I visited [redacted] at Instinktive tattoo to get a half sleeve finished getting colored in (the artist that had done all the rest of the work moved and couldn't finish). I asked to have the general look of his coloring in to match the previous work.
Starting with the day of getting tattooed, [redacted] was very unprofessional. I should have realized he wasn't that great looking back. A few of the reasons...
* he made a comment about how fast he was numerous times. Yes he was fast, but his coloring in job was not good. The colors are scratchy and parts were not even colored in at all.
* The arm that was being tattooed was not prepped in anyway before tattooing. No shaving or anything.
* He even had another employee come and hang out in the room as he worked on my arm and they decided it was appropriate to talk about [redacted] while I lay there getting tattooed.
Two weeks later I have made an appointment to get touch ups. Upon arrival I am told that the appointment I made was not even recorded, but that it was okay because he was available. So I show him the tattoo and he tells me that he is going to charge me the same hourly rate that he charged before. I inform him that he had a flat rate of $450 for the work. He then lets me know that there will be a $50 charge for the touch up (shop minimum). I am covered in tattoos and have never heard of a shop minimum being charged for touch ups. I told him that I wasn't okay with that, he went too fast and didn't finish what he said he would finish for the $450 which he was already paid. Once that was said he basically told me to screw off because he gets enough business without me.
HORRIBLE tattoo shop. By far the worst I have ever been to. Do NOT go here!!!
I visited [redacted] at Instinktive tattoo to get a half sleeve finished getting colored in (the artist that had done all the rest of the work moved and couldn't finish). I asked to have the general look of his coloring in to match the previous work.
Starting with the day of getting tattooed, [redacted] was very unprofessional. I should have realized he wasn't that great looking back. A few of the reasons...
* he made a comment about how fast he was numerous times. Yes he was fast, but his coloring in job was not good. The colors are scratchy and parts were not even colored in at all.
* The arm that was being tattooed was not prepped in anyway before tattooing. No shaving or anything.
* He even had another employee come and hang out in the room as he worked on my arm and they decided it was appropriate to talk about [redacted] while I lay there getting tattooed.
Two weeks later I have made an appointment to get touch ups. Upon arrival I am told that the appointment I made was not even recorded, but that it was okay because he was available. So I show him the tattoo and he tells me that he is going to charge me the same hourly rate that he charged before. I inform him that he had a flat rate of $450 for the work. He then lets me know that there will be a $50 charge for the touch up (shop minimum). I am covered in tattoos and have never heard of a shop minimum being charged for touch ups. I told him that I wasn't okay with that, he went too fast and didn't finish what he said he would finish for the $450 which he was already paid. Once that was said he basically told me to screw off because he gets enough business without me.
HORRIBLE tattoo shop. By far the worst I have ever been to. Do NOT go here!!!