Penn Square Mall

[Bowser214]

Royal Ink out of Tulsa is expanding into a completely renovated space at PSM. Here’s their
Instagram;
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DArlF...U3MmN3NWs5dA==

[BDP]

Tattoos in the mall is a hilarious concept to me, considering Oklahoma was the last state to legalize it.

It used to be criminal. Now you can get some ink done in your new J Crew Khakis, while eating a K-dog as your screen gets fixed at the kiosk.

It's basically gone from back alley to full saturation in less than 20 years.

[Pete]

I'm sure part of it is that some of these tattoo places always have a line outside.

At least at a mall, you can wait inside and/or be given a number, go shopping, then show up for some fresh ink.

[Bowser214]

They space is going to be really nice from the pics they posted. I appreciate the effort they’re putting into making a pleasant experience.

[BDP]

Just to be clear, I'm not being critical of the place specifically or even negative about the concept. It actually makes a lot of sense that malls should be looking for services to add to the retail mix.

It's just amusing that, Oklahoma being what it used to be (serious hand wringing about whether to allow legal tattooing), there's gonna be a tattoo parlor in Penn Square.

[Pete]

^

Yes, hard to believe where we were not that long ago.

The liquor-by-the-drink stuff was even more embarrassing and archaic. Heck, we only just allowed wine and beer in grocery stores.

[baralheia]

What a waste of space. You can eat Burger King anywhere. The mall should have unique food. I'll say the same for Popeyes too. I won't include Chick Fil A because there was a time when they were only in malls with no stand alone locations.

Don't forget the mall employees need to eat too! As a former mall employee, it's important to have familiar value options for when the wallet is almost empty since we *rarely* had time to go off-property for lunch. Even as pedestrian as it is, BK will be a good addition to the food court here.

[Boop]

Royal Ink out of Tulsa is expanding into a completely renovated space at PSM. Here’s their
Instagram;
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DArlF...U3MmN3NWs5dA==

That is so weird and it is going to be in a mall too