Action Ink

I’ve been to this shop 2x since I’ve moved to Taunton. I have over a dozen tattoos and numerous piercings, from many different places. Both times at this place have been terrible. The first time I wanted my Monroe piercing re-​done cause I had to take it out for passport pictures. The piercer told me he would be able to open it up without piercing it again. This procedure took longer and was much more painful than any other piercing I have EVER gotten (and I have my nipples pierced!)
I went back to get my nose pierced despite my first bad experience. I walked in the doorbell rang, there were 2 tattoo artists working on people in separate rooms and no one up front. I stood at the desk for someone to at least acknowledge that I was there for 5 solid minutes before walking in back to see if anyone was there. One of the artists told me «maybe someone is outside»
I went back to the lobby area and waited for another 5 minutes before just leaving because it was clear no one was going to help me.
I’ve worked in the service industry for over a decade the most basic thing to do is say hello when someone walks into your shop.
I have nothing against the artists that work there and I don’t know what their tattoos are like because I haven’t gotten one at this shop. I want to get a sleeve done and I KNOW for sure I will NOT be getting it done here.

This review is not for the place itself but for an artist that works here. REAL RYAN JONES is the men and forever will be in my heart. The best artist anyone can hope for. This guy can do it all!

Went to this place with a tasteful medium size tattoo of a silhouette of a dragon (signifying my daughters birth year) for the back of my neck. I liked the simplicity and it was clean to my eye (I’m a graphic designer and have a great asthetic). Anyway. I forget who did the tattoo but he was the only guy there. a part time firefighter or something. He made it HUGE (and I’ve seen enough tattoo shows to know a frigging silhouette didn’t need to be 10 inches high) then proceeded to make just the outline of the dragon with A GREY DROPSHADOW. WTF. Seriously? He didn’t even tell me until it was «done». It can’t express how hideous this thing is. I won’t even get the outline filled in because it’s shakey, huge and I don’t even want to keep something with a cheesy drop shadow which is so 1980. So I will never get a tattoo again since apparently they don’t give 2 craps about their «canvas» who has to wear this forever. Then I brought my sister there to get a simple piercing and the owner kept calling her a slut and how she looked like she wanted to get some and if she fainted he’d teabag her. He kept going on while she was tearing up until I finally told him to shut the f up and did he talk to his mother and wife that way. He said he did. I don’t mind swearing, or racy humor but his humor SERIOUSLY made her and I feel violated. What kind of dumbass treats people that way? When I was getting my tattoo he came out laughing that he was giving a lesbian a genital piercing then proceeeded to go into detail about what her anatomy looked like and not exactly in a flattering way. This was while she was still in the backroom with her friend. Anyway. avoid this place at all costs.

23 filtered reviews?! and only 1 one star review?! I don’t get it. This place has been here for quite a long time and usually seems pretty busy. I have had two of my tattoos done here (by Mike), and I am happy with both. Mike is a good, honest guy that will tell you if something is a good idea or not. I enjoy his company when I am there. I literally have no complaints. My mother also had a couple of tattoos done here with no problem. My only complaint is about the owner. He can be kind of annoying. I don’t want to joke around, and be a smart a$$ back and forth with you. I just want to come in and for you to take me seriously and for me to get my work done. Prices are also very affordable.

if i could give this place no stars i would.
I got talked into going here by the mistake I used to date. It was conveniently located right down the street from his house… so we picked a day and went. This day happened to be any piercing $ 25 day! Ugh i shoulda just walked away upon seeing the sign for it.
Anyways, the piercing that I chose to get was my industrial. Simple right?
When we’re in the jammed little room getting ready to pierce my ear the piercer tells me that if I pass out he gets to tea bag me. Thats right. If i hadn’t been with my guy I woulda left, but I proceeded anyways to let this sketch ball pierce me. He pierced my ear and put a huge barbell that was probably 2 inches too long in my ear and then hands me a shorter one and tells me that I’ll be able to change it by Monday. Um. no. It got infected and nasty and I had to go to chameleon to get it all fixed up.
All in all, worst piercing experience ever. Oh, and the guy I was with got his lip pierced, which also got wicked infected, probably more than my ear.