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	<title>Body Jewelry Piercing Tattoo Blog</title>
	<link>http://blog.painfulpleasures.com</link>
	<description>Body Piercing, Tattoo Supplies and Wholesale Body Jewelry updates</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>New Painful Pleasures Truck&#8230; If you see us out, ask us for a coupon or free jewelry</title>
		<link>http://blog.painfulpleasures.com/2007/08/06/new-painful-pleasures-truck-if-you-see-us-out-ask-us-for-a-coupon-or-free-jewelry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Painful Pleasures Updates</title>
		<link>http://blog.painfulpleasures.com/2007/05/31/painful-pleasures-updates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 05:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the future we plan on updating this on a regular basis, but we have been so busy that it is hard to find the time.
 
STORE UPDATE: 
 Finally after 2 years we received our permits to start to build our offices in Hanover Maryland.
Timeline of how it all went down.

March 2005 - we buy a warehouse (Unit [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the future we plan on updating this on a regular basis, but we have been so busy that it is hard to find the time.</p>
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<p><strong>STORE UPDATE:</strong> </p>
<p> Finally after 2 years we received our permits to start to build our offices in Hanover Maryland.<br />
Timeline of how it all went down.</p>
<ul>
<li>March 2005 - we buy a warehouse (Unit # 214 4400 sq ft) with the assumption we will be moved in by year end.</li>
<li>December 2005 - we are told that it will be another 3 months.</li>
<li>March 2006 - we are told it will be another 3 months.</li>
<li>September 2006 - we buy Unit #107 (4000sq ft) by this time we needed a warehouse just to store inventory.</li>
<li>December 2006 - we are told Howard County needs us to redesign the showroom (3 months again)</li>
<li>March 2007 - we run out of space in Unit #107 and Unit #108 goes on the market. We purchase Unit #108 (4000 sq ft)</li>
<li>May 2007 - finally good news. We were able to obtain our permits.</li>
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<p>We should have the offices, hvac, electricity, sprinklers, internet, plumbing all done by August. We should be able to move from our current location over a long 4 day weekend in September.  So by September we will finally be in our new location. At which point we will start to focus on the showroom. We anticipate the showroom to be open by Christmas or early next year.</p>
<p><strong>SITE UPDATE:</strong></p>
<p><strong>P</strong><strong>lans for the site</strong></p>
<p> The forum is going to be upgraded to vbulletin and the gallery section will be updated as well. <br />
Should be done within the next 2 weeks.</p>
<p>Plans for the siteThe forum is going to be upgraded to vbulletin and the gallery section will be updated as well. Should be done within the next 2 weeks.Shopping Cart is being upgraded. we have been upgrading the site since August of 2006 and are very close to the beta launch.</p>
<p>We are trying to implement a one username/password across the entire site. So only one username is needed to access gallery, ordering, forum, stories, etc&#8230;</p>
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<p>Thanks again for the continued support.</p>
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		<title>New Support Center</title>
		<link>http://blog.painfulpleasures.com/2007/02/09/new-support-center/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2007 04:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Support Center is in testing.
www.support.painfulpleasures.com
 
