Unfortunately I have to give Satori Ink 1 Star for my recent experience. Â I got a tattoo on Sunday April 22, 2018 and I'm very unhappy with the quality of the work. Â Â Â There are two problems with t... Read More
Unfortunately I have to give Satori Ink 1 Star for my recent experience. Â I got a tattoo on Sunday April 22, 2018 and I'm very unhappy with the quality of the work. Â Â Â There are two problems with this tattoo. Â The first problem is the thickness/darkness of the lines are different in both words. Â As you can see in the photo the word FADE is darker and thicker than the word IN. Â If this was written on a computer you might say the word FADE appears to be written in Bold, while IN isn't. Â The second problem is that the word IN also appears to be sloppy and looks more rushed. Â I put a side by side close up of the letter F and the letters IN to show what I mean (I circled and drew arrows for problem areas). Â The serif line on the bottom of the F is the proper size, while the serif lines on the N are both too small and not straight. Â The bottom right corner of the N is also sloppily done and finished with the wrong angle, as well as having a slightly curved line on the right vertical line. Â Finally there are some spots on both the I and the N where there appears to be tiny gaps in the line. Â Â I noticed these problems not long after I left the shop on Sunday, but wanted to give it some time for the initial redness to go down so I could see all the lines better, as not to rush to judgement. Â It looked the same on Monday, and I finally decided to contact the shop on Tuesday. Â Shaun responded by email on Wednesday, telling me that they could not offer a free touchup on this mistake, and then said that I would have to pay $60 to come back in to have it fixed. Â He also offered another option to have it worked on for free IF I came back in to get another tattoo from them at the same time. Â Â I know that the policy for free touchups varies from place to place, a lot of artists offer them, but a lot don't. Â That's fine, but any shop (or any business, tattoo or other) that doesn't stand by their work DAYS after, doesn't deserve the business or reputation that Satori has. Â This is not a case of someone who didn't take care of their tattoo coming back a year later asking for a handout. Â This also isn't a problem case like unexpected blowouts due to problem skin or anything like that. Â It's simply a rushed mistake. Â Charging someone to fix a mistake that THEY made is both unprofessional and a sign of an artist/business who doesn't care about the quality their work. Â Â Â At the end of the day this experience will have little impact on my own life. Â The tattoo is small, the mistake is fixable, I will eventually get it fixed by someone else, and life will go on. Â Problems like this hurt the business far more than the consumer. Â I have already been told by three friends who were planning on going to Satori for new ink, that they will be looking elsewhere now. Â I was also planning on getting at least one more tattoo there this summer but will not be returning. Â Another friend that has gotten ink there in the past, multiple times, is now unsure if he will go back. Â Â Â My tiny six letter tattoo cost $80 (shop minimum) + $20 tip. Â Fixing it would've taken minutes. Â The decision to charge to fix their own mistake cost them AT LEAST $320 in new business (probably closer to $800-$1000, considering these other tattoos wouldn't be small enough for shop minimum), but more importantly it cost them repeat business from multiple people for years to come. Â I will never understand the way that some people choose to do business. Â Oh well... Read Less