Nothing killer about killer ink. I went into Killer Ink to receive one of two matching tattoos I had in mind. The first time I went in to talk about getting price quotes and such I waited 45 minutes to talk to someone. They were not particularly busy, but I was patient with them. When I came in for my first appointment I had a piece of paper with what I wanted on it. I wanted to talk to my artist, Mel, about the piece and how I wanted it, but they wouldn't let me speak to her. It took almost an hour of talking to the boy at the front desk about my piece, having him run over to the artist to explain, then having her explain some things and him running back over to me to discuss. I never even got to talk to the artist until I was in the chair ready to go. The tattoo only took about 90 minutes, but the entire time she had head phones in and I couldn't get her attention or talk to her about anything, tattoo related or just friendly banter. Once she was done I noticed that she had gone and change the colors of certain things and never once informed me about it. (She's lucky my favorite color is purple.) I went home and took care of my tattoo, following the instructions they gave me to the T. She offered me a free touch up once it healed, but it never did. It scarred up. I tried everything she recommended and to this day it is still scarred. She told me that maybe I had an allergic reaction to the shade of ink she used, so when I came in for my next piece she used a different color to avoid anymore scarring. I asked her what brand of ink they used so I could look up the ingredients to see if I was possibly allergic to anything. She avoided the question and wouldn't tell me. I got the second tattoo done, and then that one began to scar up, even more than the last one. I went around to a few other shops in my area and asked what they thought about my scarring. They all said it looked like someone wasn't switching out their tools when they should have, and also bearing down too hard while tattooing. I never went back to get any touch ups because my tattoos never healed. I still put lotion on them everyday. I was very patient with everyone I had to work with, I was polite, and I even went back the second time to give them another chance. The only pleasant person there is the shop owner, Anita, (she's a doll) but I'm not sure she knows just how her employees treat her customers when she is not around. I will NEVER go back to Killer Ink for anything or recommend them to anyone! They have very talented artists there with great style, but the lack of communication and respect between their customers, not to mention what I can only assume is poorly skilled and lazy techniques, are the only Killer in this shop.
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