Q. Why is this better?
A. We receive over 1000 emails a day. All emails come to two workstations and we have a number of people that answer your questions. This setup creates delays and at times, some emails go unanswered. If you ever experienced a delay or didn&#8217;t receive a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>New Support Center is in testing.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.support.painfulpleasures.com/">www.support.painfulpleasures.com</a></p>
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<p>Q. Why is this better?</p>
<p>A. We receive over 1000 emails a day. All emails come to two workstations and we have a number of people that answer your questions. This setup creates delays and at times, some emails go unanswered. If you ever experienced a delay or didn&#8217;t receive a reply from us we are sorry. The new support center will streamline everyones questions which will allow us to better assit you. This will also help you manage any questions you might have.</p>
<p>Once you create an account, anytime you login (your email address) to the support system you will see the status of all your questions. You don&#8217;t have to login to reply. Every reply we make to your question will be sent automatically to your email box. You can actually hit reply to our response right in your email box and send us another question or comment and it will go back to our ticket support system and update the ticket automatically. So you will always have a trail when you login. Just make sure you use the same email address everytime and you will always have access to your previous questions and answers.</p>
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<p>What the Future Holds.</p>
<p>We are also upgrading the entire site. Some of the new features will be 1 login for the entire site.</p>
<p>For those of you who are active on the boards, gallery and like to shop with us, we will soon have the ability for our customers to create one account which will give them access to the entire site. Right now you need a seperate account for the store, the boards, and now the support system. We are working hard to integrate all sections of the site.</p>
<p>Also we will be launching &#8220;MyPleasure&#8221; very very soon. Basically its your profile, similar to myspace, you will have the ability to create your own homepage, diaries, rate customers pictures, send private messages, and a ton of other features. MyPleasure will also have a video section which will give you ability to upload your own videos, more interactive story board and picture board, plus a couple of other key features as well to come&#8230;&#8230;. 2007 is going to be HUGE.</p>
<p>Thank you again for all the support.</p>
<p> Painful Pleasures, Inc.
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		<title>Merry Christmas to all of our body jewelry and tattoo supply customers</title>
		<link>http://blog.painfulpleasures.com/2006/12/22/merry-christmas-to-all-of-our-body-jewelry-and-tattoo-supply-customers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 21:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On behalf of all of us at Painfulpleasures I would like to thank all of our body jewelry and tattoo customers. It is your repeat business that lets the company continue to grow and offer more products at the lowest possible price.  This year we have added two warehouses, exploded into the tattoo industry and began construction [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On behalf of all of us at Painfulpleasures I would like to thank all of our body jewelry and tattoo customers. It is your repeat business that lets the company continue to grow and offer more products at the lowest possible price.  This year we have added two warehouses, exploded into the tattoo industry and began construction of a retail store, which should be completed early 2007.  All of this was made possible by the tattoo and body piercing community.  Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.</p>
<p>Matt
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		<title>New Showroom, Coming Early 2007</title>
		<link>http://blog.painfulpleasures.com/2006/12/08/new-showroom-coming-early-2007/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2006 00:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a snapshot of what is coming. Just so everyone knows that we are serious when we say we will have a showroom. We expected to be up and running by End of Summer 2006. Unfortunately because of construction delays we are now looking to be up and running end of February 2007. Customers will be able [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is a snapshot of what is coming. Just so everyone knows that we are serious when we say we will have a showroom. We expected to be up and running by End of Summer 2006. Unfortunately because of construction delays we are now looking to be up and running end of February 2007. Customers will be able to come in and browse our selection. Order online in one of the workstations or order via the receptionist. We will pick and pack your order from the warehouse and bring it out to you.</p>
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		<title>Cosmetic Tattoo Machines - Cosmetic Tattoo Guns are all back in stock</title>
		<link>http://blog.painfulpleasures.com/2006/12/01/cosmetic-tattoo-machines-cosmetic-tattoo-guns-are-all-back-in-stock/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 23:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally all of our Cosmetic Tattoo machines are back in stock. All 5 styles of our Cosmetic Tattoo Guns are in stock and ready to ship. Only a couple more weeks till our Cosmetic Tattoo needles, Cosmetic Tattoo Tubes, and Cosmetic Tattoo Tips are all ready. Be on the look out for a big cosmetic [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Finally all of our Cosmetic Tattoo machines are back in stock. All 5 styles of our Cosmetic Tattoo Guns are in stock and ready to ship. Only a couple more weeks till our Cosmetic Tattoo needles, Cosmetic Tattoo Tubes, and Cosmetic Tattoo Tips are all ready. Be on the look out for a big cosmetic section update with lot of new products.
