Always go to Kaleidoscope for piercings, tattooing, or smoking supplies. Friendly staff and really laid back atmosphere. Qui Qui pierced my nose and is always helpful if I need a piercing changed. Got my first tattoo from Josh and he was totally chill and professional. Love shopping here!
Review Source:It's not only uncool to steal someone elses portfolio photos, but it is also illegal. It has been brought to my attention that this shop tried to steal one of my photos along with another shops and pass it off as their own work. They might have gotten away with it if it hadn't been the photo I placed in in last years Earmageddon contest. If it happens again, they'll be hearing from my lawyer.
Review Source:Back in the late 90s/early 00s Kaleidoscope employed a piercer named Ryan, one of the hottest men ever to grace the Earth. I paid to have holes put in my navel, nipple and right ear cartilage just to have his beautiful, patchouli accented fingers touch me. Good old days.
Since Ryan left and Kaleidoscope moved from the half-standing shack to the new place they have lost some of their edge. The old place had nag champa practically bleeding from the ceiling, walking up the rickety staircase to the piercing area and smoke shop meant taking your life in your hands, and the stereo system in the shack rocked, literally and figuratively. I'm sure they are still the best place in town for incense, 420 supplies, body jewelry, sex toys and racy pop-up cards featuring naked 500lb women eating birthday cake, but I'm afraid their true glory days are behind them.
I remember when I was kid going here and giggling over the penis shaped cookie cutters. I had no idea what the bongs or bowls were, and that never seemed to matter to me. Now I live in San Francisco and we have several blocks of this store on a street called Haight, and I can appreciate Kaleidoscope a bit more for bringing a bit of that to southern Missouri. But still, this just isn't my kind of place.
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