Aloha Monkey Tattoo in Burnsville is not the place you want to go to get a tattoo done. I came in wanting to have a piece done in September 2012, and the artist I talked to straight up told me “ No, I can’t do that for you but I’ll do [this] instead” - and completely turned down the drawing of the tattoo I wanted, and suggested something entirely different. Something I wasn’t interested in having on my arm AT ALL. I found another artist in the shop, and he agreed to do the piece I wanted. The tattoo came out much different than I had asked for. I wasn’t entirely satisfied, so I made an appointment and came back to see that same artist to have more added to it a few months later, in February of 2013. Upon arriving at the shop, I found that he scheduled over my appointment. Not just once, twice; on two separate dates. I came to the shop as soon as they opened yesterday and caught the artist walking in. He completely refused to touch up the tattoo that he had put there, refusing to finish what he started. He basically told me to F OFF and that he wasn’t interested in working with me. The staff is unfriendly and unprofessional, except for the female receptionist; she’s very helpful. I will absolutely never visit that shop again, and STRONGLY advise going elsewhere. Poor quality work and unprofessional staff, not a good place to go.
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