I was debating posting this, because the tattoo itself is fine. I do like it…read more And he was friendly during tattooing afterwards. But it's been bugging me. But it took almost an hour of arguing and fixing it to how I had already asked in the initial booking email to get to that point. I do not recommend going to Aartistic Inc in Winooski. I thought I was going to a tattoo ARTIST that would at least take the 2 seconds to read what his client wanted, not a tattoo copyist who just wanted to copy paste someone else's tattoo. I sent multiple reference photos (3) and explained what I wanted out of each photo prior to being booked, but when we arrived he basically was like "just pick one of the references and I'll copy it exactly". He even used the words "I'm not interested." I would have walked out if I didn't really want to get a tattoo on that exact day (our 11 year anniversary). Even with copying, he couldn't even at least be bothered to move one of the parts to the spot I had asked. (The sword being through the crown instead of the crown being above it) Until after being rude about it and me having to point it out in the email in front of his face that I in fact, did ask for that. He had papers printed of the wrong thing, I asked why they were like that and he had an attitude and was like "because that's how YOU asked for them" I just said "uh, no." And he went and pulled up my emails on a big tv screen and still tried to argue with me by pointing to my references I sent. I literally walked up to the screen and read off what I had asked for while pointing to it with my finger. He STILL CONTINUED to argued it because I sent the reference pictures and he "just goes by what picture I send". I said "well I didn't know you were just going to not read my email and just copy a reference image exactly." He said "that's what we do here." lol ok then say that and deny the booking, don't accept custom work if you don't do that. As soon as we walked in the door he had an attitude and was acting like we were a bother to him. Next time don't accept work if you don't want to do it? Every other tattoo I have I didn't have this experience. My thigh tattoo, the artist spent 5 hours drawing for me before tattooing it. And this dude couldn't even be bothered to read one sentence and copy paste one part.

Not quite 4 months in and parts have nearly disappeared. Went with a friend whose is even…read moreworse...she asked for her money back and they said "No refunds, we give 90 days for touch ups." WE DONT EVEN LIVE IN VERMONT!! How about you employ able artists so you don't have to worry about fixing their problems for 3 months? (Artistic only did the words in the pic)

I got my first tattoo today and it was the best experience ever. The vibes were great and my artist…read morewas very kind and professional, will definitely be going back!

Gorgeous shop with beautiful flowers and paintings on the walls. The piercer Hailey was incredibly…read morenice and asked for my consent whenever something needed to be touched. The entire process was explained to me and super thorough. Will 100% be going back the next chance i get :)

I was here in Vermont for work, for a 24 hour stay and was down town, I love doing spur of the…read moremoment things and really wanted to get a tattoo, as all my tattoos are spur of the moment tattoos. So I walked to this place that was open, it was weird a lot of tattoo shops closes early, so I found this place, the staff was awesome!! I wanted a basic tattoo and got a butterfly, always wanted a butterfly, love butterflies the woman at the front desk was pretty cool and helped me pick the right one (yes there are many different butterflies) and also had to find the perfect size for where I wanted it, I didn't want it too big or small. The guy who did mine was pretty cool as well, very patient when I was telling him where I wanted it. It didn't take long to do, actually fell asleep, and it turned out beautifully. The outlines of the butterfly was pretty badass. Loved it. If anyone is looking for a place to get a tattoo here around Burlington, I would definitely go here. Vibes are amazing here as well. They do a lot of amazing work. I get compliments everyday at work of my tattoo as well.

Thank you Bald Bill for your stories and your artwork. Took me and three friends for a walk-in and…read moremade us feel very comfortable. Highly recommend!

Sierra pierced my ears in several places. Sierra assured that my piercing was painless as possible,…read moreand she was very informative about aftercare which I appreciated so much. She wanted to make sure that the piercings were placed properly so she took her time and allowed me to see where she was going to pierce my ears based on my preferences, and I am very happy with the outcome. I brought my daughter granddaughter and husband because our little five-year-old granddaughter also wanted her ears pierced for the first time. Both Sierra and Adrianne pierced my granddaughter's ears at the same time so the experience was quick and again relatively painless for my little granddaughter who said "they both did it at the same time and I didn't cry at all. It hardly hurt" The studio is well designed and comfortable for the rest of the family who were there for support and to watch. Both Sierra and Adrianne were professional and kind. We highly recommend The Prick.

I got my nose done and it went super well! I went back and forth between piercings and the staff…read morehelped me safely choose a good option! Everyone there is super nice so I definitely recommend! :)

Very professional and knowledgeable. Laid back vibe and was flexible with getting us in. Did a…read morephenomenal job with a nose ring! Would definitely go back!

Great walk-in experience!! Paul is awesome and worked with me to create the design i wanted and i…read morelove the result, super well done - highly recommend