Are you thinking about getting a tattoo??  Read This!

Before you go getting super pumped about that tattoo you've always wanted, listen to me: Debbie Downer, the voice of reason, here to remind you of allergic reactions, skin infections, skin disorders and blood born diseases.

How does Hepatitis C sound? Perhaps a loss of appetite with vomiting, body aches, jaundice and itchy skin before an all out attack on the liver leading to cirrhosis and liver cancer would be a good time wouldn't it? No?

Maybe you'd be more into Tetanus. Haven't heard of it? It's just this blood disease that infects human skeletal muscles causing muscle spasms or lock jaw. Who knows, it might even attack your lungs or circulatory system if you're really lucky.

Let me see raised hands for anyone who wants the Herpes Simplex Virus. Watery blisters on the skin, mouth, lips, or genitals that are potentially very painful and expensive to treat could be yours forever. Any takers out there?

Tuberculosis? H.I.V.? Syphilis? Leprosy? Granulomis? How about Plasma Leakage? Or I know!

No extra charge for increased pain, redness and warmth around or on the freshly tattooed skin. You might even be able to throw in some pus, cloudy fluid, bad odor, swollen lymph nodes and fever if you're really into it.

I'd hate to start pointing fingers, but who in their right mind would pay to experience anyone one of the horrible conditions listed above? Not you right? Think again, because it happens. It happens more than anyone would like to admit and it happens to people getting tattoos when needles or dye are reused, contaminated, and therefore not sanitary. Still thinking about getting a tattoo?