best piercing experiences ever! super kind and even helped me reput my new piercing in the next day! super affordable and i will for sure reccomend and come back! read more

Pierced by Yorkie and had an excellent experience! 10/10 professional quality, great vibe, and couldn't haven't been better.

I've only had one personal experience with this shop and it went very poorly. I came in at about 2pm and asked for a very simple (only words) tattoo and was told there would be an 1+ wait but I was one of the only customers in the store. After about 45 minutes I was told they didn't know how long it would be and got differing answers from all artists currently at the store. I ended up changing my design to something even MORE simple with the hopes I wouldn't need to be waiting for an hour PLUS another hour and a half under the needle. Most employees were stand-offish and hesitant to help me regardless what I was asking for/about. I have two other friends who also had poor experiences and I suggested that they write reviews themselves. All-in-all, a bad choice if you don't have 4 hours free to be in the shop, want a friendly experience, and expect good and consistent line work. Lots of other places in CoMo that are worth your money and definitely time, coming from a someone born and raised in this town. read more

Got my ears pierced by Tyler. He was very friendly and conversational through the process and was very cleanly and precise through the whole service. I didn't even feel the piercing and he made sure the holes were marked and even before inserting. Recommend and super happy with how easy it was. read more

The service is bad! the tattoo I received was terrible, it was uneven, thick and bad quality. I heard good things about this tattoo shop so i decided to give it a try. Im never coming back.The place was also unsanitary. Jade Warmbrodt, was so rude and dismissive. Truly disappointed in my experience read more

The one guy is so rude and acted in a rush and I noticed after the piercing is crooked.

The quality of the work was not good at all. Sub par at best. Not very friendly or welcoming atmosphere. I saw people sitting there for extended periods of time waiting to be helped and other people walk in without appointments and were helped immediately. Very off putting vibes. And this guy named "Jade" was the worst part of our visit. Poor customer service and poor communication. Almost like we were bothering him trying to ask questions. Go anywhere else if you can to spend your money. read more

This shop is not only expensive, but the customer service is very unprofessional. They are sloppy and rude. I came here expecting a different price quoted over the phone than the one they told me in person. They tripled it and had to regrets! They are a bunch of kids. Do not recommend. read more

The wait time for simple sketches is ridiculous and pricing is too inconsistent. Didn't even get my tattoo :(

Unprofessional and concerning experience. A Black client was made to wait 2+ hours and then had her tattoo price doubled. The treatment felt unfair and discriminatory. Do not waste your time. read more

i'd give zero stars if i could. UNPROFESSIONAL. RACIST. OVERPRICED. not even good professional work for how much they are expecting you to pay. they only care about getting your money not about providing good service to their clients. read more

I went in there to get a piece of jewelry in my nose, first of all 10 bucks for that is crazy, I know places who would do that for free or at least cheap. Anyway, the guy at the front desk was nice, there was a wait but he let me know how long it would be and why. It took some time for me to go, and when I did the guy did not introduce himself at all, just told me to sit on the table and literally jammed the jewelry in my nose, and I know for a fact it could've been done without hurting at all because I learned how to do it myself so I wouldn't have to deal with anyone like that ever again. read more

I have been leaving reviews on google to avoid potential customers from going to this establishment. This company has deleted mine and several others who have left a review. on March 16th they discriminated against me by not only acting as if I was invisible but doubling my price when it was my turn. I was made to feel uncomfortable and unwanted by them going up on the price. communication was horrible and when I did finally give up after two hours of patiently sitting there and other white people standing to avoid sitting by me. The receptionist, who I found out on tiktok who is a known racist sarcastically told me to have a good night. This altercation made me nervous to go to another establishment but I ended up going to the electric peacock. They immediately told me how long it would be before I was seen and gave me the option to make an appointment if that didn't work. I was saddened to later learn from hundreds of people that I wasn't a lone with my encounter from iron tiger. Please don't go here! read more

don't even try this place they are the rudest people i've ever experienced in all of columbia no professionally no hospitality and definitely no quality service read more

