First and foremost, I wanna clear up that this review has little to no reflection on the shop or the artists there who actually have experience and treat their clients right. This review is about a gu... Read More
First and foremost, I wanna clear up that this review has little to no reflection on the shop or the artists there who actually have experience and treat their clients right. This review is about a guy named Joey Scollo who wasted my time, lied to me a handful of times, and then tried to charge me almost triple what he normally charges for the same type of tattoo. The tattoo idea was simple, a photo realistic tattoo of my dog. But even just this part was unclear as he asked me for photos, but didn’t explain to me that he was gonna try to pick one specific photo for the tattoo. He picked a photo and I explained that I preferred a different photo but the image was blurry so I went home to take more pictures. This part was understandable. However, when I finally had an image picked out that I was happy with, he made a lame excuse, tried to convince me that the image wouldn’t make a good tat, and then he tried to compromise with the original blurry photo. At this point, I already lost a lot of trust with him, so I reached out to a friend who has way more experience than him and I also happened to meet another experienced artist at a local pink tie event. Both artists told me that the image I wanted would make a beautiful tattoo and that there was literally nothing wrong with it. When I told Scollo this, he came up with another lame excuse that made absolutely no sense, and continued to push me towards the original blurry photo. So far in the story, he already lied to me at least 3 different times and his excuses just kept getting weaker and weaker.. he must have thought I was really stupid or something because at no point did he try to keep it real or transparent with me. Naturally, I backed out.
So I picked up my deposit, he gave one more feeble attempt to defend his opinion when I saw him but I pretty much just ignored him completely and left.
This is where it gets even better! The very next day, this guy posts on Instagram that he has a special of 150$-200$ for animal realism type tattoos. He told me my price was between 400-500$.
Not only did this guy lie to me and waste my time, but he tried to charge me almost triple his going rate...
I’ve never been tattooed. This guy clearly tried to take advantage and made a complete fool of himself in the process. I hope whoever is reading this stays away! Don’t do business with this guy. Don’t even waste your time. This guy is clearly an amateur and a liar. This is not how you treat people, especially someone who is new and excited to get their first tat. I hope my experience with this guy prevents future bad experiences. Read Less