Tribal Rites Tattoo and Piercing Westminster

Reviews 3

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ladyberry00

edit; I previously posted this message I would like to edit my previous message to say that since this time I was contacted by Tribal Rites to amend the situation I was put in. Apparently it was an aberration and didnt happen very often. I received my little cross tattoo by Vince and I am very happy with it. I cant stop looking at it! Vince was very nice and social and made me feel like a valued customer. If and/or when I decide to go back for another tattoo I will be consulting with these guys to make it happen. I am impressed by how much value communication is in this business and I am glad Mike reached out to me to amend what had happened. If you so choose read past the edit to ascertain for yourself how well this business handles situations like mine and determine for yourself how professional they are. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I thought this place was pretty great when I got my ears double pierced a few weeks ago, loved the guy (Sam?) who helped me get that done. He was very professional and kind and he made sure I was educated with how to take care of my piercings. I felt very welcome when I got my piercings. When I got this done I thought this would be an equally welcoming atmosphere to get a tattoo. I wish I had been right. Today when I walked in I was ignored by the tattoo artists, I only got the attention of one because I walked over to the counter where one of the guys was engaging an app on his phone and ignoring the business happening in front of him. When he looked up and saw me standing there he just looked at me and said, "um, can I help you?" not very professional and not very encouraging. I simply stated my plea for receiving a tiny tattoo on my pinky. He didnt seem very enthusiastic about hearing me out. In fact, when I told him I wanted a tiny tattoo on my pinky he just exhaled loudly and shook his head. I have to admit I was offended; I dont need a high-handed attitude handed to me, I need professionalism. He then proceeded to tell me that getting a tattoo on my pinky is a stupid idea because they exfoliate faster. I already knew that, I had done some research quite a while ago and finally decided that this was something I wanted to do. I AM an adult after all, I do not need another parent, and it is MY body to do with what I want. This guy then yelled back at his coworker, who was in the middle of doing someone elses tattoo, and said "we dont do hand tattoos do we?" to which the other guy said "no, no hand tattoos"........I am still pretty pissed off about the unprofessional behavior exhibited by these guys, who didnt even give me the courtesy of telling me their names. All I wanted was a little tattoo and if I hadnt been treated like that I would have asked about getting another tattoo somewhere else and for how much ( I was determined to get a tattoo that day), I do not like being bullied and that is how I felt about this transaction. If there are those who like this place I suggest you continue going, if you want piercings definitely go here. This place is very clean and open and they have a great selection of body jewelry, but I will not recommend talking to the tattoo artists there. I still view any business should be professional and rudeness is not acceptable. When a customer says multiple times that they know the possible outcome for getting a hand tattoo and they still want one, I think it is responsible to trust that the customer wants what they want, that is their decision and no one else’s. I had been researching and thinking about this tattoo for months now because I do not believe in making random decisions about permanent things. I may not get this tattoo here but I will get it done. Too bad for Tribal Rites, they lost my trust and my business.

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Taylor Langer

Every time I went into this shop it was evident that I was stereotyped and was treated as if I was un-initelligent and annoying. Therefore, I will never return and warn that if you are a person who doesnt have very many piercings or a tattoo that you might share the same experience. This the story. I went to get my nosed pierced and the woman piercing it made it clear that she didnt respect me. When I didnt position my head right, she had little tolerance. When I asked her to count to three, she didnt. When I would ask questions she would answer them as if I was stupid but if I have a piercing I want to take care of it. To what I thought would be an exciting experience was turned into a competitive match in which I wanted no part of. I am a blonde girl that doesnt have very many piercings or any tattoos and I felt like I was stereotyped as sheltered and not worthy of good service. When walking out I convinced myself that maybe she was having a rough day and moved on. A couple of years go by and I get my forward helix pierced at a different shop. After it healed I wanted to replace the piece of jewelry in the piercing and needed help getting it out. I knew that the front piece of the ring screwed off but it seems I couldnt get it off. So on my way home from picking something up I stopped into this shop to ask for some tips. I walk in and approached a man leaning against the register. I said "Excuse me, I have a question" and pointed to my piercing. He replied "Mmm dont touch it. Dont touch it" acting disappointed, "Use this." and pushed a bottle of hand sanitizer towards me. Feeling a little bit uncomfortable and like I was stupid again, I used the hand sanitizer even though I didnt touch my piercing because I didnt want any trouble. "Ok, how do you take these kind of earrings out?" I asked. He said "Hell take them out for 5 dollars." and pointed to a man behind the register. I said "No. Thats not what I asked. How do you get these out?" Annoyed he finally told me how to get the piece of jewelry out. The whole time he acted like he had something better to do and that was the final straw for me. When you go into a piercing or tattoo shop and your someone in my condition, you want to feel comfortable and respected. Which I never received in my visits to this shop.

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Ashley Jordan

I got my 1st tattoo in 15 years last week with Mike Myers at Tribal Rites and I am so happy with the piece that he created for me. We had talked about my basic design the week before. I brought in a printed out pic of the plain black symbol but told him I wanted it more artistic and with color and he came back with 8 amazing sketches for me to pick and choose from but I was automatically drawn to 1 in particular and didnt feel the need to change what he had made. It was more perfect than I could have imagined! I am so happy with the finished product and I am already planning on getting my next piece from him soon. Not only was it perfect but his excitement when I first explained what I was going for and his gentle hand and great personality made the whole thing an amazing experience. I highly recommend him to everyone considering a tattoo! I also got an eyebrow piercing from Sam which was so easy and didnt even swell or turn red. Maybe for 5 minutes but it was quick, easy and exactly positioned where I wanted it. Also the front desk assistant Kori was so friendly and knowledgeable about all the jewelry. For awhile I was the only customer in the shop and the employees were all so friendly and chatted with me as Mike worked his magic but the second they got a rush and the store filled up with probably 15 customers ready for piercings and a couple tattoos they were right on top of it and made sure everyone felt taken care of and was attended too. Great customer management skills, especially Kori. She was helping about 6 people at once with jewelry options and had no trouble managing all the questions and back n forth between customers. Overall such a great experience. Great shop, great atmosphere, great employees and amazing talent!! Thanks to all of you and a huge thanks to Mike!