Action Tattoo

I completed my third tattoo with Rich White earlier in the year (2016) and each time has been a very positive experience. All of the artists in the shop seem great, but Rich caught my eye because of his portraiture portfolio. Two of my tattoo’s are images of cats that I lost, each one looks just like the picture that I brought in. My third is a Steamboat Willie, just for fun :-)
I needed a little touch-​up on the second cat tattoo because my skin became so inflamed and irritated that Rich wasn’t comfortable finishing in one day — I’ll take his judgement any day on that!
All look wonderful now and I’m glad I chose these folks. Will definitely continue to work with Rich and the others at Action in the future.

I had a tattoo done by Archie last month. He is the best tattoo artist there. He did a tattoo of my cat and had the outline done in an hour. Other artists (at other shops) have taken several hours just to do an outline but he got it done quick. My whole tattoo which takes up the entire area of my inner arm took about 6 hours and it was done in ONE session (aside from a couple touch ups needed due to my arm being DONE with ink after that many hours.)
I am very pleased with the service and price, I feel like he could definitely charge more if he wanted. I will definitely go back to him for all my future tattoos including finishing my sleeve. I Have been tattooed by at least 10 – 12 different people but I am not ever going to go to another artist. Thanks so much Archie.
I will add photo after my touch up session. One thing I appreciated was that he would continue to keep conversation going to help distract from the pain, we talked about all kinds of music and it was a great session. I will be back soon.

THEY HAVE HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. The chick with the tattoos on her face couldn’t look up from her tablet to talk to me. They do good work, but their attitudes are a huge suckfest.

I got a tattoo done by Mike yesterday and its perfect. He took the time to draw something cool up for what I envisioned. It just turned out really great.
While giving me the tattoo, he talked to me and was super nice. Everyone there makes you feel welcomed and they are all really amazing artists.

I went back to have them change out my jewelry from a stud to a hoop now, a year after I got the peircing done. And the receptionist let me know that the piercer was busy but she’d inform her of me being there waiting for her. Then after twenty minutes of waiting the receptionist was no where in site and I had to flag down the piercer who said she didn’t know I was here for a piercing but would be happy to help. This time, the peircing lady was very professional and helpful. She helped me figure out what gauge my piercing was, what diameter would fit my nostril, and how to put it in. All in all, the piercer went beyond my expectations, what a great lady they hired. Although, the receptionists should learn how to do her job.

Got my first tattoo done here yesterday! Lisa was the artist! Very professional and willing to help make it perfect! Go check them out!

I am absolutely floored by how much I hate and am ashamed of my tattoo from Archie. He’s got some nice stuff but his attitude is so disrespectful and immature. In my opinion this guy is an egocentric artist with a god complex about his work. My tattoo looks nothing, literally nothing like the design he made for me. He did the opposite of everything we agreed on and even bragged about the changes after making them. I wish I’d listened to my gut and never gone back to him. I’d give this place a –10 my experience and tattoo is so miserable.

Went there less than a week ago for my first tattoo.
Ben was my tattoo artist. He was very friendly, thorough and creative.
Best of all, his personality was naturally calming! I was nervous (of course) but once he started I was a calm as I could be. The shop was very clean. There was even a girl hand mopping the floor!
I will definitely be returning to the shop as well as Ben! I couldn’t be more pleased!

Very unprofessional. Very rude staff including the shop owner. I spent 500.00 and I am still walking around with a half finished tattoo. Showed up for two appointments and both times nobody bothered to cancel as my artist was unavailable. First time I let it slide, stuff happens. Second time I was Pissed. Two staff members gave me a lame cop out excuse that they didn’t have my phone number I didn’t bother mentioning that I’m a smart individual and I remember filling out the release form which has my phone number, I with held that to see if the shop owner would pull the same excuse and he did!!! So he had nothing to say when I brought that up other than sorry lady I don’t know what to tell you. Really is that your professional answer??? So I ask him to reconsider how I am being treated and to review the email I’d sent that had gone unresponded too. I got a reply within hours –how sorry he was and how much pride he has in customer service. His email stated he would be happy to reschedule me an personally take care of me at a discount. I responded I would agree to the resolution but never heard back. I waited 5 days and finally called back. He was rude again to me and talked to me as if I was the problem he treated me as if I was inconveniencing him. He was rude abrupt and hung up on me. I found this shop on Unilocal.Don’t make my mistake. $ 500.00 in on this and now I’m walking around like an ass with a half done tattoo. Please don’t take my word for it if you feel like having the worst tattoo experience in your life. (I have 11 other tattoos)

