I really wanted to get a tatoo from Nick but when I went to click on a deposit it redirected me to a PayPal page. A $200.00 deposit is a bit much. Esp for someone who is traveling into your city & seeking a tatoo. If I were in your city I may think about it but not this traveler. It also may help not to have someone returning calls only to give 2 words answers "Yes maam". I've been to NYC, OH, & TN for a tatoos & the protocol was not this strenuous for a deposit. Time is money but ease up. Maybe one day I can be a walk in if they even take them.
Review Source:Awesome experience. Â It has been many many years since I received tattoo (the two I do have were both done in or around college age years, when pain was inevitably muted by a plethora of alcohol and inappropriate sexual encounters)
I went in two weeks prior to meet the staff and tour the parlor. Â Everyone was super nice and professional and everyone I met had a great sense of humor. Â I flipped through all of the artist's books and while they were all phenomenal, I chose Nick as I thought his work better matched what I was looking for.
Fast forward two weeks to today. Â My appointment was at 6. Â I walk in about 3 minutes before 6 and the young lady greeted me and asked my name. Â She had all of my paperwork ready and made a quick photocopy of my driver's license. Â She took the time to talk about post-care. Â She was super sweet and very professional. Â Everyone said hi as they walked by.
Nick was at the counter right at 6pm and was ready to go. Â We talked about the idea I had based on some images I had e-mailed him previously. Â He did a rough sketch and I loved the result of that. Â Nick was engaging and friendly and we chatted through the majority of the tattoo. Â When he was finished, I was shocked...I thought perhaps we were taking a break..nope, that mf'er was done. Â Brilliant Brilliant work. Â Far exceeded my expectations.
I can't imagine you could go wrong with ANY of the artists there but if you get a chance to get some work done by Nick, do it. Â He is booked until mid - August..that speaks volumes. Â My next piece will be done at Immortal by Nick, or it won't be done at all.
Okay, so just so everybody here knows I'm not crazy-pants, here's why I'm unhappy with Chris at Immortal Images.
7/19, I e-mailed him that I dug his portfolio and would be in Raleigh (3 hours away) 7/25-8/5 and wanted to get some work done - throw out some ideas, yadda yadda.
7/21, his first communication back with me - 1 question. Â "How big you want the tattoo?"
7/21, I respond back 1.5 hours later with "my only size limit is what you can do in one session"
Seven days later (7/28), I e-mail him to follow-up because I hadn't heard from him.
He says to stop by that night. Â ...I'm 3 hours away, that isn't possible. Â Can he see me Thursday?
7/31, he tells me he can do 3pm on the 2nd, and I get the first sketch of the tattoo and oh by the way, put a deposit down.
8/1, I respond (albeit, 8:30pm) with some alterations I'd like to see to the sketch. Â I don't make a deposit, because in my area, that's what you do to GET a sketch. Â He never mentioned I wouldn't get an appointment without putting a deposit down. Â No quote on cost of the tattoo or anything, mind you.
So I drive the 3 hours out to Charlotte, and he just basically ignores me. Â Says I didn't make a deposit, so he gave my appointment away.
I'm coming from DC, and you couldn't be a touch more accommodating to my unique situation?
I went to ACE Tattoos instead and got a custom piece that is my favorite of my 8 tattoos now, done by Tommy, and they did it on the fly. Â I got super lucky, ACE's lobby is loaded with trophies.
1 star because uhhh... I honestly don't know why.
I got a simple tattoo on my ankle almost 5 years ago. Very happy with the communication before tattooing took place...I got a unique tattoo and it is exactly what I wanted.
My daughter wanted a tattoo earlier this year, and I knew this was the place to take her. She has a lovely tattoo that she will be happy with forever.
A tattoo is permanent, and it is important to make sure you are getting exactly what you want.
At Immortal Images they take the time to make an appointment for a consultation, then make another appointment for the tattoo.
The studio is fastidiously clean. The chairs have disposable covers, gloves are worn and it is obvious that every precaution is taken to ensure the health and welfare of their staff and their clients.
I think the best way to find a good tattoo place is to ask around...and several of my friends recommended this place, with good reason.
The high review here on yelp confirms the decision!
I've been going to Immortal Images since the mid-90s when they had their shop on South Boulevard. Though the location has changed a few times through the years the one thing that has remained consistent is very high quality ink. I have 25+ tattoos and they were either done at Immortal Images or they were retouched at Immortal Images mainly by Steve Huntsberry & a few by Haley Lakeman.
 Most of my pieces are custom and I've never regretted any of the work I've had done there. Sandy, the manager, is a sweetheart. She works with people on the phone as well as walk ins to help you discover not what it is that you think you want, but what you need, placement & cost.
 Immortal Images has always been an ultra clean facility with comfortable seating & friendly people. All of the artists are professional & produce high quality art.
I filled through some of the ink artists portfolios here and I was completely hooked. Â This is some of the most original tattoo art that I have seen around Charlotte. Â I only have two tattoos, but I have been flirting with the idea of getting a backpiece done. Â One of my friends, who tattoos from head to toe, told me to check this place out. Â I loved all of his body art and he had gotten some work done here so I checked it out. Â The place is spick and span, I wouldn't even question the sanitation of there needles or the experience of the employees based on the store's upkeep alone. Â I heard that there is a waiting list to get a tattoo here, but I am really considering it, it looks worth the wait.
Review Source:I've never been tattooed by one of the Immortal staff, but I got tattooed at Immortal by an artist who was doing a guest spot in town. The portfolios of the artists who work there speak for themselves...they are all world-class artists, and we're lucky to have them in town.
When I got tattooed there, I was most impressed by the professionalism of the studio and the cleanliness. It's like a doctor's office in there. Everything is either disposable or carefully covered. They not only meet the North Carolina requirements, they exceed them.
If you want to get tattooed at Immortal, you'll probably have to wait for a while, as the artists stay booked for months in advance. You might also pay more than you'll pay at some of the other shops in town...in spite of the high prices and the long wait, however, you'll  get great, custom work from some of the best in the business. You're taking your safety into your own hands if you go somewhere less professional, and you're risking getting ugly art and having to live with a bad tattoo or pay hundreds of dollars for laser if you go somewhere faster and cheaper.
Speaking of laser, they offer laser services at Immortal as well!
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