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		<title>Hard to Find 16g Curved Piercing Needles are NOW BACK IN STOCK&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://blog.painfulpleasures.com/2006/12/01/hard-to-find-16g-curved-piercing-needles-are-now-back-in-stock/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 23:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
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We are pleased to announce the return of 16g curved needles.  We just might be the only company left in the world to carry the curved needles in 16g.  Not only are these body piercing needles crazy super sharp but they are insanely popular. Last batch of 16g Piercing Curved Needles we made sold out in 2 [...]]]></description>
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<p>We are pleased to announce the return of 16g curved needles.  We just might be the only company left in the world to carry the curved needles in 16g.  Not only are these body piercing needles crazy super sharp but they are insanely popular. Last batch of 16g Piercing Curved Needles we made sold out in 2 weeks. Get them before they are gone.</p>
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		<title>New pierced coolhead the coolest!</title>
		<link>http://blog.painfulpleasures.com/2006/11/15/new-pierced-coolhead-the-coolest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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We finally have pierced coolheads!  Each one comes pierced just like the picture with actual body jewelry.  These exclusive coolheads have a hole in the bottom which lets you put them on a variety of things including pens and car antennas. Its a stocking stuffer or good just to put on pens in your [...]]]></description>
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<p>We finally have pierced coolheads!  Each one comes pierced just like the picture with actual body jewelry.  These exclusive coolheads have a hole in the bottom which lets you put them on a variety of things including pens and car antennas. Its a stocking stuffer or good just to put on pens in your business.  Not only are they sweet looking but they also help keep pens from being lost. The pen I have with the coolhead on it is the only one i can ever find <img src='http://blog.painfulpleasures.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  .
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		<title>Aluminum grips now available in more hot colors</title>
		<link>http://blog.painfulpleasures.com/2006/11/15/aluminum-grips-now-available-in-more-hot-colors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We now have tattoo Grips 041, 042, and 043 available in more amazing colors. The new color charts can be found by giong to the individual grips and scolling to the bottom of the page. Our selection of tattoo grips is constantly expanding as we continue to offer the largest selection of body jewelry and tattoo [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We now have tattoo Grips 041, 042, and 043 available in more amazing colors. The new color charts can be found by giong to the individual grips and scolling to the bottom of the page. Our selection of tattoo grips is constantly expanding as we continue to offer the largest selection of body jewelry and tattoo supplies in the world.</p>
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<p><a title="Grip Tattoo 42" href="http://www.painfulpleasures.com/xcart/customer/product.php?productid=3539&#038;cat=0&#038;page=1"></p>
<div style="text-align: center"><img title="Tattoo Grip 42" alt="Tattoo Grip 42" src="http://www.painfulpleasures.com/body_jewelry/gallery/Tattoo/tattoo_grips/tattoo_grip_021.jpg" /></div>
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<p><a title="Tattoo Grip 041" href="http://www.painfulpleasures.com/xcart/customer/product.php?productid=3538&#038;cat=0&#038;page=1"></p>
<div style="text-align: center"><img title="Tattoo Grip 23" alt="Tattoo Grip 23" src="http://www.painfulpleasures.com/body_jewelry/gallery/Tattoo/tattoo_grips/tattoo_grip_023.jpg" /></div>
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<p><a title="Tattoo Grip 041" href="http://www.painfulpleasures.com/xcart/customer/product.php?productid=3537&#038;cat=0&#038;page=1"></p>
<div style="text-align: center"><img title="Tattoo Grip 041" alt="Tattoo Grip 041" src="http://www.painfulpleasures.com/body_jewelry/gallery/Tattoo/tattoo_grips/tattoo_grip_025.jpg" /></div>
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		<title>Snowman candy cane holly leaf belly rings and christmas displays</title>
		<link>http://blog.painfulpleasures.com/2006/11/15/snowman-candy-cane-holly-leaf-belly-rings-and-christmas-displays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Christmas is slowly approaching so it is important to remember that painfulpleasures offers a number of winter holiday items.  This season the most popular item seems to be our christmas display filled with christmas belly rings.  For those who are interested in just buying one belly rings they are also available (I like the snowman [...]]]></description>
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<p>Christmas is slowly approaching so it is important to remember that painfulpleasures offers a number of winter holiday items.  This season the most popular item seems to be our christmas display filled with christmas belly rings.  For those who are interested in just buying one belly rings they are also available (I like the snowman one).
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