Go here if you’re concerned with customer service! I went here for writing on my chest. One of the guys freed up. I told him what i wanted. He started to draw it up, so we were on the same page. When he realized what i wanted, he stopped and told me to have Mike do it, because he’s the best at what I wanted. He gave away business so I would get the best work Very very professional and customer friendly.

HIGHLY DISSATISFIED PLEASE READ BEFORE GETTING PIERCING!
I am a store manager at a small business, and am allowed to have my nostril pierced with a small stone, so I came into Action tattoo since they seemed to have good ratings, and reviews. My piercer was Chris, I told him from previous experience that my nose tends to swell more than the normal person and asked him to make the post a little longer to give it room to breath. Instead he made the post too short causing it to embed inside my nose, making me unable to flip the nose ring so it wasn’t visible from the inside. I came in twice to have him change the jewelry, both times he was unavailable. I delt with the pain for more than a week, then came in today to have the worst experience I have ever had in my life, I’ve had over 20 piercings since I was 18 never had issues. I came in to have Chris change the jewelry, I suggested a hoop since I figured it would heal easier. Instead he decides to put a lip ring in my nostril, I didn’t realize how large it actually was, nor did I know he was going to have such a hard time putting it in. It was the worst pain I have ever experienced, having 7 tattoos and have had many piercings that’s saying a lot. I notice I am bleeding, and ask him to clean it off, he begins to get frustrated. He was very rude, uncaring, and thought he knew what was best since «he’s been piercing for 19 years.» I got out to my car after being in excruciating pain, and look at my nose, swollen, red, bloody, and the nose ring is sticking about half a cm out of my nose. I am and was not satisfied, went inside to ask for a refund since as soon as it doesn’t hurt so badly, I will remove it myself. The way he responded was the most shocking, totally rude and refusing to give me the refund. Told me he would put the hoop in, but I can’t believe he would even suggest that since I am in so much pain, and it looks so horrible. This guy should not be a piercer, he has absolutely no customer service whatsoever! I will never return to this place, and I feel sorry for his apprentice, she should go to a different shop, and train with someone who knows what they are doing and won’t be a total waste of her time. I can’t express more how much of a hassle and how upset I am right now. Never get a piercing from this shop!

10 piercings over 8 years, all done in different shops, and I used to think Slave to the Needle was the best but I was pierced by someone who apprenticed at Slave back in the day and it was the best experience of my modification career. Chris did two dermals in the back of neck, I had originally called in for a surface bar but he reassured me that dermals were a much better option, and I was so relaxed, it didn’t even hurt much at all. Will go back, and take others for sure
Edit: the shop was clean enough to eat off the floor, the artists were professional and very personable. I couldn’t be any happier!

Chris is the best piercer ever! Not only is he a really cool guy, but he’s the only piercer I trust with my piercings and I swear to you that he will never let you down!

I’ve taken my (adult) daughter in for two ear piercings. I am not a tattoo person. That’s probably an understatement. Not that there’s anything wrong with being a tattoo person, but sometimes it’s nice to know who is reviewing what.
Only warning — they only accept ca$h.
Anyway, they’re nice, they’re polite, and it’s clean. My daughter claimed they were quick and accurate in driving a needle through wherever she wanted it driven through in her ear. If she decides she needs more holes in her head as a Christmas present, we’ll be back!

