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[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If Ryan Gosling gained 100lb...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

I see it too!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Any respectable tattoo artist would use a microplane.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Pre-sanitized, with garlic.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

"A little ~~black~~ glass vial?"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"And the little glass vial goes into the gun like a battery."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

"And the Zydrate gun goes someplace against your anatomy."

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Lol, find me a tattoo artist that takes credit card and they can have my skin, twice.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

All 3 of mine have taken a credit card without batting an eye.

I find it hard to believe anyone at a proper studio is going to balk at taking card payment. They're a business.

Cash only tattoo is a giant red flag you're dealing with a fly-by-night scratcher. Run.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Why wouldn’t they take credit card?

[+] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

And you would than need to prove what fraud happened.

Chargebacks aren’t these magical things, they get investigated.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

How closely do you think they investigate? Because they sure as shit won't be visiting your home to check for fresh tattoos.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Tattoo artists take pictures of their work no? Investigation asks the vendor for proof too, they send the picture of their receipt, ink job and waiver….

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I've been to multiple tattoo parlors. None took pictures, likely because none of my tattoos were especially unique. The only reason I could think of for it to be worth a picture is because my tattoos have a lot of line work. This is also a complete hypothetical, because all of my tattoos were cash only.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Get cash and no evidence of work to skip the IRS/CRA get hit elsewhere, that’s the risk you take.

Legit shops won’t get scammed since it’s cut and dry work was done.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

all of the parlors I've been to are legitimate businesses registered within the state of Minnesota with the appropriate certifications to do body work, as required by the state. None of it was illegitimate. Tattoo parlors would rather not take the risk, and it's well known that part of tattoo culture is cash payments.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Cash jobs are jobs no one can prove happen, it’s only done to avoid IRS/CRA. Legit businesses need proof of work done, it also builds their portfolio and is advertising.

The only “culture” of cash payments is shady business since the only reason it’s done is to avoid proof that you made money.

Now the fact that lots of criminals also have tattoos has a lot to do about it as well… but no one wants to have that conversation either.

Cash only is never legitimate, sorry.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The artist I just got a tattoo from was fine with taking a credit card. I thought it was weird too, but they are out there

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What's weird about it? Most businesses take credit cards.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

From my experience they prefer payment that isn’t easily disputed / claimed as fraud. Don’t get me wrong I was more than happy to get the points, it’s just unusual, since they do typically prefer cash / cash adjacent

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

They prefer cash to avoid the IRS, it’s so THEY can do the fraud.

Legit businesses don’t need to worry about being scammed since any chargebacks get investigated. A receipt, a picture of the tattoo and a signed waiver, zero chance of the fraud working out in the scammers favour.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago

I'm betting that a tattoo artist isn't going to be as civil or forgiving as a graphic designer about getting stiffed.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

He stole my soap!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Free peeling!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I can hear this pic. “Who steals a cheese grater???”