• mriormro@lemmy.world
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      2 年前

      I’ve never understood tipping your tattoo artist. It’s like tipping your physical therapist.

      You should just make your fees be exactly what you want to make.

      • dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        2 年前

        Many times shops dictate fees. If you are getting tattooed by the owner of the shop, their fee might be exactly what they take home at night, in which case, I don’t feel compelled to tip, but if you were tattooed by one of their artists, I’d tip. They pay the shop owner to work there in many cases.

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          2 年前

          Do you still use 15-20% of the cost, or something more flat-rate? Tipping for tattoos surprised me, because factoring in a tip% can really change how much money I need for a more expensive tattoo, especially when it’s cash only.

      • dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        2 年前

        Yes. Same thing with hair salons. Many tattoo artists are regular working class people who pay money to the shop owner to be able to have a chair/bed to tattoo people on.