# AI Receptionist for Tattoo Shops & Studios Source: https://insertchat.com/industries/tattoo > Collect custom tattoo requests, book consultations and touch-ups, and send healing problems to your artists. An AI receptionist for tattoo shops and studios answers calls, texts, and website chats while your artists are tattooing, using your rates, deposit policy, artist styles, and aftercare instructions. InsertChat’s assistant collects custom piece details, books consultations and touch-ups, explains walk-in and age rules, and sends healing concerns and design questions to your artists. ## Turn a “how much for a sleeve?” chat into a consultation Example workflow: Website chat. Illustrative scenario. Answers depend on your sources; actions depend on your connected tools and permissions. This is not a customer testimonial or measured result. A prospective client opens your website chat at midnight, after scrolling your artists’ portfolios. > How much would a black-and-gray forearm sleeve cost? I really like Jess’s realism work. Does she have any openings this year? ## Explain how you price Share your shop minimum, hourly or day rates, and that the artist sets the final price after the consult, using what you published. ## Collect the brief Ask for placement, rough size, style, color or black and gray, and reference images, plus whether the client has tattoos already. ## Book the consult Offer consultation times with Jess, book one, and explain your deposit policy. Your team sends the deposit request. ## Your team sets the boundaries Spreading redness, swelling, or a rash after a session goes to the artist and manager at once, and a client describing a severe allergic reaction hears your instruction to call 911. Design changes and custom pricing stay with the artist. ## What it handles for tattoo shops and studios Handled by your assistant: - Shop minimum, hourly and day rates, and deposit policy - Artist styles and who does color, black and gray, fine line, or cover-ups - Consultations and touch-up appointments - Walk-in and flash day hours - Age, ID, and aftercare rules as you wrote them Sent straight to your team: - Spreading redness, swelling, or heat around a fresh tattoo - A rash or allergic reaction to ink - Price commitments on custom work - Deposit refunds and rescheduling disputes - Complaints about a finished tattoo ## What it asks and what it needs to know Details it collects: - Name, mobile number, and email - Placement and rough size - Style, and color or black and gray - Preferred artist - Reference images, sent by text or chat - First tattoo, or a cover-up or rework of an existing one - Dates that work, and any trip or event deadline What to add to its knowledge: - Each artist’s styles, books-open dates, and portfolio links - Shop minimum, hourly and day rates, and how pricing works - Deposit amount, what it covers, and when it’s forfeited - Age, ID, and consent rules - Aftercare instructions and your touch-up policy - Walk-in hours, flash day dates, and shop location ## Will it quote a price for a custom tattoo? It gives your pricing rules and leaves the number to the artist. The assistant shares your shop minimum, hourly or day rate, and anything you publish about how many sessions large pieces take, then collects the placement, size, and style so the artist can price it. When a client pushes for an exact figure, the assistant repeats your wording that the artist confirms the price at the consult. ## Can it take a deposit to lock in a booking? No. The assistant explains your deposit amount, what it covers, and when it’s forfeited, and your shop sends the deposit request the way you do today. Add a line saying a booking isn’t confirmed until the deposit is paid, and the assistant tells every client that. Refund and reschedule disputes go to a person. ## Can clients send reference images? Yes. Clients can attach reference photos in your website chat, and pictures sent by text go to a person on your team instead of the assistant. Either way, the images stay on the client’s contact with the rest of the brief, so the artist sees them before the consult. ## How much does an AI receptionist for tattoo shops cost? Pro costs $98 a month, or $81.67 a month billed annually, for one phone number, monthly credits, three AI assistants, and three seats for artists and the front desk. Calls are billed in whole minutes, and texts and WhatsApp messages can carry their own charges. The pricing page estimates usage from your monthly calls and messages. ## What does it say about age and ID rules? Exactly what you write. Add your minimum age, the ID you accept, and any parental consent rules your shop follows, and the assistant explains them to anyone who asks. It doesn’t make exceptions, and requests for one go to your manager. ## Can clients message us on WhatsApp? Yes, once you connect a WhatsApp Business Account. Clients can send their idea and ask about rates there, and the assistant answers from the same knowledge as your phone line and website chat. Every conversation lands in one shared inbox, where an artist can take over. ## Can touch-ups be booked by text? Yes. Clients text your InsertChat number with the date of their original session, and the assistant explains your touch-up policy and offers open times. Photos of the healed tattoo sent by text go to the artist. The assistant can also move or cancel touch-ups it booked. ## Related features - [Website chat](https://insertchat.com/product/website) - [Lead capture](https://insertchat.com/product/lead-capture) - [AI text messaging](https://insertchat.com/product/sms) ## Broader industry - [Beauty & wellness](https://insertchat.com/industries/beauty-wellness): Help the next customer while you look after this one.