Rick's Tattoos

Me and my best friend of 10 years spontaneously decided to finally get matching tattoos the other day. We decided on Rick’s because they had the best reviews and were close. When we got in we had to wait a while (which was fine because we didn’t have an appointment or anything). But immediately after being helped, we felt we were treated like dumb & naive kids. Our tattoo artist came over and told us the tattoo we wanted would have to be bigger than we initially planned. We understood why and were fine with it. He then asked where we would like them and said he’d be right back. He came back with a rough sketch and told us the pricing would be $120 EACH. But the tattoos we wanted were VERY small (2 inches tops and slim)... We weren’t looking to spend that much on such a small design, so we had to decide on a completely different tattoo than what we initially planned/wanted. We settled on a simple SMALL flower for our wrists. He told us he could do them for $80 each WITHOUT the shading, and $100 each with the shading. The shading was very minimal and by that point we felt like we were being scammed lol. We debated on leaving but instead just decided to spend the $100 each. I have a tattoo that’s 3x the size of the one we got, that I got for $60.. We are happy with our tattoos but the experience wasn’t all that great. We feel because we’re young (19 & 20) we were taken advantage of. Maybe I don’t fully understand how tattoo pricing works .. but a very small and simple design (with minimal shading, that took literally 5 minutes to do) doesn’t seem worth $100, EACH? It doesn’t seem right.

It was my 3rd time going to Ben and getting work done. Real cool dude and good art work. Clean nice shop and friendly people...but EXTREMELY OVERPRICED. I was charged $200 for a small black rose and A little shading on my leg. Ben told me it would take 30-45 minutes for everything....I know $100-$150 per hour is reasonable price...but $200 for 30 minutes of work is a RIP OFF. I will not be returning back...you lost a loyal customer.

These guys are terrific at what they do. Talented artists and good people. Thank you again Zak for the great work today!

LOVE IT HERE. I had Chauna do a simple deathly hallows tattoo on the inside of my hip. It was quick and painless. The lines are perfectly straight. She was incredibly helpful and friendly. I came in as a walk-in knowing what tattoo I wanted but not what size or where I wanted it. We talked about the pros and cons of all of the options. She was so sweet and understanding about any reservations I had. During the tattooing process she maintained conversation and we figured out that her main artistic interest aligns with my next tattoo interest. She showed me examples of that style and told me to contact her any time to start talking about it. I will definitely be going back here.

I had a really wonderful experience with Tara. She was very patient and very kind. We placed my tattoo about five different places on my back before I was satisfied with it's placement - I was honestly very specific with what I wanted and she was very accommodating to all my requests. She's definitely the friendliest person in the shop. I highly recommend her for any first timers or those a little on edge about getting your ink down.

Amy and Zac are great. I haven't had extended interactions with other members of the staff, but I'm thrilled with the customer service, quality of work, and price here. The artists are talented and there seems to be a good balance of walk-in ready artists and scheduled artists. There is a real reason that this place is close to celebrating 40 years. I won't go anywhere else in the DMV area.

I got my nosed pierced, by Craig, and he did a great job. I was pretty nervous and he did a great job of explaining the process, and getting me to calm down. I would definitely recommend this place to someone, and have a place in mind for any tattoos.

I don't have too much experience with tattoo places, so I don't k ow if this is the norm, but it's cash only. There's a pretty good chance that I missed that note if it was on the site, but no need to fear...there is an ATM inside.

My dad and I decided to get matching tattoos, and we chose Rick's after reading wonderful reviews. When we walked in, everyone was very friendly and attentive, Chauna was our artist, and she was easy to talk to and very helpful, she sat with us and we talked about options and ideas. She tool her time and did a great job, we are very happy with the end result, we would definitely recommend Rick's to anyone looking to get quality ink work and friendly service. Rick's location is in an older building, making it somewhat of a landmark, but the building is in good condition and very clean work areas. although we were walk ins and were the last ones to leave, we weren't rushed at all, we'll definitely be returning for any future body art work!!

Briana and Antonio

Fantastic experience with Zak. Clean studio, my appointment time was respected and Zak was very helpful with making sure my tattoo was exactly what I wanted. Definitely looking to come back for my next piece.

I had an amazing experience today getting my belly pierced by Rob. He was sweet,funny and with a great personality. I felt so welcome in the store with the great customer service. Afterwards loved the hyped Rob gave because I was feeling nervous. Especially, the neatness of the store, Loved it and thank you!