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| - I went to get a very meaningful tattoo with my best friend of 20 years. We wanted to get two stick figures holding cans talking to each other that connected when we were together. What should have been an extremely meaningful moment was turned into lesson learned for the both of us.
The owner suggested we get them done by him and another artist named Danny who was SERIOUSLY AWESOME! I only gave this review 2 stars because of him. My friend didn't have that in mind, but I thought it might be cool as we could watch each other get them done and our designs would each be unique. We should have followed her instincts here and insisted Danny do both...
The owner, Mike, did my best friends. Instead of sketching the tattoo that she came there to get, he decided to sketch something for her that she had mentioned she wants to get in the future. So instead of doing the tattoo she came there to get, he started doing something completely different.
He eventually got to sketching the tattoo she came in for and after what seemed like many reviews and re-do's of the sketch since he wasn't listening to her and what she wanted, the tattooing began. When it was all done, he didn't even give her an opportunity to look at it, take pictures with me, or review the work. He just began wrapping it up and getting us out the door. When we leave, she tells me that he completely messed up her tattoo by attaching the can to her mouth. There's a little line between the can and her mouth where there should be nothing. It was such a rookie mistake that it makes me wonder if it was done purposely since she didn't want to do the more expensive piece he sketched for her.
Not to mention he was talking about how expensive his art is because he's the best at what he does. This was a huge deal for us and I felt like Mike ruined it by doing that to her tattoo. He wasn't focused on my friend and wasn't trying to give her the best experience she could possibly have like Danny was doing for me. He was also yelling at his employees and talking business while he was doing her tattoo. It just was a really terrible experience for her and I recommend that you go ANYWHERE else on Carson St.
Lesson Learned...Always follow your instincts and make sure you express your feelings to the person that is putting something on your body that you will have for the rest of your life... Also, read the reviews before you go....it will help you out in the end!
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