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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mary Norkol

These Chicago tattoo parlors let chance (and a gumball machine) choose your design

Crystal McHenry shows off “get what you get” tattoos she got from Brown Brothers Tattoo in Humboldt Park. (Pat Nabong / Sun-Times)

Any kid knows the anticipation of putting a coin in a gumball machine and waiting to see which color gumball comes out. There’s a certain suspenseful thrill as you wait to see: Will it be red? Purple? White? Blue?

Some tattoo shops have embraced a similar idea. Only the game of chance in these cases dictates which designs ended up being permanently etched onto a person’s skin.

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