SCHEDULING

Here are some things to look out for-
-Did you find the account through a paid ad? Consider the following carefully-
-How old is the account you’re talking to? Is it well established and does it have a reasonable amount of followers?
-Is the quality of the work too good to be true? Try reverse image searching some of their photos.
-Did they contact you? Real tattooers will never cold-contact someone they haven’t worked with before.
-Did you search the shop address; is it real? If it is, is there proof on the shop’s socials or website that the person works there? Try calling or messaging the shop directly to ask.
-How are they requesting the deposit? Is it a money transfer app like Apple Pay, PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, GooglePay, etc? How old is the account? How many transactions do they have? Is it verified? A lot of tattooers do accept deposits through money apps, but do they say no to dropping off a cash deposit at the physical shop?
-Ask to do an in-person consultation. Do they say no and/or offer a phone or video call?
-It’s very common for scammers to reach out multiple times asking for more money to be sent to them to purchase “supplies”.

I’ve been seeing a lot of local shops dealing with this problem lately and unfortunately if you fall for one of these, there’s nothing we can do to help except report accounts. It’s up to you to do your research.

I only refer and conduct business through this website. If you’re talking to someone about scheduling a tattoo and you did not come to this website and fill out a booking form, you’re not talking to me.

If you have ran into a scam that involves my business, please provide me with info and screenshots so I can do my best to make reports.

Please fill out the form under this website’s BOOKING tab.

Check your email’s spam if you haven’t heard from me in a couple of days.

I will direct all messages from other platforms to this website. If you have been cold-contacted by an account without filling out the booking form on this website, you’re not talking to me. My only social media tags are @catsclawtattoo or @whitneytiedeman on all major platforms.

Fill out the form under the “AVAILABLE” tab to inquire about any of my predrawn flash pieces. To see what I have currently available, check out the highlight on my Instagram page.

I do all of my consultations through email.

If your project is bigger, like a sleeve or a coverup, I may schedule you an in-person consult.

If you would like to schedule an in-person consult on a smaller tattoo, feel free to ask.

Please email me within 24 hours if you need to move an appointment.

Without a 24 hour notice, you will need to put down another deposit to reschedule.

If you no-call-no-show, you will forfeit your deposit and will not be rescheduled.

I may make exceptions for special circumstances under my own discretion.

If I have to cancel your appointment, you will receive an email (possibly followed by a call, text, or IG message). I will offer to reschedule you as soon as possible and work around your schedule to make things right.

As I get older, I have been running into medical barriers that sometimes make it difficult for me to do my job. I hope everyone is understanding in this case.

I’m willing to refund a deposit in this circumstance, but please note that you will not be rescheduled in this case.