Especially in tattooing, customer service and friendly attitudes are a big deal to me.
You walk in and the shop looks amazing. They are blaring hardcore metal music, which is their taste, but it could be more of a level where I didn’t have to ask them to turn it down to even hear them talk.
I arrive 30 minutes before my appointment and Im not greeted. I eventually had to hunt down a guy not inking someone to just let them know I was there. Strike one. He was excessively rude and not very approachable. He smelled. They were openly using e-​cigarette vapor things which is another thing I frowned on.
They had my artwork for a week and it wasn’t even ready on transfer paper. He said «No problem» and told me to have a seat. My appointment was at 3 PM and at 3:47 he came up and said «Yeah I couldn’t get it to trace right, it pixelated when I blew it up in Photoshop». So then I asked him if he changed his DPI settings to handle it at higher resolution (I have a graphic design degree) and he looked at me like I was speaking greek.
He then said «Well its not really my type of tattoo I do». Then why did you take the damn appointment? Why did you make me wait for an hour and a half? And then he said «I just find the subject matter kind of dumb».
So. Unprofessional? Check. Rude? Check. Ignorant about his job? Check.
Why you would go here after reading this review I have NO idea.
For you piercers out there:
Two ladies walked in and the guy guy with huge holes in his ears yells «WHATCHA HERE FOR?!» (surprise surprise they get greeted) and they said «Piercing.» and he said «WHATCHA WANT PIERECED?» and they clearly didn’t want to say it out loud but he kept badgering them till they replied «Nipples» to which he got a big grin, nodded his head and said «Fuckin right, I’ll be right there.»
So. Add Creepy for a big CHECK.

This place is very rude.
The lady at the front desk made no effort to try and fit me in so I could get my sleeve completed, she was rude and gave no effort to compromise with me, she made no effort to make sure that I would want to come back. She had a snippy attitude with me right from the moment i walked in the door at 1100, she rolled her eyes when I had asked if I could get a tattoo today and immediately said no because most artist didn’t come in until 100PM. I asked her if she could look on their schedules to see if they could fit me in she looked at me and said no it would be a waste of her time.
I would give it no stars if I could, very rude and uncaring staff. I will not be going back of recommending this place to my clients that want more ink.

Very pleased with the professionalism and cleanliness of the shop. I had two tattoos done here and they are my favorite ones! Great artists with exceptional skills. I have also had Chris do a couple piercings. I recommend Action Tattoo to everyone for tattoo and piercing needs.

I was recommended by two friends to meet Archie, and watch what he does best. Walking into Action Tattoo is like walking into an art gallery. It’s all open, so you can see everyone getting tattooed, but you can still have a private conversation with your artist. Everyone there is family, and I felt welcomed there even though I wasn’t getting tattooed.
I ended up getting tatted by Archie after watching him do a session. I have a black, white, and grey portrait of a young Marilyn Monroe, located on my outer left thigh. This is my biggest piece and longest session I have ever done, and it was a piece of cake! I love my tattoo and I love that I get to have this unique piece of art ! Archie is very professional, gentle, detailed, creative, hilarious and personable.
If you want ANY tattoo done, go see Archie!

I was the most hated of customers: the walk in. My cousin and I decided to get tattoos together today, instead of waiting till after I found a shop up here. After a few minutes of research, I decided to check out this place first.
Honestly, the price was a little higher than what I had self estimated, but I liked the vibe and cleanliness of the shop, and the guys all seemed qualified and able, especially since they were squeezing us into their schedule.
Boy did we choose right!
I was lucky enough to get mine done by Rich, the owner. He was funny, friendly, quick and light handed (this was tattoo number 5, first one on my foot though). His lines are CLEAN. He obviously takes pride in his work, and I was impressed that he enjoys drawing them on by hand. I already have several more planned, and while I was Initially going to hunt around (they are more detailed than the quickie I got today), I am already done looking! He even seemed excited to do flowers (part of my next set).
Thank you so much everyone for beautiful work, friendly attitudes, and a sweet clean place to get art!
Oh, my cousins review is coming soon.

I really like this shop. As soon as I walked in an artist was right there to help me and set up my appointment. Archie is a badass artist! I’ve given him pictures and ideas of what I wanted and he comes up with another awesome version of it! The atmosphere is great, the artists are very personable and the décor is awesome! I’ve suggested this place to everyone that I know that wants a tattoo and will continue to do so.