Q-Are you booking right now?
A-If I am, this link will be live. If it's not, books are closed for now :)
Q-Do you do customs/why don’t you?
A- I am currently doing all flash. I used to do customs too and still may go back again but flash has been soo much smoother for me and I know I am super fortunate get to work this way, doing only flash, and am riding the blessed train as long as I can. I have anxiety and tend to overwork customs over and over and it just hasn’t been sustainable for me financially, working constantly unpaid. I do however know its the only way I can grow and push myself so I may open customs appts up again someday!
Q: How do I go about getting my work from you touched up? Is it free?
A: Please shoot me an email in our email thread or click here and yes it is freee
Q: How do I book with you?
A: I post flash on my Instagram page @marleebantatattoos at random and then put a link in my bio to book where I include times available, sizing, and a set price. With some pieces, they are one-offs so I basically puzzle piece the first people who submit in. Some are repeatable (I will write on the post which they are) so I try to accommodate most everyone who submits for those. After you submit, if I can get you in, I shoot you an email with information on how to send a non-refundable deposit (that goes towards the piece) my way and then once I do receive the deposit, it’s official.
Q: How do you price your work?
A: I have always done set prices for my flash to make it less crazy. I try to be around $130-$150 an hour. Sometimes I go over and sometimes under but I don’t think I ever go around $200 an hour, however with the repeat pieces, I do tend to get a lot speedier by my 3rd + time doing it. I try to write the hours a piece will take in the booking form too. It’s difficult to always gauge how long a piece will take but as a gal with anxiety, I know I appreciate the set prices and try to offer things that way. Someday I may switch this up because its tough to accurately guess with time but this is what’s working for now.
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SOME OTHER POLICIES:
Flash is first come, first served for the most part. Bare in mind sometimes dates submitted for get claimed or I cannot puzzle your needed dates in around the other pieces that I have that day but mostly first come, first served. I do not hold pieces until the deposit comes in and they are not “claimed” until it is.
Deposits are required to book. All deposits are non transferable and non refundable. $100 deposits are required to book but go towards the total and are subtracted at the end/in person.
If you must reschedule your appt. for any reason at all, I will asked for an additional $50 deposit. This one is a fee for my time and is not subtracted from the total. Hate to be stern but this job is so unpredictable that I have to make tough boundaries like this in hopes of somewhat protecting my time. TIA for understanding.
Folks more than 15 mins late to an appt are considered a no call no show. I may cancel your appt. and keep your deposit in these cases. I normally do two tattoos a day and may not be able to accommodate the time if you arrive too late.
All cancellations result in forfeited deposits.
No call no shows or reschedules made less than 48 hours to the appt. are considered to have forfeited their deposits in full. I may not offer a reschedule with this short of notice. If I do, I will charge an additional $50 that is separate and a fee for my time lost. However, it is possible I will not even offer this option with such short of notice.
I will not offer more than 1 reschedule, even with additional deposits.
Thank you for reading this and supporting my work. I am really appreciative and grateful to do this!! It is by no means easy but I know I wouldn’t trade it for anythang. Hope to hear from you!! <3
ALL the love,
Marlee