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A bit blurry in the pic but I loooove it! Can't wait to add on...
Melina H.

My bestie and her daughter came in for tattoos for her daughter's birthday while I was up from TX for a quick weekend getaway and I ended up getting a tattoo the next day. Pete went out of his way to take pieces from several pictures and create a custom design that turned out sooo stunning!!! He is a perfectionist and is all about the fine details, but also is a great listener, open to suggestions, and quickly put me at ease with getting such a large piece done in one sitting (not my first tattoo but definitely the biggest). I cannot wait fly back up and add to it. Great prices, great artistry from a great guy...ask for Pete! You won't be disappointed.

On 10/16/23 My wife went into Mr. Tattoo for a birthday tattoo. Suppose to get a ¾ sleeve on her arm. Everything started normal, from the return call by the owner Pete, Who has in the past, my wife has had a great interaction and tattoos with. She arrived at the agreed time at 4PM, He was almost 2 1/2 hours late. Was supposed to have the drawing done the night before. Didn't have it done. Had to continue drawing, Not a huge deal. Did NOT start laying ink until 2:20 am 10/17/23. Right before he started he told my wife "Now's the time to take oxy if you got it to help with pain". She of course, Said Absolutely not, She doesn't do drugs at all. He took multiple breaks throughout the course of this, Left her at the store multiple times by herself in the middle of the night, Saying "Hold down the desk, Act like you work here if someone comes in" about 5:45am 10/17/23, There is barley anything done on her arm and During a painful spot on her arm, Pete could tell she was in some pain, He then asked her if she wanted to some some weed, She of course declined again for drugs, He then Said "how about cocaine, We got some of that around here too" She of course declined, At this point she is ready to leave, Barley any of the tattoo is done, The OWNER of the store has offered her drugs multiple times. It comes to being 6am and she tells Pete the owner that she needs to leave, She has been there about 16 hours, She is exhausted. He agrees, My wife then asks how much for what's currently done, He said 300$ Which is absolutely wild due to the amount that was actually done in the time frame she was there. She counter offered with 150 and will come back for the rest at a later time. Before the Appointment, She was very upfront with what she wanted, She gave Pete freedom for design and communicated the exact amount she has to spend - $470. He agreed with everything. So to have a tattoo that is maybe a of the ¾ sleeve and wants to take a majority of the money for pretty much nothing. He agreed to the 150 for the current work and offered her to keep the stencil so that when she comes back in to finish the stencil wouldn't get lost. Now this is where it gets even wilder. Again, He agreed to the 150 for the current work and the stencil, she got out the money and set it on the Tattoo bed, He snatched it off the table and started screaming in her face about how she is only paying him 150$ for 16 hours of work, when in reality it should of not taken anywhere close to 16 hours to do. He even said multiple times at the beginning it would probably take a total of 5-6 hours to draw and lay ink and he was gonna do it for 470$. He starts Calling her a "stupid Bitch" Starts throwing things around the studio and at her. At this point my wife is absolutely terrified, Especially because Pete has mentioned he has guns in the shop for protection. Pete is leaning over the Tattoo bed in her face flipping her off calling her a stupid bitch, Get the fuck out of my shop, She leaves as fast as she can and he is chasing her out of the store. She can hear him behind her. I have contacted the store in hopes that maybe Pete is a partner of the store and i can get my money back. Of course Pete is the sole owner, So there isn't much I can do. But one of the employees asked me what happened, I told him everything my wife told me and he was absolutely speechless. I've talked to other parlors about this also trying to get my wife in to make her tattoo look somewhat complete so she isn't embarrassed to show it, And they all said it sounds like Pete was on some sort of drugs, I also agree. Please don't go here at all, I'm sorry to all the other Artists at the store you have a boss that acts like this. And is going to ruin your income at that location. This photo is all that he did in 16 hours and didn't even clean the area.

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Thyra H.

Very clean and friendly! The only thing is that they disappear during business hours and don't leave a return time. Last time I was by thwre was also no answer to my calls, which lead to me taking my friend to another artist. Otherwise the art is beautiful with solid color and line work. They obviously specialize in American traditional and they do it WELL.

We were more than pleased with Jimmy's first drawing. He got exactly what we explained and it turned out beautifully!
Leilani C.

My sister and I came here when we decided we wanted tattoos one day on a whim. It was recommended by a friend. We went in, showed him (Jimmy) what we wanted and he drew something better up in just a few minutes. The shop was super clean and Jimmy made my first tattooing experience awesome! Came in again just a few days ago and it was just as perfect. Jimmy has done a fantastic job on both of my tattoos, my sisters and my best friends. The guys in the shop are really easygoing and just all around nice. I love the cleanliness of the shop. It's bright and open so you don't feel like you're in a dungeon -like smokey biker bar being tattooed by your sister's boyfriend's half brother's cousin amongst a bunch of Sons of Anarchy look-a-likes. (Although I'm not sure any woman in their right mind would turn down the latter) All in all, I had an amazing experience both times, super happy with the work Jimmy did and will definitely be coming back!

Joel was awesome. Really friendly, light handed, and a good conversationalist which if you're getting something in a painful spot is actually really nice. He definitely found a way to turn a design I wanted into something ever more fitted for me.

What I got
Xtal G.

Wanted latte-art tattoo in brown ink (as coffee is brown--not black) Gavin (? Refused--can't make coloured dots. I compromised, as the main idea was *dotted lines* However, this is more like flecked shading! (and badly done at that! where are the value changes?) At least if he would've used brown ink, black dots could've been added for definition and movement but now it's too dark to correct. Also, when i noticed it wasn't turning out, and asked for some clean dotted lines he threw my reference drawing in the corner & barked 'getting there! Gotta build up the values!' the heart shape is deformed, the design is backwards, and it might as well be solid black! So, go here if you want a quick 20 minute thick-black tattoo. If you want something more delicate, done with patience and craftsmanship, go someplace else.

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Shellie Z.

Pete is the man! I will return again and again. He was patient and meticulous. Love my tattoo. He also does bad ass SailorJerry style. Best I've seen! Nice shop too! Perfect location. Great price.

what i wanted

I came in for a walk in to get some simple line work tattoos of a cobra head, a pair of butterflies, and a flame. Joel greeted my friend and I with a big smile and great customer service. We then got to mapping out the tattoo placement and he printed out the drawings we gave him. I gave him a few reference pictures and asked him to do them EXACTLY like the references. The line work was awful- it looks like a drunk child did them. He also blew out the ink on my flame and part of my cobra head. I'm so upset about the way they turned out because he was so nice and i was so confident in his abilities because he gave me no reason to doubt him. The only tattoo that was even close to the pictures i provided was the cobra, and even that did not turn out the way i wanted. it is not wide enough and is too tall without adequate detailing and no differentiation between the thickness of the lines. the butterflies are nothing like what we agreed upon and flame is the same. My friends tattoo turned out beautifully... so i'm really confused why mine turned out so awful?? I feel like if you're unable to do the tattoos how your client wants them done, then you either 1. shouldn't be tattooing or 2. should refer them to someone who would be more fit to execute their ideas.

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Peter was awesome. My tattoos look great and he was able to squeeze me in the same day. I'll definitely be going back.

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thank you pete :) me and my friend went for some late night lettering and he was super cool! we appreciated your time and your ghost stories

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Not happy. Rushed. Bad energy; basically made fun of my design. Sloppy like crayon; took no care. Very upset! Blah!!!!

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