Eskimette Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Though rare (as it is not really an industry standard), I am seeing it -. I get that this is a business, tattooing - but this just does not seem right.. like a plastic surgeon having a sale on implants.lol... I know it's common to discount for a good client or knock a little off the hourly rate for a long sitting, and or for a 'portfolio piece' that the artist just really wants to do, however, blatantly advertising a "sale" on the radio is a different story.. Personal opinion - no offense meant. Thoughts? Would love your take on this... Does this happen in your area? Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
reverend1 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I want a discount tattoo as much as I want a discount parachute. That being said, I support the charity, Friday the 13th, and other fun special things that shops do. blacksandtattoo, hollyjoybee, RoryQ and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63773 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatB Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 agree with @reverend1 the only "sales" i would participate in as a customer are charity, friday the 13th, sailor jerry day, and flash day events. CultExciter and hollyjoybee 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63775 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimette Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 I'm glad I'm not alone in my sentiment!!! I didn't want to come across as an arse.. it just seemed very tacky when I witnessed it..no ill will ment... Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63780 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie of the West Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Only discounts I've seen have been on Friday the 13th flash and special Halloween flash. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63781 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimette Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 This was not one of those cases.. I don't want to get too specific (small world) it just caught me off guard..general sale. lol Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63782 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Bee Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 The Pearl has a deal on this April. They are offering $100 daffodil tattoos with %100 of the cash going to cancer research. That's a special I can get behind. Eskimette, tatB, Deb Yarian and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63784 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimette Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 The Pearl has a deal on this April. They are offering $100 daffodil tattoos with %100 of the cash going to cancer research. That's a special I can get behind. That is a fantastic idea. I like that idea. specials and flash days arent what i was referring to..i meant a discount of general services for promotional purposes. But these specials = great shop ideas.. I am really liking the daffodile tattoo thing Mark Bee 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63796 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colored Guy Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Its a good way to get new people coming to the shop. Especially those who want something small, maybe their first tattoo. I've seen those "walk-in-wednesdays" that are good to drum up a little new business. Rob Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63801 Share on other sites More sharing options...
else Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 A local funeral home recently ran a discount on cremations. For real. I wish I'd taken a picture of the banner before they took it down. Eskimette and Duffa 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63802 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimette Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 A local funeral home recently ran a discount on cremations.For real. I wish I'd taken a picture of the banner before they took it down. ..there are no words. lol else 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63804 Share on other sites More sharing options...
reverend1 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 A local funeral home recently ran a discount on cremations.For real. I wish I'd taken a picture of the banner before they took it down. Hurry up and die, sale ends Sunday! Have a friend no one wants around anymore? Ask about our two for one special! Duffa 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63807 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Art Work Rebels, Jason Kundell's shop, does half off flash on the 23rd of each month... CABS 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63823 Share on other sites More sharing options...
el twe Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Art Work Rebels, Jason Kundell's shop, does half off flash on the 23rd of each month... Hoping to make it there tomorrow... Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63825 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimette Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 Art Work Rebels, Jason Kundell's shop, does half off flash on the 23rd of each month... again flash is a totally diff ballgame..i mean a general hourly rate sale. flash sale days,scheduled, thats just kinda cool Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63874 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAllen Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 It doesn't matter what anyone else does. All the things everyone else does that you may not like or agree with are just distractions from focusing on your own goals. That's not limited to tattoo sales. Graeme, cltattooing, tatB and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63907 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CABS Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Art Work Rebels, Jason Kundell's shop, does half off flash on the 23rd of each month... This sounds killer! I need to do this one day. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63908 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimette Posted April 24, 2013 Author Share Posted April 24, 2013 This sounds killer! I need to do this one day. I wish something like this would work in the city I'm in..one city over and it would.but this town you get a lot of "believe" tattoos..silhouettes of birds... tazmanian devil..butterflies..not many "traditionally minded" tattoo collectors..lol - - - Updated - - - not that all flash is traditional..just that they wouldnt really get the concept.. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63926 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bteal Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I'm a lurker here, but I felt compelled to share this craigslist ad, which is somewhat related to this topic: WORLD RENOWNED TATTOO ARTIST JONNY OCEAN BARTERING FOR A LIMITED TIME! Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63941 Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Flores Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 In general I would say do what you want, but what I have always been taught is if you run specials, the people that come in are usually just cheapskates, and you won't see them back until the next time you do a special, and if you don't do another special, they will go to a shop that does. They will haggle design, placement, size and everything under the sun, because they are going to try to find some way for you to do the tattoo they wanted in the first place, instead of the flash you agreed to do. Groupon seems like an act of desperation and I would never be involved with something like that. Besides that can you imagine how overwhelmed a shop would be trying to fill all those orders and at the end of the day you are tattooing for free or essentially free and your client won't get tattooed again until someone else runs a groupon. In regards to the artwork rebels deal, the flash is usually 300 and $600 so they are doing tattoos for $150-$300 which is a great deal for people who like good tattoos but a high enough price point to drive out the cheapskates. I can't speak directly for the shop, but I have hung around those guys enough to know they aren't giving anything away. @CABS they have the same deal when doing conventions, you could probably get one at State of Grace. If you are going to give people a special deal, I would say it should be to reward people that have been loyal customers and paying full price the whole time. Make it a shop party invite only, that way the only people that get these tattoos are people that deserve them. I have been to a few of these events and they are always fun. hogg 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63961 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan S Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 There's a shop in South Beloit, not far from here, that has a big sign out front, "Tattoos from $40, piercings from $10". You just know it's a high-class operation...I was thinking of blowing off Nick and going to them exclusively. Not. CaptCanada 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63979 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptCanada Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 For the most part I don't want to get a discount on tattoos that I get. My tattooed knows some problems that I've had lately and he wants to finish some things, so he lets some time slide. But I don't like it, but he will use my tattoos as book and magazine pieces so he feels even. It's just not in my blood to accept a deal unless everyone understands the conditions. Say for Friday the 13th or flash sheet page deal.... The tattooer understands that this is what he will do for this price, I'm okay with... Sadly. But he knows what he is getting into. Dan S 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63980 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CABS Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 @CABS they have the same deal when doing conventions, you could probably get one at State of Grace. Thanks for the heads up. I might just do that come convention time. But I still want to visit AWR. Hell, I still want to visit Portland. Dan Gilsdorf moved back up so that gives me another reason to visit. And I hear that the strippers are hipsters. Stripsters, if you wheeel. And that there's a shuttle that takes you from brewery to brewery to brewery. If that ain't enough incentive to visit, I don't know what is. cltattooing, Genie of the West, tatB and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63982 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimette Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 Thanks for the heads up. I might just do that come convention time. But I still want to visit AWR. Hell, I still want to visit Portland. Dan Gilsdorf moved back up so that gives me another reason to visit.And I hear that the strippers are hipsters. Stripsters, if you wheeel. And that there's a shuttle that takes you from brewery to brewery to brewery. If that ain't enough incentive to visit, I don't know what is. LOL that sounds traumatizing. haha.. else 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63998 Share on other sites More sharing options...
insaniity Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I believe a regular client should be allowed some time slide, I dont think prices should be matched if a new client comes in and drops hints that they have been quoted less, My tattooist started my full day bookings at 1200, now that ive spent so much with him i can get a full day for around the 600 mark, that being said i sit like a rock and i let him run free with it aslong as its bright and colorful lol Eskimette 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/3668-tattoo-shops-putting-on-sales/#findComment-63999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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