Tan 4 U replaces Roxie and Darla’s

Anyone who doubts there’s high demand for tanning beds should spend about 10 minutes inside Tan 4 U, the business that occupies the longtime spot of Roxie and Darla’s at Plaza Shopping Center.
Owner Roxie St. John decided to move all her clothing and accessories from Roxie and Darla’s to her other store, The Shopping Bag, located on Main Street. With no more pesky merchandise, the location has become a hotbed for tanning activity. For tanning bed users, it must feel like they’ve died and gone to that great tanning bed in the sky.
Tan 4 U has 12 regular tanning beds, four super level II beds, one leg tanner, and one water massage bed. If you wonder how so many tanning beds stay in use, the traffic flow is tremendous and there is often a wait.
‘We had 400 people in here last Saturday and that was just from 9 to 5,’ said employee Jennifer Forbes. ‘People like it because we have good customer service and a real clean salon. It goes a lot faster now getting people in and out than it used to. And after they’re done, we clean the beds for them. People have really liked that.’
Longtime tanning bed user Pam Kirby, who has gained fame for her skill as a traffic director outside WCMS, says Roxie’s tanning business has certainly made great strides.
‘I’ve been coming here since ’91 or ’92,’ said Pam. ‘And back then she just had one tanning bed. I really like this place because they have good, friendly people and the best tanning beds.’
Now that’s a great story for the grandkids. ‘Times were tough when I was growing up. I can remember back to the day when Roxie just had one tanning bed that’s how tough it was.’
OK, I’ll stop my foolishness now. Tan 4 U is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday thru Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. The