A friend and I came here for a pretty simple tattoo- not a tattoo that needed to be drawn out or anything. We walked in probably about 4 or maybe 5 hours before close, and the front desk lady was awes... Read More
A friend and I came here for a pretty simple tattoo- not a tattoo that needed to be drawn out or anything. We walked in probably about 4 or maybe 5 hours before close, and the front desk lady was awesome- super friendly and prompt in giving us the paperwork to fill out. After that, we waited for about an hour and a half- which isn't the reason for the rating since I know I didn't make an appointment. A tattoo artist came out to meet us- I don't remember his name, he was an older guy, and I explained what I wanted (a Pontiac firebird) on the inside of my left calf above my ankle. I showed him the size I wanted and he came back with something MUCH bigger, I asked him to make it smaller, he reduced it a tiny bit, and this happened a couple more times and he said 'sorry I can't do it any smaller than that- that's just going to have to do'. I go into his little shop corner, everything is clean etc. so that's good. I sit down and adjust my leg until he says all good, and he says 'you're going to want to lay back'. I said 'I'm fine for right now actually I like to watch my tattoos get done' and he said 'no you're going to want to lay back', and then lowered the chair. I told him how I wanted it colored in and he said he couldn't do that at all (just a basic black and a yellow tone, nothing crazy). He had just gotten the ink out and thank GOD I decided to ask him how much it was going to cost. He said 300!!!!!! This is a tattoo not even 3 inches square, with no detail, no drawing, only one color. I ask him 'okay that's a little high what if I just did the outline' and he said "250, the outline is all the work, have you never gotten a tattoo before? They're expensive' I said 'okay I guess I'll come back some other time' fully planning not to, and then paid my $50 deposit and left.
The next day I went to my shop that I normally go to, for the same design but with the colors where I wanted them and everything, for $100 (not including tip), with much better customer service.
This happened back in January and I just never posted a review, but tonight I was looking for a new shop to try out and came across this one and just had to say my piece. Read Less