Wildcat Ink

QOTSA90 · 19-01-2009 9:48pm #1

Hey Board.. ers?

I just wanna ask for one thing. Can everyone who has ever been to Wildcat Ink on Abbey Street NOT in the Stephens Green shopping centre plz give me some feedback on the shop?

I have a friend who's set to get his first tattoo there after watching me have my first one done there.. we just need to convince his Mam that it's a good shop! We both already know this.. but she wants some solid recommendations, so I thought Id start with the general tattood and/or pierced community.

cheers in advance!

Will · 19-01-2009 9:53pm

Why doesn't she just go and check the place for herself? What better way to get an idea and vibe than in person?

QOTSA90 · 19-01-2009 9:55pm

Cos she's his foster mam and well into her 60's I think, we're fighting an uphill battle here. Here daughter is pretty much telling her that there's only 2 good shops in Dublin, Stigmata in Swords (which we know won't touch him because of where he wants his tattoo) and some place on Talbot street which we checked out and he doesn't want to go to because he doesn't feel safe in the place! .. it seemed kinda dodgey.

Raze_them_all · 19-01-2009 9:56pm

By the sounds of it he's underage since he needs mammy's permission. A good place wont ink him!

QOTSA90 · 19-01-2009 9:58pm

He's 16, we've already been through all that already. He got the go-ahead from his social worker, his foster parents and we even managed to get written permission from his biological mother in Manchester.

Will · 19-01-2009 9:59pm

o.0

Not trying to be rude, especially to someone's mother, but can she not drive or bus it in and get an idea for herself?

I'd go with my gut feeling before anyone on the internet told me so.

by the way there are plenty of other good studios around, but this is personal opinion and if your mate wants to get inked there, why not?

If he/she is over the age of 18 I see it as a non issue with his/her mother as the person is legally an adult.

Gauge · 19-01-2009 10:00pm

Written permission won't do a thing. A good studio will not ink a 16 year old.

Star Lord · 19-01-2009 10:01pm

Gauge wrote: »

Written permission won't do a thing. A good studio will not ink a 16 year old.

^^ This

QOTSA90 · 19-01-2009 10:02pm

Gauge wrote: »

Written permission won't do a thing. A good studio will not ink a 16 year old.

Well its not like we're gonna walk in with just a letter which could obviously be fake.. but we convince his foster mam that the shop is good enough then she'll come aswell as the responsible adult.. cos obviously im an adult.. but far from a responsible one! lol

Gauge · 19-01-2009 10:03pm

Bringing a parent doesn't work either. Would an off-license sell you alcohol if your mam came along and said it was ok?

Raze_them_all · 19-01-2009 10:04pm

Doesn't make a difference. It is against the law to tattoo someone under 18, Even with parental permission AFAIK

Hellrazer · 19-01-2009 10:05pm

QOTSA90 wrote: »

He's 16, we've already been through all that already. He got the go-ahead from his social worker, his foster parents and we even managed to get written permission from his biological mother in Manchester.

Any tattooist that values his reputation will NOT tattoo anyone under 18.

Asking about underage tattooing used to be a banable offence here.Must resurrect that rule.

Hellrazer · 19-01-2009 10:06pm

Raze_them_all wrote: »

Doesn't make a difference. It is against the law to tattoo someone under 18, Even with parental permission AFAIK

Actually its not against the law as there are no laws regarding tattooing over here.Its more of a moral law that respected artists enforce themselves.

Will · 19-01-2009 10:06pm

In a lot of studios, even with a parent present they will not ink someone under the age of 18, same with piercings. I had to accompany my sister to get her labret pierced.

your friend who im taking is female, her body will change shape, it is advisable to wait until she is at least 18 if not later before she gets inked.

QOTSA90 · 19-01-2009 10:06pm

Gauge wrote: »

Bringing a parent doesn't work either. Would an off-license sell you alcohol if your mam came along and said it was ok?

