I was excited to get my first tattoo (October 2007) and had spoken to the owner a few times. Â The place looked clean and his work looked good. Â I had decided to get a tattoo on my foot. Â We had agreed on a price. Â
I wanted to know everything that was going to happen. Â He stated he would go over it once as an outline, put on a numbing gel and then go over it again. Â
What happened next was just plain awful. Â I was a little ticklish and could not help but jerk a little. Â He was less than professional and stopped half way through and told me to finish the tattoo that he would have to have $150 more to finish the tattoo only going over the outline once. Â He said some nasty things to me such as "I know 16 year olds who can take more than you" and such. Â The kicker was these little nasty comments which left me in tears.
I decided just to have him finish it because I did not think I could go through with it again with another person and I just wanted it to be over. Â It turned out looking good. Â I will never go back here and never suggest it to anyone else. Â There was a complete lack of professionalism that someone would expect as he touts 30 years of experience.
He did call me back and said he was for his behavior about a week after the tattoo, but there is no excuse for how he treated me (and for changing the price half way through).