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Hello, I am in need of advice. Long story short, I have been wanting to get a tattoo as a tribute to my mom who passed away from COVID in 2020..I paid my deposit (one hundred US DOLLARS) to make my appointment which was originally set for a few weeks ago (May 21st).
However the morning of that day, he texted me to tell me that some construction was going on in his shop and canceled the appointment....And he told me he'd get ahold of me reschedule my appointment for the next week (last week)....
Well he HASN'T rescheduled my appointment and I've tried reaching out to ask him when he thinks he could get me in. He hasn't replied to me in either instance. It makes me upset because I've paid the hundred dollar deposit and nothing has happened...and he hasn't even tried replying to reschedule...
I've been really frustrated because I've been wanting to get this tattoo as a tribute to remember my mother by and to help with the grieving process. He also told me he wouldn't put words in my tattoo and it is important to have the words as they are something I picked to help remember my mom by. I simplified the design somewhat,. keeping the words...and haven't heard back..
I guess my question is...should I find a different artist? I only have one tattoo and this artist worked on my first tattoo and I was hoping he'd help me with my second, especially since this is one would be a tribute to my late mother...
Should I find a different artist or keep waiting for a reply? What would you do in my situation? Any advice or suggestions would be very helpful..
(dude btw) i've never gotten a tattoo but im interested in getting an upper back one similar in size/location (obv different piece) to this:
I would love some advice on finding a good local artist, what to expect, if this is a reasonable first tattoo, how to not be cringe, etc...
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