Just... ask for more money?

[u/Designer-Chemical-95]

[u/g2ichris]

Not new. I’ve been tipping my tattoo artists for the last 25 years

[u/gottimw → u/g2ichris]

That's like tipping a plumber. Why? Can you explain what's the logic behind it?

[u/EVlLERlK → u/gottimw]

If they own the shop or rent the chair, no, you don't need to tip really. If they work for a percentage of profit, tipping allows them to make more.

If the artist is getting say 40% of the profit and does a $100 tattoo, they get $40.

If you tip them, they'll sometimes reduce the cost of the tattoo so that they can get a bigger piece of the pie (I use to do this. I only got 40% so, I'd make a $400 piece cost $250 because I'd rather have $100 plus a $100 tip than to make $160, and the client paid $150 less)

[u/gottimw → u/EVlLERlK]

That's fair example, though it sounds unfair to owner who runs and pays for business.

[u/EVlLERlK → u/gottimw]

I could justify it in my own mind and likely convince you as well, but this is a meme post. Owner sucked.