It's why I haven't gotten my tattoo touched up. I was quoted for $500+ for my tattoo touch up and a 25% tip on top of that, just can't afford it.
Edit for Clarification: Apologies on the confusion, my mistake for using the word touch up. My tattoo is 20+ years old, and was looking for quotes to get it redone (touch up), but not a coverup.
It's expected everywhere in the world if you want to continue getting tattooed.
Like... cool... don't tip. That's 100% your decision. It also means you'll have to find a new tattoo artist. And a new one after that. And a new one after that. And a new one after that.
I don’t think you know much about the world. I have multiple tattoos all from the same studio minus maybe two and I’ve never tipped nor is it an expectation
My entire body is tattooed and I've been tattooed in shops across Europe, North America, and Australia. The tipping culture is the same except when an artist explicitly states otherwise.
I LIVE in Europe, I’ve gotten tattoos in Asia as well I know multiple people with tattoos and artists idk what places you’re going to but it’s not a cultural expectation to tip artists. We pay for the service thank them and leave
It’s funny how Americans assume their culture should be standard and anyone who differs is just not as developed or nice as them. Our artists know not to take advantage of their customers but you do you
Because it makes way more sense. If I hire a plumber to fix my sink and he charges me 100 bucks I pay him 100 dollars. He doesn’t look at me expecting more. It is just simple communication.
A tip should be extra. It should never be expected. If it is expected than it should be listed as part of the price.
That’s just what you believe in your head, it’s not a requirement or law and it shouldn’t be expected as your compensation since that’s not what it’s for.
Tipping then doesn’t make their work any better. Theres a local artist here who has good reviews, I’ve used him a couple times and each time had my design already made and I just asked him for a price to do it. Paid him whatever he asked and tipped him well to. But his work was not worthy of even the base price I paid.
This shit isn’t like going out to eat. The artist sets the price. If they want 750 instead of 500 fucking say something. The tips in America are for paying the unpaid wage of a worker. Does the artist not get paid for the art already? What the fuck am I tipping for? The expected result? Am I supposed to reward someone extra for… doing the job I’ve already paid for?
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u/DiscoLibra 10h ago edited 7h ago
It's why I haven't gotten my tattoo touched up. I was quoted for $500+ for my tattoo touch up and a 25% tip on top of that, just can't afford it.
Edit for Clarification: Apologies on the confusion, my mistake for using the word touch up. My tattoo is 20+ years old, and was looking for quotes to get it redone (touch up), but not a coverup.