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Piercing Shops in Greenville, NC

4 of the 13 tattoo shops we list in Greenville have an in-house piercer offering body piercing. Google Maps can confirm a business does tattoos, but it has no field for whether a licensed piercer is on staff for body piercing — that detail lives on the shop's own booking page or service menu, not in map data. Every shop tagged here has piercing confirmed straight from its website, not guessed from a name like 'Ink & Steel.'

Cape Fear Tattoo PiercingCustom design

208 E 5th St, Greenville, NC 27858-1820

+12527588282 Website Directions

Garry's Skin Grafix Tattoo PiercingCustom designCover-ups

429 S Evans St, Greenville, NC 27858-1835

+12527587546 Website Directions

HK Greenville PiercingCustom design

500 W 9th St, Greenville, NC 27834-3193

🕒 Wed-Sun: 12pm-8pm, Closed Mon & Tue

+12529994480 Website Directions

InkVille Tattoo Piercings Piercing

Greenville Mall, 714 Greenville Blvd SE, Greenville, NC 27858

+12527567556 Directions

Ask about needle vs. gun before you book. A reputable piercer uses a single-use sterile needle for cartilage, navel, and nipple work — a spring-loaded gun is fine for basic lobes but should raise a flag for anything else. Expect a 20-30 minute wait for a walk-in lobe piercing, longer if the spot needs numbing or a fresh aftercare rundown.

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How much does a piercing cost at a tattoo shop?
Basic lobe or nostril piercings typically run $30-50 including jewelry, while cartilage, navel, or nipple piercings run $50-90 at most street shops. Higher-end studios using implant-grade titanium jewelry can charge $80-120 per piercing. Ask for an all-in total before you sit down, since jewelry and the piercing itself are often priced separately.

Do tattoo shops pierce ears on kids?
Many do, though policies vary — some pierce at any age with a parent present and signed consent, others set a minimum age of 8-10 for anything past the lobe. Mall kiosks like Claire's still dominate for very young kids, but a licensed piercer at a tattoo studio typically uses a safer single-use needle instead of a spring-loaded gun.