I remember when my son wanted one and I only wanted to talk him out of it as I thought it was a phase he was going through. I told him if he still wanted one at the end of 6 months I would pay for it. What was I thinking???Needless to say I forked over the money in 6 months (it was Christmas by then) and did I mention I told him he could use the money for anything. He chose to spend it on Christmas gifts. Never did get a tatoo.