Vegas Ink

Spontaneously came in for a belly button piercing after the Britney Spears show.
My friend and I were greeted and helped right away when entering around 11pm on a Saturday night.
The piercer did a good job of sanitizing and using a wrapped needle. It really was not painful and obviously he has vast experience in piercing.
The downside was that the piercing is crooked and will need to be re done. It has healed nicely and I am not excited about restarting the process once I get it straightened.
Also the $ 20 they charge for aftercare sea spray is very steep as I ordered 2 cans twice the size on Amazon for $ 19. I really wouldn’t have minded any of the steep charges since the location is on the strip if they would have executed a straight placement.

Went to get my nose pierced on Tuesday night with some girlfriends and had a great experience. The guy working the front was really friendly, my piercer Jay was awesome and even the owner was cool. A couple days went by (today) and I noticed my nose piercing was sunken in to my nose. I called the shop and the front desk guy remembered me and told me to come in right away. Jay was able to come into the shop and worked with me to find a solution. He replaced the original jewelry with a stud that worked better for my nose and was super nice about the whole thing.
Overall, Jay provided excellent customer service and I would definitely be back for my next piercing.

Although we were happy with the end result the overpriced end was very upsetting. 750.00 for two tattoos that took 32 minutes in total from the time we walked in and the time they printed the picture so they could trace on our arms was quick. The artist was super nice and we clicked but I have pieces from well known artist in the industry that have done pieces four times the bigger with color for ¼ the cost of these. Not happy and would not go back just because they are on the strip. We were the only ones there on Saturday morning and the next artist up was suppose to help us but was to worried about eating her lunch which should have been said instead of us repeating ourselves to the artist that did the work.
ALWAYS ASK FOR UP FRONT PRICING FROM ANY ARTIST AND GET IT IN WRITING.

I would never get tattooed here. The tattoo artist was SO rude, very high-​pressure and had very little flexibility in terms of being creative and different about tattoos. It was either a stencil on the wall or something he printed from the Internet, that’s it. It wasn’t until I was about to walk out of the door that he offered to draw something himself, but required $ 100 to do it.
When it comes to a piece of art that is going to be on my body forever, I don’t want to be pressured to get something that isn’t EXACTLY what I want, or to be larger than I want, etc.
Might I also add that the artist made me feel like I couldn’t take a minute to think about what I wanted to do and got MAD when I decided to walk out.

Ask/​Schedule an appointment with Leo. He’s awesome. He takes time to sketch out what you want and puts in some original details of you let him. He has strong attention to detail. Very happy with his work!
Similar experience with price quotes and actual. (That’s why it’s 3 stars and not 4) And it probably is pricey because of location. Leo’s work was worth it.

HORRIBLE SERVICE! A friend & I called before going in to assure some prices. They wanted us to go in & talk to them about it. Keep in mind, they knew what we were asking for. So we walked in, to figure everything out. A bald headed mf was being extremely rude to my friend because she was vaping, she stopped, fair enough. But he wasn’t asking in a polite way to put it away. He said «put that shit away» no matter what kind of job you do, you should NEVER talk to anyone like that if you don’t know them personally. We started talking about prices of a specific piercing she wanted, she wanted to get them done right at that moment, apparently there was no piercer. Ok, So why make us go over there if no one was there to do the job. Stupid. They kept making really rude comments to us because we didn’t want to go in at 2 in the morning to wait for the guy. We walked out & said fuck it. We would’ve done it if they weren’t such arrogant pieces of shit.

My girlfriend and I went in on a «Vegas whim» and got matching tattoos by Derek Rubright. The design he drew up was awesome, the work he showed in his books were amazing and the price was a rip off along with his cocky attitude about his specialty of watercolor tattoos. He even said all the guys in the shop think they know what they are doing but don’t. Well my tat is almost «healed» and it has scarring which was confirmed by 4 other artist here in Denver. They also said for the size I was ripped off and the work he did with the watercolor technique was «child’s play». Makes me sad that he talked himself up like he was some sought out artist just for me to look him up and he was a one hit wonder on a TV show.

This spot is right on the strip. So the people walking by can see the Tattoo artist do their work. Be prepared because you will see a little blood.
The one thing that is so important is the health standards that are in place at these types of locations. That the needles are either new or wrapped or even sanitized. Also that the artist where protective gloves.
Ask to see their Health permits. Safety a must. No exceptions.
I was greeted right away a friend of mine wanted to get a Tattoo on her top part of her foot. So this was the place we went. We followed all the steps as I stated above and she felt very comfortable with going ahead with the process. You specify what you want and most of all get it in writing or an estimate. Most have meeting of the minds in order to have a contract.
The artist gave her a quote and most of all it was in writing with no additional costs. At the end she was very happy with the results.
He also told her how to maintain and keep it clean. Good Job.
2015 Unilocal Challenge.102/100 Hmmmmmmmmm, I went over my goal.

Don’t don’t do it!!! Will wayyyyy over charge you. Can live with tattoo THANK GOD AND ARTIST, but scammed us by charging us 500 dollars for 3 words. Ruined our trip to vegas :(There are casinos AND THEN THERE ARE TATTO PLACES! Don’t gamble with Vegas Ink.

