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Customers will have to choose from pre-made designs to maintain a tight schedule allowing just 20-30 minutes for each tattoo.
Van Houten said she wanted to provide fans with an indelible memento of the shows.
91裸聊视频淭aylor Swift has created such a huge community among so many different people,91裸聊视频 she said.
Thousand Sunny is among an abundance of businesses offering Swift-inspired promotions in Vancouver to mark her shows on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, closing out her blockbuster world tour.
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About 160,000 people are expected to attend the three sold-out shows at BC Place, and tourism organization Destination Vancouver has said Swift91裸聊视频檚 shows will bring an estimated $157-million economic impact to the city.
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B.C.-based athletic clothing retailerLululemon is another company offering deals to Swift fans.
Regional manager Katelynne Katona said the company is offering gifts of a clear belt bag and a friendship bracelet for the first few hundred fans who visit Lululemon91裸聊视频檚 Robson or Pacific Centre stores on Friday.
The clear bag might come in handy as BC Place says any bags brought into Eras Tour shows must be transparent and no larger than 12 inches square.
Bars and nightclubs are embracing the moment, hosting Swift-themed dance parties, karaoke nights, sing-alongs, or bingo.
The American on Main Street is one of several Vancouver locations hosting a Taylor Swift drag show.
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Vaughan said Swift91裸聊视频檚 shows were a rare marketing opportunity.
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Tattooist Van Houten, a Swift fan herself, said she might make her Swift promotion available on Sunday, depending on demand.
She said a tattoo was another way to bring Swift fans together.
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