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To complain about tattoo studio?

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MsMiaWallace · 27/09/2020 08:54

DH visited tattoo studio yesterday for some work on his arm. We have been before & they've been good.
1st visit this year following Covid restrictions etc.

1st of all the business owner who was tattooing DH took her face mask off, threw it across the floor & said "fuck it, they'll shut me down anyway" so didn't wear the mask.
Her DH was working reception stuck his head around the door & asked her where's your mask. She pointed at the floor where she'd thrown it & said fuck that.

She was constantly messing about, sticking fingers up at mates & chatting crap with others.

She has a new artist working there & he was non stop talking about sexual conquests, cheating, sexual antics.... DH is very opened minded but he said it was uncomfortable & very unprofessional.
A female client came in & he straight away asked her what's your story, are you single, have kids?
He wasn't wearing a mask either.

People were in & out of the studio for a chat. One guy had clearly been working on a vehicle, covered in oil & popped in. Again no mask on anyone except those being tattooed.

This studio 'prides' itself on being the only 5* hygiene rated studio in the area.
Obviously we won't be returning but do you think it's worth reporting them to the council?

OP posts:
BoomyBooms · 27/09/2020 08:59

Yes definitely

PileofToss · 27/09/2020 09:00

100% report. I hope your DH has finished the work on his arm with this artist so he doesn’t have to go back!

OfTheNight · 27/09/2020 09:02

No, not particularly. Tattoo studios are an over 18’s environment, if your husband wasn’t happy he should have said something to the owner. These guys will have had their businesses decimated over the last few months. I agree the attitude towards masks isn’t good. I’m unsure of the exact regulations regarding tattoo studios now, but just last week they weren’t required to wear them. I imagine they, like many others, are disillusioned, worried and frustrated. If your husband was so unhappy, why not say there and then?

lljkk · 27/09/2020 09:05

for not following mask rules?

because 95% of your post is not about masks or anything against covid guidance. There are no covid rules that ban working on cars, asking if someone is single, sex brags, chatting with mates or "messing about"

SerenDippitty · 27/09/2020 09:07

Masks not good. Conversation was unprofessional and unsuitable for when a client is actually present. Yes I think I would report.

PrincessPain · 27/09/2020 09:18

I've been in 2 different studios since lockdown ended to get tattooed.
The atmosphere sounds exactly like most studios I've been in, before and after lockdown.

First tattoo, the artist was supposed to wear a visor as working close to my face, but didn't as it steamed up and stopped the artist from seeing what she is doing. Again, friends and family popped their heads in, clients popped in for chats about work they wanted doing and previous work that needed touching up. I was told to wear my face mask throughout.

Second tattoo, alot more relaxed and no make wearing, I preferred it and made a decision to not wear mine. 7 hours of constant mask wearing is too much for me and I was much happier being given the choice. Again, customers coming in to discuss work, pay deposits and have a chat.

Your DH should have addressed it then or left. But we're all different and take our own risks.

StillCoughingandLaughing · 27/09/2020 09:30

Did the tattooist also break your husband’s legs? Tape up his mouth? Because he apparently neither spoke up or left.

As for one of the tattooist boasting about his latest shags, who are you planning to report him to? The sex police?

Original poster
MsMiaWallace · 27/09/2020 09:34

I'm not naive to sex banter by there is a time & a place.

Over the years tattoo studios have seemed to be more professional allowing it to be comfortable for all different people to get tattooed.
It was more of the lack of face mask wearing I was asking for advice on.

OP posts:
insancerre · 27/09/2020 09:37

I don’t understand why your DH couldn’t have asked the woman to wear a mask
The other stuff- nothing to complain about there

borntohula · 27/09/2020 09:37

No, I wouldn't report. As pp, their business has been fucked for the past few months. What do you want to achieve?

Cocklepops · 27/09/2020 09:38

What did they say to your DH when he challenged them about the masks?

Original poster
MsMiaWallace · 27/09/2020 09:39

They said fuck it

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Janaih · 27/09/2020 09:42

Agree sounds like most tattoo studios I've been in. Par for the course.
Not sure why you need to get involved though. Your dh should have spoke up at the time if he was bothered about the masks.

Notthetoothfairy · 27/09/2020 09:42

It’s a tattoo studio, not a 5* hotel! Of course YABU.

AnxiousAlpaca · 27/09/2020 09:43

I got tattooed recently. Guy had to pull his mask down past his nose from time to time as it limited his view. If I was that uncomfortable I could have left but I didn’t. While not ideal I was obviously comfortable enough to take the risk. No point complaining afterwards.

StillCoughingandLaughing · 27/09/2020 09:47

I'm not naive to sex banter by there is a time & a place.

But it’s not relevant to the mask issue. If your husband - the one who was actually there - wants to report them because he felt unsafe, that’s up to him. The fact that you think the sex chat was ‘not quite nice’ shouldn’t affect the decision.

Original poster
MsMiaWallace · 27/09/2020 09:54

I am aware it's not a 5* hotel thanks.

I was asking for munsnetters opinion but you just get bloody patronised & belittled on here.

OP posts:
lljkk · 27/09/2020 10:04

What would happen if OP reported (for the lack of mask wearing)?

Wouldn't the business merely have a chat in their ear from council?
Or could they be fined on a first offence, or even shut down (on a first offence)?

If they find it impossible to do the job with masks on then I wonder if they will just shut down anyway. I have no idea how theatres are still hoping to shut down. It's amazing how many businesses are still scrambling to still seem to somehow plan to stay open.

StillCoughingandLaughing · 27/09/2020 10:04

Oh for God’s sake. THIS is why AIBU gets a bad reputation. It’s not the people responding that are the problem - it’s OPs who throw a strop if they don’t get the response they want.

Enko · 27/09/2020 10:08

I think you need to vote with your feet op. I am aware of this type of environments in tattoo studios but it is my the sort of environment I have personally experienced when I have been. So perhaps look around and find one that fits better.

As for mask wearing they ought to keep them on though I get why they take them off its not ideal with being so close to your dh. I think he has to speak up in another situation and say. I'd prefer it if we keep masks on or similar

AwaAnBileYerHeid · 27/09/2020 10:13

I would report it. Not for the foul language because that isn't breaking any rules or guidance but for the mask thing. It's idiots like this that are all little pieces of the jigsaw that will come together and get businesses closed down again - good businesses who are actually acting in a responsible manner.

AwaAnBileYerHeid · 27/09/2020 10:14

Oh for God’s sake. THIS is why AIBU gets a bad reputation. It’s not the people responding that are the problem - it’s OPs who throw a strop if they don’t get the response they want.

I can't see where she's thrown any strop...?

Original poster
MsMiaWallace · 27/09/2020 10:19

^ ^ thank you

OP posts:
Charleyhorses · 27/09/2020 10:24

I just honestly don't think I could bring myself to report at the moment.

Imloosingmyshit · 27/09/2020 10:26

Yes. I want a tattoo and don’t want to walk into a germ infested cesspit. Please do

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