08/30/2026
🚨 IMPORTANT BOOKING & APPOINTMENT POLICY UPDATE 🚨
We hate that we even have to make this post, but after an incident today, we need to make our policies VERY clear moving forward.
At Y’ALLTERNATIVE Ink, we work hard to create a welcoming, family-friendly environment with good vibes where our clients and the people they bring with them feel comfortable, respected, and taken care of. 🖤
We love what we do, but we also need our artists, their artwork, and their time to be respected.
Today, a client was given the option to view her custom artwork before her appointment for an art fee. She declined and stated that she trusted her artist. When she arrived for her appointment, she decided she did not like the design. She was informed that completely redesigning the tattoo would require an additional fee due to the extra drawing time, along with the time the artist had already spent traveling to the shop, preparing for the appointment, setting up her station, and reserving that appointment time specifically for her.
Instead of discussing the situation, the client told her husband to start the car and left.
That type of behavior toward our artists and their time will NOT be accepted.
🎨 CUSTOM ARTWORK TAKES TIME
Something we really want our clients to understand is that the time you spend in our chair is NOT the only time your artist spends working on your tattoo.
Our customized artwork is often created outside of shop hours, at home, during our personal time with our families.
Depending on the size, detail, and complexity of your tattoo, an artist may spend 6, 8, or even 12 HOURS drawing, changing, arranging, and perfecting your design before you ever walk through our doors.
That is real work and real time.
Our artwork is part of the service we provide, and our drawing time has value. Asking an artist to completely redesign a custom piece after they’ve already spent hours creating it means asking them to start over and give up even more of their personal and family time.
This is why major redesigns may require an additional art fee.
Because of situations like this, we are changing and strictly enforcing our booking policies moving forward:
💰 ALL TATTOOS WILL NOW REQUIRE A DEPOSIT — REGARDLESS OF PRICE.
This includes tattoos booked at our shop minimum. There will no longer be appointments held without a deposit simply because the tattoo is under $200.
Our NEW deposit policy will be:
🖤 Tattoos UNDER $200: A 30% deposit of the estimated tattoo price will be required to book.
🖤 Tattoos $200 AND OVER: A $100 deposit will be required to book.
ALL DEPOSITS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.
Your deposit secures your appointment time and goes toward the work and preparation involved in your appointment. Your appointment is not considered fully secured until the required deposit has been received.
🖤 CUSTOM ARTWORK
We typically do NOT release custom designs until the day of your appointment.
If you would like to see your artwork beforehand, arrangements can be made for an art/drawing fee, and designs sent electronically may be watermarked.
Minor adjustments can usually be discussed with your artist. However, completely changing the original concept or requesting a major redraw may require an additional art fee.
🖤 48-HOUR RESCHEDULING POLICY
If you need to reschedule, you MUST give us at least 48 hours’ notice.
With proper notice, you will not be charged an additional cancellation fee. We understand that life happens, and we’re happy to work with you when we’re given enough notice to try to fill your appointment.
🖤 SAME-DAY CANCELLATIONS
We understand that emergencies happen. However, a same-day cancellation still means your artist has reserved that time, potentially spent HOURS creating your artwork, traveled to the shop, and may no longer have an opportunity to fill your spot.
Because of this, applicable cancellation fees may still be charged regardless of the reason for the same-day cancellation.
🖤 NO-CALL/NO-SHOWS & WALKOUTS
Moving forward, a valid card may be required to secure appointments.
A no-call/no-show or walking out of a scheduled appointment after your artist has prepared for your service may result in your deposit being forfeited AND a cancellation fee equal to 30% of the scheduled service being charged to the card on file.
Clients who intentionally no-call/no-show or walk out may also be refused future services at our shop.
🖤 RESPECT GOES BOTH WAYS
We will ALWAYS treat our clients with kindness, patience, and respect, and we expect the same treatment toward every artist in our shop.
Our artists are people too. We have families, children, responsibilities, and lives outside of tattooing.
When an artist spends 6–12 hours drawing your tattoo at home, drives to the shop, prepares their station, sets up specifically for you, and blocks several hours out of their schedule, that is real time and real work.
That time cannot simply be given back to them because someone decides to walk out, cancel at the last minute, or not show up.
We are known for being a peaceful, loving, family-friendly shop with awesome vibes, and we intend to keep it that way. 🖤 We love taking care of our clients AND the people they bring with them.
Because of that, we will not tolerate disrespectful, aggressive, intentionally disruptive, or mean behavior toward our artists, clients, or guests.
These policies are NOT meant to punish our amazing clients who respect our time. They’re here to protect our artists and allow us to continue giving every person who walks through our doors the time, attention, artwork, and experience they deserve.
We truly appreciate every client who respects our time, trusts our artists, communicates with us, and understands that there is so much more work involved in your tattoo than just the hours you spend in the chair. 🖤
Thank you for continuing to support Y’ALLTERNATIVE Ink.
By booking an appointment with us, you acknowledge and agree to our deposit, artwork, cancellation, no-show, rescheduling, and appointment policies.
