DarkSideOfLucca: Tattoos are expensive

DarkSideOfLucca 11.30.16	Oh, also I'm temporarily pausing drinking and might be sharing my food with Lucca for a while.
Trebor. 11.30.16	10.19.16 Dumbest thing you've spent money on? gonna need to update lol just kidding hope your tattoos come out nice
CalculatingInfinity 11.30.16	Post the tat when you get it :D I love the concept of them but I'll probably never get one.
DarkSideOfLucca 11.30.16	Ahahah, thanks man And yeah, considering I'm also saving for other things it's probably not the most adult thing, but I've had the same idea for about 7 years and I am getting close to the point where I can afford it and still eat (kind of), so hey I'm getting antsy.
DarkSideOfLucca 11.30.16	Will do! Wont be until June though, aha - apparently these guys schedule very far in advance
Jeffrulesyou 11.30.16	"I'll get a tattoo of a butt that has a butt-shapped tattoo on it, and I'll get it right on my butt" - Beavis & Butthead
Deathconscious 11.30.16	ive spent around $3500 so far and i only have four. ive got two big ones, a medium sized one, and a small one. want more but yeah, its fucking expensive.
guitarded_chuck 11.30.16	ive got one tattoo and like the idea of them but yeah i cant justify paying for them
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 11.30.16	Balls clean the jizz out of your "e" key so you don't keep omitting them.
Relinquished 11.30.16	I got a couple meshuggah tats myself that said I saved pretty money for those
DarkSideOfLucca 11.30.16	Yeah they said the base pay would be like 3k. I almost fainted.
pjquinones747 11.30.16	I've put like 7 or 800 into my half sleeve because its a lot of solid black but the bottom half is all detail and it's gonna end up being like 1500 alone. Might not do it due to my career choices though.
MO 11.30.16	I have 1 tat, may get one more but yea if you're going colour that's where it really gets pricey
Mystletainn 11.30.16	They're also tacky and a waste of money.
Relinquished 11.30.16	nothing tacky about good art or meaning
DarkSideOfLucca 12.01.16	[2] - it's moreso artwork inspired by meshuggah because of real life reasons, plus stuff about my family and loved ones - a bit much to explain here aha but it's not just a band tattoo
Deathconscious 12.01.16	i mostly stay away from colored ink, they tend to age worse than black ink, though darker colors seem to do ok.
Tyler. 12.01.16	How much did they say it was gonna cost
Deathconscious 12.01.16	"Yeah they said the base pay would be like 3k. I almost fainted."
Tyler. 12.01.16	Didn't see that lol that's a lot
Deathconscious 12.01.16	3k is a shit ton though, id expect that to be like a giant back piece or something (or maybe prices are different where you live, idk). where are you getting it?
Tyler. 12.01.16	Yeah 3K seems excessive . like mine are huge but that just seems like too much
Scarce 12.01.16	I have John Scarce's face tattooed on my ballsack lol. Yea, they're quite expensive. My mom got hers at a place called Speakeasy or something along those lines in NYC, and they're really good and I think not too expensive (by general tattoo standards)
Kimm 12.01.16	Yepppp I'm not even halfway through my sleeve yet and it's not been cheap. Worth it though!
calmrose 12.01.16	^ [2]
DarkSideOfLucca 12.01.16	Getting mine at Kings Ave tattoos in NY
Hawks 12.01.16	My tattoo guy gives me and my friend dirt cheap prices compared to all of his other clients, rules pretty hard. I have a full sleeve on my right arm and it probably cost me less than $300-350 to do the whole thing.
DarkSideOfLucca 12.01.16	Less than $350 for the whole thing? And my half sleeve is gonna be at least 3k? Jesus man, how good are you at giving head?
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 12.01.16	"how good are you at giving head?" Mighty presumptuous of you. People pay me for the privilege to suck my dick so you never know the arrangement.
Tyler. 12.01.16
DarkSideOfLucca 12.01.16	Touche, my bad
Hawks 12.01.16	Lmao yeah bro 3k is ridiculous. I have them all over my body and I probably haven't even paid that much over the 6 years I've been getting tattooed.
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 12.01.16	I mean look at Tyler, he just offered me a blank check for the exchange. Didn't even ask about the price that's how badly he wants it.
Piglet 12.01.16	ive been seriously considering getting a catch 33 tattoo or something along those lines but idk theres no guarantee it doesn't come out tacky and a waste of money
Relinquished 12.01.16	that's where being your own design artist helps
Dewinged 12.01.16	Get it. Money well spent.
DarkSideOfLucca 12.01.16	Now I'm debating getting another quote but it's also going to be half my arm forever so I dunno if I want to compromise...damn NY prices.
Relinquished 12.01.16	NY is pricey yea, wait once you settled and are in other states/countries
Piglet 12.01.16	If New York is so expensive, then how far away is Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington etc.? That seems like a relatively small compromise
Dewinged 12.02.16	My advice Lucca: Don't go with text, images can and will have different interpretations throughout your life.
Kimm 12.02.16	Less than $350 for a full sleeve? Holy shit.
calmrose 12.02.16	less than $350 for a full sleeve is ridiculous damn if that was the case for me, I'd have at least both arms done by now lol
Impervious 12.02.16	Yeah I would have to know the artist is top dollar for 3k. It is NY though too. I think Piglet is on to something. If you can still find a decent artist elsewhere you'd prolly spend like a third of that or less including the money spent to travel there. Minor inconvenience but all the same it could save you quite a bit. Food for thought.
DarkSideOfLucca 12.02.16	Probably my best bet tbh. Anyone have any recommendations? The only one I really knew about was King's Ave because my brother, dad, cousins, aunt, whoever else in my family all went there for their tattoos.
Brewtality91 01.07.17	I'd rather spend the same money on gold or jewelry that I can resell later or holds value :P