Tattoo shop excited to reopen

Tattoo shop excited to reopen

Can also open.

While close contact businesses can also re-open -- the state has laid out safety guidelines that must be followed.

Waay31's megan reyna joins us live outside a tattoo shop in huntsville and learned how these close contact services are keeping customers safe?

I'm outside black hearts tattoo shop.

Right here on the front door are new procedures for customers -- and even a reminder if you feel sick - don't come inside.

Nats buzz templeston says:"you know there's nothing else like it, when you're getting tattoo'd, nothing else matters besides getting tattoo'd."

Carsten templeston opened up this tattoo shop about six years ago.

But never imagined as a business owner -- a pandemic would force him to shut down temporarily.

Templeston says:"there's not much we can do about it, we just kinda packed up and made the best of it."

After months of an empty shop -- templeston heard the buzz of his tattoo pens once again on monday.

Templeston says:"this weeks pretty much filled up and people today ready to go."

But of course things are different.

They are only taking appointments -- no walk ins allowed.

No guests either.

Everyone has to wear a mask -- if you don't have one -- they will provide it.

Templeston says:"you know its like anything else, we treat everyone as if they have everything, its cleaning the same way whether you're dirty, you're clean you know whether you're sick or healthy, we go through the same precautions for everyone."

Nats door through these doors... a sign of relief for massage therapists.

Johnson says:"the majority of our therapists this is their only income, and having to shut down they've all gone two months without any income."

Kathy johnson owns huntsville massage professionals.

Once she got the green light to re-open... her phone started to ring with clients booking appointments.

Johnson says:" but we're doing it very slow, i had two clients today, that's all."

By spacing out appointments -- she's says that allows enough time to sanitize.

The beds will be wrapped with disposable plastic covers.

Customers and employees will wear masks.

And the waiting area will sit empty -- instead they'll be notified when their appointment is ready.

Temperatures will also be checked.

Johnson says:"just doing everything that our state board has advised us, that this is going to be our new normal, this is what we're going to have to be doing at least for the time being."

Both business owners told me they way they've been able to keep the bills paid the past two months were through giftcards.

They say if it wasn't for their customer's loyalty -- they may not have had the chance to re-open at all reporting in hsv mr