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Assessment · piercing studios round piercing-studios-2026-09

Awesome Sauce review

Researched for Piercing studios in Telford

Sole Trader

18A Market Place, Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 9AZ · Service area: Telford, Shifnal

Awesome Sauce in short

Awesome Sauce is an all-female tattoo and piercing shop on Market Place in Shifnal, and our judgement is that its named team is its strongest card. Awesome Sauce puts tattooist Fran Norris, piercer Roxanne Norwood and apprentice Meg Owen on the listing, advertises free quotes, and publishes Tuesday to Saturday hours. That openness about who does the work counts for plenty.

The Google record we hold gives Awesome Sauce 4.9 from 48 reviews, a strong headline rating for a small shop. Our review finds the gaps are paperwork and detail rather than craft: no insurance details and no prices are published, council registration is not stated, and the shop has no standalone website. The listing carries the trading history instead, stated as thirteen years.

Awesome Sauce reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for Awesome Sauce, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
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Google4.9 out of 548

Our verdict

Our judgement: Awesome Sauce suits you if you want an all-female tattoo and piercing shop in Shifnal with the team named up front [1]. Trading since 2013 and free quotes are stated on the listing [1], and the Google record stands at 4.9 from 48 reviews [4]. The gaps are paperwork, pricing and web presence: no insurance details, no stated council registration, no published prices and no standalone website.

Score summary

We researched this provider but have not scored it, because it did not meet one of our eligibility requirements.

G3 · No council registration is stated on the listings checked [1]; Telford & Wrekin requires piercing operators and premises to register [3].

Evidence

Every fact held for this provider, with its source and check date.
FactValueSourceRead
Years trading13Source provider-website

Industry qualifications

Can't be sourced. We looked at the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders and found no scheme membership or registration to record.

Strengths

  • The listing names tattooist Fran Norris, piercer Roxanne Norwood and apprentice Meg Owen [1].

  • Free quotes are advertised with Tuesday to Saturday hours published [1].

  • The Google record shows 4.9 from 48 reviews, seen 4 September 2026 [4].

Limitations

  • No insurance details and no prices are published [1].

  • Council registration is not stated and the shop has no standalone website [1] [3].

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Questions about Awesome Sauce

Is Awesome Sauce any good?

On the evidence, yes for a small-town tattoo and piercing shop: it holds 4.9 from 48 Google reviews, names its tattooist, piercer and apprentice on the listing, and advertises free quotes with Tuesday to Saturday hours. The gaps are paperwork: no insurance detail, no prices and no stated council registration. Read the full review and its sources, then ask for a free quote.

Is Awesome Sauce registered with the council?

Council registration can't be sourced from the registers, the website or the platforms checked. Telford & Wrekin requires every piercing operator and premises to register, so ask the shop how it is registered and look for the certificate on display. You can also contact the council to confirm the name is on the roll. Settle this before you agree anything.

What does Awesome Sauce charge?

No prices are published; the listing advertises free quotes instead. That means your quote does the talking: send the exact piercing and the jewellery you have in mind, and ask for the full price with the metal named. Confirm whether aftercare and any check-up sit inside the fee. Get the agreed figure before the needle comes out.

How is Awesome Sauce ranked?

It carries no score in this round: only the one studio that met all three basic requirements was assessed, and Awesome Sauce sits in the researched-but-not-assessed group for want of stated council registration. Its customer record is strong all the same. If you run the shop, use the Claim a listing route to send the missing detail for the next round.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Hello Beautiful65.0 / 100Ranked 1. Best for Stated council registration, priced piercing and stated cover.

Sources

  1. Scoot listing — Awesome Sauce services, trading since and hours Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. HeyTattoo listing — Awesome Sauce address and opening hours Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Telford & Wrekin Council — skin piercing registration requirements Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  4. Google Maps listing — Awesome Sauce, Shifnal Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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