Deposit policy

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A DEPOSIT IN PLACE YOUR APPOINTMENT IS NOT SECURE AND COULD BE GIVEN AWAY.
ALL DEPOSITS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE
WE WILL NOT INDEFINITELY HOLD YOUR DEPOSIT.
YOUR DEPOSIT CANNOT BE GIVEN TO SOMEONE ELSE.
UPON PAYING A DEPOSIT YOU, THE CLIENT, AGREE THAT YOU HAVE SUFFICIENTLY AND CLEARLY COMMUNICATED WITH YOUR ARTIST ABOUT YOUR DESIGN. PLEASE BE AS SPECIFIC AS YOU NEED TO.
FOR MINIMUM CHARGE PIECES THE FULL AMOUNT WILL BE REQUIRED AS A DEPOSIT.
FOR DAY SESSIONS, AT LEAST £100 PLUS MUST BE PAID. FOR PIERCINGS A €10 DEPOSIT WILL BE REQUIRED. IF YOU DECIDE TO PAY MORE AS YOUR DEPOSIT, YOUR DEPOSIT STILL FALLS UNDER OUR POLICY.
THE DEPOSIT WILL COME OFF OF THE FINAL TOTAL AND CAN BE PAID IN PERSON IN THE STUDIO OR VIA A LINK ONLINE.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THINGS MIGHT COME UP, SO IF YOU NEED TO RESCHEDULE THEN WE ASK FOR A MINIMUM OF 48 HOURS NOTICE SO THAT WE CAN TRANSFER YOUR DEPOSIT TO A NEW APPOINTMENT. IF THIS ISN'T GIVEN YOU WILL FORFEIT YOUR DEPOSIT.
IF YOU CANCEL BECAUSE OF ILLNESS THEN WE WILL GIVE YOU A SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME TO RECOVER IN WHICH YOU MUST RESCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT. IF YOU DO NOT RESCHEDULE WITHIN THIS TIME FRAME YOU WILL LOSE YOUR DEPOSIT.
IF YOU ARE RUNNING LATE OR ARE UNABLE TO MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENT PLEASE BE COURTEOUS AND INFORM US ASAP. IF YOU ARE OVER 20 MINUTES LATE TO YOUR APPOINTMENT WITH NO WARNING (OR REASONABLE CAUSE THEN YOUR DEPOSIT WILL BE LOST AND YOU WILL EITHER HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER DEPOSIT FEE TO RE BOOK OR BE SUBJECT TO OUR HOURLY RATE FOR THE TIME WASTED.
DURING THE CASE OF A "NO SHOW", YOU WILL LOSE ALL OF YOUR DEPOSIT. THE DEPOSIT WILL COVER THE COSTS OF THE ARTISTS TIME AND PREPARATION WORK (MOST OF WHICH IS DONE AT HOME IN OUR OWN
YOU MAY RESCHEDULE YOUR TATTOO ONCE ONLY BEFORE A NEW DEPOSIT IS REQUIRED.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT. TWEAKS TO YOUR DESIGN ARE ALLOWED OF COURSE, HOWEVER A COMPLETE DESIGN CONCEPT CHANGE IS NOT AND WILL RESULT IN YOUR DEPOSIT BEING FORFEITED, MEANING YOU WILL NEED TO PAY A NEW DEPOSIT.
OUR ARTIST WILL NOT START THE DESIGN PROCESS UNTIL A DEPOSIT PAYMENT IS MADE.
WE WILL NOT BE EMAILING OVER DESIGNS BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENT. IF YOU WISH TO SEE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR DESIGN PLEASE COME INTO THE STUDIO WHERE WE WILL HAPPILY SHOW YOU IN PERSON.
THIS IS TO STOP CLIENTS TAKING OUR CUSTOM DESIGNS ELSEWHERE.
YOU WILL ALSO FORFEIT YOUR DEPOSIT IF YOU DON'T NOT BRING ADEQUATE GOVERNMENT ISSUED I.D OR
YOU TURN UP WITH SUNBURN.
OUR DEPOSIT POLICY IS FINAL.
NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND ALL OF THIS POLICY WHEN MAKING AN APPOINTMENT.
THIS POLICY APPLIES TO ALL ARTIST AND PIERCERS WORKING WITHIN LITTLE ACORN TATTOO