r/memes • u/Designer-Chemical-95 • 9h ago

Just... ask for more money?

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u/Ok_Chance_1648 7h ago

Is this American? I ask because in England I've never heard of giving extra money to a tattoo artist after agreeing on how much money I'm going to give them. Why wouldn't they just give the total cost upfront?

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u/FondleGanoosh438 7h ago

Just a tipping culture thing

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u/EliachTCQ 6h ago

Tipping a business owner is just nonsense. Let me go and send a tip to Bill Gates after purchasing MS Office lmao

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u/FondleGanoosh438 6h ago

In most cases where tipping is involved owners aren’t tipped out. It’s actually illegal in my state. Tattoo artists are their own thing though. Some rent chairs and others own the chairs. It’s a lot like the barber industry.

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u/EliachTCQ 5h ago

If they're the ones that invoice you then a tip is just money under the table

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u/FondleGanoosh438 3h ago

Correct. Cash tips are for avoiding taxes.

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u/TacoPKz 7h ago

For tattoos specifically if you don’t tip it can be taken as you are unsatisfied with their work. The extra money is obviously the #1 reason artists like to be tipped but #2 is that it’s an affirmation that they didn’t do a shit job.