Every tattoo lover's fear is getting a really bad tattoo. Make sure you do your research and planning beforehand, because unfortunately, it happens sometimes, and there's no easy way to erase these, especially with the legacies they've left behind.

Whether it's a mistake made by the terrible artist or just an all-around horrible concept someone agreed to ink, these tattoos are oddly humorous (since we're not the ones who have to deal with them for the rest of our lives) but also a little embarrassing.

If we actually got these, we'd just have to shell out thousands in laser removal, because they're so bad they could ruin our social lives and self-esteem once and for all, and there's really no going back from something this terrible. These fails are just so bad we can't get over them, and they might make you scared for your next tattoo.

Here are 15 of the worst tattoos that will make you thankful you have better judgment than these people.