Quick Tan Opens Fourth Tanning Salon

For Immediate Release

December 27, 2001

Contact: John Blount, President (478) 275-1700

December 27, 2001 - Dublin, GA - Quick Tan, Inc. today announced the opening of its fourth tanning salon. The all-new salon, named Quick Tan, is located at 1101-G Hillcrest Parkway in the Oak Ridge Shopping Center behind the BP service station in Dublin, Georgia. With this salon, Quick Tan now owns and operates three tanning salons in Dublin. The other two salons are Quick Tan, a 10-bed salon in the Wal-Mart Shopping Center and Key West Tanning Salon, a 14-unit salon located in the Williamsburg Village Shopping Center. The fourth salon is a Quick Tan salon in Lexington, South Carolina.

The additional salon will enable Quick Tan to meet its mission to consistently provide superior customer service and clean, well-maintained salons, even during the peak tanning season according to Company President John Blount. The new salon features 7 Montego Bay 3000 series tanning beds and a Montego Bay Viper VHR 12 minute bed, with capacity to add more tanning beds as the need arises. Each tanning bed contains speakers inside the bed to maximize clients' comfort.

The Salon opens just in time to allow customers to enjoy "Tan Free Fridays in January", a Quick Tan tradition. Anyone can tan free every Friday in January at any of the four salon locations, with no obligation. During this time, the salons also offer discounts on packages, lotions and apparel to help customers prepare for the peak tanning season.

Quick Tan, Inc. is a Dublin, Georgia based corporation. It operates four Tanning Salons: Two Quick Tan salons and Key West Tanning Salon in Dublin, Georgia and Quick Tan in Lexington, South Carolina.

Additional information on the company and its services can be found on the company's web site at www.quicktaninc.com.