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| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBadVibes
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I have 2 full sleeves and have never tipped for a tattoo. I'm not cheap...I tip like 20% at restaurants when the service deems it because they work
for reduced wages because tipping is a part of their salary.
Tattoo artists are not working for low wages. They make more than enough money. My return service and recommendations should be more than enough
acknowledgement of their work. When they have my artwork ready on time and I don;t have to wait around because they overbook I'll maybe consider
it...but I know thats never going to happen so I'm not too concerned.
Juice is right about the tipping everywhere...I like how everywhere on earth you go, from dunkin donuts to starbucks theres tip cups out...give me a
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they are providing a serive to you that you can not do for yourself
that in and of itself is enough reason to tip
but hey, do what ya like |
Theyre being paid to do it. Thats why I'm not doing it myself. I'm already paying them to do it. |
whatever man
do what ya like
its nice to tip is all im saying
if ya dont, whatever
you come at the king....you best not miss
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i paid for most of my ink with stolen merchandise back in the day. that was a long time ago when i was a rotten kid. i would tip if i were to get some
new drills. in fact im tryin to think up what i want . i have some old bad crap i want covered.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by juandiablo
i paid for most of my ink with stolen merchandise back in the day. that was a long time ago when i was a rotten kid. i would tip if i were to get some
new drills. in fact im tryin to think up what i want . i have some old bad crap i want covered. |
im in the middle of getting old bad crap covered up right now
you come at the king....you best not miss
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBadVibes
| Quote: | Originally posted by juandiablo
i paid for most of my ink with stolen merchandise back in the day. that was a long time ago when i was a rotten kid. i would tip if i were to get some
new drills. in fact im tryin to think up what i want . i have some old bad crap i want covered. |
im in the middle of getting old bad crap covered up right now |
do you have your elbows done yet?
if so any problems with the healing?
ive heard people say theyve had problems with that. the crap i want covered is right above my left elbow . was thinging about something that covered
that and the elbow down onto the back of my fore arm. thing is it'd have to be real dark
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seeing the quality work these days makes me wish i never got half the ink i have. i was in my late teens and didnt think id live to see 25 though. too
many dumb skulls and shit. so metal.
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gavin
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| Quote: | Originally posted by juandiablo
| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBadVibes
| Quote: | Originally posted by juandiablo
i paid for most of my ink with stolen merchandise back in the day. that was a long time ago when i was a rotten kid. i would tip if i were to get some
new drills. in fact im tryin to think up what i want . i have some old bad crap i want covered. |
im in the middle of getting old bad crap covered up right now |
do you have your elbows done yet?
if so any problems with the healing?
ive heard people say theyve had problems with that. the crap i want covered is right above my left elbow . was thinging about something that covered
that and the elbow down onto the back of my fore arm. thing is it'd have to be real dark |
yeah
i got most of my right forearm covered
now im in the middle of covering most of my upper right arm
no problems healing at all
been doing some "secret" healing crap that works really well
send me a picture of what ya want covered bro
id like to see it
you come at the king....you best not miss
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBadVibes
| Quote: | Originally posted by juandiablo
| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBadVibes
| Quote: | Originally posted by juandiablo
i paid for most of my ink with stolen merchandise back in the day. that was a long time ago when i was a rotten kid. i would tip if i were to get some
new drills. in fact im tryin to think up what i want . i have some old bad crap i want covered. |
im in the middle of getting old bad crap covered up right now |
do you have your elbows done yet?
if so any problems with the healing?
ive heard people say theyve had problems with that. the crap i want covered is right above my left elbow . was thinging about something that covered
that and the elbow down onto the back of my fore arm. thing is it'd have to be real dark |
yeah
i got most of my right forearm covered
now im in the middle of covering most of my upper right arm
no problems healing at all
been doing some "secret" healing crap that works really well
send me a picture of what ya want covered bro
id like to see it |
whats the healing secret??
| Quote: | Originally posted by REV.PAULIE
HONUS-as much as i can't stand a great deal of what you really like (for my own reasons that i would never hold,nor impose,against you),YOU FUCKING
RULE!
YOU,HONUS,IS WHAT MAKES THE "EDGE" COOL.
YOUR FRIEND,
PAULIE |
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1.hot water trick-this shit hurts though. i only did it once but it worked.
