So, my best friend & I wanted to do Friday the 13th tattoos. We finally found this place, it said no shop minimum, and we had our designs ready. Mind you, a majority of the designs they had, were near exact with what my friend requested, except hers were significantly smaller. They had a semi colon & palm tree on their $20 flash sheets, and the ones my friend brought in were even smaller than those. I got a decent sized forearm piece (approx 2.5x2.5), and a bigger piece above the knee (pics included for reference). My friend got a semi colon on her wrist (approx 1/8") and a palm tree on the other wrist (approx 1.5"). (Included her pics). He charged me $80 for both of mine, which I found pretty fair. However, he charged my friend the same price for hers, plus he got a tip on top of both. With mine, I paid $100 with tip. I think that was a fair price, considering the size like I mentioned. However, when I found out he charged my friend the same price & tip recommended, I about cried for her. It makes me sad to think that she didn't want to upset the artist by asking about the price hike, because she didn't want him to turn her away. It should always be OPEN communication, and while we understand the shop has the final say, his demeanor towards her is what really made her avoid confrontation. His wife sat behind both of us while he tattooed, and I do have to say that he was quite short & inattentive to my friend while she was visiting with him & getting her tattoos. I'm not sure if he's the owner, but having your wife behind your clients, especially women, made us both feel kind of awkward. It might've been better if she responded to our compliments on her ink or even had a friendly aura. She just acted really standoffish, almost as if she didn't want us getting tattooed by her husband. Maybe that's just me, but then again, I catch up on vibes pretty easily. I am not the type to complain, but I also want to make sure that it's brought up, so other customers and possibly the shop can reflect on what might make a customers visit a little less.......rushed & awkward. I will say I am happy with my forearm tattoo, and my leg tattoo will need a touch up in the future. But hey, it was Friday the 13th, we were excited. Also, when we got there (around 10:15am,) the shop had NO line, and there was 2 other customers in there (one getting a custom tattoo, the other most likely waiting on them.) We didn't have to wait, there was no reason to rush (the artist said they don't advertise Fri the 13th much, because they don't want it being super hectic or rushed.) I kind of wish I would've went a little different for her, otherwise we would've been happy to leave a 5 star. You just can't really expect to pay 5x the amount, for an even smaller design than their $20 pieces . I wish I would've known sooner, she didn't mention it until later that night because it was eating her up & she felt like she was taken advantage of with price..... I guess you live & you learn. read more