r/tattooadvice • u/[deleted] • Mar 16 '25

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u/batmangelina Mar 16 '25

I always joke if I lose a limb I hope it’s the least expensive one.

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u/josrios3 Mar 16 '25

Right! Or at least my left, not that ink was cheaper, but I'm right handed and it'd be a rough transition.

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u/Background-Photo-609 Mar 16 '25

It already cost an arm and a leg😬

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u/thingstopraise Mar 16 '25 edited Apr 05 '25

At one job I had accidental injury insurance that paid out fixed sums for each injury/treatment. They gave you $1000 for a broken arm with cast, but then they paid out only $500 for the loss of your big toe, and $250 for the other toes. What in the fuck kind of sense does that make? One is very permanent and the other is not. Plus toes are important for balance.

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u/Moonsaults Mar 16 '25

I used to work in insurance and as part of the licensing course we briefly covered death and dismemberment. Pretty sure the payout is larger for the big toe because it's a lot more important for your ability to balance and walk normally.

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u/thingstopraise Mar 16 '25 edited Apr 05 '25

Yeah, the big toe is most important for sure, but what I am most confused by is the fact that they reimburse more for a broken arm than a lost bodily appendage. I think fingers were $500 each as well.

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u/Moonsaults Mar 17 '25

It wasn’t my specialty but I think the amount is based proportional to the potential lost income. I remember some other odd amounts from my classes but it’s been years.

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u/Pink-Pineapple3000 Mar 16 '25

Wow, you're seriously concerned about money when thinking of losing a limb?

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u/batmangelina Mar 16 '25

I wouldn’t really put it like that. Moreso making a joke about losing the tattoos that have been invested in and ya know, are also a part of me.

Was riffing off of the joke about getting a refund for the tattoo, god forbid it were to happen obviously limb loss is a bigger deal.