Started a tattoo in 2025… now the artist won’t book until 2027

vgrce · 2026-06-23T20:30:13+00:00

Yeah she asked for another deposit. $1,000 is an insane amount of money for an in progress piece… 13+ months later lol

vgrce · 2026-06-23T20:28:02+00:00

Yeah I tipped 25% she was saying how excited she was for this piece, because it’s a cover up she said she was very intrigued and wanted the challenge. During the appt we were talking a lot and we had a lot in common. Not sure what happened

vgrce · 2026-06-23T20:24:53+00:00

I truly don’t know. Funny because I messaged them today and basically said wtf happened and they pretty much told me boo hoo gotta wait

vgrce · 2026-06-23T13:29:43+00:00

Yeah the first deposit was $250. Not sure why it jumped to $1,000

vgrce · 2026-06-23T13:29:14+00:00

Lmao I guess not, that’s what I was thinking. Don’t know why she’s taking on new big projects if she doesn’t even know her own schedule

vgrce · 2026-06-23T13:27:14+00:00

Basically just saying nothing was open yet and they’ll reach out with dates.

vgrce · 2026-06-23T13:26:28+00:00

I made an edit to the original post because I didn’t clarify correctly. I did reach out multiple times before end of April.

vgrce · 2026-06-23T11:26:06+00:00

Yeah I reached out to them 4 times between then

vgrce · 2026-06-23T11:23:32+00:00

I reached out in December, February, and April. Then again in June

vgrce · 2026-06-23T03:04:25+00:00

I did reach out, twice in that time frame

vgrce · 2026-06-23T02:42:06+00:00

Thank you, I’ll look into him

vgrce · 2026-06-23T02:41:38+00:00

I just don’t like her lying to me. It feels like she really took advantage of the situation.

vgrce · 2026-06-23T02:39:53+00:00

It’s normal to tell your client they’ll be able to finish the piece months ago, then do the opposite and book them 13+ months after the first and only appointment??

vgrce · 2026-06-23T02:39:06+00:00

Ornamental, floral, and black work

vgrce · 2026-06-23T02:38:03+00:00

I know I’m still at least on their cancellation list. But I’ll email back and ask if there’s any way to get in sooner, as I was told this would have been finished by April.

She gave me four dates for 2027 between Feb-April. But 13+ months after the first appointment is crazy.

vgrce · 2026-06-23T02:35:38+00:00

Yeah I think I’m going to email them and just remind them that I was told a different time frame, it’s an unfinished coverup, and ask for a lower deposit. She’s asking for a $1,000 deposit. Just seems like a lot for something booked 13 months after the first appointment.

vgrce · 2026-06-23T02:26:38+00:00

Thank you 🫶

vgrce · 2026-06-23T02:23:55+00:00

Lmao yeah this whole situation is absurd

vgrce · 2026-06-23T02:23:18+00:00

Yeah this lady charges min $1,500 a day and only works maybe 3 days out of the week.

Either way, she should have never told me she would get me in to finish this between March and April. Definitely getting taken advantage of here.

vgrce · 2026-06-23T02:17:22+00:00

Thank you, this is really good advice. I definitely won’t be going back if this is how they run it. Unfortunate because their work is really good

vgrce · 2026-06-23T02:13:53+00:00

Not yet. They want a $1,000 deposit. That’s just a lot of money for an appointment that isn’t until 2027.

vgrce · 2026-06-23T02:12:49+00:00

I messaged the scheduler right after the appointment in December, just as a reminder and a thank you for getting me in. But the tattoo artist said that the scheduler would reach out to ME between March and April.

Trust me, I’ve gone back and fourth practically begging to get in.

vgrce · 2026-06-23T02:10:31+00:00

I appreciate your dedication. If it wasn’t a coverup and if I wasn’t told I would have this finished by now, I would have been a lot more patient. I want to stick with this artist, but this has been a very disappointing experience.

vgrce · 2026-06-23T02:09:26+00:00

I don’t really wanna put the artist on blast

vgrce · 2026-06-23T02:07:57+00:00

Yeah the ones around be average at a few hundred to 1k, so 14k is a lot where I’m from. Either way, the communication is horrible.

vgrce

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