The other day my friend and I decided to take the plunge and get piercings here in Columbia. After a rough investigation into different shops in the area, it was between Iron Tiger and Living Canvas. My friend wanted to go to the cheaper option, so we went to Iron Tiger. I cannot begin to describe how strange and frankly horrible this experience was. We had to pay, (and tip!) prior to even meeting the piercer. We were taken back into the piercing room by a man who didn't introduce himself, but was clearly the piercer in question. I was getting a flat, and my friend was getting her conch. I have quite a few piercings as well as some tattoos, so I was questioning the professionalism and quality of this shop immediately. Within 2 minutes of sitting on the table I had a needle in my ear, no clamp or I think even gloves on his hands in sight. However the worst part of this experience for me was what I was pierced with. For those who may not know, almost all ear/cartilage piercings should be done with a straight barbell. There are of course some exceptions, but not in the case of a flat. I was not shown the jewelry prior to being pierced, otherwise I would have left right away and taken my friend with me. My flat piercing was done with a curved barbell that was extremely long. Being pierced with a curved barbell will almost guarantee the piercing rejecting. (I was also pierced with a 16g, not an 18g for whatever reason) and my friend was given a hoop for her conch! I had some misgivings, but we left the shop and I began to google and call some other shops for another professional opinion. I ended up calling my shop in my hometown, where I have had all the rest of my piercings done, and was advised to go to an actually reputable place to get the bar changed ASAP. I ended up going to Living Canvas the next day, and had an amazing experience with the artist there. He reiterated all of what had already been said to me the day prior when I was calling, and was also the one to inform me I had been pierced at a different gauge than expected. Overall, I will NEVER be going back to Iron Tiger and will caution anyone looking to get pierced/tattooed against stepping foot in this shop. Living Canvas is now in my number 1 spot for this area, though I've heard good things about Electric Peacock as well. If you still end up going here, beware (and be sure to look at the jewelry before you get pierced!!!) TLDR This place was a 0/10, and next time I'll just shell out the 20 extra dollars for a piercer who is actually professional and knows what they're doing. read more

Iron Tiger Tattoo - The piercing is the small stud next to the gold chain dangle. You can see the curve of the barbell behind my ear. - Piercing Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

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These guys are the best in business. Every time I've gone here everyone's been super friendly and professional. My tattoo artist Jordan Metz is hands down the best artist I've come across I highly recommend him. read more

Iron Tiger Tattoo - Piercing Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

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If I could give a 0 I would. I have 13 piercings, including face ones and have been pierced in multiple shops in different states. The experience I had with Tyler for my belly button piercing was the worst experience i've had from start to finish. 1. They had me pay before I got my piercing done 2. He didn't wear gloves at all 3. I wasn't shown the placement for the piercing before it was done or show me the jewelry 4. He didn't use a clamp he used his fingers to hold my skin (without having gloves on) 5. He didn't tell me when he was doing the piercing 6. wasn't shown my piercing after When I finally got home to check out the piercing I saw that firstly the piercing wasn't even in my belly button it was above it. It was also off centered and crooked. So I went back the next night with a group of 3 friends to see if I could get any of my money back. When I told him that I was upset because the piercing wasn't in my belly button he said he didn't put it there so it could be seen when I stand up and I told him that wasn't what I wanted and showed him a picture of my friends belly button piercing that's very well done. Mind you she's absolutely tiny and his response was " you just don't have that kind of stomach and they way you are won't even show the piercing". He also refused to admit it was off centered or crooked and blamed it on the way I was standing. So we just left since he refused to see anything wrong I went to Electric Peacock to get a second opinion about not having "the right stomach". After putting gloves on just to check out the placement Tyler did the first thing Bryson pointed out was that it was so crooked and off centered. Bryson also told me Tyler was wrong and he pierced me that night with the piercing I wanted and I love it. Bryson was awesome and I highly recommend him. So if you plan on getting pierced by Tyler chances are it'll be crooked and he will be rude and won't admit it's wrong. read more

Iron Tiger Tattoo - You can see how off centered and crooked the piercing is and it's not even close to my belly button - Piercing Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

i visited missouri in july to see a friend; impulsively, we decided to all get walk-in tattoos together. the studio was clean, and the staff were all very polite, knowledgeable, and funny. carlos did a wonderful job with all three of our tattoos; the linework on my tattoo is phenomenal. we were given good instruction on how to take care of our tattoos after the appointment. they offered to walk us to our car as it was quite late at night which was so kind of them. almost three months later, it's healed phenomenally. if i lived in missouri, i'd be there every week. i hope to come back for another amazing tattoo during my next trip! read more

Iron Tiger Tattoo - linework tattoo - Piercing Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

