Looking for a deal? (0)
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 by admin under Looking for a DEAL?
Well, this seems to be one of the biggest pet peeves of just about every tattoo artist I have ever met!
As an artist I HATE that many of the potential clients I talk to start the conversation with “Can I get a deal?” or “The guy down the street will do it for less.” . First of all, you should be looking for a talented, competent and clean tattoo artist not a DEAL. There are many deals to be found in the tattoo community but USUALLY if you look at the potential “deal” from all angles it turns out NOT to be such a good deal after all. It is usually a less than talented “artist” with nothing more on his/her mind than getting your hard earned cash. Not to mention most of these “DEALS” come from “tattoo parties” and or basement studios that are less than desirable locations to perform PROFESSIONAL and CLEAN tattooing!
So lets look at it this way, say you are a painter, carpenter, mechanic or any number of other jobs you may have. I come into your business and ask for a price on getting some work done by YOU. You give me the fair “going rate” and I say “Come on man, you can do it cheaper than that! How about hooking me up with a deal… maybe half off! At this point you are starting to feel insulted, like I don’t feel you are worth the “going rate”. Not to mention, you don’t know me and surely don’t OWE me anything…SO WHY WOULD YOU GIVE ME A DEAL? You wouldn’t and by all means you would be right in doing so… You are in business or working to make money and feed your family, not go broke by HOOKING people up when they are doing nothing for you in return!
Also once you start taking away money that should be earned for completing a job the desire to “Give it your best” is GONE!
So in closing, I hope this doesn’t sound arrogant, but here goes!…We do appreciate and want your business, and we want to give you the BEST possible tattoo and experience when you come to Gen X but…If you are just looking for a DEAL or the CHEAPEST price please look elsewhere, cause we are OBVIOUSLY not the artists for you! Thanks!