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
#2 I Draw Pieces Inspired By Historical Art Styles And Sometimes Do Tattoo Designs For People. Today I Had My First Choosing Beggar Experience
#3 Haggling With Tattoo Artists Is Never Advisable
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
#5 My Local Tattoo Parlour Must Have Seen Their Share Of Choosing Beggars
#6 Tattoo/Piercing Shop Must Be Used To Choosing Beggars
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
#8 I Feel Really Bad For Tattoo Artists
#9 Being Called Pathetic Only Because The Person Is Charging For A Tattoo Design
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
#11 A Little Story About Choosing Beggars. From A Tattoo Artist In Oslo (@ruben.maclean.ttt)
#12 I’m Willing To Let Anyone Tattoo Me For The Small Price Of It Being Free
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
#14 Tattoo Artist Finally Has Enough And Goes On A Rant. Why Do People Believe They Can Get A Tattoo For Free?!?!
#15 Daniel, A Tattoo Artist I Know In Fresno Ca At Most Wanted Gets Messages Like This Almost Daily. Got His Permission To Post
#16 Local Tattoo Artist Is Done With People Offering To Exchange Goods For Her Services
#17 This Guy That Wanted Me To Design A Tattoo For Him That Takes Up To 5 Hours Of Work
#18 Any Tattoo Artists Willing To Do A House Call For Free?
#19 “Your Art Is Mediocre At Best So Please Design Me A Free Tattoo”
#20 “Hey Let’s Get Matching Tattoos, But I Get To Pick Them And You Have To Pay For Both”
#21 This Tattoo Shop Clearly Has Some Stories
#22 One Just One Of Tons Beggars Exposed
#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
#25 Tattoos Cost Money. Some People Don’t Get That
#26 Looking For Someone To Design A Tattoo For Me, I’m Not Going To Pay Though. Don’t Be Rude
#27 So Many Amazing Demands For One Tattoo- A “Chest Coverup With The Country Of Africa”
#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
#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.”