I admit that I find tattoo parlors a bit intimidating but the staff at Iron Tiger was very friendly and super excited to hear what type of tattoo I wanted. I HIGHLY recommend Casey Maddox! Casey went above and beyond to make my tattoo just the way I envisioned and my tattoo turned out SO AMAZING! Plus he is a super positive, creative and chill dude so that made the time fly by. I couldn't be more pleased with Casey's care for my pain and safety. read more

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If I could give zero stars I would me and my dad went in there to get tattoos we showed the guy what we both wanted and he said he could pair them up for a flat price at 220 we where like awesome that's great tell me why we get done and go to pay and it's almost double that price 360 for both of them after we asked him 10 times if it was 220 for both of them together and he said yes all 10 times do not go here if u wanna get robbed cuz they will do it without any hesitation read more

So I'm visiting Columbia from LA and I decided to take this time to get a reasonably priced tattoo(LA is so expensive just because it's LA). I did my Yelp research and this tattoo shop has a lower rating than some but I had a greaT experience so I'm not sure why! First off: I just walked in and it was pretty busy but I'm guessing most people were in there for piercings because from my walking in to sitting in the chair getting into my tattoo was literally like 25 minutes, maybe even less. A very short amount of time which was nice because I had to be somewhere by a certain time. The tattoos I got were very simple (pictures below) and the artist Jake Bailey was very kind, courteous, and made sure to let me know about what they would look like, he took photos of the stencil on me before he started and it was quick and relatively painless. He also let me know before he was going to start the tattoo about what the pain might be and his hand was very light and easy. Everyone else in the shop was also pretty nice. I saw some reviews on here about rude people working there and honestly I wasn't surprised before I got there because that's been my experience with most tattoo shops I've gone to (which is why I only go to one and one only in LA) but they were all very cool. They took care of me and what I wanted. I didn't sense Any shame of what I was getting, or annoyance, or anything that you would experience in most shops. I will probably be visiting MO often and this will be the place I go if I want tattoos. It was also very inexpensive especially compared to LA prices (this would've easily been $200 in some LA shops) but I got both done for only $100. He originally quoted me $120 but because it went by so fast and Easy he took $20 off which is really nice because he already told me the priice so he could've stuck with that. He told me he's not into just trying to take peoples money so he adjusted as needed. That was super cool and something I don't think most people wouLd do. It's a rare quality for anybody in a business of service. So I really appreciate that! Now You shouldn't expect that when going in. Whatever price they give you should expect but that was just super cool. Overall my experience was great. Some of the reviews are also years old so maybe they just stepped up their customer service since those past reviews were posted read more

Iron Tiger Tattoo - Whale behind left ear - Piercing Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

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Great first tattoo! It is a little pricey, but they did everything right. The atmosphere was great, and my artist (I can't remember his name for the life of me)was friendly and made sure that I was comfortable. They had great precautions for Covid-19 and I felt safe the entire time. read more

Iron Tiger Tattoo - First tattoo - Piercing Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

RINGWORM INFECTION. My tattoo was done here on February 27 by Colby. Made me never want to get a tattoo again. Their tools were not properly sanitized, or there was fungus growing in their ink because my tattoo was infected with ringworm. I had to go through two rounds of antibiotics, and two creams, which were expensive and ruined my spring break. I couldn't go in the sun while on doxycycline. This place has unsanitary tools, go here if you want to risk ringworm. I called about my issue, and received zero compensation. read more

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I got my rook piercing done here this past weekend. I've been wanting this piercing done for a while, but I finally did it because a friend of mine was making the trip to get her conch pierced. I've had friends who got piercings here who recommended Iron Tiger to me, so I figured I'd try it out. As soon as we got there, the artists up front greeted us with smiles, asking us what we were in for that day. When we told the guy what we wanted done, he told us how much it would cost ($40 for my rook, $50 for her conch, jewelry included) and gave us forms to fill out. While we filled them out, he went in search of the piercer, whose name was Hunter. Hunter was super friendly, and he talked and joked with me and my friend the entire time. He marked our ears, let us check the placement out, the proceeded with the piercings. My friend went first, then me. After each of us went, we were allowed to inspect our piercings, and Hunter gave us a quick low-down on how to care for our newly-pierced ears, as well as giving us a sheet of paper with more in-depth care instructions. He also gave us business cards with his name and hours so that we'd know what days we should come back if we wanted our first changing of the earrings done by him. Overall, I'm in love with my piercing. This place was sanitary, professional, and friendly, and I'd probably go back for another piercing. read more

