Frequently Asked Questions

Price is the question we are asked most often and the one that is hardest to answer. A tattoo is priced by the time/equipment it takes rather than by a menu. If you're on a budget, let us know. We always try to find a way to ensure you can get what you want within a budget you can work with.

Studio minimum:

$120 tax included and up

Hourly rate:

1st hour is $230, then each additional is roughly $200 tax included per hour

Deposit Amount:

$20.00 and up, depending on the timeframe we're booking for you.

Consultation Fees:

Free

Two people can ask for the same design and pay different amounts, and it is almost always down to one of these.

• Size and placement. The same piece takes longer on ribs or a knee than on a forearm, because the skin behaves differently and we work slower.
• Detail. Fine shading, portrait work and heavy colour packing all add time.
• Skin. Dry, stretchy, scarred and previously tattooed skin each take ink differently.
• Whether it is a cover-up. Covering existing work needs a larger, darker design and often more than one sitting.

A deposit holds your appointment and comes off the final price of the tattoo. It is not an extra fee. Deposits are not refundable and cannot be passed to another person.  Missed appointments forfeit the deposit, so tell us as early as you can if you need to move a booking.

We take cash and e-transfer. We do not take debit or credit cards, which is how our prices have stayed where they are. There are multiple ATM's a few steps from the studio at Pizza Corner. Larger pieces are done over several sittings; we will only require payment for the current sitting, not for the entire piece. This can make budgeting for larger pieces much easier.

Payment accepted:

Cash

E-transfer - for Canadian bank accounts ONLY

Gift certificates 

We can't accept:

Debit

Visa

MasterCard

American Express

Zelle - Not accepted in Canada for our US clients

Pay Pal

A consultation costs nothing and is the only way to get a price we will stand behind. Bring reference images, tell us roughly where on your body it is going, and we will give you an estimate of time and cost before you book anything.

Some work we will only quote once we have seen it in person, and some we can not provide a quote for at all.

• Cover-ups and reworks of another artist's tattoo- until we have seen the existing piece, color, exact size and placement. Even then, until we have an idea of what we're going to be covering it with, an estimate can be difficult.
• Hands, fingers, feet and other placements we do not guarantee, which will need touch-ups