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Booking fee/Retainer Policy

Booking fee contract

 

 A booking fee ( also referred to as a "retainer") is paid after a

consultation with an artist, to pay for

the time spent communicating with

the client, and/or preparing artwork.

The amount of the booking is fee

is $150.00.  

1.  I acknowledge and agree to the

following:

  • Tattoo booking fees are non-refundable, and non-transferable.

  • You may not use your bookingfee, or appointment date, to holda spot for someone else.

  • The booking fee is only applicableto the date that’s been agreed onby both the artist and the client.

  • If you have to reschedule the agreed upon date, you must provide 2 full day’s notice before the appointment date to be rescheduled, without having to pay another booking fee.

  • You may only be rescheduled ONCE before you will required to pay another booking fee, regardless of the reasoning- unless discussed with the artist prior

  • For multi-session tattoos, the booking fee will be held as payment towards the last session of the tattoo.

  • Upon paying a booking fee I acknowledge that I have read all FAQ's and asked my artist any qutions i had prior to booking

  • Upon paying a booking fee I acknowledge that I have communicated my tattoo design idea to the artist to my satisfaction, and I have reviewed the artist's prior works to decide that the artist can implement my idea to my satisfaction. However, I understand that if I request substantial changes to the design, or request an entirely new drawing or draft, it will require a new booking fee, and the original booking fee will be forfeited as payment for the artist's drawing time. I understand that creating a tattoo design based on a client's concept is subjective, and that variations may exist between my concept and the finished design. If the finished design is not to my liking, minor changes will be made at the artist's discretion.

No drawings or drafts are emailed

or otherwise previewed to clients

before their scheduled

appointment time. The design is

the intellectual property of the

artist until it is applied to your

body, regardless of booking fee.

A booking fee will also be forfeited

in full in the case that:

  • I do not appear for a tattoo appointment;

  • I cancel or reschedule an appointment without giving at least 2 full day’s notice;

  • I arrive more than 20 minutes late to a tattoo appointment;

  • I reschedule 2 times for any sessions of the same tattoo, regardless of notice; - unless an agreement is made with the artist PRIOR TO THE APPOINTMENT TIME SLOT. 

  • I fail to acquire childcare, as babies and children are not allowed to accompany the client.

  • This includes having someone babysit for you in the studio, which is also not allowed without discussing with your artist prior to your appointment.

  • I arrive under the influence of drugs or alcohol;

  • I arrive to a tattoo appointment without government-issued identification. no military ID will be accepteed at this time.

  • I change the design that was discussed at the consultation;

  • I am rude, insulting, harassing, or otherwise behaving in an inappropriate manner toward any person in the studio;

  • I fail to notify the artist of ANY medical condition, medication, allergy, alcohol or substance use/ abuse, or any illness, as it could affect the application or healing of my tattoo.

I understand that I will be billed

at the artist’s current hourly rate,

starting at my scheduled

appointment time, for all

tattooing and tattooing related

services, including, but not limited

to:

  • Time used to edit or resize the tattoo design if needed;

  • Time used to apply tattoo stencils to the body;

  • Time used to assemble tattoo equipment and open sanitary supplies in front of me, or to replenish necessary supplies during the tattoo session;

  • All breaks during the tattoo appointment requested by me;

  • Lateness on my part of 15 minutes or more without notifying the artist.

  • Any touch-up work needed.

PLEASE  eat a full meal prior to your

appointment, take all prescribed

medications unless specified by your

physician, and make sure that you

are NOT ill the day of your

appointment.

• If you are sick, you will

be asked to leave immediately. 

•If you wake up sick the day of your appointment- reach out to your artist and you will be rescheduled. 

•If your artist wakes up sick the day of the tattoo, you will be rescheduled to a new date and your booking fee will be transferred to said date. 

•If you so chose to NOT reschedule due to artist being sick you forfeit your booking fee and will have to pay another if you chose to book with said artist again.

Thank you for your understanding.

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