Iron Tiger Tattoo - Freshly pierced. - Piercing Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

I had an incredibly poor experience. I went to get my septum pierced the guy was extremely rude he peirced my septum completely crooked and in a garbage place so that you can barely even see the ring coming out of my nose, I don't have a big nose. Then when I tried to go back and show him he was a complete dick and treated me like I was less than human and blamed me for it. Then he said he wasn't "dealing with me" he strait pointed at the door for me to leave. I am completely blown away. Thanks for basically robbing me and treating me like shit. read more

SID is GREAT. However after the receptionist called my Son an it I will not be returning, he ruined the whole experience for me I've gotten all my piercings done there & have never had a problem until today but just like every other receptionist that's worked there you're replaceable, for one you can't tattoo or pierce you literally sit at the front desk all day, you need to work on having better customer service skills. A**hole. read more

Iron Tiger Tattoo - He's rude af - Piercing Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

The guy that did my tattoo was nice but this place is so over priced and not very good. I got a butterfly the size of a quarter on my upper butt cheek and it cost 70 dollars because it was on a "private part". I went in for a touch up a month later and it just doesn't look good. The lines are jagged and not straight and I am disappointed. I only give 2 stars because the touch up was free. read more

Iron Tiger Tattoo - Before touch up - Piercing Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

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After reading multiple positive reviews I went to Iron Tiger with high hopes for a very simple tattoo. All that I wanted was a simple infinity symbol with a date in the middle tattooed on my back. The date ended up being tattooed inside the middle of the symbol crooked. I went back 6 weeks later because the original artist [Moe] offered to try and fix it because he knew I was unhappy. Although he tried to fix it, the damage was already done and now I am left with a tattoo that I absolutely hate. It's disappointing because I expect the tattoos I got in my "younger days" to be of this caliber. However I guess I have myself to blame. I didn't schedule an appointment ahead of time and arrived as a walk in which was obviously my mistake as it appears as though there are some great artists here. read more

pretty much everyone I interacted with here acted annoyed that you were even talking to them. I don't know if that's what their brand is going for but it's not working. yeah man I hate small talk too but you're literally in customer service, get over it. exception though- guy who did my piercing was super nice and got it done quickly. jewelry selection was ok but hey I'm from LA so we can be bougie. I'd say it's fine but average. the overall shitty vibe made me want to give them 2 stars. basically my piercer was nice, it was quick and the place seemed clean is what got them away with 3. read more

I got my nose pierced here and was treated very poorly. The staff was extremely rude. I am a young woman in college and felt they were overall disrespectful and unwelcoming. My piercer marked the place he was going to pierce and told me to look into the mirror to check if I liked it. I was unsure about the location and hesitated, he then told me "I know what I'm doing, I don't really care what you think" and "I wouldn't have changed it anyway". He then pierced it and rushed me out the door, giving me very little information regarding aftercare. My friend had a similar experience with the same piercer. Overall horrible experience. I don't recommend it. read more

The best shop in Columbia, hands down! Do yourself a favor and skip all the other places in town, and remember... you get what you pay for. read more

My friend and I went here on Saturday and we just walked in. We waited for two hours but it was busy and they do accept walkins so it was understandable. This was both of ours first tattoos and we were nervous. I wanted two small xx and she wanted a word on her arm. When they finally got to us it was quick and pretty much painless! I had Jake and he was extremely friendly and made it very nice. He walked me through everything and made sure I was okay. I do love my tattoo, however, my second x is a little off. both of the arms just kinda look not right but it really isn't noticeable to anyone besides me, i just notice everything and obviously it's on my body lol. But i am extremely happy w it and overall it looks good. I would post a picture but it still has the wrap on it. I would recommend this place regardless of the other reviews. There were so many people there and we had a good experience. read more

This place sold me a nose ring, I took out my original stud to try and change it myself, I couldn't figure it out, so I went back within 30 minutes for help getting it put in. The guy said "that looks irritated" and said he'd have to charge $50 to repierce it. I left, called another tattoo shop and they said "omg come right in! Of course we won't charge repiercing!" What a scam, you guys!! I had my stud out for no more than 30 mins and they were going to charge the entire piercing fee. read more

