Category: | Tattoo Shop |
Address: | 2179 Defense Hwy, Crofton, MD 21114, USA |
Phone: | +1 410-721-7448 |
Site: | mysticpiercing.com |
Rating: | 4.7 |
Working: | 12–10PM 12–10PM 12–10PM 12–10PM 12–11PM 12–11PM 1–7PM |
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Krystal McIntyre
My experience at this shop has been disappointing—to say the least. Ronie was initially very friendly and engaging in the beginning UNTIL the point where I asked him to make changes to the drawing that he drew on my hip. I was very specific in sending him the details about how I wanted my tattoo to look (via text, email, and even a powerpoint creation of the lotus dreamcatcher and feather tattoo I wanted). Ronie wanted to draw his own version—which I understood so I allowed him to express his creativity. The marker drawing that he drew on my hip turned out a little different from what I expected (it’s very hard to envision what the final version will look like if you don’t have an eagle eye for it) – in the end —I didn’t perceive how the feather would turn out having large gaps and spaces(first picture)….and clearly in the pics that I sent him I wanted my feather to be bushy and feathery (dainty and feminine--2nd picture))…instead I have what looks like a fishbone. Ronie and I discussed my concerns while I was still on the table and he agreed to make the corrections/additions to the spaces/gaps in 3 weeks after the tattoo healed. I verified that with him SEVERAL times that this would be done at no cost to me—and he agreed with me each time ( I had a witness there with me too)…but to my surprise after several attempts to contact Ronie (again via email and text and actual calls to the shop)—he now would not come to the phone and I learned via the young lady who answered the phone—there would be a $150 charge to me to correct this issue. NEVER once was I told this by Ronie. At the end of the day fair is fair. His attitude was very rude and almost hostile when I asked him to make changes to his drawings. I get that artists want to add their own personal touch—but if I send a specific picture of what I want ON MY BODY—and you decide to add your own creativity—I am allowed to NOT LIKE IT and ask you to change it(especially if the ink gun hasn’t even begun yet). It’s very unprofessional to throw a temper tantrum if I ask you to make changes to a design on paper before it goes on MY BODY FOREVER. I have multiple tattoos and I have never been treated this way by a tattoo artist OR salon EVER….to make matters worse the shop mgr/owner Jimmie rudely cut me off when calling to explain the situation. I guess at the end of the day—customer satisfaction and service is trumped by greed and bitterness. I will never recommend anyone to visit this shop after the way I have been lied to and disregarded- unfortunately! I don’t even want to go back to them at this point—but I will tell the world about my experience there.
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Sabrina Bardsley
Well anyway, the title of my thread says it all. Last month I decided to travel down to Crofton to Mystics like I used to always do to get my orbital don through my conch. Anyway, needless to say I ended up leaving with much more... Chris was the one who decided it was a good idea to instead of piercing me through my conch to give me the orbital that I had asked for, to instead give me a piercing that was the most excruciatingly painful experience of my life. He basically just fed me a bunch of lies, telling me that the pain that I was feeling was normal, and he continued to try and force this ring through my ear, and ended the whole experience by clamping on the most ridiculously large bead on to I guess hide the fact that he had screwed up. Anyway, I went down to Body Mod today down at the Annapolis Mall to get my double helixs pierced, and when Liz took a look at my orbital, she noticed that it was way too tight, and was basically gripping itself into my ear. So, she recommended that I get the ring out, and put 2 barbels in there and let it heal until I was ready to put the ring back through it. When she unclamped the obscenely large bead off the ring, her mouth literally hit the floor and couldnt believe what she just saw. She was literally looking at a hole that was going through the back of my ear, and into my head! Anyway, to make a long story short, she had to pull the ring through the other side, because the one through my head was just way too painful for me to comprehend. All in all I started off with Mystics, and I used to enjoy their work, but now after what I just experienced I have to sit back and wonder how and why someone would do this to another human being? Just to make another buck in a terrible economy? Or just to try and prove to the piercing world that an unhealable piercing could work to further along his own career. Anyway, after what I just experienced I paid 70 dollars for an orbital CONCH piercing, not a side of the head piercing. So, they just lost a very valuable customer, who definitely wont be going back there. Instead, Ill just go to Body Mod at the Annapolis Mall where the piercers actually still care about what products they put out. I forewarn all of you who decide to go to Mystics, that it maybe an affordable place, but is it truly worth risking your body to get the piercing that you think that youre getting? Because you might just leave there getting much more than you ask for. A night in the hospital, or worse...
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A Private User
Mystics is a wonderful place to get pierced. They definitely know their stuff. Ive gotten my tongue and my septum pierced there and I am definitely going back to them for all my other piercings. The guy who did my septum, Ben, was funny and talked me through the entire thing as he set up. The guy who did my tongue, Chris, was amazing too. He even showed me how he bends the tips of the piercing needles on the stainless steel sink and then puts them in a medical sharps container so that he could prove that they do not re-use the needles. The owner is also very helpful. He gives out his cell phone number to everyone who gets pierced or tattooed there as the 24/7 Piercing and Tattoo hotline. Everyone that works there is friendly, fun, and definitely helpful. The tattoo side is just as informative and helpful as the piercing side. I have gone over there with numerous questions and gotten them all answered thoroughly and no one has gotten irritated with me for being so full of questions. I plan on going there to get my first tattoo in December, as my Christmas present to myself. I recommend Mystics to anyone who wants to get a new piercing or tattoo. I trust them with with the entirety of my being.
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Peggy G
This is a great shop and everyone that works there is genuinely nice. My friend & I were never made to feel uncomfortable about the length of time we were there trying to decide what we wanted, how we wanted it, etc. Neither of us were familiar with any of the artists other than the binders they have of their work. I ended up with Phil and I feel so frickin lucky about that. He drew up my original idea and when we sat down to get started I began having 2nd thoughts about the design and showed him a 2nd picture I brought of another idea. I asked him what he thought and he said he liked the second one better even though it meant he would have to do a 2nd drawing of a completely different design. I could tell he had NO problem whatsoever about the change. I got a wrist tattoo with a lot of intricate detail and he nailed it. It turned out amazing and is by far the best tattoo I have. My friend and I cannot believe the teeny tiny detail he was able to put into it. I also have to mention that Phil is quick & very light handed (not to mention reasonable priced!). I wont go to anyone else in the future.