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think tattoo shop should NOT serve drunk people

32 replies

McHappyPants2012 · 18/10/2012 22:57

I am watching My tattoo addiction on chanel 4, the tattoist has said it is a nightmare tattooing a drunk person.

so my debate is Should tattoo serve drunk people or not.

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LFCisTarkaDahl · 18/10/2012 22:58

No they shouldn't IMO.

StateofConfusion · 18/10/2012 23:07

Where I had my tattoos won't, you have to book in advance sometimes months and any whiff of drink or drugs and he won't do it, apparently it can affect how the tattoo takes and looks thus tarnishing his reputation.

threesocksonathreeleggedwitch · 18/10/2012 23:09

yanbu
of course they shouldn't and the good ones don't

MrsTerryPratchett · 18/10/2012 23:09

Absolutely not.

pumpkin2012 · 18/10/2012 23:12

What did you think of the scorpions on that guys face?

WorraLiberty · 18/10/2012 23:13

It's illegal isn't it, if you know they're drunk?

Or am I wrong?

nancy75 · 18/10/2012 23:15

Any reputable tattooist won't tattoo a drunk person, I might be wrong apart from the obvious reasons of the person hating it when the sober up I think they also won't do it because you bleed more when drunk and don't sit still.

McHappyPants2012 · 18/10/2012 23:17

i didn't like it

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laikalooo · 18/10/2012 23:18

You're absolutey right! However, I did laugh at the man with fantasyboat.com on his chest and a collection of other drunk forrays into the tattoo parlour!

Fishwife1949 · 18/10/2012 23:19

They should do it and it sould say the following

i am a drunk pratt who cant hold my drink right on there forhead

McHappyPants2012 · 18/10/2012 23:20

the man with a miley cyrus obession worried me

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laikalooo · 18/10/2012 23:21

Brilliant idea Fishwife!

laikalooo · 18/10/2012 23:22

That was a very odd one! What a strange choice of a person to be fixated by.

jimswifein1964 · 18/10/2012 23:27

By law, you can't tattoo anyone who is drunk. Apart from the common sense aspect, it also thins the blood so the person will bleed more.

freddiefrog · 18/10/2012 23:30

My friend is a tattooist and she won't tattoo anyone if she gets a whiff of alcohol

She also makes people book a couple of weeks in advance so no impulse tatts either

HumilityYetStrength · 18/10/2012 23:31

YANBU

They should no more do something permanent and painful to a drunk person than a restaurant should sell a £500 bottle of wine to someone already rolling drunk.

It's a Consent issue isn't it?

After all no parent would let their 8 or 10 year old have their ears pierced, would they? Because they cannot give valid consent.

And certainly I - as a compassionate Christian - who happens to be male - wouldn't want women (or men) to treat their bodies as objects without a long Sober period of reflection first.

missymoomoomee · 18/10/2012 23:37

Speaking as someone who, aged 18, got very very drunk one afternoon, went to the tattoo place and got the pattern off a tie that I stole off a guy in the pub tattooed down my thigh I have to say YANBU at all.

StateofConfusion · 18/10/2012 23:53

missy Shock atleast it was your thigh and easily covered

flyoverthegoldenhill · 19/10/2012 07:43

missy we have to know whatwas the tie like. First I thought of something classy maybe a naice paisley. Then I had visions of a Christmassy Homer Simpson ?????????????????

Sirzy · 19/10/2012 07:48

Yanbu. The place I had my tattoo won't let you book an appointment unless you know exactly what you want and then it can be a few months before your appointment. No chance of it being a drunken (or sober!) whim!

MeFour · 19/10/2012 07:52

What about men humility?
Have you not read Corinthians? Wink

MeFour · 19/10/2012 07:53

Sorry I just saw the or men in brackets, though I'm not sure why it is. Would people not have done the job.

hellsbells76 · 19/10/2012 07:59

Eh? Plenty of people pierce their BABIES' ears, never mind letting an 8 or 10 year old have it done.

Iheartpasties · 19/10/2012 08:04

missy we all want to see a photo now!! sounds ace.

missymoomoomee · 19/10/2012 10:43

The internet isn't ready for a picture of my thigh Grin but the pattern is frighteningly similar to this

I console myself with the fact that with 2 more drinks it would have probably be the guys Homer Simpson sock design tattooed across my thigh. Oh to be 18 and stupid impulsive again.