I've waited quite a while to post this as I wanted to process on if I really felt this was necessary but the thought keep coming back to me to warn people. I got work done here a few years ago by an artist who is no longer with them and I was super impressed but couldn't track the guy down and when I asked Traditions they said "Everett" and didn't care to elaborate for obvious reasons. I have tons of friends who had work done by various people that Cody has employed, himself included. So when I was ready for more ink I decided to go back despite my guy being gone. They had a new girl in there and thanks to her I have 2 poorly done reminders of my mistake for the rest of my life. Both tattoos were incredibly simple and yet she messed them up (I couldn't tell at the time how bad they were because of the mess from the stencils and ink and light swelling.) I have since gotten consultations from other shops and I can't fix the one without changing the whole design and the other isn't really fixable. It's incredibly disappointing. I expressed my concern with them and Cody's girlfriend, the face of the front desk and the artist were both "sorry" but dismissive and the solution was to have me pay to have the same artist "fix" them. The artist cancelled 2 follow up appointments which is when I lost all faith in this shop. Overall Cody might be okay but I wouldn't recommend this shop unless he is doing the work, and even that is just based on other people's experiences so buyer beware. Read Less

Been going to Cody since he opened his store, great artist and a great man. I would recommend anyone to check out his work. I have close to 20 hours of work done by Cody, he is fairly priced but a bargain for the standard of work you receive. Read Less

I started a tattoo with Cody James. I have paid for about 12-15 hours of "work." When Cody and I met for the consult about the work I wanted, he stated that he would need a $100 deposit on getting the stencil drawn up. I messaged him all images that I was interested in. During the time between our consult and my first appointment, I had asked him how everything was going. He told me and still have messages to prove it, that the drawing was coming along really good and he had it in pieces. The same night I went to the shop for my appointment, he had someone in there before me and was close to 3 hours late of my original appointment time. There was no call or notification made to let me know that he was running late and I could have had 3 hours of my night doing something different than waiting. After he was finished he called me and asked if I could get him a big Red Bull. Me being the nice guy I gladly went to the store and bought him one. Once he was ready for me, I came in and he said he just decided to draw it on my arm. No stencils were ever made up and I was charged for the time of the drawing during the first tattoo. The $100 deposit never being refunded or put towards an appointment. Like I said 12-15 hours of "work" and I spent about 24-27 hours in the shop. The last time I was in he spent around 2.4 hours on the machine but charged me for 4. There was very little prep because it was all just filling in and shading. I was in the shop for just under 9 hours. He charges $150 per hour. Do the math. That's $250 that I was charged for and still don't have an answer as to why. He said his machine could have unplugged at some point and took a mental note at the time he had on it. I got the least amount of work done the last time I went in, yet was charged the 4 hours as I was before for more work. I have spoke to 3 other tattoo artists about this. No one understands it. 2 of the artists have said the work I have now could have been done in about 4-7 hours and done much better with more detail. I spoke with Cody about my issues and wanted to get a clear explanation as to what exactly my charges were for. I got the run around. He asked how we could make it better. I told him that I thought I was fair to refund me $100 deposit I first put down and I walk away. He said if I was going to continue the tattoo with him we could figure something out to make it better, but if not he wasn't going to do anything to make things right. If he would have said that he was going to return the $100 deposit and put $250 towards my next appointment, I may have considered finishing the work with him. He is money hungry and does not care about the customer unless they are handing him hundred dollar bills. First appointment was in the shop for 10-11 hours and charged for 5. Second appointment was there for about 7 and charged for 4. That appointment would have only been for filling in the 3 fir trees. My last appointment I was there about 8-9 hours and was charged for 4. Not very great with time management or customer service.Read Less

Traditions strives above and beyond than any tattoo studio in northern Washington. The owners artistic ability and business ethic is unparalleled from any other I've seen in the area. I've had tattoos from three other tattoo shops and they didn't turn out as well as my tattoo from traditions. I'm extremely happy with their work and I can't wait to go back for more. Read Less

I've had 2 tattoos...1 was a cover-up with the outline already done earlier. Tried to get it completed only to have to return for another session. Still not done right. Felt like a waste of time. The 2nd tattoo was an easy, smaller tattoo...same results with same "artist". Not pleased with results AT ALL! Will search for another tattoo shop with better results. And to make matters more uncomfortable...the music played inside with volume TOO damn loud! Mellow out...it's supposed to be a fun place to go...right? Not so...and the owner, Cody...oblivious to other tattoo people working there. Quality work should be the goal...not scratch artists pretending to be genuine artists. Very disappointed! Read Less