Kinds of Talk: Juicing Clients in Tattoo World

This was a very interesting topic to read about. I was actually in 3 different tattoo shops a few weeks ago in search of the right place an artist for my husband's tattoo that he wants. Just as how the author felt as he was in the shop was very similar to our experiences. The first shop was my favorite. The lady was Japanese, so before entering you had to remove your shoes and the place was highly decorated with Japanese art. The one thing I didn't like was that she wasn't very personal. We had made an appointment to meet with artist, but our "appointment" was her talking to us as she was tattooing a client. The second place was very loud and very intimidating to go in. The third place, was my second favorite. It smelled like incense, and had an overall comforting feeling about it. The artist at the third place was by far the most personable and welcoming. He even went as far as to help draw out some ideas. None of the places were pushy, or like they were trying to get you buy a tattoo. It was almost the opposite. The artist from the third shop kept insisting that we go home and  spend some time thinking about it before we commit. In the end, we took the man's advice and thought it over. We decided that it would be best to save our money for now, but in the future it will be a likely possibility.