2. plasitc wrap-after you get the tattoo and wash it off and all that, the first 3 nights while you sleep, ya wrap it in plastic wrap. this has helped
my healing 100%. no scabs. just peals off. my neck healed so well from this. its one of the brightest tattoos i have ever seen and i think it is
largly in part to it healing so well.
you come at the king....you best not miss
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i plastic wrapped once. it worked nicely
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did the plastic wrap on my knees when i got them done
i thought they would heal like shit
wrapped them for 4 nights
shit pealed off and was pretty much healed in a week
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the knees must hurt like a bitch, as well as the elbow tip
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elbow definately hurt across the tip but i was prepared for it to be worse than it was. i might be more inclined towards tipping cause i've worked in
the service industry for the the last 11 years. remember that usually a waiter is paying a percentage of their tips (therefore their sales) to the
rest of the back kitchen staff as well. so you when a cheap douchebag stiffs them, it now cost them money to wait on the table. for tattoos, i think
it's a personal decision. i choose to, since i'm trusting them to put something on my arm that we'll both be proud of. and often times, they'll work
with you on a design that you want. the last one i got when i was home for xmas a couple years ago. a friend opened up his shop on boxing day just so
he could fit me into a really busy schedule before i went home. i hooked him up with a decent tip as i really appreciated it.
The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, ?You know, I want to set those people over there on
fire, but I?m just not close enough to get the job done.? George Carlin
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man, i always tip 30-40 bucks when getting a decent amount of work done. The way i look at it is its staying on you forwver, i have a few guys around
the country i always go back to, they become your boys... i want them to be happy to see me, and happy to work on me...
I also have learned to talk with them first to see how amped on doing a peice they are before committing to it... shit usually comes out much better
when the artist is interested in doing the art.
only 2 professions i enjoy tipping..... bartenders and tattoo artists..... they both keep me happy...and i like to let them know...
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I guess it must be a US thing, I've offered my regular guy a tip before and he's refused it... so now I just take him a bottle occasionally, and
always drop him in something at christmas even if I don't have a session booked around then.
I just had the back of my knee done and it really wasn't as bad as I expected... in a few places it was bitch but mostly it wasn't bad at all. Same
around the elbow, a few tender spots but overall nothing to worry about.
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I think I've tipped for almost all of my ink. I think it's just a nice jesture I guess. My last peice on my leg (Sheer Terror's "love songs for the
unloved" cover but "just can't hate enough" in the banner) my girlfriend had originally gave me a 100 dollar gift certificate (cheap bitch) which
means that usually half goes to the shop half to the artist, the artist wouldn't be getting that 50 dollars because the cash was tendered months
before. Anyway, in the end he dropped the price like 40 bucks so I threw an extra forty at him cause it was a great job. Plus, I don't want to go
back to him and have him not siked on doing more work. Face it, the green rules all, and if you tip whatever you can the artist will notice and be
more inclined to try and do the best they can everytime you return.
Also, can anyone find me a shitload of elbow spider web tats or flash? I'm looking to get mine done soon and want to get the perfect idea of what I
want. Thanks.
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Bump. Help.
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where in philly do you get tattooed?
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I've tried a few places, but my last one (check previous post) I got done at Cadillac on Rising Sun. I've seen some real good work from Olde City on
2nd street so I might go there this time.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by godabandonedme
I've tried a few places, but my last one (check previous post) I got done at Cadillac on Rising Sun. I've seen some real good work from Olde City on
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dont go back to cadillac on rising sun
trust me
olde city is real good
or go to jackie brown on 4th street right off of south
no ka oi tattoo
right next to relapse records
she is one of the best tattooers in the city in my opinion
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Thanks, I'll look her up. Why no more Cadillac?
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Thanks, I'll look her up. Why no more Cadillac? |
kadillac in manyunk is cool
thats my boy cosmos shop
he used to be partners with the guy on rising sun
just know a ton of shit about that dude and would never tell someone to go to him
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Oh ok. I don't think the owner did me, a guy named scott I believe, nice guy great work. I looked at NoKaOi Tattoo they do real nice work. I'd like
to get my elbow web'd then the rest of my arm but I haven't decided what I want for that. I always thought about getting something like the "war in
heaven" for my sleeve but never had it drawn up.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by godabandonedme
Also, can anyone find me a shitload of elbow spider web tats or flash? |
For tat pics BME is great, check out the galleries @
http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/bme-tatt.html
for spider web stuff I reckon the "old school" gallery would be a good place to start.
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word thanks.
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BME has a limit on what you can view, but if you send in a picture of your ink you get a free general membership.
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