so i have never had to do 2 sittings for a tattoo
and i am wondering what the tipping policy would be for that.
do i tip after both sittings, or after the last one?

and how much do you all tip.
i dont want to offend.

thanks
xoxo

haha, i've never tipped for a tattoo, i'm an asshole like that.

they are expensive enough.

you're supposed to tip?

news to me.

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I have 9 tattoos, and have never tipped for one. Tattoos are expensive enough if you go to a decent place, I've never even given it a thought. Perhaps I'm just a tight cow!

i've always tipped.

varies on the size and the hours & the piece. but anywhere from 20 to 100.

it's just manners.

I never have...

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I want a lolly.

i'm going to tip raymond for my next ones. SOOOOON.

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i think america is a far more tip-based society. for some reason we need that extra pat on the back. so now it's not only expected when you get served by a waiter, but when a bartender makes you a drink, you get your hair done, you get pierced, you get your car washed, you get tattooed. etc.

so i think. maybe in some countries it's not a big deal if you tip. though if you're american, you are being rude if you don't.

we tip loads here.
i noticed they weren't too big on it in england.


i've just never heard about tipping your tattoo artist. i guess it's not something they write about in etiquette books.

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strangley enough, i have found a fair amount of info indicating you 'should' tip, and i have in the past. im not overly concerned about the amount, more about if i should tip after both sessions, or just when its done...

i'd probably split the tip up in two portions. sorry i forgot what the original question was about.

i like that idea.
thank you muchly.

I never heard of tipping a tattoo artist either. But I'd tip when the tattoo was finished.

I was reading something on tipping etiquette the other day. You should tip the first trip & the last trip, for trips in between you don't have to tip. If you only make two trips - you should tip both trips.

but you're from montana. what's the most common tattoo in montana? tweedy bird or tazmanian devil. i wouldn't tip for that either.

i would tip when i pay.

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hahaha.

I'm actually from Toronto, ON. I've just always wanted to live in Montana, no better place to pretend then here.

yes.

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I did not tip for mine. & then I did not tip to have it removed 6 months later
i am a right stingy cow.

you'd be amazed at how many people do not tip for tattoos. srsly.
It's a service. do you tip your waiter? yes

hairdresser ? yes

tattoo artist? if not start

american wages are low and in a lot of professions that's based on the fact that people top up their earnings from tips, which is basically mandatory. In England it's considered preferable but certainly not mandatory. And if you tip there, even in a restaurant, 10% is totally acceptable.