I went to Atomic for my first four tattoos. My first three were done by Nate and my experience with him was AWFUL!
I was SUPER nervous and scared for my first tattoo because I hate needles and have a low pain tolerance. Nate was rude and seemed to be extremely annoyed by me the entire time. I wanted the saying "Everything happens for a reason" across the side of my right foot. He argued that that spot would fade and that it should go across the top of my foot. Since he is the professional, I said okay. In the end, I did like the placing of the tattoo and am glad he mentioned a different placement. However, it wasn't a good experience because he was rude the whole time.
For my second tattoo, I wanted "Life Goes On" on my right rib cage. I didn't know where else to go so I went back to Nate. Again, he was super rude and was even rude to my sister who went with me. He asked me when I was going to get a "real" tattoo. I'm not sure what constitutes a "real" tattoo? The size? The number of words? Does it have to be hand drawn or custom? I'm not sure. Again, he was rude the entire time.
For my third tattoo, I wanted "One step at a time" on my left foot with two small foot prints. I went to Atomic and ended up with Nate again. He used the words and lettering that I provided, but drew the feet. I thought the feet were too big compared to the size of the words and was not a fan of the placement. I asked him to make them smaller and change the placement. He told me no and said that would look "stupid." Since he was the professional and was right the first time, I went with it. Of course he was rude the entire time, what's new? When I got home, I went to post it in Facebook. When I added the foot print emoji, I realized that he tattooed the feet BACKWARDS (like you were walking with your legs crossed).
Then for my Fourth tattoo, I wanted "Never look back" on my left shoulder and a tongue piercing, still not knowing where else to go, I went back to Atomic. This time I ended up with Shaun, thank god. He was super nice, professional and down to earth. He talked to me the whole time and really put my mind at ease.
For tattoos 5-10, I went to Hot Rod and ended up being tattooed by Randy Oiler. He tattooed four of those five. He was super professional, down to earth and talkative. For the first time, I wasn't anxious before getting a tattoo. He recently opened his own shop in Moundsville, WV called 1601 Custom Tattooing. I followed him there to get my 11th tattoo and will be a client for life. read more