Balls to that! right Im a stubborn mofo so Im gonna take the chance and probly get shot down.. Im makin him ring them up tomorrow and find out

hot2def · 19-01-2009 10:07pm

Gauge wrote: »

A good studio will not ink a 16 year old.

^

QOTSA90 · 19-01-2009 10:08pm

Will wrote: »

In a lot of studios, even with a parent present they will not ink someone under the age of 18, same with piercings. I had to accompany my sister to get her labret pierced.

your friend who im taking is female, her body will change shape, it is advisable to wait until she is at least 18 if not later before she gets inked.

Nope its a guy lol

and i didnt know there was no laws against it! thatll help!! thanks whoever said that!

Gauge · 19-01-2009 10:10pm

QOTSA90 wrote: »

Nope its a guy lol

and i didnt know there was no laws against it! thatll help!! thanks whoever said that!

How is that going to help? Do you really think that a studio with a reputation to protect is going to break the rules just for you?

Star Lord · 19-01-2009 10:10pm

QOTSA90 wrote: »

Balls to that! right Im a stubborn mofo so Im gonna take the chance and probly get shot down.. Im makin him ring them up tomorrow and find out

Stubborness in this will make your friend seek out somewhere that is going to tattoo him regardless, and the only places that will do that are the places that you wouldn't want to get tattooed in.

Going in and insisting to the tattoo artist that he get tattooed because X Y and Z says it's ok is only going to annoy the tattoo artist.

Hellrazer · 19-01-2009 10:10pm

QOTSA90 wrote: »

Balls to that! right Im a stubborn mofo so Im gonna take the chance and probly get shot down.. Im makin him ring them up tomorrow and find out

And what if they dont?

If they do though let us know :rolleyes::rolleyes:

QOTSA90 · 19-01-2009 10:12pm

GAUGE theres no rules.. just guidelines, and i was saying that im gonna make him ring up so he can ask if they're gonna ink him cos hes 16.. dont get pissy with me

and DAMO Id never let my friend go to **** job.. that is after all why im here! to get recommendations for a GOOOOOOOOOD shop.. but instead iv got nothin but bull..

Gauge · 19-01-2009 10:14pm

So, you want a good shop that'll tattoo your 16 year old friend?

Are you familiar with the word oxymoron?

Will · 19-01-2009 10:16pm

QOTSA90 wrote: »

GAUGE theres no rules.. just guidelines, and i was saying that im gonna make him ring up so he can ask if they're gonna ink him cos hes 16.. dont get pissy with me

and DAMO Id never let my friend go to **** job.. that is after all why im here! to get recommendations for a GOOOOOOOOOD shop.. but instead iv got nothin but bull..

Listen here, what we are telling you isn't bull. You're eager to get your mate inked even though he isn't 18. Nowhere decent will tattoo anyone under the age of 18, parental consent, biological parental consent or even a strongly worded letter.

you can throw your toys out of your pram all you want and throw a hissy fit but everyone here thus far has been polite to you. Gauge was just letting you know that no where will tattoo and underager, as was everyone else. You are the one getting p¡ssy.

-lala- · 19-01-2009 10:16pm

QOTSA90 wrote: »

Id never let my friend go to **** job.. that is after all why im here! to get recommendations for a GOOOOOOOOOD shop.. but instead iv got nothin but bull..

You haven't got nothing but bull, you've been told the truth, that your 16-year-old friend CANNOT get inked in a good studio. End of.

QOTSA90 · 19-01-2009 10:16pm

Gauge wrote: »

So, you want a good shop that'll tattoo your 16 year old friend?

Are you familiar with the word oxymoron?

Yup.. iv never come up with an oxymoron myself even though iv tried.. guess i did it by accident huh?

Hellrazer · 19-01-2009 10:17pm

Here no ones getting pissy with you mate.Youre getting pissy with the regulars here.

So far in 12 posts Ive had to delete 1,ask you to calm the language down and now this.

