Some people never cease to amaze us with how entitled to discounted or even free services, products, bargains, and goods they feel. Called Choosing Beggars, they even have a whole Reddit community dedicated to their worst faux pas, and we previously wrote about it here, here and here.
It seems like no one is immune to a choosing beggar attack, it doesn’t matter what kind of job you do. This time, we’re taking a look at the tattoo artists who got their nerves challenged big time.
Think of customers who tried to find an easy and inexpensive way to getting themselves inked with, you guessed it!, little results.
#1 Customer Wants A Tattoo Artist To Issue Them An “Inconvenience Fee” For Setting Them Up With An Artist Who Was An Ex-Con
Final score: 552points 
Herefortheparty Herefortheparty Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
Well said. 👏🏼
188 188points reply View More Replies… #2 I Draw Pieces Inspired By Historical Art Styles And Sometimes Do Tattoo Designs For People. Today I Had My First Choosing Beggar Experience
Final score: 377points 
Viraj Shrivastava Viraj Shrivastava Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) Report
the last comment made me lol
273 273points reply View More Replies… #3 Haggling With Tattoo Artists Is Never Advisable
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Kat O. Kat O. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
Meh, I’d add another $50 as a “You’re An A$$” tax.
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If you ever wondered where the term “choosing beggars” is coming from, it comes from the old adage “Beggars can’t be choosers.” This effectively means that if you have to resort to the charity of others, you have to be willing to accept what they offer you or do without.
Meanwhile, a choosing beggar is a person who ignores this advice. If someone doesn’t owe them anything but offers them something out of generosity, a choosing beggar will put conditions on it or demand something different.
#4 This Was Posted By A Local Tattoo Artist
Final score: 220points Kat O. Kat O. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
I’d pick her up and drop her off at the nearest costume shop since she clearly wants to be a clown.
171 171points reply View More Replies… #5 My Local Tattoo Parlour Must Have Seen Their Share Of Choosing Beggars
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Jul Chv Jul Chv Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
If it’s cheap, it will probably need a cover. They are okay to do that cover for mentionned price.
27 27points reply #6 Tattoo/Piercing Shop Must Be Used To Choosing Beggars
Final score: 211points 
Bulging Idiot Bulging Idiot Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
Suck I’m an ignorant drunk who smokes weed, which makes me smelly and leaded to me becoming dirty and pregnant.
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A choosingbeggar is someonewho has an enormous sense of entitlement. It comes from the belief that someone deserves special treatment or recognition for something they didn’t earn. Arlin Cuncic, the author of “Therapy in Focus: What to Expect from CBT for Social Anxiety Disorder” and “7 Weeks to Reduce Anxiety,” argues thatpeople with this mindset believe that the world owes them without ever giving anything in return.
Cuncic explains that entitled people have a tendency to adopt goals based around their own self-image, often leading them into conflict with others. “While they may be able to put up an exterior of being nice and well-mannered on the outside, research shows that it’s all just for show; deep down inside this is not how they truly feel about themselves or other individuals around them.”
#7 My Buddy Is A Tattoo Artist. He’s Also My Personal Hero
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Joanne Nemeth Joanne Nemeth Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
you’re*
196 196points reply View More Replies… #8 I Feel Really Bad For Tattoo Artists
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Cold Contagious Cold Contagious Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
Such a polite honest explanation. It’s a crying shame that people can’t grasp the concept that these people deserve to get paid for their work too 😔
112 112points reply #9 Being Called Pathetic Only Because The Person Is Charging For A Tattoo Design
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Zingalicious Zingalicious Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Report
It’s so pathetic how you people expect to get stuff done for FREE.
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Moreover, Cuncic warns thatwhen people think of themselves as superior, anything that challenges their worldview is met with defensiveness and anger. “This creates a vicious cycle: the more they are challenged by society’s limitations, the angrier they become at these injustices,” she claims.
#10 My Local Tattoo Shops Sign To Deal With Choosing Beggars
Final score: 186points Cold Contagious Cold Contagious Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
Their Facebook post won’t pay his electric bill.
47 47points reply #11 A Little Story About Choosing Beggars. From A Tattoo Artist In Oslo (@ruben.maclean.ttt)
Final score: 182points Bulging Idiot Bulging Idiot Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
Perfect description of #23 post hahaha
37 37points reply View More Replies… #12 I’m Willing To Let Anyone Tattoo Me For The Small Price Of It Being Free
Final score: 160points 
Zara the squid 🦑 (she/they) Zara the squid 🦑 (she/they) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
Lol the last text!
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Meanwhile, Jane Adams, Ph.D., a social psychologist, writer, and speaker argues that when people feel entitled, they want to be different from others. But just as frequently they come across as indifferent to others. “That’s why they often provoke such negative responses in those they encounter, especially those they don’t personally know,” she explains for Psychology Today.
According to Adams, recognizing when our own sense of entitlement is driving us helps us understand our need to balk at social convention, and rebel against limitations on our autonomy or prohibitions on our preferred behavior. “Marching to our own drummer is one thing; knowing when that sound affects others like chalk on a blackboard is another,” she argues.
#13 Im A Few Months Into My Tattoo Apprenticeship.. Apparently I Shouldn’t State My Job On A Dating Site
Final score: 152points 
a fruity dream of delusion a fruity dream of delusion Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
they may not be their tattoo dummy, but they *are* a dummy!
