I know people have asked for recommendations all over this sub, but is there a place you’ve been in the city you’d never go back to or recommend?

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Hiltson87 t1_ja8jbmo wrote on February 27, 2023 at 5:14 PM

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Anywhere without actual signage or with walls covered in shitty flash sheets.

LostMyLedger t1_ja8kxze wrote on February 27, 2023 at 5:25 PM

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All For One, Not a big fan of the art style or customer service. The lines form long from college students and can take several hours to get in some days and they don’t answer phones all the time.

RichmondTransplant t1_ja8pzy0 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 5:56 PM

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Replying to LostMyLedger (#2,063,303)

You definitely have to be into traditional art, but some of the people that work there are lame and have heard them making fun of clients while they're in to give them $$.

justbecauseiluvthis t1_ja8wsy6 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 6:39 PM

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I've always felt it was less about the shop and more about the artist. I would always recommend researching the artist thoroughly. I've seen good and bad come out of almost every shop, and sometimes it's just that the artist didn't quite fit with the piece's vision.

Then some people just hop on the Friday 13th tat train and ride it for fun. Guess it's about what you're after and the time, work and cost to get it. Some people have VERY long wait times.

Feisty-Reward t1_jadd0o3 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:01 PM

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Lucky 13… every tattoo I’ve seen from that shop has been splotchy

funnymustard33 t1_jae1t83 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:37 PM

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Replying to Feisty-Reward (#2,112,437)

I second Lucky 13. Best to avoid altogether.

deuxcourgettes t1_jae1ti8 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:37 PM

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Lucky 13. I really feel like it’s just geared towards the VCU students around who don’t know any better. And it’s cheap. They DO have one or two very good artists but I’m constantly in awe of what they post on their Instagram, it’s so bad.

Urlilpetal t1_jaefth6 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:07 PM

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Replying to LostMyLedger (#2,063,303)

I got a Friday the 13th tattoo there with my best friend and they look completely different, even tho the same design was used, lmao. I guess that’s on me for getting a 13 dollar tattoo but it’s supposed to be Virginia and everyone thinks it’s a piece of pizza hahah.

Also I recently saw a bumper sticker that said “I hate all for one tattoo” and I thought it was really funny but I couldn’t decide if it came from the shop as a joke or some scorned former client made them lol.