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CMV: Tattoo artists should be more transparent about prices and less offended when you ask about them

I love my tattoos and want a ton more but there seems to be this thing with artists where if you ask about price, they're offended, or won't reply to you. Like they don't want you to ask about price beforehand. I'm sorry, but I save up for this artwork and I don't wanna go in thinking I have enough and it ends up being way more. I've been told by multiple people it's part of the etiquette of tattoos that you don't ask about price, and I've seen artists in YouTube videos talk about how it's such a big no. I think it's stupid. I am paying you for a service and I want to know how much I'm gonna be paying before you give me the service.
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I have several friends who are tattoo artists they will give you a rough idea of what it will cost if you ask but unless it's pretty simple and straightforward they don't always know especially if they are charging you by the hour.