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If you are looking into getting your very first tattoo,
you
probably have a number of questions running through your
head.
For most people the first question they have is, "How painful
is it going to be?" but right behind that for many is, "How
much will my tattoo cost?"
You may be on a budget and living off of store brands of
macaroni and cheese but when it comes to your tattoo, cost
shouldn't be a consideration. Tattoos last a lifetime and
should not be purchased based on their price tag. It is
important to remember that your tattoo is an investment.
Like anything else in life, you have to pay for quality.
There may be many second rate or unlicensed tattoo artists out there
offering tattoos at low prices or out of their homes or mobile units - these are
called "scratchers", they are unqualified, and a health hazard, but
most likely the quality of
their work will be reflected in the price tag. Be aware that you can put a
used needle in a sterile package and seal it...Ask to see a sterilizer - not a
dry sterilizer - any good tattoo shop either uses a surgical autoclave or new
disposable needles that have a date stamped on the package, and say sterile on
them. HIV, Hepatitis, Staph infection, are all things that you can get by
a used needle, used ink (and yes, some "cheap" tattoos are done with
"used" ink, mostly home tattooist, wait until you leave and pour the
rest of the ink that they didn't use on you, back in the bottle with everyone
else's - so don't assume their ink isn't contaminated with HIV or Hepatitis).
If you were having plastic surgery done, you would look for
the most qualified surgeon instead of the cheapest one, right?
So, why look for the cheapest tattoo artist instead of the most
qualified one? A poor quality tattoo will likely wind up
looking awful and the cost of removing it will far exceed the
cost of getting a quality tattoo in the first place.
Check out the artist portfolio - any good artist will
have pictures of ones that they have done available for you to look at.
Ask around - Look at ones that shops have done on
clients.
Your tattoo is an investment and you want to make sure that you
make the right decisions when it comes to your tattoo.
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