Jade Anchor Tattoo

I called to ask if they had any earring cause I had lost mine. They were great over the phone. Very helpful in person. Only bad thing… who charges $ 5 bucks for a ball. Not the whole thing. Just the ball of the earring for me to put on because I had lost one. Really??? My mistake for not checking around. For 5 bucks I could have bout a whole new one. Really stupid.

Eddie is super sweet and extremely reasonable! He’ll work with you price-​wise if you play your cards right. He also does free touch-​ups. Don’t get pierced by him though. He can’t pierce. I’ve seen multiple people get fucked up piercings by him. Instead go to Lost Kings for a piercing! A lot of people complain that he stands outside his shop and smokes. It doesn’t bother me… He did an excellent job on both my tattoos and for an insanely good price! Lines are clean, good color, and friendly service.

I’ve been there twice and always had a great experience.
Both Eddie and Frankie are amazing artists. My best friend and I love going there every time we’re in town. They did a great job!

Eddie (the owner) did one of my tattoos in the past and it was amazing! Last week I called to make an appointment with him again but instead was tattooed by his apprentice Brandon. HORRIBLE MISTAKE! I should have listened to the review I read on this website but instead I was completely carved into and my tattoo didn’t even keep its color. It wasn’t even a difficult tattoo, about a quarter-​size and it was on my foot. Brandon needs to lighten his touch, he acts like he’s trying to color with a marker that’s losing its ink and he needs to apply a lot of pressure, WRONG! Eddie has nearly lost my business because I called and specifically asked to be scheduled with him and instead I was passed off to a butcher of a tattoo artist. If he refuses to fix this awful tattoo job then I will definitely be taking my business over to Jimmie at the Copper Coffin.

Eddie (the owner) fixed our tattoos for free in June. They all turned out well, even though he never apologized & even made excuses for how the 1^st guy «did them right» & how maybe we don’t «heal well» (even though we each have over 10 other nice tatts w/​out probs!). He even went so far as to say, «that’s how finger tattoos bleed & blow-​out & look» even though when he was done, & they were healed — they have clean lines (no bleeding or «blowing») & great color.
I’d say that his apprentice is not going to learn ANYTHING that way, and that Eddie is a defensive, unprofessional, primadonna ass. I will NOT return.
Also, we waited 50 MINUTES with an appointment, and he wasn’t busy or booked (we were 1^st appts of the day) — after arriving LATE, he was on his cell phone outside with his auto insurance company (the guy at the desk even told us that)! Guess what, loser? NOT MY PROBLEM!!!
There is NOTHING professional about this establishment. He hypes-​up his client list («Sooooo many people fly from out of the country to get tatted by me…»), and his work is just average and how it SHOULD be done. If he was SO AWESOME, he wouldn’t be based in Lompoc, CA.
Also — drive by his shop ANY DAY OF THE WEEK AT ANY TIME OF DAY and he’s standing outside smoking (so don’t take my word for it)! LOL Yeah, very in-​demand!

I went in to Jade Anchor the first time because my friends mother knew one of the girls who worked there and we wanted to say hi. Although we did not buy anything they were very polite. After that I decided that I would check them out as I was looking for a shop to do a memorial piece for my mother. Eddie was very informative and polite and showed me his beautiful portfolio. He was very understanding and respectful and although I could not get the tattoo done due to my age he was very positive and encouraging. The next time I went in because I had purchased a set of captive ball gauges for the first time and I needed to find a piercing tool to open them. I initially had gone to Lost Kings because I wasn’t sure if jade anchor would have the tools however the guys at Lost Kings were EXTREMELY rude to me. I was quite frustrated and decided to try Jade Anchor, Eddie opened the gauges for me and even helped me to secure the beads. Their shop is always very clean and they have phenomenal customer service as well as beautiful art I would have to say it’s the best shop in Lompoc and I’d recommend it to anyone.