I paid way too much money for the amount of mistakes I received in my tattoo…read more
I got pierced here and that was a pleasant experience, so i felt good about going back for a tattoo. That said, when they said my small pencil tattoo was going to be $100, I knew I was getting ripped off, because the larger tattoo on my right arm only cost me $60 elsewhere and is pristine. That said, I assumed I was paying for quality, so I paid for it. I was wrong, as you can see in the photo, there are several random dots that were not a part of the design I sent over. In addition, the tattoo artist began arguing with me about including mistakes from the scan image including a grey tint to the photo and the graph paper the design was drawn on, which I did not think I needed to clarify I didn't want.
I really don't want to be negative and am trying my best to be happy with the end result, given it's there now and forever, but I'm not gonna lie I'm really upset about all the mistakes made, especially given the amount I paid. I can't help but wish I had gotten tattooed anywhere else, or even gotten one of my friends with Amazon-ordered tattoo guns to do it.
Finally, the guy at the front desk was rude and acted like I was inconveniencing him every time I made him look up from his phone to take my money. If my tattoo turned out fine, I literally wouldn't have cared at all. But it was just another thing that frustrated me about this experience.
After talking to some friends about this experience, I've learned that many other students have had similar negative experiences as well, and that apparently within the tattooed student body they're known to do stuff like this. I really wish I'd asked around more before scheduling an appointment here.
Yes, I really downloaded this app and made an account just to write this review. It's the only thing I can do about any of this at this point besides sit in my room and stew.
I feel bad saying all of this because the guy who tattooed me was very nice. At the same time, he's a professional charging aggressive prices, and I do not feel like I received what I paid for in the slightest.
I hope in leaving this comment I can help others from making my mistake. I'm debating whether or not to get the mistakes covered, on one hand they're several random dots/smears that are invisible from a distance, but on the other hand it's my body and I don't like how messy the final result is. I don't like that every time I look at my wrist all I can think about is how I should've stood up for myself and argued more and tried to get a price reduction. Especially given how my last tattoo was only $60 and turned out clean and crisp, I can't help but feel that because I paid $40 more for 4 mistakes, I paid $10 a mistake.