By: Graziella Steele//December 20, 2013//
SALISBURY – Is it a brilliant idea or a situation ripe for buyer’s remorse? You be the judge.
The Salisbury City Council on Dec. 17 approved a special-use permit that allows a local tattoo and body piercing shop to sell beer.
With the decision, Inksane Tattoo on South Main Street gains the distinction as North Carolina’s only tattoo parlor dispensing beer to its customers. The owners of the business told WCNC that it was just a smart business decision, adding that a drink or two relaxes customers. The report said there was no opposition to the idea.
At a public hearing, the City Council was concerned only with whether alcohol would pose a health risk to customers under the needle.
Had they not seen “The Hangover”?
By the way, the tattoo studio will only sell North Carolina craft beers to patrons as a show of support to local businesses.