Given a bit more time to think about it, I think this could actually get tattoo artists more money – with a few tweaks, of course.

The major one: Temporary ink – try before you buy, more like henna than a tattoo, fading in a week or so. Put your pitchforks away … this is obviously a product being marketed to people who want to be edgy but actually going and getting a tattoo is scawy.

I could see a shop buying one of these for the artists to share essentially as proofs. Charge like $20 for the machine one; apply it as a credit if they decide they want the real thing. Cuts down on buyer’s remorse and “it didn’t turn out how I expected.” Yeah, skin moves.