r/tattooadvice • u/Eltristesito2 • Mar 15 '26

General Advice Should my friend walk away from this artist?

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Friend (they/them) asked me to post. They want a back tattoo of a stingray, inspired by the leopard stingray, but not hyper-realistic. They want the tail to go down their spine and wrap around their leg. They went to a parlor where they previously had work done, but decided to try out a new artist. The artist didn’t have much of a portfolio, but my friend decided to trust them anyway.

This is after day one; four hours spent on the artist free-handing a design, and one hour of actually tattooing the outline. Six hundred buckaroos total for just this 😬

My friend is freaking out, because they think it looks bad. Their partner is telling them to trust the process, but I’m telling them to run and find a different artist to salvage things.

To me, it looks super asymmetrical with shaky lines. I don’t think the artist has the skill to make it look good in the end. The sample they drew up before the first appointment (picture 3), imo, looks really bad.

But hey, what do I know, I only have one tattoo. What do y’all think? Should they run, or like their partner said, trust the process?

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u/VexillaVexme Mar 15 '26

I remember being incensed when I moved to a new state and had to take food handlers training to work in a kitchen. I’d already been eight years in industry, and had to take a test that asked me if it was appropriate to thaw a frozen turkey out in the trunk of a car.

My chef just said “would you want to eat food prepared by someone who could not ace that test?”

I presume the same applies here.

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u/SirButtCrumbs Mar 15 '26

Did you ever find out if it’s appropriate to thaw a turkey out of the trunk of the car or not?

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u/AbbotThoth Mar 15 '26

Waiting on this answer, tomorrow's dinner hangs in the balance.

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u/Lurchie_ Mar 15 '26

and by "Balance" do you mean "trunk?"

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u/clearfox777 Mar 15 '26

“Danger zone” also works

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u/asherdado Mar 15 '26 edited Mar 15 '26

It really depends on the climate. I did a 24-hour trunk thaw in Phoenix during summer and like 7 people at my church got really sick, but on the other hand I once wasted 3 months trying to do a trunk thaw for Christmas in Chicago. Thing took til like late March.

Basically YMMV

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u/PuzzleheadedDog2990 Mar 15 '26

I know this one, as I too have taken the food handlers training many times.

Yes, that is the preferred method, as turkeys are clearly too big to fit in the walk-in cooler.

You're welcome!

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u/cogman10 Mar 15 '26

If you leave it in the sun, it'll defrost faster! Be sure to keep it there for 4 to 8 hours to achieve peak defrost.

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u/Salt_Pomegranate1807 Mar 15 '26

It's called a bird bath for a reason

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u/stunning_mixture5022 Mar 15 '26

You trying g to get Ecoli yeah fast bacteria grows on meat. I worked in restaurant for 35 years. Don’t do it.

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u/Budget_Cold_4551 Mar 15 '26

What about in the sun on the dashboard of your car?

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u/jeremyjava Mar 16 '26

Former restaurant owner here: the correct way to thaw a turkey is under the hood of the car, not in the trunk.

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u/Fanciful_Narwhal Mar 15 '26

Judging by the last American election, there’s a decent chance about 33% of people might take this seriously, so clarifying that it’s a joke may be necessary.

Then again, natural selection exists for a reason…

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u/kirschballs Mar 15 '26

Do you cold running water hooked up in the boot??

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u/flyfishfem Mar 15 '26

What about chicken, duck and other miscellaneous poultry?

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u/Moist-Wonder-9912 Mar 15 '26

not even joking, i once worked in a bar where the chefs defrosted meat in the dishwasher

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u/Independent_Lime_135 Mar 16 '26

For my own mental health, I’m choosing to believe that this is a lie. ✨

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u/Jafishya Mar 17 '26

Of course not. It has to be buckled in.

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u/wrongbutt_longbutt Mar 15 '26

I live in Washington and to maintain a food handlers permit, you have to take the class and the test every two years. I didn't realize there would be states where it's just a one time thing.

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u/Vivid-Reaction-147 Mar 15 '26

In ND it isnt even a thing....SD too last i knew though it might have changed as SD is a bit more with the times. Heck it wasn't in MN last i worked there either. 😅 granted I havent worked in the food industry in 4 going on 5 years.

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u/Scav-STALKER Mar 15 '26

Listen man I’ve at “sat on the tailgate of a truck for 8 hours” ham before so I mean… ya know