You come here asking about underage tattooing youre going to get these type of answers.

QOTSA90 wrote: »

GAUGE theres no rules.. just guidelines, and i was saying that im gonna make him ring up so he can ask if they're gonna ink him cos hes 16.. dont get pissy with me

and DAMO Id never let my friend go to **** job.. that is after all why im here! to get recommendations for a GOOOOOOOOOD shop.. but instead iv got nothin but bull..

Star Lord · 19-01-2009 10:17pm

QOTSA90 wrote: »

GAUGE theres no rules.. just guidelines, and i was saying that im gonna make him ring up so he can ask if they're gonna ink him cos hes 16.. dont get pissy with me

and DAMO Id never let my friend go to **** job.. that is after all why im here! to get recommendations for a GOOOOOOOOOD shop.. but instead iv got nothin but bull..

And we've just been telling you, no good place will tattoo a kid.

Molberts · 19-01-2009 10:17pm

QOTSA90 wrote: »

Id never let my friend go to **** job.. that is after all why im here! to get recommendations for a GOOOOOOOOOD shop.. but instead iv got nothin but bull..

And youve been told that: a GOOOOOOOD shop will not ink a minor.

Ever.

end of.

Tell him wait a few years and go to a reputable artist who will do a great job that he'll love forever.

No ones getting "pissy" but you here, were all giving good advice here

QOTSA90 · 19-01-2009 10:21pm

ok SORRY WILL!! but i was unaware we weren't allowed to swear on this site.. I was under the impression that we are all adults and could take a few sentence enhancers.. sorry for being myself.

Im not pissy anymore, sorry again.

So am I to assume that the tattoo artist that said yes to him when he asked would they tattoo him even though he's a minor.. was lying?

Hellrazer · 19-01-2009 10:22pm

QOTSA90 wrote: »

So am I to assume that the tattoo artist that said yes to him when he asked would they tattoo him even though he's a minor.. was lying?

Either that or hes one of the bad ones.

-lala- · 19-01-2009 10:23pm

QOTSA90 wrote: »

So am I to assume that the tattoo artist that said yes to him when he asked would they tattoo him even though he's a minor.. was lying?

Well if a tattoo artist really did say yes to him when he asked would they tattoo him even though he's a minor, then he should not go anywhere near said tattoo artist. 2 pages of this thread and you still haven't got the point!

Toots · 19-01-2009 10:30pm

QOTSA90 wrote: »

So am I to assume that the tattoo artist that said yes to him when he asked would they tattoo him even though he's a minor.. was lying?

Does your friend look older than 16? Did he tell the artist that he was under 18?

-lala- wrote: »

Well if a tattoo artist really did say yes to him when he asked would they tattoo him even though he's a minor, then he should not go anywhere near said tattoo artist. 2 pages of this thread and you still haven't got the point!

QFT.

Much as your friend might be annoyed at having to wait to get inked, I bet he'd be even more annoyed if he ended up with a crappy tattoo permanently etched into his skin, or getting an infection from getting tattooed in a dodgy studio.

The guys on here know what they're talking about and really only have your friend's best interests at heart whey they tell you he should wait. Listen to them, they're giving good advice. :cool:

QOTSA90 · 19-01-2009 10:34pm

He doesnt look 18 he looks 14 tbh.. and yes he said hes 16..

I know everyone is trying to help and you OBV have my friends well being at heart but what lala said up there was belittling..

-lala- · 19-01-2009 10:35pm

QOTSA90 wrote: »

I know everyone is trying to help and you OBV have my friends well being at heart but what lala said up there was belittling..

I don't see how my post was "belittling", it was certainly not intended to cause any offense, just to state the facts. A good studio will not tattoo your underage friend.

Will · 19-01-2009 10:36pm

Sometimes the truth hurts as gay as it sounds. We hear and see pictures of people who got tattoos when they were underage, they got them done in shoddy places because none of the decent artists would ink them. Now they're stuck with crap ink on the for the rest of their lives.

