Tips?

Ali Cat

So simlpe and to the point: how much should you tip your tatooist?

eth0_

How much do you tip in a restaurant? 10-20% is the norm..

Ali Cat

Cool. thanks

trotter_inc

A tip for a tattooist? Never even crossed my mind tbh!

garthv

tipping tattoo artists??
you're joking me right?
Its like €70+ an hour and you're supposed to tip them afterwards?
Not bloody likely!
This reminds me of a certain Mr. Pink..........

Hellrazer

Tip them--I usually try get a cheaper deal from them for repeat business.

Ali Cat

Well i'm not sure about the general etiquite (sp?) but my question was in relation to my tattooist who's done all my work so far and just cut me a huge break on my newest piece so I really think that tipping him is appropriate.

eth0_

Em, paying 40 quid for a haircut is obscene money but you still tip your hairdresser, don't you. Why not your tattooist?

[ Daithí ]

...who tips a hairdresser????

Luckily I have long hair. Phew. ¬_¬

garthv

I dont tip my hairdresser....

Blub2k4

I normally tip the artist, they dont get all of the 80/hour, it helps to keep them onside as they call the price for each job.

church

i thought tipping for tattoos was purely an american thing. i don't think it goes on much in europe at all.

j0e

i can understand y u would tip them, one thing i would never do is tip my peircer them bastards make 30yoyos in 3mins, where as the tattoo artist spends are great deal of time and effort on the art where as with a pericer ure paying for piece of mind so id prob just round off to the nearest even sum

ven0m

I usually tip mine with beer, since myself & Gav usually go grab beers before, during & after he tattoos - lol.... I buy the beers for during the tattooing & spot him one or two after, hence the decent price he gives me for the work he does on me - LOL....


::: ven0mous :::

Prior Of Taize

eth0_ wrote:

Em, paying 40 quid for a haircut is obscene money but you still tip your hairdresser, don't you. Why not your tattooist?

Who tips their F*ckin hairdresser?!?!?!

i would have assumed that if you were getting a once off then never mind tipping the guy but if you intend to get a lot of stuff then it makes sense to stay in his good books...just my two very valuable and egotistical cents

Ali Cat

Well as it turned out I did tip him quite decently but then he bought me a rake of drinks, so I think I may of gotten the long end of the stick. That said, after many hours of staring at my boobs, he ended up wanting a different kind of tip. Unproffessional imho.

Me-ow!

eth0_

Prior Of Taize wrote:

Who tips their F*ckin hairdresser?!?!?!

I take it you're a bloke?
I always tip my hairdresser 10% if he/she is sound and does a good job.
I usually tip 10% in a restaurant too, for example.

Perhaps you're just a tight wad? :P