Painless Ric's Tattoo Studio

My wife and I got tats at Painless Ric's last night.  We had never been in there or ever met Boomer or Ric.

Today is the one year anniversary of my brother-in-law's death, and ever since he passed we have intended to get tattoos in his honor.  We decided we would get them at the one year mark.  

I had been recommended to Painless Ric's, but was disappointed to find out that they are closed on Sundays, which would have been the one year date.  I decided to call and see if they had any recommendations.  Boomer answered the phone and was super helpful when I explained the situation.  He gave me a couple of recommendations for other places in Vancouver that might be open and told me to be careful -- that even though what I was looking for was simple (a star outline), I should look at portfolios and not assume that it would be done right by just anybody.  I was pleased that he didn't hesitate to speak well of others, but that he was cautious in his suggestion too.

I called around to the other places Boomer had suggested, but just didn't have as good of a feeling about either of them -- neither of them seemed as professional as he had.  My wife and I talked about it and decided that if Boomer was available, we would go ahead and go with him last night rather than waiting until today.  I called him back and he was willing to schedule us in right away.

The place is bright and open, not at all dark or sketchy.  Ric and Boomer were both there and both were friendly and professional.  Boomer did a good job talking us through size, line thickness, and location, and we both felt really comfortable being there.  

My wife hadn't ever gotten any tats; I have a tiny one I got overseas but hadn't ever had a 'normal' Western tattoo experience.  She and I were both nervous.  Suffice it to say that we had our fears allayed and had a great experience.  Boomer was careful, professional, friendly, and skilled -- as well as being caring and understanding of the emotional aspect for us.  

Our tats both look great and we are really glad we went with Painless Ric's rather than somewhere else.  Boomer became a part of the experience we had and we would definitely recommend him!

Four of us got tattoo's recently.  Three of the 4 were "virgins", Boomer did all the tattoo's and did an awesome job! I am spoiled and won't go to anyone else!

Painless Ric's is okay if you are wanting a tattoo around midnight on a Saturday in Vancouver. Their prices are a little much. We paid 60 each for 1"x1" half a yin and yang tattoo on our hands. We should have waited, but we really wanted to get  inked. On the bright side our artist was friendly and proffessional. We made sure to give a good tip.