'I demanded a partial refund and they refused': Tattoo artist tattoos initials onto unsuspecting person

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    Sleeve - 'My artist hid their initials in my tattoo
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    AITA for getting mad my artist hid their initials in my tattoo? Not the A-he This is a short one. Names changed for privacy.
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    Font - I went to a tattoo shop in my area, with a photo of the tattoo I wanted. It was one my dad had gotten to honor my passed grandfather who's father also had it. But the point is - it was important to me that the tattoo looked EXACTLY as it did in the photo.
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    Font - I get to the shop, I explain everything, I pay, get the tattoo, and we're done, I think it looks awesome, everything is great! Until a few weeks later when I show my great grandmother the tattoo. She's static, grabs my arm to look at and compliment it, then asks, "Who's AJ?"
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    Font - I ask her what she means, and she points out on the tattoo where the initials A and J or maybe T were hidden into the tattoo. I'm instantly ped, as my artists name is Alice Trever. She tries to assure me it's no big deal if I hadn't noticed it til now, but I still reached out to the artist sort of irritated. They told me the style of art I got is called traditional and it's "pretty trad" for all artists who do that style to do it. I demanded a partial refund and they refused, so I complai
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    Font - Now the artist is running a full smear campaign, talking about moving shops, and all kinds of My sister says I'm an a for pushing the issue, but I feel like, at the end of the day, I told you exactly what I wanted and you didn't do that. AITA?
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    Ok_Possibility5715. 30 3 ② Certified Proctolog|st [29] NTA and I would even consider suing. They kind of branded you with their initials... And they should get fired...
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    Font - Without DennisNedry. 2 Parta pant [1] Here's the thing: I worked in tattoo for over a decade and I can tell you no one, I mean no one that's a professional artist would ever consider hiding anything, much less their own name or initials inside someone else's tattoo. It's not "trad," it's not normal, and it's not okay. I'm horrified some scratcher tried to pass this of as a thing. It's not a thing.
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    Font - I'm with some of these other commentators that OP should sue. It's not frivolous if someone branded their name on you without consent. Super uncool.
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    Product - Pickitline 232 Parta pant [4] NTA. This person straight up BRANDED you! Not only that, this isn't even the artist's design, it's a copied design! 31.5k Share
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    ThrowawayforMILBS Pl rintendant [56] NTA tattoo artists don't get to sign their work because their canvas is a human being. This is KNOWN. This is conventionally understood.
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    Font - pinkfuneral7 And if they do(something I've never heard of), they should get consent from their client. NTA.
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    Font - RubY-FOX Parta ΝΤΑ pant [4] I remember there was an Ink Master episode where someone had a piece with a clock face and the artist put their time of birth on it as some kind of "signature". The judges ripped him up for it. Same basic principle. Tattoo artists shouldn't be signing a tat in anyway without first discussing it with the client. Your artist definitely shouldn't have done this since it was a particularly meaningful design for you.
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    oh-potato As Enthusiast [7] NTA I've been tattooing for almost 20 years and this is something you never do!!!
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    Font - [deleted] Not only did the Artist permanently brand you without your permission. But it wasn't even original artwork. This artist has to be so full of herself, she must be bursting at the seems. ΝΤΑ
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    Font - TinyRascalSaurus Commander in Cheeks [23... NTA. The artist put something on your body they didn't have permission to. You didn't consent to their initials, and it's really weird to mark another person with your name without them knowing. I hope word gets around because what this artist did was definitely not okay.
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    Font - animalwitch Parta ipant [1] Makes you wonder how many other clients have checked their tattoo for the initials
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    Font - telepathicathena Parta pant [1] NTA and I would blow that artist up on social media so her customers know what she's doing. You should seriously consider suing the artist and/or the shop for removal of that portion of the tattoo, and the cost of getting another artist to fix it. That is unbelievably unethical of that tattoo artist.
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    Font - onelonelywhumperfly. A Enthusiast [6] I would say they'd have better luck suing the artist because the shop owner sided with the client and made the artist give them a full refund
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    Font - LoupGarou95 A ΝΤΑ I'd take the artist to small claims court to pay for a removal personally. I'd never want anyone's initials on me without my consent. And it is absolutely not standard to initial a tattoo in American traditional style. O Aficionado [19] 963 Share sarahbearah22 The only names I will ever consider having tattooed are my child's, I would be absolutely livid

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