MAJOR NO-NOs IN A TATTOO PARLOR...CONTINUED!
- Showing Up Intoxicated
You probably aren't fooling anyone when you come in drunk. If pain scares you so much that you need to be intoxicated to show up, a tattoo is not for you. Drunk people are annoying, but it's also incredibly dangerous to tattoo someone under the influence. Pain meds and/or alcohol can thin your blood and make you bleed more. Ew. You'll sign a consent form before you get your tat done, and most include a line that makes you swear you weren't ripping tequila shots before you came in.
- Being A Know-It-All
There have definitely been times where I've shown up to my appointment and imagined a different size than the one my artist has drawn. While you shouldn't let anyone pressure you into a tattoo you don't want, your artist is the Expert®, and knows what will fit where / fade fastest / end up smudged. If your artist says that all of the lyrics to “Stairway To Heaven” just won't fit on your calf, believe them and work on a compromise.
- Cell Phones
Keep still or your tattoo will suck. Texting, playing games, reaching for it, editing Gramma's birthday photos can wait. Some artists go crazy with the flinching wiggling while you play with your phone, putting your tattoo at risk.
- Not Tipping
If you really want to be the worst customer of the day, not tipping is the fastest way to win the award. Just like any service, tipping 10 -20 percent is standard in the industry. If your tattoo is already super expensive and you scrapped and saved for it, it's a good idea to save a little extra to compensate a job well done. Unless you had a horrible experience and can't even believe you had to pay for a botched tattoo to begin with, you must tip your artist.
- Ignoring Aftercare
If you're going to take your new back piece to the tanning beds the next day, that's your business. But don't complain (about your artist or to your artist) that the colors have faded or you've gotten a nasty infection. Most likely, you will be given a tattoo aftercare sheet at the parlor, and your artist will be happy to answer any questions you have. Otherwise, that beautiful piece of art could get seriously ruined.
HAPPY TATTOOING!
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http://theexperts.ca/blog/2016/11/13/grande-prairie-tattoo-artist-james-denny/
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