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When you find someone who does amazing work, sometimes you don’t mind paying a little extra to show your appreciation.

For one woman, that person is her tattoo artist, who she says always does an incredible job.

After a recent appointment ended earlier than expected, she decided to put some of the money she had already budgeted toward the tip.

She felt good about it and thought the artist deserved every bit of it.

Her friend, however, thought she had tipped way too much and didn’t hold back about saying so.

Read on to see what you think about this whole thing.

AITAH for how much I tipped my tattoo artist?

I (27F) have an amazing tattoo artist. I love her to death.

She does phenomenal fine lining, florals, and freehanding. I got a pre-existing floral shoulder/arm piece extended last night, as I plan to turn it into a sleeve.

The appointment was supposed to be 5 hours @ $190/hr CAD, so a total of about $950 before tip. So I had budgeted for that, including my tip.

Now she and her friend have different opinions.

My one friend (33F) has a different view on tipping tattoo artists. I leave large tips because of the effort, the art, and how much goes into making and tattooing the piece.

My session ended up being just under 4 hours, so about $200 less than quoted. So I included that extra $200 into my already large tip of $250.

My friend, who was also getting a tattoo, yelled at me, saying I was an idiot and that they don’t deserve that much of a tip in a tattoo shop. I completely disagree. I had budgeted for it, and she deserved the money in my mind.

AITA?

Eek! It’s easy to see both sides, of this, but it’s really none of the friend’s business.

Let’s see what the fine folks over at Reddit had to say about it.

These are very valid points.

That was pretty rude.

Here’s someone who thinks tipping is out of control.

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In theory, that’s the reason for tips.

She really didn’t do anything wrong here.

Since she had already planned on spending the money, putting it toward the tip wasn’t a big deal.

And while her friend might not agree with tipping that much, calling her an idiot over it was completely unnecessary.

At the end of the day, she was happy with the tattoo and wanted to show the artist she appreciated the work. There’s nothing wrong with that.

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Heather Hall | Contributing Writer, Life & Drama

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