"Back a few years ago, YST used to have a display of photographs in the window of people who had gotten tattooed there, and the one that stood out the most was that of a curly-haired Justin Timberlake and a backwards-capped Joey Fatone (think *NSYNC days) posing with their tattoo artist. Years have passed and that display is gone but YST is still around!\n\nI got my first piece done here after surfing around some Toronto artists' works. A big part of my decision making was that YST is female-owned and I wanted to find a female artist who I could connect with - found her here! Getting the actual appointment set up was quite a test of my patience because Jacqueline and my schedules always conflicted, but after speaking a couple of times, it finally happened (very painfully - but that's another story).\n\nThroughout the process, I spoke to some of the other staff who work here and I really felt it was hit-or-miss... there are some really amazing staff but also a few I felt were not as friendly. Maybe I'm just being a big baby but it would be nice to feel welcomed by all of the staff at the shop I'm getting work done at, not just a few.... and hence they lose a star.\n\nBut overall, I have no doubts about the establishment: it has a great vibe, is spacious and clean. I've read that their rates might be higher than other places, but I'm not really sure. Mine was about $250 and it's fairly big (2 hours of work?). I would defo see Jacqueline again but I think I may also give other shops a try..."^^ . . "2012-02-10T00:00:00"^^ . . . "6"^^ . "4"^^ . "1"^^ . "1"^^ .