For most people, getting a tattoo is a process that is given a lot of thought and consideration. Tattoos are permanent, and in some form or another they will be on someone's body for the rest of time. Sure, they can be covered or in some cases lasered away, but some piece of them will always remain. A bad tattoo is embarrassing and best to just avoid altogether. It can be a combination of circumstances that come together to make a tattoo fail. Sometimes the idea is just doomed from the beginning. Sometimes the artist is just not as good as they think they are. And in the worst of times, it is a combination of these two things that create true monstrosities.

Reddit's got a few subreddits dedicated to exposing and shaming people out there with distasteful tattoos. Some of them are seen in the wild, some are moments of self-shaming. Here are 25 regrettably bad tattoos that the owner probably will wish against someday.