could you sue a tattooist...

[joko]

if they spelt something wrong on your tattoo...?

or is it down to you to double check and write it down...?

and if you did that and they still messed it up could you then sue...?

cheers

[ELVIS68]

Go on joko, spill the beans

[joko]

just curious...was looking at some terrible tattoos an wondered if the people did anything about it

[hc4361]

Yes, of course, if the tattooist were guilty of negligence, as with any tradesman.

[joko]

i understand with long complicated words...but i think they should have a duty to check...it only takes a quick look in the dictionary...if only for their own conscience and pride

but some are short common words, and some are not spelling errors really but carelessness...such as opinionons...or something...i just dont get how the tattooist could not see hed already done the ON...

you should be able to go into a tattoo parlour and say you want something simple such as 'dreams can come true' and expect them to know how to spell it...

i know i would double check everything regardless of if i thought i knew how to spell it...theres too many definatelys and other common mistakes

[Buenchico]

Hc4361 has mentioned the key word: 'Negligence'.

A tattooist has a duty of care to follow the instructions that he/she has been given carefully and with the level of skill that the customer should reasonably expect of them. (The terms 'duty of care' and 'reasonable' feature widely in court judgements). If he/she fails to observe that duty of care, a court is likely to rule that they've been negligent, rendering them liable to pay damages.

Chris

[owdhamer]

Tipp-ex no good?

[Buenchico]

Perhaps signwriters should also be expected to check their dictionaries as well, Joko.

There's a shop in Brighton which is signwritten to declare that it's 'licenced' and sells both 'stationary' and 'confectionary' ;-)

[fourteen85]

Browt up wiv a spelchecker i fink

[arrymong]

our local hairdresser also does " Earpiecing "!

[Hymie]

During my youth, I was reliably informed that a friend of a friend had ‘Triumth’ tattooed on his back – but never actually saw the tattoo myself.

[vulcan]

There's a signwriter near me who's always getting it wrong. A couple of recent ones, different phone numbers on the two door panels and on another vehicle the company name followed by commercials in brackets. Unfortunately it was spelt commericals.

[ChuckFickens]

What all tattooist do is make the client write out what they want and then they will tattoo on exactly what is written down. So if the client makes a mistake in what they write down to start with that mistake will be transferred onto the tattoo. Doing it this way means there is no come back on the tattooist for any mistakes because they've tattooed exactly what they were instructed to.

[joko]

yes chuck i agree they should do that...and say a disclaimer to the person before they agree...but still i'd say both parties should check

id be embarrassed if i spelt something wrong on a permanent image...and everyone they showed it to would blame me too - and steer clear...and im sure the person would tell everyone the artist messed up...not wanting to admit it was their own mistake...

[B00]

My tattooist, double and triple checks the spelling with you, and also makes you check the transfer thingy they do before they start tattooing. If every tattooist did that with their clients I'd say it was your own fault that it's spelt wrong.

Also, on a side note, or maybe related, I dunno...ever wondered when people spell normal names weirdly for their children it's because the don't know how to spell it?

[ChocolatChip]

Joko, from whenever I've been tattooed or seen someone get tattooed, there tends to be a disclaimer of that it's up to you to make sure that the spelling is right (particularly when in another language).
Although I would imagine if teh tattooist found a spelling mistake they would probably point it out.