for 10 minutes just for them to tell me he would be back shortly. When he got there at 8:15 he told me that he forgot about some meeting he had and that he hadnt even started on his 7pm. I told him I needed to check with my sitter as I was paying someone to sit with my kid so I could go hae this work done. He said he would have me done starting at 9. When 9 finally rolled around he had just started working on his 7pm appointment. Finally at 10:30 he started on my sisters tattoo, I brought her in to get her a tattoo so you would think he would be a little bit happy that I brought him business but he kept stopping and getting distracted. By this point I just wanted to go home but seeing as it was a 40 minute drive and I really needed my tattoo touched up and my sons name added I decided to stay. Her tattoo took about 30 minutes and I was charged $60 for her tattoo which was just a black tattoo with no shading but I paid the full shop rate which is fine but considering the wait I would expect a little discount as it was not my fault he messed his schedule up and the 7pm appointment only paid $50 for an hour of work that had shading and coloring in it but whatever apparently some clients get a discount and others dont. He started prepping his station for my tattoo at 11 but because some friends came in he did not get started until 11:30 I was nearly about ready to walk out as I had my appointment at 8 but 3 and a half hours later finally got started just adding a 7 letter name above my existing tattoo, he didnt even touch up the tattoo below like I had wanted instead said he would touch it up when he touches up the name and I got charged $60 for my tattoo as well. I do like his work and appreciate his knowledge and while yes he does have an interesting sense of humor I choose to drive the 40 minutes to him because I like his work but am done with this poor customer service quality and dont appreciate paying $60 for a 15 minute tatto job when I wanted my other tattoo touched up as well so all in all the 45 minutes of tattooing that took him 4 hours to finish and cost me $120 while the work is good the overall experience is no longer worth it to me.

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Alexis Martin

I visited my friend in WA and decided to get my nipples pierced with Fenix because of the good reviews and not wanting to risk getting such a sensitive piercing done incorrectly. At first the piercer seemed like he knew what he was talking about but after they were done and I started to talk to him about after care and his information did not match up with any other after care instructions I had heard. He ended up piercing me with a 16g curved barbell when it shouldnt have been done with anything smaller than a 14g due to the likeliness of rejection. He also gave me ointment for aftercare when you should only use saline solution. I was also told that they would take up to 2 weeks to heal which is absolutely wrong. I didnt follow any of the instructions he gave after researching and talking to my piercer back at home. I havent had problems with my piercing so far but I will have to stretch them to the correct gauge size. It was not done to the standard I was expecting whatsoever.

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Colleen English

Honest, knowledgable and personable staff. I got my nose pierced there; best piercer yet. Afterwards, I felt confident taking my daughter in to get her ears pierced and both of us could not be happier with our experiences. Tackle Boxx gave the best after care info, took the time to make sure we knew the process, expectations and was considerate and calming for my daughters first piecing. I had price shopped around Downtown Seattle for shops using a hollow needle and the pricing was totally comparable, not in any way over priced. I do not know who was there 3 years ago, but I highly recommend Tackle Boxx for your piercing needs; he is definitely experienced and professional.... Important qualities for such a procedure. Thank you! Colleen & Makenna

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Ren Behl

My roommate and I went up here with the intent to start the process of gauging my ears. Instead we decided on beginning the process for his ears, the entire time we were there the piercer there was one of the smartest people I think I have ever met (and I dont mean that sarcastically). We talked science, math, health, and his experience as both a tattoo artist and piercer. He was funny as hell, fun to be around, and really knowledgeable. We live down in Lakewood but will be making the 1hr drive up to Fenix to continue sizing gauges and likely be there for tattoos in the future. Seriously you wont find a better staff especially if youre entirely new to the scene. I feel a little bad for being rowdy and obnoxious.

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Nonya Biz

Great place ,good people ,best quality and attention to detail.in town with the kenny chesney tour heard several of our guys went here last year.abd were very pleased.so i came here talles to tye.told him what i had in mind.he drew everything up by hand.( no flash ) several have asked me where i got it today.and at least 1 is going down to get something doneif fact im going back today for more..check this place out you will be glad you did.

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Jeremiah L

I went in to fenix on a whim one day and pretty much long story short the guy had to re-pierce one side of my lip because it was on my lip Line and it definetly hurt. He also said something about my tattoo across my chest and that it was crooked and whoever did it needed to get fired. 1 its not crooked and second off this guy shouldve been fired. I dont know about the tattoo work but based off my short stay Id give it 2 stars

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Mattie Williams

NEVER GET PIERCINGS HERE! The piercings guy does not care about anything but money. He didnt use any clamps to pierce with and he pierced my belly button with an eyebrow ring! So of course it swelled over the little ring and got infected from that so we had to take it out. He didnt care about my health or how it would effect me. He just saw money. So please help yourself and go to another tattoo shop to get anything pierced.

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