Caller: I want gold teeth, can you make me some and put them in today?
Answer: No, sorry, we only provide tattoo and piercing services as well as selling body jewelry.

Caller: My daughter is 15, can you pierce her? Can you tattoo her?
Answer: No, we can only service people over 16. Ages 16 - 17 must have a notarized form from our shop completed and parent must be present for the procedure if this is the first piercing or tattoo for the minor. We cannot accept notarized statements from aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, or anyone else who is not the legal guardian of the minor.

Caller: I want a tattoo, how much will it cost?
Answer: Tattoo prices vary depending upon the complexity of the piece, the size of the piece, how long the tattoo artist estimates it will take to complete the piece, the location of the intended tattoo and how well the client sits. If you can't sit still during the tattoo, chances are that the tattoo will not come out as well as one done on someone who can sit still. Our tattoos start at $50 for 1" x 1", script names, and single Chinese characters. It is very difficult for us to price a tattoo without first seeing the design, so bring your artwork in and we'll be happy to give you an estimate on the price and length of time to complete the piece. We do offer custom designs and ask for a small deposit to assure us that if we draw it up and spend our time doing that, we will get paid for our time. We cannot release the artwork to the client unless the client is prepared to pay $50 per hour for our time to create the custom artwork. If we do the tattoo, we do not charge for the art preparation time. It is built into the cost of the tattoo.

Store Customer: I want a full sleeve tattoo. How much will it cost and how long will it take?
Answer: For large pieces like sleeves and back pieces, it is normal to pay a $100 deposit for the development of the artwork. This is then applied to the cost of the tattoo. It is normal practice to plan these large pieces in several sittings. Most people find that 3 hours of tattooing time on their skin is about all they are comfortable with. So large pieces like a sleeve that takes between 15 to 25 hours might take 4 to 7 sittings to complete with a 3 week healing period between each sitting. The first sitting requires that all the outlines be done in one sitting since the stencil will only last one day. Sometimes this takes several more hours than 3 to complete. After that, clients can plan their sittings around their schedules and plan on approximately 3 hours for each sitting. It helps us tremendously if the client brings in art references for their ideas and help in the planning of large pieces. All times listed here are approximate, and each custom tattoo has its' own unique aspects. These large pieces can also have the total cost broken up over several sittings thus making them more affordable for budgets.

Store Customer: Hi, I'm a grandmother, this is my nine-year-old granddaughter, can you pierce her belly button?
Answer: Sorry, no. Piercing in this state is limited to 14 and older. We do not however recommend piercing anyone under 16 years old. People younger than that tend to not take good care of a fresh, or healing piercing and often experience infections, rejection of the jewelry and usually end up taking the jewelry out even before the piercing is healed. It is important to remember to always wash your hand well before touching a healing piercing or tattoo.

Store Customer: Why are your prices higher than the flea market?
Answer: We have had clients come to us and tell us of having flea market artists reuse needles and other supplies on different clients. This is not a good practice and can spread all types of diseases such as HIV, Hepatitus A-B-C, Meningitus, Herpes, and a whole host of other terrible diseases. We would recommend you go to a licensed and health inspected shop with a clean rating. Our prices tend to be a bit higher because we never reuse needles or any other instrument on more than one client. Our body jewelry is all 316L implantable steel or bio-organic materials of the highest quality possible. We never pierce noses using earrings in the hole. We never put gold or silver in fresh piercings due to the high nickel content that most people are allergic to. We always give complete aftercare instructions verbally and in writing. We have many, many repeat customers due to our high level of expertise in piercing and tattooing.

Store Customer: I bought body jewelry here, can I exchange it for something else?
Answer: No, we cannot exchange or make refunds on body jewelry.

Store Customer: I had a fresh piercing and took my jewelry out. Why can't I get it back in?
Answer: Piercings, especially fresh, still-healing ones, will often close up in just a few minutes if the jewelry is removed. We can help you re-insert it, but if the piercing is truly closed up, it will have to be re-pierced for our normal price. We cannot re-use your jewelry unless it has recently been autoclaved (sterilized - hospital style). This is because the skin cells still cling to the surface of the jewelry can may cause an infection if re-used. We charge a small fee for re-inserting jewelry in a piercing hole that is not closed up entirely.

Store Customer: I bought body jewelry here, why are the ends of it tarnished or the finish wearing off?
Answer: Many styles of body jewelry carried in our store and others is made of 316L steel for the shaft, but not for dangles and ornamental end pieces. If you wear this jewelry all the time, it is normal that the plated finish will wear off. Much of the ornamental body jewelry can only be worn for short periods and should not be worn in a healing piercing. This is because there is usually solder used to hold on the ornamental parts and some ornamental ends are plated with materials that are not suitable for exposure to fresh piercings.

For further information, contact us at: Addicted 2 Tattoos, 813-936-8282.

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