What's another 2 years and get an awesome tattoo, compared with getting one now and most likely ending up regretting it in a few years time.

My tastes have changed substantially since i was 16.

Hellrazer · 19-01-2009 10:37pm

QOTSA90 wrote: »

He doesnt look 18 he looks 14 tbh.. and yes he said hes 16..

I know everyone is trying to help and you OBV have my friends well being at heart but what lala said up there was belittling..

It wasnt belittling--its the truth.Whether you accept that or not is up to you.

hot2def · 19-01-2009 10:42pm

QOTSA90 wrote: »

So am I to assume that the tattoo artist that said yes to him when he asked would they tattoo him even though he's a minor.. was lying?

who was it?

and was it actually a tattooist, or a potentially ill-informed receptionist?

Toots · 19-01-2009 10:43pm

QOTSA90 wrote: »

He doesnt look 18 he looks 14 tbh.. and yes he said hes 16..

If that's the case, then I wouldn't trust this artist to tattoo your friend. As everyone else has already said, a decent artist won't tattoo someone who's underage.

QOTSA90 · 19-01-2009 10:46pm

hot2def wrote: »

who was it?

and was it actually a tattooist, or a potentially ill-informed receptionist?

I never got his name, but he's the one that ran me through all my aftercare stuff.. :S now i REALLY hope he wasnt just a "potentially ill-informed receptionist"

hot2def · 19-01-2009 10:48pm

maybe he wasn't listening to the question. maybe it was loud.

I sincerely doubt that anyone in Wildcat will knowingly tattoo a 16 year old.

I know these things.

QOTSA90 · 19-01-2009 10:50pm

hot2def wrote: »

maybe he wasn't listening to the question. maybe it was loud.

I sincerely doubt that anyone in Wildcat will knowingly tattoo a 16 year old.

I know these things.

On the day? 11am noone BUT him me and my mate in the shop.. no way he misheard him.. do ya know him? kinda baldy.. v.skinny, nostril piercings stretched out to.. well alot

hot2def · 19-01-2009 10:53pm

no, I've seen him but we have never met.

When I was there, you would have been told no. I assume its still that way.

QOTSA90 · 19-01-2009 10:55pm

hot2def wrote: »

no, I've seen him but we have never met.

When I was there, you would have been told no. I assume its still that way.

Oh you worked there? what are you a piercer or tattooist?

oh and can your correct me on that plz? ^^^ tattooist or tattoo artist?

dancingqueen · 19-01-2009 10:58pm

QOTSA90 wrote: »

On the day? 11am noone BUT him me and my mate in the shop.. no way he misheard him.. do ya know him? kinda baldy.. v.skinny, nostril piercings stretched out to.. well alot

He's the manager... and from personal experience, I wouldn't touch WildCat with a barge pole... the most disorganised unprofessional tattoo shop I've ever been in

QOTSA90 · 19-01-2009 11:00pm

dancingqueen wrote: »

He's the manager... and from personal experience, I wouldn't touch WildCat with a barge pole... the most disorganised unprofessional tattoo shop I've ever been in

can ya explain that please?

Will · 19-01-2009 11:00pm

Again please stay on topic, comments like that aren't welcome dancingqueen.

Thread i think has seen its end. Let's move onwards and upwards :pac:

Will · 19-01-2009 11:06pm

reopened by request

keep it civil and on topic or it will be closed

QOTSA90 · 19-01-2009 11:10pm

Dancingqueen could ya tell me about the shop plz? what gave you the impression that its badly run?

thanks again will.

dancingqueen · 19-01-2009 11:24pm

Many apologies for the seemed "off topic" response there Will.

I thought I was giving honest feedback

hot2def · 20-01-2009 12:12am

Will wrote: »

My tastes have changed substantially since i was 16.

boom, I know where i'd be now...

QOTSA90 · 20-01-2009 12:13am

now THATS off topic^^^

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