So let's start off with his service and then get to the parts three other people on here are talking about as far as being a predator. Never cared to say anything about it before because I simply avoided going to his shop after my last session with him since I was uncomfortable and I didn't like his vibes.
First of all, I went to him to get a vertical labret piercing done a few years ago and he screwed up. When he put the needle through, he didn't make sure he had the right size, so the barbell was bigger than it needed to be. It felt really heavy so he had to take the barbell out of the wound and slide another smaller one in. I was bleeding, it hurt like hell, and my lip was more swollen than it should have when I went home. He also flirted with me and my mom the entire time and asked us to go on dates with him. I ignored it cause I'm used to hearing men talk like that and just went home, but I was uncomfortable as hell.
Despite my first visit, I decided to get my back tattoo at his shop because I knew he was cheap and I couldn't afford to spend much. For the spot I wanted it in, I had to have my shirt off and he kept insisting that I had nothing to worry about and just the way he kept insisting was creeping me out, but I still really wanted this tattoo cause it was important to me. I still didn't feel right having my shirt off, so I only pulled it over my neck so my front was still covered, but I kept subconsciously worrying if he was going to try and snap my bra off because it was so close to his hands. It was just a feeling.
That's STILL one of the most painful tattoos I've ever gotten, and it's not cause I have a low pain tolerance. I have several tattoos and none of them hurt nearly as bad as when he did my tattoo. And if anyone reads this and just thinks I'm being a wuss, just know that he scarred my sisters arm when she came in for a tattoo from him weeks later. Oh, he flirted with her, too, and she was still a minor at the time. I can't remember which visit it was, but I distinctly remember him saying he would give either me, my sister, or my mom a free tattoo if we went on a date with him.
AS IF I COULDN'T GET ANY DUMBER, I had to go to work after my tattoo and he offered a ride. In hindsight, I really shouldn't have let him do that cause, great, he knew where I worked. But I let him drive me to my job and when we got there, he went for a hug. I don't like people touching me, but I felt obligated to be nice because he had just done my tattoo, so I hugged him. Literally as soon as I hugged him, he held tight and kissed my head and it took me everything to not punch him in the face then and there. i just got out of the car and didn't look back.
My experience with him isn't nearly as bad as him doing what he did to those other girls, but he crossed a lot of lines he shouldn't have and throughout the years whenever someone mentioned him I wasn't shy in letting people know how much I didn't like him and didn't like the vibes I got from him. Now I know to trust my intuition next time. read more