Let me first start off by saying I love my tattoo. It means a lot to me and I do think it is well done. Originally, I had no intention to leave a review one way or another, but months later, my experi... Read More
Let me first start off by saying I love my tattoo. It means a lot to me and I do think it is well done. Originally, I had no intention to leave a review one way or another, but months later, my experience still kind of nags at me. Getting a tattoo done, especially my first here, was not the best. I understand my tattoo, which is a motto of a city of importance to me, is not the most flashy or exciting thing these artists ink, but it is important enough for me to get it tattooed on my body forever. When I asked what artists were the best with lettering, I was told any of them would do, which didn't inspire much confidence. I was blindly assigned to Bill, handed in my sketches, which were scanned in, and left with an appointment. When I came back for that appointment, Bill had never seen my design and had no idea what I was in for. Luckily, I brought my scans with me, he rescanned them in, and played around with them in Photoshop. When I told him part of the design was too big to go with the lettering, he was really bent out of shape and begrudgingly changed it after I had to reexplain that I didn't want it any different, only a little bit smaller in the program. Then without really giving me much time to look at the design on my arm he went to work. He didn't really ask or care what my design was about and seemed to think the whole thing was kind of a waste of his time. Again, I get it, not a super exciting tattoo, but it means a lot to me and I was paying and tipping him for his time...My friend made a comment about how I had just graduated college and he went on a rant about what a waste of time and money he thinks college is. My tattoo was quick and he went over care instructions very thoroughly. Ultimately, I left very happy with my tattoo and not very happy with the experience my artist gave me.Edit: the manager reached out and made amends. He was great and I went in to get my tragus pierced by Kenny and had a great experience! Read Less