Very disappointed that we weren’t given a quote before the tattoo began especially considering the final cost was more than 200% than the initially estimated minimum.
Some inflation is to be expected but this was out of control. Art was well-​done (to be fair) but the pricing fiasco really soured the deal.

Price gouging assholes. $ 300 for 5 words in an easy font. Do NOT come here. The same tattoo anywhere else would run you $ 100, TOPS. Very displeased with the experience.

This place is nothing more than a tourist trap. The prices are waaay to steep for subpar work. If you’re looking for the vegas experience with the typical over pricing (like most things on the strip) this is your place.

Stopped in here while I was on vacation last week and decided to get the first tattoo I ever got covered up on my back. After looking at a couple of the guys portfolios I decided I would talk with Travis about what I had in mind. I had a piece of tribal across my upper back that looked bad. I went to Travis and let him know that I wanted my last name done from shoulder to shoulder. I knew that wouldn’t be the only thing to get and have it fully covered so I asked his ideas and came up with a tattoo of five roses and my name done through them. The best part was when he first said this I was thinking no that’s not really my style and thinking about it in my head just didn’t think it would look that great. He pulled out his tablet and took a pic of my old tat, he then starting adding the roses and my name on to it so I would know exactly how it would look when it got done. It was the visual that got me to understand that this guy really knew what would look really nice. I had spoke with probably 10 other artist at many of other shops prior to this and not one person would take the time to help me come up with something. This is by far the best tattoo I have ever received. I plan to make a trip out in a few more months from Illinois remind you to have him do a couple more. If your looking for a great place to get a new tattoo then make sure you stop by here and I encourage you to talk with him.

Had an amazing time in Vegas and to top it off I got my first Tattoo!
Walked into a couple places on the strip and they definitely over quoted me
but
Then walked in to Vegas Ink and I spoke with Chris and he quoted me what I and my boyfriend thought was a reasonable price I see all the crappy reviews on here about price.
You get what u pay for people and to me the price was reasonable for the beautiful work that was done permenantly on my body
Chris was awesome friendly and so very patient with me. I thank him for putting up with my ouch ouch ouch and my 2 minutes of passing out LMAO
He was super clean about everything as was the place and he was very professional :)
Thanks for my Beautiful first Tattoo!

Negotiated prices mean nothing here.
We should have read reviews prior to entering this place. Yes, the artists can draw tattoos, they are open 24 hours, it is very convenient. But if you don’t know what your tattoo should actually cost, you will be taken for a ride.
My friend was quoted $ 600‑1000 for a tattoo that took two hours. A $ 500 deposit was required. The tattoo turned out very nice, as a credit to her artist. But upon walking up to the cash register, this 2 hour tattoo that had a max quote of $ 1000 (still ridiculous) was rang up as $ 1600! A little back and forth with the artist who seemed to be trying to avoid us brought the price down to $ 1100 (for a two hour tattoo). Either he was the best tattoo artist in the world, or he took advantage of us.
Looking at other reviews, ringing up the rates seems to be the modus operandi of this place. Unfortunate, because it should have been a positive experience.

Just walked in. Showed the guy at counter a pic of the tattoo I’m looking to get. I asked for a price on it.
He said are you getting it now… I replied saying depends on the price.
He immediately said if you get it now I’ll tell you the price.
I walked out. Won’t get a tattoo with out knowing a price. This is a permanent addition to my body.
WOW.

I have mixed feelings about this shop. I came in this weekend and asked for a quote I got told it would be 150 – 250. The artist I talked to was actually leaving so I talk to another artist name Leo (who did a great job) what I didn’t do was to make sure he was going to charge me the same price. I made my appointment (which you pay a $ 100 deposit) and when I came back we started my tattoo my surprise was when I had to pay my tattoo came to $ 659 + the deposit total was $ 759. which I think was overpriced. So if you decide to get a tattoo here make sure you talk to he artist and make sure you pay what you were quoted before you start your tattoo. Safe to say I learned my lesson

I came in on Valentine’s Day and received the best tatt ever!!! Highly professional and highly talented! If ever in the area come here and ask for Royal! He’s the best!!!

I went in for my first tattoo and Leo did it and it was a really great first experience and he really helped me decide how to place my tiny heart tattoo on my arm. Not only was Leo a really friendly guy and so nice but when I walked in I first talked to Shawn and he was also so nice and wasn’t rude at all and even told my mom that it’s up to me where I want to place my tattoo but he wasn’t rude at all! (Not being sarcastic) Shawn and Leo were really great and I would totally make another trip from Arizona to Vegas and get my next tattoo there again! (:

Went in to do a spontaneous tattoo on a recent trip. Tattoo artist was nice and did a great job. However, we negotiated a price of $ 100 (shop minimum), plus $ 20 for biohazard and tax for my tattoo and my wife. Basic math: $ 100+$ 20=$ 120. Multiple that by two and gee the total should be $ 240 plus tax. Why were we charged $ 362.98??? I had the shop attendant (whiny brat the whole time we were there, blonde chick with a giant chest piece looks like a heart) double check her numbers and she said «it’s right!» And charged the card.
Planned on have serious work done here when I return in august… NOPE!