Tattooist with bad attitudes :0(

[Pinkypie]

Hi there, I just would like to ask if I've been completely wrong about this or if the tattooist is justified ....... but..........

Over the past few weeks I've been back and fourth to a tattooist picking the perfect tattoo for myself as part of my mothers day present but having been to the tattooist to make sure I'm totally happy with what I'm getting (as he advised) I finely went there yesterday to ask him how much cash should I bring with me on the day as he did mention prices and duration to me to begin.

Anyway, just so I have enough money (as he doesn't have a card machine) I asked him how much I should bring and also how long it would roughly take as I have to sort out childcare while I'm having it done. Well the attitude there has been very hostile and VERY unwelcoming, Ive felt really intimidated there and not even been made to feel re-assured.

Well the day I went there, I noticed after I left he had put on him Facebook web page that he was peed off that 'someone' has dared to ask him price and duration of a tattoo.

I would have thought these questions I asked were quite normal things to ask, after all I am at his mercy and he could spend 2 hours doing a 1 hour job, how the hell would I know!!

He's actually really upset me airing his views so publicly and after paying my deposit, I now feel I can't go back there! I do feel so stupid now............

Honestly.................... did I deserve that? I have no idea what I really did was so bad. I'm thinking he doesn't really need new customers?

[merciasounds]

Well I wouldn't go there!!

[Mamyalynne]

Give him a wide berth, not nice at all.

[EcclesCake]

I know you've invested a lot of time in this but if he has a bad attitude towards you and you are feeling uncomfortable I really wouldn't risk a tattoo in those circumstances.

Your questions were not unreasonable and any professional should have answered them honestly and willingly.

[Marijn]

He's bonkers! Take no notice of him. See if you can get your deposit back and go elsewhere. I don't know why you've given him a deposit anyway. The questions you asked are just everyday questions. I asked them, anyway. My tatooist was really positive, hepful and friendly. he charged £40 for tattoo roughly 2 square inches.

[LoftyLottie]

No you didn't deserve that, and he doesn't deserve your custom. I have never heard of any service or shop where they don't give you a quote upfront. I certainly wouldn't go back. You need to feel relaxed when you have a tattoo done and you will feel uptight.

I would confront him about his facebook entry and ask for my deposit back!

[sara3]

you can't go back. try to get your deposit back, or we can all do a Facebook smear campaign ;o)

[Pinkypie]

Thanks guys.............. I really feel so stupid. I actually thought that maybe it's not the done thing to ask these things. But even his 'friends' on Facebook were agreeing with him and saying I should 'F' off somewhere else!

I only paid £10 deposit so I'm happy to lose that to be honest, but the thought of canceling in person makes me feel a bit sick to my stomach! I think my hubby will have to do it......... gutted, I was looking forward! :0(

[dotty.]

sod that cancel via his acebook, send him a message, post on his wall.

[bednobs]

give us his name and i'll go on his fb page!

[LoftyLottie]

Good idea of Dotty's cancel on his facebook wall. Give us his name and we will all tell him what we think of him!!

[Marijn]

His friends on Facebook probably don't agree with him. They probably think he's a jerk but think it's best to be Yes men. Let your husband cancel it for you. Ten pound isn't much to pay for a good lesson in life i.e. don't waste time with people you feel uncomfortable with. :-)

[Pinkypie]

I honestly think he's used to big burly men going in and thinks a stupid woman like me going in all airy-fairy like asking for a pretty flower was a bit much for him!

I even asked if I could take a picture of the flower I wanted so I can show my hubby as he was in work at the time, but he told me no. I could have understood if it was one of his designs but it was from a magazine and he posts his work online all the time! God he hated me!

[boxtops]

don't go there, pinkypie - he's providing a service, he has to put a price. You could find yourself halfway through it and he lifts the cost. Probably thinks he's just a great artist that he can charge what he likes. If you really feel strongly, report him to trading standards - you wouldn't book someone to colour your hair, or paint your house, without getting a price first. Didn't his design book have prices either? extraordinary. Cash only? hmmm.

[Pinkypie]

Ye, good idea! I would give you him name but unfortunate he has my mobile number and I'm a bit scared of some nasty repercussions! He scares me......... feel sick about it............. I don't usually get treated this way, I'm so timid and people usually are nice to me!

Defiantly a lesson in life tho.................

[Pinkypie]

I'm going to unfriend him on FB once my hubby sees what he wrote! He's not happy :0( Blinking made me cry, he did!

Cash only................ yes a good point!

[boxtops]

Gee, why is he your FB friend anyway? Block him, don't waste time!

[dotty.]

hang on, he's already your friend on facebook yet he still wrote that ? are you sure it was about you? he's a right head case

[Pinkypie]

He has a FB page for his shop, so I went on there to see his work, but it's a closed group so I had to request to be his friend to see it. Sod him! xx

[ummmm]

Block his number...then tell us :-)

[Pinkypie]

It's defiantly about me, it was exactly what I'd asked him a few hours before and when I did ask him, he was really arsy with me! I don't think he can see my FB page though!