So the new guy Brooks (who was a)the framing manager at Courtney's old store and b) quite tattooed and punk himself) comes up to me, eyes wide in scandal
"Oh my god this guy just asked me which ink to use for tattooing" "Yeah we get those" "Really?!" "Yeah I just tell them we don't recommend any of the inks for tattooing but that most who come in here looking for that buy India Ink"
So Brooks walks off mumbling and a split minute later this guy walks up, not carrying india ink, but like the 8 and 4 packs of colored inks. So now the marriage of my two major pet peeves has occurred; The Home Tattooist and Mom Said No Let's Ask Dad. I decided to be frank
"Excuse me, I have a question about these inks" "I don't recommend any of them for tattooing" "Oh? Why not?" "Because they are not processed in a sterile environment nor are they formulated to be injected into human skin" "Oh. Well what would you recommend?" "Tattoo ink. From a tattoo ink supplier." "*pause* So is infection my only concern?" "... It's a major concern, sir."
So the new guy Brooks (who was a)the framing manager at Courtney's old store and b) quite tattooed and punk himself) comes up to me, eyes wide in scandal
"Oh my god this guy just asked me which ink to use for tattooing"
"Yeah we get those"
"Really?!"
"Yeah I just tell them we don't recommend any of the inks for tattooing but that most who come in here looking for that buy India Ink"
So Brooks walks off mumbling and a split minute later this guy walks up, not carrying india ink, but like the 8 and 4 packs of colored inks. So now the marriage of my two major pet peeves has occurred; The Home Tattooist and Mom Said No Let's Ask Dad. I decided to be frank
"Excuse me, I have a question about these inks"
"I don't recommend any of them for tattooing"
"Oh? Why not?"
"Because they are not processed in a sterile environment nor are they formulated to be injected into human skin"
"Oh. Well what would you recommend?"
"Tattoo ink. From a tattoo ink supplier."
"*pause* So is infection my only concern?"
"... It's a major concern, sir."
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Usually they respond better to problems with lightfastness and spreading ink particles. Shallow, shallow people.
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... and complications during MRI because of metals in the ink like in that one episode of House!
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