Where do I start. If you’re going to get a tattoo do not go to Jacob/Jake. He is very unprofessional. In the beginning he made it seem so easy as if I was in good hands. I booked my appointment a month out and he told me he would be sending me a sketch of my tattoo a week prior and if I don’t hear from him to reach out to him even if it means blowing him up. I reached out and he did not respond until two days later and told me he would need another day or so to send it. Understandable because I know tattoo artists could be busy so I patiently waited.
Four days gone by and still no sketch. My tattoo day approached, so I decided to reach out the night before to see how the sketch was going. Of course, no response.. at this point I have lost my patience.
A few hours before my tattoo appointment on the day of, I get a text from Jake informing me that he has to cancel due to one of his co workers having covid symptoms. I couldn’t be mad at that because he’s taking safety precautions, however it’s very unprofessional of him to not even have sent me my sketch as he said he was going to do. I had to reach out to him a few times just to get a sketch. As a tattoo artist you would think to provide amazing customer service because you’re working for the customer and doing what it takes to create that masterpiece and build that trust.
At this point, I said you know what let me go ahead and just reschedule for the week after. I got my sketch the next day at night time which believe it or not I was just in shock. I was in shock because he took so long to respond back and send me a sketch when the pictures I sent him of what I wanted, all he did was crop it out and paste it onto my forearm (a picture he took on day of consultation) I told him I wanted him to fix my lion and he said he will fix it and send over the finished sketch.
Five days gone by and still no finished sketch and my appointment was the next day. I get a text that says his co worker has covid and he has to reschedule again. I am done at this point because not only is Jake unresponsive but not great at keeping his word. Very unprofessional and such a negative experience. I wouldn’t want anyone else to have gone through what I went through. I should’ve just cancelled with him the moment he cancelled with me on the day of my tattoo appointment but I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt and of course he steered me wrong.
I’m not saying don’t come to this tattoo shop at all and I’m also not saying I don’t care for the person who tested positive. Not at all and no disrespect to them. I understand it’s inevitable to catch the virus. I’m just saying the individual Jake, should’ve done his job properly and not provided a poor experience. I also had recommended him to a friend during the time of my consultation as well and thankfully he treated her much more professionally. Again, I’m not speaking about this shop overall is unprofessional I’m only referring to my experience with Jake. I can’t speak for the others there...
Read moreWorst experience ever. After waiting months and months for a response for an appointment with Jake I was finally able to get an appointment. The night before my appointment I received an email canceling my appointment because the artist was sick. I was very understanding and I asked for my deposit back so I could go to another artist since I took off of work and used pto for this appointment. I work in the medical field and needed a few days off to let the tattoo heal. The artist replied back and said he could see me the following day since he was feeling better. The next day I woke up at 6a, drove two and half hours, got a $250 speeding ticket because I was trying to get to my appointment on time, waited 35 minutes outside the door only to find out that he had canceled again via email. He only wrote me because I wrote him asking him where he was. This...
Read moreI had the best experience getting my first tattoo here. Jacob Dynes is a talented and knowledgeable artist. He was able to work with my very specific geometric design requirements and added his stylistic touch using line weights and embellishments that made the final design better than I could have hoped for. He was very easy to talk to during the initial consult and even during the tattoo process (I didn’t notice 2 hours go by while getting the tattoo). I came into the studio early in the morning, so it was pretty empty but the space has a nice, calming presence. The actual process of getting the tattoo was relaxing and Jacob played a big part in making that happen. I can’t recommend him enough for anyone looking to work with a talented...
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