They used to be reputable and trustworthy. Not any longer. Apparently new ownership has changed the attiudes of the tattoo artists there. It's now OK to steal deposits from customers.
Every year for the past 10 years I have visited Maui at least once per year - sometimes twice - and get a new tattoo. This year in February I had the Hawaiin Islands tattooed on my leg by Jason at Skin Deep Tattoo. I have had at least half of a dozen tattoos from Skin Deep over the last 8 or 9 years.
On August 1 I was scheduled to have Jason do some more minor art work. I was running a bit late from dinner so I call Skin Deep at 6:35 PM to tell them I was late for my 6:30 PM appointment but I would be there in 5 minutes. I arrived at 6:40 and Jason was Tatooing someone else. The receptionist (who was caught in the middle of this fiasco) was appologetic when she told me that Jason would not have time to do my tattoo - which took all of 15 minutes at another shop - and that because I was late I could not have my deposit back. She also mentioned that Jason started tattooing the other customer 5 minutues before my appointment.
After a few minutes of arguing with the poor receptionist stuck in the middle I managed to get half my deposit back. Meanwhile Jason and Skin Deep Tatoo in Lahaina Maui lost a 9 year loyal customer over a 10 minute $20 dispute.
The moral of the story is that Skin Deep Tattoo is NOT the Skin Deeo Tattoo of the past. They do not care about their customers and the really good Tattoo artists from Skin Deep left
Terry
Belvidrere, Illinois
U.S.A.
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