otisc Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Here is a pet peeve: Just got my first visible tattoo. And I really hate all the comments that suggest it is my first one. "Wow, going big for first tattoo!" "Wow, when did you decide you wanted a tattoo?" "Bold choice for your first tattoo!" oboogie, The Tig, Devious6 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/7007-tattoo-pet-peeves/?page=2#findComment-125521 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devious6 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Got my first just a little over a month ago - but at 61, retired Army officer and current college president I'm not in the usual group of folks most people think of getting a tattoo. Mine is not visible unless I'm wearing a sleeveless shirt. As people have learned about my first foray, they've been very positive. I get some of the "why would you do that?" One colleague asked if I was going to start drinking shots of whiskey again/ My response? I never stopped. oboogie, bongsau, The Tig and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/7007-tattoo-pet-peeves/?page=2#findComment-125524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rufio Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 How about all those people asking 'should I get this tattoo?' If youre asking someone else or even strangers on the internet, you probably shouldn't Devious6, pidjones, oboogie and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/7007-tattoo-pet-peeves/?page=2#findComment-125530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizBee Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 I guess it is because tattoos are so much in the public consciousness, but I don't understand why people feel so comfortable coming up and touching my tattoos, and asking personal questions, completely out of nowhere. This is similar to when I have been pregnant and strangers feel quite comfortable coming up and putting their hand upon my belly. EXCUSE me? I have been stopped in public by strangers and asked to raise the sleeve of my shirt so a better view can be achieved. ????? How is this different than if you had a really nice piece of jewelry or outfit on, and I just walked up to you and touched the collar of your jacket or fingered your watch/necklace, asked you where you got it, how much it cost, etc.? How about if you had a nasty scar on your arm and I couldn't quite see the entire thing, and I asked you, a stranger, to raise your shirt sleeve a bit so I could see it all. It would not be acceptable behavior. I realize that people assume you have tattoos because you want them to be seen, maybe, and you want to share them with the world, but not necessarily! Boiled Dove, oboogie, The Tig and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/7007-tattoo-pet-peeves/?page=2#findComment-125533 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rufio Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 @LizBee no one asked you to lift up an other part of your shirt for a better view? oboogie, Devious6, Boiled Dove and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/7007-tattoo-pet-peeves/?page=2#findComment-125536 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizBee Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 2 hours ago, rufio said: @LizBee no one asked you to lift up an other part of your shirt for a better view? That would make WAY more sense! Devious6 and rufio 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/7007-tattoo-pet-peeves/?page=2#findComment-125544 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devious6 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 I've had a bunch of people want to touch mine, as well. But, the reason is that they don't believe it is real. Despite posting pics on my FB page during the process of having mine done, people still think it was an April fools joke and it was just temporary. They want to touch it to prove that it is real. Now that I'm healed, I honestly don't care so I'll happily pull up my sleeve and let them look/touch. I enjoy seeing he reaction on their faces when they realize it IS real. Ducky15568 and The Tig 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/7007-tattoo-pet-peeves/?page=2#findComment-125546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lape Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I hate it when people with 1/2/no tattoos give me tips on how to heal my tattoos.. rufio, Boiled Dove and Rob I 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/7007-tattoo-pet-peeves/?page=2#findComment-125723 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TattooedMumma Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 On 3/05/2016 at 0:49 AM, mmmsarah said: I know what you mean about people being instant experts. My tattoo was 5 hours and I still would be wary giving advice or acting like I know it all. I especially hate people with tiny tattoos who say tattooing doesn't hurt, like they are really tough. Mine didn't hurt for the first hour either, try sitting there for the whole day tho! Amen! I have a friend like that. I have had to remind her that while she may think her foot tattoo or chest tattoo didn't hurt, they are also outline tattoos that were over in under 30 minutes. mmmsarah, rufio and Devious6 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/7007-tattoo-pet-peeves/?page=2#findComment-125851 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oboogie Posted May 17, 2016 Author Share Posted May 17, 2016 A girl I work with just came up and touched my very fresh, not-totally-healed tattoo. HUGE pet peeve. Do. Not. Touch. Me. But especially don't touch my fresh tattoos. Boiled Dove, Devious6 and rufio 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/7007-tattoo-pet-peeves/?page=2#findComment-126028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombae8723 Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 @oboogie ugh, I hate that! I had someone slap one of mine. He did it so that it would be permanent.... Guess he did me a favor Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/7007-tattoo-pet-peeves/?page=2#findComment-126308 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TattooedMumma Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Ok I have one. Bad advice basically. But specifically, I was told on friday by a local how I should definitely go and get some numbing cream. Firstly , fuck off. Secondly , why the fuck?? Thirdly - *buries head in hands* no. bongsau, Devious6, Graeme and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/7007-tattoo-pet-peeves/?page=2#findComment-126366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synesthesia Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I guess my biggest one is just seeing some of the shit that pops up on my Facebook news feed from my friends getting tattooed. I have a friend who just got her first and was extremely proud of it. It's a tribal butterfly that isn't even symmetrical. Like, not even close. How do you even screw that up? Just draw half of it and then fold the paper over! It was a bad concept, badly drawn, and badly applied. It blows my mind to see otherwise intelligent people I know just losing their minds when it comes to tattoos. Tattoos don't HAVE to look bad, you know! And in this day and age, when you can look up thousands of tattooers on Facebook, Instagram, etc and get a feel for what can be accomplished. I just legitimately don't understand. Ultimately people can do what they want and good for them for being proud of what they get. I just hope that they'll see the error of their ways soon for my own selfish reasons because I want good tattoos cluttering my news feed, not shitty ones. Boiled Dove, oboogie, The Tig and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/7007-tattoo-pet-peeves/?page=2#findComment-126463 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TattooedMumma Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 4 hours ago, Synesthesia said: I want good tattoos cluttering my news feed, not shitty ones. make that your status :D oboogie and The Tig 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/7007-tattoo-pet-peeves/?page=2#findComment-126481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizBee Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Amen to above, and, it reminded me that I had saran wrap on my arm one time when a lady seating my husband and I at a diner after the tattoo asked me if I this was a fresh tattoo as she slapped me right on the wrap. REALLY????? rufio 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/7007-tattoo-pet-peeves/?page=2#findComment-126591 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lildropofsunshine Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 I have 2 tattoos and I would definitely not consider myself an expert! I know some stuff, more than the average person probably, but I still ask questions about tattoos from more experienced people. One of my pet peeves is when people say I'm going to regret my tattoos. I've had my first one for almost 4 years and I love it just as much as I did when I got it, and my other one is about a year younger, and I love that one just as much as I did when I first got it...no regrets at all! Boiled Dove and The Tig 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/7007-tattoo-pet-peeves/?page=2#findComment-126734 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oiocha Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 People who get tattoos based on how cheap an artist is and not on his quality of work in general or in that specific style. Even worse is people who are upset with what their money got them but continue to search for "deals". The scratchers in my town are real and they abundant, the people willing to see them are in kind. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/7007-tattoo-pet-peeves/?page=2#findComment-127204 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transplant Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 i hate when people ask "what about when you get old?" Well surely then will be old with tattoos rather than young with tattoos? chrislj54, rufio and Guerillaneedles 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/7007-tattoo-pet-peeves/?page=2#findComment-127206 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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