86 86points reply View More Replies… #14 Tattoo Artist Finally Has Enough And Goes On A Rant. Why Do People Believe They Can Get A Tattoo For Free?!?!
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Elio Elio Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
I wish this showed the whole post but good point. If you give out free art, everyone wants free stuff. Working for “exposure” just means you attract a bunch of entitled brats who want free stuff.
44 44points reply #15 Daniel, A Tattoo Artist I Know In Fresno Ca At Most Wanted Gets Messages Like This Almost Daily. Got His Permission To Post
Final score: 134points 
Mrs.Pugh Mrs.Pugh Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
I’ve always wondered about pubic tattoos. Does it hurt? Does it tickle?
42 42points reply View More Replies… #16 Local Tattoo Artist Is Done With People Offering To Exchange Goods For Her Services
Final score: 129points 
Artsy Bookworm Artsy Bookworm Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
Ughhhh what’s the last one mean?! 🤔
16 16points reply View More Replies… #17 This Guy That Wanted Me To Design A Tattoo For Him That Takes Up To 5 Hours Of Work
Final score: 124points Zara the squid 🦑 (she/they) Zara the squid 🦑 (she/they) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
Some people are just out of their minds-
63 63points reply View More Replies… #18 Any Tattoo Artists Willing To Do A House Call For Free?
Final score: 123points Zara the squid 🦑 (she/they) Zara the squid 🦑 (she/they) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
If you’re “broke as hell” other things should be your top priority…
137 137points reply #19 “Your Art Is Mediocre At Best So Please Design Me A Free Tattoo”
Final score: 118points Kat O. Kat O. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) Report
*You’re*You’re*You’reHope this helps.
107 107points reply View More Replies… #20 “Hey Let’s Get Matching Tattoos, But I Get To Pick Them And You Have To Pay For Both”
Final score: 94points Zara the squid 🦑 (she/they) Zara the squid 🦑 (she/they) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
Not gonna lie, those are cool designs!
60 60points reply View More Replies… #21 This Tattoo Shop Clearly Has Some Stories
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Aunt Messy Aunt Messy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
There’s a place near us that is by appointment only. If you don’t have an appointment, youi don’t get in the door.
23 23points reply View More Replies… #22 One Just One Of Tons Beggars Exposed
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Chucky Cheezburger Chucky Cheezburger Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
I’ve got some tats that I thought up myself. When I went to get them done, I wasn’t just paying for the application of ink. The artist spruced up my basic designs and made them look MUCH better. That’s alot of what you want a good artist for and why you don’t argue about paying them.
54 54points reply View More Replies… #23 Client Got A Small Simple Tattoo On His Wrist And He Was Very Happy With It. Few Days Later He’s Frantically Emailing And Calling The Shop When It’s Shut, Requests A Touch-Up And Insists He Was Overcharged, And Wants To Speak To The Manager
This dude was a walk-in, and wanted a last-minute tattoo on his wrist. He seemed very friendly and grateful for being seen at such short notice. The first thing I noticed was that he was suuuuper nit-picky once the tattoo was done; going back and forth to touch up a millimetre at a time to his liking. I was fine with it, as it’s what the client wants and he’s looking at it constantly so it needs to be “perfect”. Overall he was super happy with it and we thought that was the end. Days later (when the shop is closed), he sends like 5 emails and tries to ring up several times in the span of like 10 minutes. This pic is just the best part of the ordeal. My boss (who is the manager) talked him through it and diffused everything. Our shop minimum is $130, and we make that very clear at the start. The $100 tattoo he mentions was part of a fundraiser with set prices. Never thought I’d encounter a choosing beggar yet here we are
#24 Seem At My Tattoo Shop
Final score: 74points 
Zoe DiAnni Zoe DiAnni Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
Love #17!
38 38points reply View More Replies… #25 Tattoos Cost Money. Some People Don’t Get That
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Sam McKillip Sam McKillip Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
$80 for that rose isn’t bad… I know people who would charge more.
42 42points reply View More Replies… #26 Looking For Someone To Design A Tattoo For Me, I’m Not Going To Pay Though. Don’t Be Rude
Final score: 67points Zara the squid 🦑 (she/they) Zara the squid 🦑 (she/they) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
“your design on my body” YOU LITERALLY ASKED FOR THAT THOUGH
32 32points reply #27 So Many Amazing Demands For One Tattoo- A “Chest Coverup With The Country Of Africa”
Final score: 63points 
Cecilia Herrera Cecilia Herrera Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
Delusional. Cheap. Would you like to see the results of the artist’s DNA test as well?
54 54points reply View More Replies… #28 A Tattoo Artist At The Shop I Work For Has Been Working On A Sleeve For An Acquaintance Of His, Not Even Charging Her, And She Asked To Come In Today To Get More Done
He was booked for the day and she copped an attitude over him not clearing his schedule for her
#29 Well-Established Lingerie Brand Paying Exposure Bucks For Tattoo Artist Designs For Their Upcoming Collection
Final score: 57points Fembot Fembot Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
Extra shitty if the choosing beggar is a company
38 38points reply #30 $500 Tattoo Sleeve? I Felt I Needed To Share This Because They Want A “Master Tattoo Artist” But Will Refuse To Pay Someone Adequately Because Their Arm Is The “Size Of A Stick.”
Final score: 52points 
I think I’m hilarious I think I’m hilarious Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Report
Bread in their pockets? You mean like half a crust?
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