Let me start off by saying, I have gone to Phoenix tattoo for many years. My ex-husband and I have each gotten several pieces done by a former artist of the shop, and have spent well over $1,000. When I made the decision to get a new tattoo, I decided to use the same store, even though my artist no longer works there. I got a recommendation for and made an appointment with a Phoenix tattoist. Unfortunately, the day before my ink was supposed to be done, said tattoist decided to find other employment. Phoenix Tattoo handled the situation very well and offered the services of another artist in his place. I remembered the guy they were talking about, as he worked there when I got my last ink done. All seemed well in the world. However. I have to now say, it really wasn't a pleasant experience. The artist was obviously annoyed that he was filling in for someone else and didn't originally sign up to do my work (along with two others getting the same tattoo). He made jabbing comments when I asked for his suggestion. He straight up ignored some of what I asked. Overall, I felt very unwelcome. I know I'm not crazy, because there were three other individuals with me and all noticed or felt the same thing. On a positive note, the tattoo did come out looking very nice. Albeit it took some stressful bantering between me and the artist, a design size, placement, and color scheme was figured out and worked well. My final review is that I am happy with the ink, but slightly disappointed in the experience.
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