‘My schedule is really packed’: How COVID-19 has led to long wait times for tattoos
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Like nearly every every business, tattoo parlours felt major effects from COVID-19 lockdowns, and many are still playing catch-up.
If you’re thinking of getting inked anytime soon, be prepared to wait.
Like nearly every business, tattoo parlours felt major effects from COVID-19 lockdowns, and many are still playing catch-up.
“(We lost) out on over $100,000 when I go back and look at my books of being shut down for three out of the nine months,” said Abby Boivin, owner and artist with Living Canvas Tattoo.
“We’re a small business. It’s hard.”
Boivin also said that while she was relieved to be able to reopen, getting back to business also meant a scheduling nightmare.
“When the pandemic hit, I backed my books up to only book for two or three months at a time just in case,” she said.
“But even backlogging three or four months of closure on top of an already three months that you’re booked — it was quite a headache to go back and get through to everybody and try to book everyone in again. I’ve never seen anything like that ever, where I’ve had to reschedule so many people.”
Living Canvas artist Candace Reid had an average three-month wait time prior to the pandemic. Now, she’s booked until April.
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