The guy did not answer any of my questions and said wtf when I started hyperventilating after he pierced my tongue . He was very unprofessional and rude. read more

Clean, friendly, legit. My artist for life. Great open atmosphere. All ages, all stages. Thinkin ink? Body jewelry? *(Other stuff, I'm sure...?) Start here! This place does body art. read more

The only reason this shop gets two stars is because it was clean and their piercers are nice. And that's about it. I went to the shop the first time to get a monroe piercing. What a disaster. The piercer, who was actually very nice and professional, had to pierce me twice. Once with a 16 gauge and finally with a 14 gauge. I was bleeding a lot and nearly passed out. The piercing did heal well and looks great, but it was the single worst experience. However, the second worst experience was the next time I went to the shop. The girl who used to cut my hair had told me about people getting their tattoos put on backwards and a few rumors of post-tattoo infections. Since the shop had changed names, I thought I would give it a try for a tattoo. I knew a few girlfriends of the dudes that worked there who have great ink. I usually go to Pete at Living Canvas, but I wanted to see if Iron Tiger (formerly Hollywood Rebel) could do a simple lettering piece I wanted. A set of letters in Ultra Bodoni going down my arm, seemed very easy. Gabe, the owner, was the artist and I could tell something was off, but I wasn't quite sure. About halfway through the tattoo he accused me of being stoned, which I was not. He then admitted that he was stoned...and I should have walked out right then. I finished the tattoo and then he looked at me and a friend and said, "If we were in Disneyland right now, we would be best friends." I paid, left and never went back. The tattoo heeled so poorly that I got it covered up (by Pete at Living Canvas) in no less than 6 months. The lettering had thick, thick black lines and the inside was patchy gray. I would never, ever suggest going to that place. Go to Living Canvas down the street. It's a little more, but at least you're getting it done right. EDIT: In response to Gabe's comment below, I'd like to say that the piercing happened in 2007 and the tattoo was either late 2010 or early 2011. Pete at Living Canvas was my artist. I had a couple friends with me for the tattoo, they were there. Not sure if Gabe actually was high, but he definitely said he was. Maybe it was humor, but it was completely lost on me. Either way, the work was unacceptable. read more

I just went to get my doubles pierced and I was treated HORRIBLY and my piercer went directly AGAINST what I wanted. When he marked where he would put the piercings and asked if I liked it I said NO and told him I wanted them higher up. He told me that he knew best and what I wanted wouldn't look good. He then did the low ones anyways. Now I have two piercings that I hate and are exactly what I asked him not to do. Going back ASAP for a refund and to get them removed. DO NOT GET PIERCED HERE!! I have multiple friends who are college girls who have not been treated well here either. The piercer was named Sid and had no respect for the customer's wants or needs. read more

I will never come back here again. I used to always have a good experience with a piercer here, but I went in the other day to get a stud changed and every employee was short and rude, and I was given a new piece of jewelry not fit for my ear anatomy. Piercings have to be the right size for your body, and they took no care to that, and offered no after care instructions. I've had this piercing for 3 years and haven't been able to sleep on that side of my head since coming here. When I came yet again to fix the issue, they acted like it was my fault and charged me AGAIN for a new hoop that actually fit my ear when this was not my fault. Would not recommend coming here. read more

Made an appointment for a nipple piercing and all seemed well. The artist didn't talk and made very short conversation which doesn't make anything comfortable when I'm showing a man my tits. Couple days after I found one was crooked, he gave too short of bars and they started embedding in my skin, and gave me wrong cleaning directions. For $100!!!! read more

My sister and I went to this place to get matching tattoos in memory of our grandpa. We got there and they greeted us at the door rude and unhappily. Wait times were ridiculous. And the price of the tattoo was very high. It was $80 for one. But my sister got another and it was $120 together. We called and asked about it and the guy said we should brought that up with the person last night. The problem is I did and was told that's just how they charged. Also asked that the tattoo is the exact same. And a mirror of each-others. As in the pictures. They are not the exact same. And not mirrored. Also before being tattooed we asking about the pricing and was ignored until he was already tattooing. So overall I will not be going back EVER. And I recommend you to go somewhere else. DEFINITELY NOT HERE. There is so much wrong with this place. Customer service sucked, wait times were trash, and the whole experience was horrific. Save your time and go somewhere else. read more

Iron Tiger Tattoo - My sisters - Piercing Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

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